Afraid of Losing Progress If I Switch to 5/3/1

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@cdep89

My biggest qualm with 5/3/1 (which i’m sure is heard all the time, and I apologize) is the whole training max thing

@cdep89

I’m just fearful of going backwards.

5/3/1 works. Understand it and follow it. Emphasis on the sequence. UNDERSTAND before following it. Don’t follow it blindly. If you just follow it blindly, then you’ll never get past your qualms about it.

Supercardrives - One More Attempt

Covid happened, as you can see below. And nope, that’s 135 lbs, not kg. Had to shift to freedom units. Also, it’s interesting that the only thing you focused on in my log was bench press, which is honestly the barbel lift I care about the least (and it shows). [Strength Level] [Symmetric Strength] I don’t think you will like the advice I have, but I’ll offer my 2c anyway for what it’s worth. If your goal is to really just increase your bench, then that’s fine, your goals are your goals, a…

You’ll make progress on it if you give it time. That’s for sure.