Press, Bench Press, and Deadlift in Pyramid Model
Rip,
In the pyramid model section of Practical Programming, you write the pattern shown for squats can be used for all the lifts. If the trainee values the four main lifts (squat, deadlift, press, and bench press) equally it seems doing week 4 would be quite an intimidating task if these four exercises are all done 5x5 each day for PRs.
The novice program and Texas method alternate presses and bench presses each workout. That works well in the plan as those exercises neatly repeat their cycle each two weeks. Such daily alternation doesn't seem to work as well in the pyramid model as each exercises doesn't hit each part of the progression shown for squats. Would you alternate them somehow or just man up and do them both every day?
For the deadlift, would you recommend doing deadlifts everyday on the pyramid model with maybe only one set per workout or week with a similar percentage progression shown for the squat?
Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!