BBS Better for Upper Body or Lower?

[ANIMAL_M0THER]

Do you guys find BBS works better for press/bench or dead/squat?

Im using it for the press/bench now in my Leader and FSL 5x5 for the dead/squat as I’m thinking the upper body lifts could benefit from more volume.

Thanks

[T3hPwnisher]

@ANIMAL_M0THER

Do you guys find BBS works better for press/bench or dead/squat?

Nope. Seems equally effective.

[strongmangoals]

Might help:

How Does This Cycles Look

I was part of Jim’s private forum for a while and he talks about how you don’t have to do the same supplemental template for each main lift and from his experience 1x20 FSL works great for Squat, 5x5 SSL works great for Bench, 5x5 FSL works great for DL and 10x5 FSL works great for OHP.

[ANIMAL_M0THER]

@strongmangoals

I was part of Jim’s private forum for a while and he talks about how you don’t have to do the same supplemental template for each main lift and from his experience 1x20 FSL works great for Squat, 5x5 SSL works great for Bench, 5x5 FSL works great for DL and 10x5 FSL works great for OHP.

Yea i’m not using the same template for all the lifts.

How do you know which works best for each lift? I guess trial and error?

I also like to use some of the templates from Beyond…like FSL 5x3 Paused on Bench and Squat.

[strongmangoals]

@ANIMAL_M0THER

How do you know which works best for each lift? I guess trial and error?

The above gives you a starting point and then you need to look at what your log tells you

I also like to use some of the templates from Beyond…like FSL 5x3 Paused on Bench and Squat.

Go for it. Your training is probably going to benefit from some variety.

[antiquity]

I have thought about and tried different supplemental schemes for each lift.

Personally, I like 5x10 (BBB) for BP, OHP, and squat. I think widowmakers for squats are great, and I have done them, but they are tough and don’t regularly do them.

For DL, I can’t do 5x10 for long or I wear down and can’t recover. Even doing BBB with the trap bar wore me out after a full cycle. For DL’s I use Dan John’s method of 5x2, with big jumps so only the last double is heavy. Then, I like 5x5 FSL or even just doing something like cleans or snatches 5x5 before the DL work, and be done with them after the 5x2. I think, though, this would disappoint @T3hPwnisher and for that, I am sorry.

[Jim_Wendler]

@ANIMAL_M0THER

How do you know which works best for each lift? I guess trial and error?

This is why we plan and program our training ala the entire point of the 531 Forever book.