# Time for the Bridge?

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/time-for-the-bridge/3988>\
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [November 14, 2018, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/time-for-the-bridge/3988 "2018-11-14T06:47:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![wicat3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@wicat3](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/wicat3)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/time-for-the-bridge/3988/1 "2018-11-14T06:47:35Z")

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I’ve been running SSLP since the end of July. I have made progress but I’m at a point where I feel like I’m failing. I started out 32 years old, 180lbs, 5’10. My lifts were;

Squat - 105 lbs  
Press - 70 lbs  
Dead lift - 115 lbs  
Bench - 105 lbs  
Since than I have gained 3-5 lbs of weight and hit the following in my lifts;  
Squat - 190-195 lbs  
Ohp - 80 lbs  
Dead lift- 220 lbs  
Bench - 145-150 lbs

I recently was sick and skipped the gym for 4-5 days. After those days I went into the gym with a deloaded workout. I found it was a struggle to get 150lbs squat, my bench was only able to get 2 reps of 150 lbs when last time I benched I was able to get 5x150lbs. 200lbs dead lift was a struggle. I don’t know if this is normal or if its time to move on? I have plans to move to the bridge but wanted to get as strong as I could on LP before doing so. Lately its just been seeming like its 1 step forward to take 3 steps back. Any advice would be great. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/time-for-the-bridge/3988/2 "2018-11-14T19:04:12Z")

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I would just re run your LP until it stops working again since you have experience with it and then move onto the bridge.

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**Author:** ![wicat3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@wicat3](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/wicat3)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/time-for-the-bridge/3988/3 "2018-11-14T19:20:02Z")

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So keep running it till I stall again and can’t add weight than instead of a deload go to the bridge?

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/time-for-the-bridge/3988/4 "2018-11-15T15:40:03Z")

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> [@wicat3](#):
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> So keep running it till I stall again and can’t add weight than instead of a deload go to the bridge?

Why would you deload on LP?

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**Author:** ![wicat3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@wicat3](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/wicat3)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/time-for-the-bridge/3988/5 "2018-11-16T01:37:21Z")

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My understanding was that after failing 3 times on a lifts weight you decrease the weight\ deload.