Currently finishing up Week 5 of the Bridge going well. Definitely seen improvement. I see that in week 8 there are singles at RPE 8, but I was wondering if there was any way I could test maxes. Also, after The Bridge, I plan on doing the 7 week GPP Hypertrophy program. Would I need somekind of deload inbetween The Bridge and 7 week GPP Hypertrophy program?
Thank you
Hello! Glad it’s going well. You can test your maxes, but that’s not our recommendation for this template. And moving into the hypertrophy template won’t need a deload week.
If I were to test maxes would it be after week 8 or in week 8.
We would not recommend either.
Thank you I guess I won’t be testing maxes then. Thank you for all the support you provide: the form checks, free programs and advice on forums. This really allows people like me at 16 who can’t afford coaches to train safe and smart.
On this point I regarded my 1@8 in week 8 as my maxes; as in maximum actual weight lifted. So in a sense, max lifts were tested in a @8 RPE scenario. It was enough for me to get my little “max test” boost and continued from there.