JaphyDeluxe
Level 1 Valued Member
First of all, I'm not sure it's cool to post about the Rite of Passage as published by a previous entity. But I can't find any rules, so what the hey.
I've been feeling pretty burned out on my powerlifting program lately. I've been using kettlebells for conditioning and assistance work for years, having bought Pavel's ETK book and working with an RKC at my former gym.
I think I'm taking the plunge and starting on Pavel's Rite of Passage program. I'm trying to decide what to do with the variety days - keep deadlifting and/or squatting? Set one of those aside and start working my getups for real (they suck)?
With so many pulls in the program, I don't know if I need to deadlift. Except that's my best lift and I'd hate to see it stagnate. I'm thinking double kettlebell squats to replace back squats, just to mix it up. But then again, it took me forever to get where I'm at, and I don't want to backslide there, either.
Comments? Advice? Am I trying to have my cake and eat it, too?
I've been feeling pretty burned out on my powerlifting program lately. I've been using kettlebells for conditioning and assistance work for years, having bought Pavel's ETK book and working with an RKC at my former gym.
I think I'm taking the plunge and starting on Pavel's Rite of Passage program. I'm trying to decide what to do with the variety days - keep deadlifting and/or squatting? Set one of those aside and start working my getups for real (they suck)?
With so many pulls in the program, I don't know if I need to deadlift. Except that's my best lift and I'd hate to see it stagnate. I'm thinking double kettlebell squats to replace back squats, just to mix it up. But then again, it took me forever to get where I'm at, and I don't want to backslide there, either.
Comments? Advice? Am I trying to have my cake and eat it, too?