Andrew, I reacted only to what you said in your posts. I did not react to what I thought I knew about your or didn't know, or to what I thought your "qualifications" were. I don't really need a resume...it will not stop me from reacting honestly to specific things you say.
You are saying two different things. You implied that reps with bad form "force adapatation". THAT was what I reacted to. Nobody is arguging that there will not be tought and wobbly reps. But anuj's goal is to add to his 1RM's for his primary movements in this program.
Anuj is NOT at the point where it is safe to say that he can "intuit" correct form when it comes to something like volume oriented deadlift sessions. And there is a big difference between all those things you are saying that you are willing to do in a comp and what we are saying here. Maybe you have a willingness to take chances that he doesn't NEED to take. Try not to make your goals universal. I never said all these things about every rep being perfect. I only reacted to the specific comments you made about form and adaptation. Just because someone believes that injuries can be avoided doesn't mean they are saying not to "lay it on the line". But I understand that that was not your intention.
As far as the rest of it about the body playing to strengths...that's true. But I've already spoken about that and, quite frankly, I've put too much personal work into nursing Anuj back to strong shoulders and back, etc..I know what it's like for him when he gets injured and I can't just let cavelier comments about form and injuries go. I'm not trying to come off as combative and I don't disagree with everything you said, I'm only looking to protect Anuj from what I know his tendencies to be.
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I will concur that anything in the 70-80% range is excellent for building strength... but at some point you have to be working with a higher 80% than the week before. The only way you get there is by limit testing of some sort. In limit testing you are going to get some slop in form.
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This is not a program based on linear progression. It is set up in phases, and testing is built in. The idea is to use the max weigth one can with good form. And the later phases are 85%+ and then 90% plus range. But I'm not sure what the above has to do with what I said since loading is a built in asumption, so I'll leave it at. that.