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I would want to run a 4 day upper/lower version of this, not the one outlined in the OP, but I still need some clarification.

4 day version like this.

Workout 1

Competition Bench x 1 @ RPE 8, 5 reps @ RPE 8 x 4-6 sets
Press x 7 reps @ 6, 7 reps @ 7, 7 reps @ 8 x 4 sets

Workout 2

Competition Squat x 1 @ RPE 8, 5 @ RPE 8 x 3-5 sets
Romanian Deadlift x 7 reps @ 6, 7 reps @ 7, 7 reps @ 8 x 4 sets

Workout 3

Push Press x 4 @ 7, 4 @ 8, 4 @ 9 x 3-4 sets
2 count Paused Squat x 4 @ 7, 4 @ 8, 4 @ 9 x 3-4 sets

Workout 4

Competition Deadlift x 1 @ RPE 8, 5 @ RPE 8 x 3-5 sets
Front Squat 7 reps @ 6, 7 reps @ 7, 7 reps @ 8 x 4 sets

Will throw in Chins, pull ups, curls, rows, etc at the end depending on time and feel.

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Is the meme really true, nobody actually lifts here?

>>42677313
>>>/fit/plg

Jordan is extremely strong and knows his shit, but I can't bring myself to fuck with RPE and all those exercise variations. I'm not a special snowflake, I have no business letting muh feelz determine what weight I put on the bar, and I want the simplest damn program that will keep making me stronger. If you're bored, sure, try out the B R I D G E and let us know how it goes. But if you just hate VD, then split it into two days, and if your bench is dead, then add more volume. Report back pls if you Feigenbaum it tho, be interesting to hear how it goes.

>>42679676
>bridge
>simple
nigga there is literally not a single lift you repeat more than once per week, the bridge is pretty fucking complex.

>>42679676
Rpe makes sense to me. I'm sure I'll make some fuck ups initially.
I'm more worried about overreaching and fatigueing too much on this program.

>>42677750
>How is weekly progress going to be happen if you're constantly doing heavier and heavier lifts each week without a dedicated recovery day?
the recovery day is inherent to the RPE. you're emphasized to push harder when you can achieve higher weights on the x1@RPE 8 and to maintain or back off on weights when you feel that you can't achieve progression.

Essentially, it doesn't prescribe the weight that you should be using to push progression, it's prescribing a level of exertion in a rep range that you move weights at on a daily basis. So rather than running TM as written doing squats at 80% for 5x5, you do a weight that you can get for 5 reps @ RPE 8. So if the first couple sets this is 85%, you do whatever that number is for you. if you get to the point where 5 reps at that weight is RPE 9, you decrease the weight by say 5-10% and do more sets of 5 @RPE 8

it looks like the target of progression is increasing the weight x1@RPE8 sets. So each day you would work up to a challenging top single at RPE8, and if you felt like you could do more weight than you could last week, you add to last week. if you doubt your ability to push more weight than last week, you could maintain or do a little less.

It's an extremely subjective program, and even people who have a lot of experience lifting can struggle with being honest about how much they think they're exerting themselves. What you may want to try instead of jumping into a totally RPE based program is continue running Texas Method and start trying to evaluate and regulate your training and weights by RPE.

>>42679826
Thanks for the write up man, makes more sense now. But I presume I would still need to take a deload or drop volume when necessary?

I'm considering this or a 4 day TM split.
I think this would be a nice psychological break from the TM set up though, so that's one reason why I'm leaning towards it.

>>42679826
How is that going to deal with accumulated fatigue?

>>42679757
yeah nigga that's what I'm saying, bridge is some unnecessary whoopdedoo imo desu