Owned the book for 6 + years. Used double 45 lb. for all of them. Only one I couldn't finish was the A + P or the Up and Over, the 4 day one which is the nastiest complex I've ever experienced. Like, anxiety before the workout nasty.
Highlights are the jerk programs at the end. They're awesome. Also, for the UNTIMED Programs, Clean x 6, Press x 6, etc, try them AS A CHAIN, you will not be disappointed and LOVE the results.
I also created a tweak to the TIMED PROGRAMS ONLY on heavy and medium days toward the end of the 6 - 9 week programs.
When you get to this point of the program, you're conditioning will be excellent. Where you will find challenges is your grip and rear deltoid fatigue from holding the squat in the rack + double snatching.
So at this point, the question is, quality reps or bang it out?
For example, let's say a heavy day on week 8 is:
Clean x 30 seconds
Press x 30 seconds
Double Snatch x 30 seconds
Squat x 30 seconds
Double Swing x 30 seconds
2:30 minutes per set 1:1 work/rest ratio which means 2:30 minutes rest between sets.
Work + Rest = 5 minutes for each set. Let's say you need to do 5 sets. That would mean the workout would be 22:30 minutes, because you don't count the rest on the final set.
22:30 minutes is 1,350 seconds.
In this workout, you will do 25 exercises (5 exercises per set x 5 rounds).
1,350 divided by 25 is 54 seconds.
Meaning instead of doing all the exercises at once, you do the next exercise every 54 seconds.
You do 30 seconds of cleans, put bells down, rest 24 seconds until 54 seconds is up then do 30 seconds of squats, rest 24 seconds 30 seconds of double snatches, etc until you complete all 25 exercises.
It is still really challenging but you will find your grip and your shoulders will be less fatigued leading to more quality reps.
Still doing the same workout in the same amount of time.