marcelotine
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Unfortunately, my squat related knee pain is not going away so I am thinking of stopping Faleev's program and switching to Russian Bear. I hope that once this lockdown is over I can access a Strong First coach and get some in-person coaching on my lifts.
I have to say, there seems to be very little guidance or details on the Bear in the PTTP book. When he says reduce frequency "but not by much', I assumed that it would mean training 3-4 days a week as opposed to 5. However, I saw a comment by @Pavel Macek in another post that for the Bear Pavel apparently advises doing DL only 1x/week and BP 2x/week.
1. Can someone explain the discrepancy between his advice and what he actually says in the book?
2 Also, if anyone can speak from experience and share what they have done personally with the bear that would be much appreciated.
3.I was also wondering if I could do 3 lifts as opposed to 2, and alternate between BP and OP (similar to starting strength). Is this a reasonable idea? If not, is there a reasonable way to fit in both BP and OP into the program?
This is what I was thinking for my week:
Mon - DL & BP
Wed - DL & OP
Fri - DL & BP
Next Monday, DL & OP....and so on.
But now that I'm reading that DL be should done only 1x a week with the bear I might have to reconsider the overall plan.
Any and all details regarding the bear would be greatly appreciated, especially in regards to training frequency, cycling starting weight, etc.
I greatly appreciate your advice.
I have to say, there seems to be very little guidance or details on the Bear in the PTTP book. When he says reduce frequency "but not by much', I assumed that it would mean training 3-4 days a week as opposed to 5. However, I saw a comment by @Pavel Macek in another post that for the Bear Pavel apparently advises doing DL only 1x/week and BP 2x/week.
1. Can someone explain the discrepancy between his advice and what he actually says in the book?
2 Also, if anyone can speak from experience and share what they have done personally with the bear that would be much appreciated.
3.I was also wondering if I could do 3 lifts as opposed to 2, and alternate between BP and OP (similar to starting strength). Is this a reasonable idea? If not, is there a reasonable way to fit in both BP and OP into the program?
This is what I was thinking for my week:
Mon - DL & BP
Wed - DL & OP
Fri - DL & BP
Next Monday, DL & OP....and so on.
But now that I'm reading that DL be should done only 1x a week with the bear I might have to reconsider the overall plan.
Any and all details regarding the bear would be greatly appreciated, especially in regards to training frequency, cycling starting weight, etc.
I greatly appreciate your advice.