BJJ Shawn
Level 6 Valued Member
Hello all,
I will be transitioning from S&S which I have been doing for about 6 months, to doing the 10,000 swing challenge which includes 4 additional lifts, then finally to the russian bear from PTTP, which means picking up the barbell again for the first time in 26 months. Since what I did in deadlifts that long ago (and only 1 set a week at that) really has no bearing on where I'm at today, and the other 3 lifts I use I have never consistently lifted, where would you start to find your 5 rm?
Conventional reasoning says to start low, and increase each session until it feels like a tough but doable 5 reps with 1-2 in the tank, then work from there. However, in the 10,000 swing challenge, you will only do 4-5 sessions with each lift before the challenge ends, and Dan John says to use your 5RM in the lifts. I have a couple weeks before I will start this, so I have some time to figure it out, but without killing myself trying to do tons of extra lifts while doing S&S, what is a sound way to figure out a good 5rm?
I will be transitioning from S&S which I have been doing for about 6 months, to doing the 10,000 swing challenge which includes 4 additional lifts, then finally to the russian bear from PTTP, which means picking up the barbell again for the first time in 26 months. Since what I did in deadlifts that long ago (and only 1 set a week at that) really has no bearing on where I'm at today, and the other 3 lifts I use I have never consistently lifted, where would you start to find your 5 rm?
Conventional reasoning says to start low, and increase each session until it feels like a tough but doable 5 reps with 1-2 in the tank, then work from there. However, in the 10,000 swing challenge, you will only do 4-5 sessions with each lift before the challenge ends, and Dan John says to use your 5RM in the lifts. I have a couple weeks before I will start this, so I have some time to figure it out, but without killing myself trying to do tons of extra lifts while doing S&S, what is a sound way to figure out a good 5rm?