Hey doc,
I run the Bridge 1.0 back to back and didn’t seem to make any progress. Actually, on week 5 on the second run, my e1rm started going down so I got off it as the Bridge is not an appropriate stress for me.
Prior to the Bridge I ran the Legacy 4 day hyper and it went well. I lost 10-12 lbs with the price of my lifts going down about 10-15 lbs per movement.
Currently I am on week 2 day 1 of the Legacy 4 day hyper, and my e1rm is going down… again. Besides BBM coaching, what would you recommend me do?
Continue the 4 day hyper to build my work capacity to move on the new juicy powerlifting BBM released, or forget the hyper and just move on a powerlifting program?
If you say continue with the Legacy 4 day hyper, would it be a good idea to only do one set of @7 instead of multiple sets and transfer the multiple sets of @7’s on days 3 and 4? The theory behind it is to do slightly less volume so that I can allocate my energy for the comp lifts work sets (while still having the benefits of the increased volume work, compared to non volume programs) so that I am able to add weight to all my sets when possible and not have my RPE shoot up.
Thanks doc.
Paul,
I tried to call your number in your username, but it’s been disconnected. What gives?
Just a few things here:
It is not surprising that your e1RM has gone down on a hypertrophy template- mainly because of the lack of specificity. When coupled with weight loss that seems a bit more reasonable, though we have seen people do well from both a strength and weight loss perspective on that template too. Seems like the program isn’t a good fit for you and we expect that to be the case for a certain portion of the population.
I also don’t think The Bridge is the appropriate program AFTER the legacy hypertrophy template, mainly because it’s not really an increase in stress you know?
I probably wouldn’t run another hypertrophy block right now- perhaps the Strength I or PL II would be appropriate since you haven’t done a strength block in awhile. If that goes well, I’d move on to the Powerbuilding or General S/C template before returning to the strength block.
If you don’t respond to those templates, I think group programming may be a good option to get a bit more individualized coaching.
Hope that makes sense and that we can work together to help you chart a path forward 
-Jordan
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Finished up the programming podcast, what you just said makes a lot of sense.
I am pretty sure I fall under the training resistant category. When I was with a SSOC, he had mentioned me having the highest volume compared to his other clients, and the end result wasn’t anything impressive. Shortly after the completion of the LP, he put me on a 4 day split.
I also question my ability to recover, even with eating with a caloric surplus, and getting enough quantity of sleep. I question my quality of sleep.
With that being said, since I have only ran the Bridge 1.0(x2) and Legacy 4 day, could you imagine me responding to PL II vs the Str I ?
Or would you say start with the Str I and build up from there considering I question my recovery?
Thanks!