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Hello there. I am a long time lurker on these boards. I have a few questions about the grease the groove method and how it might effectively translate to barbell training.
I am a 32 year old fitness professional who spends many hours a day in the gym. I have boxed in the past and would consider another few amateur fights in the short to mid term future. I dont have any prohibtive injury history. My current goals are to maximize strength over the next year or so in the power lifts plus the OHP, weighted dips and weighted pullups. I will most likely specialize on one or two of these lifts at a time with a small amount of accessory work. I have recently focused on my much neglected deadlift taking my PR from 182.5x5 to 200x5 with two cycles of PTTP. I have used the Russian Bear and PTTP programs in the past and also with clients with generally high levels of success.
I wanted to know if the grease the grove method of 50 percent of my max would translate to barbell lifts. I have the time and inclination to make this happen but am unsure of the best way to go about it. Should I pick for example a 6 rep max weight and do 3 reps a time with it? Or should I take 50 percent of a max weight? Or should I use a similar intensity to PTTP and do more sets throughout the day? Or is another program entirely likely to give me better results in this regard?
Any theoretical input or direct knowledge from your own experience of such an endeavour would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks
I am a 32 year old fitness professional who spends many hours a day in the gym. I have boxed in the past and would consider another few amateur fights in the short to mid term future. I dont have any prohibtive injury history. My current goals are to maximize strength over the next year or so in the power lifts plus the OHP, weighted dips and weighted pullups. I will most likely specialize on one or two of these lifts at a time with a small amount of accessory work. I have recently focused on my much neglected deadlift taking my PR from 182.5x5 to 200x5 with two cycles of PTTP. I have used the Russian Bear and PTTP programs in the past and also with clients with generally high levels of success.
I wanted to know if the grease the grove method of 50 percent of my max would translate to barbell lifts. I have the time and inclination to make this happen but am unsure of the best way to go about it. Should I pick for example a 6 rep max weight and do 3 reps a time with it? Or should I take 50 percent of a max weight? Or should I use a similar intensity to PTTP and do more sets throughout the day? Or is another program entirely likely to give me better results in this regard?
Any theoretical input or direct knowledge from your own experience of such an endeavour would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks