starting strength gym
Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: Masters Novice Programming-Bench or Press prior to DL?

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jul 2020
    Posts
    7

    Default Masters Novice Programming-Bench or Press prior to DL?

    • starting strength seminar april 2024
    • starting strength seminar jume 2024
    • starting strength seminar august 2024
    New Masters (50ye) NLP follower here so have recently read Practical Programming and now the Barbell Prescription book. The books seem to have changed the sequence of Press or Bench before the Deadlift. In the former Prac Prog, its Press followed by DL but in Barbell Prescription both the std NLP and masters NLP use the Bench prior to the Deadlift. Is there a difference as I have already started the NLP with Press followed by DL and with the DL getting heavy, I have now switched the DL with chin ups after the Bench. I am sure someone else must have noticed this but I could not find anything on this searching the forums. Thanks in advance!

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Dec 2014
    Location
    New York, NY
    Posts
    649

    Default

    I think what you're asking is do the DL have to be on BP day or PR day and what's the difference? It's just a question of how you want to stagger the programming. In the NLP, the "main" lifts are the SQ, PR, DL and so they tend to be done together and first, but you could certainly do the BP on DL days. As programming gets more advanced, there will often be a fixed 2x/wk DL day and then PR and BP will actually rotate in their association with the DL week to week. For some Masters athletes, the SQ isn't an option at all, and they only DL and they may actually do that first (before PR or BP) as it helps warm them up better.
    __________________________________________________
    Science for Fitness:
    Online Strength Coaching, Nutrition Coaching, & In-Person Training

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jul 2020
    Posts
    7

    Default

    Thanks for clearing that up! Look forward to the next phase.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •