CT,
I posted this in a thread but it might have been overlooked. Correct me if I’m wrong about anything here, I’m just trying to gain a better understanding of the Built for Bad template. Let me preface by saying I want to try it out, and plan on trying it. These are just my concerns/thoughts before going in. Whenever I see a new program, I like to see if it fits within my core principles and beliefs on training before I give it a shot. I’m a big believer in trying new things, with the understanding that I don’t know much and experience is the best way to learn.
On the surface there were some things about Built for Bad that seemed unrealistic. Mainly, the idea of maxing out every day, and the amount of reps one is expected to hit at such high percentages consistently seems like a rather quick path to burnout. Also, assuming that you were working up to a max everyday, but didn’t know what makes planning out your weights in accordance with the percentages a little difficult.
Something that Paul Carter has espoused about “everyday maxes” popped into my head, and how you should be able to hit 90% for a single on any given day. So I did the math, using 90% of a true max as the 100% mark for the circuits and it became significantly more feasible. The overall volume in a given week is very high but not unreasonably so, which I really like, and you will get a good amount of work done in the 70-90% range, with room for progression.
Am I bastardizing your program if I plan it out like this, or is this in the spirit of what you intended? I respect your knowledge base and your work, and don’t intend to offend you. I wrote all of this out so you could hopefully understand my thought process here, and see where I’m coming from with my idea, so if I am wrong, you can hopefully point out where the misstep occurred. I appreciate the time you take to answer all the questions and provide the feedback you do on here.
Thank you.