Matt604
Level 6 Valued Member
The ROP is designed to get men to a half-BW press. But there are several other programs suggesting that people struggle with getting all the way there using just the ROP. Rif’s latest article on this site, Kenneth Jay’s Perfecting the Press book, and Pavel’s own “Bench More to Press More” post all contain programs to help you move your press up when, presumably, the ROP is not working for some reason.
If you have used the ROP and achieved your half-BW press (or quarter-BW for women), I would be interested in hearing about your experience. Where were you strength-wise when you started the ROP? Did you continue straight through with the ROP, testing and moving up in bell sizes until you hit your goal, or did you use other programs like those listed above? Would you do it differently if you were starting out now?
Thanks in advance -- Matt
If you have used the ROP and achieved your half-BW press (or quarter-BW for women), I would be interested in hearing about your experience. Where were you strength-wise when you started the ROP? Did you continue straight through with the ROP, testing and moving up in bell sizes until you hit your goal, or did you use other programs like those listed above? Would you do it differently if you were starting out now?
Thanks in advance -- Matt