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Old 08-27-2005, 01:36 PM
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Okay so I am filling out your spreadsheet now for my first week of this program and am a little confused. Here are a few questions that I really need to get ironed out:

1) This program says you are supposed to set your targets for week 4, so say that my max 5x5 bench is 275lbs. If I understand you right I am only targeting doing my 5x5 max on week 4 and I use the weeks leading up to it do slowly taper up to my max 5x5 weight?

2) If it is right that I set my target weights into week 4, then do I just set a gradual upward taper to my weights in the loading phase? So for example if my target is 275 for bench in week 4, in the three weeks leading up to that week I set targets like: 245, 255, 265, and then hit 275 on week 4?

3) Again if all the above is right, then on the completion of my first 4 weeks has me MATCHING my 5x5 max. Then I move onto the deload week where I perform the same weights in a 3x3 scheme for a week. Then its onwards to the intensity phase where I perform the same 3x3 weights but bump them like 5lb or 10 lbs each week?

Once again I am sure I will have more questions as I begin to fill this thing out more, so thanks in advance for helping me out.
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