They are recommended in Beyond but not in Forever? Foes Jim still recommend them for supplemental work? Thanks.
They’re an option, yeah. Just establish an appropriate TM.
Just use them as an anchor?
No: as supplemental work. Anchors aren’t about specific exercise, but about how you program those exercises.
I meant, should i only use them during an anchor phase?
Right, and what I’m saying is that the anchor phase isn’t about what supplemental exercises you use: it’s about how you program them.
I would supplement the pause squats and pause bench on the leader phases (2-3 cycles). Then switch back to your main movements on your anchor.
For example:
Squat: 5’s PRO
Pause squats: 5x5 FSL
Or if you want to totally replace the squat with pause squats that’s up to you.
You can do a pause squat for a “leader” or an “anchor” or whatever you want. These are just words and terms.
You can work pause movements as main lifts and/or supplementary work for either/both the leader and anchor.
The sets and reps will change but the movements can stay the same, cycle to cycle, leader to anchor, back to leader again.
There are no hard and fast rules for what exercises you can use for a leader or an anchor. There’s also no rule about using it as a main or a supp.
Choose something YOU like and do it for awhile. Eventually you’ll hate it… that’s the miracle of strength training 