Time for SS phase 2?

[Tuna]

5'10 38 year old male
35 training sessions
First 19 sessions NDTP (did the four big phase 1 lifts but added "assistance" exercises)
Bodyweight from 164 lbs to 184 lbs

I did phase 1 longer than the 1-3 weeks mentioned here because my deadlift kept going up three times a week.

I started at 132 lbs 1x5 and attempted 298 lbs yesterday, but only got 3 reps.

Would it be reasonable to reattempt 298 one more time, and faililng that switch to phase 2?

Thank you

[heinz83]

If by "phase 2" you mean alternating the deadlift with power cleans, yes. Go ahead.

How is your squat?

[Tuna]

Yes, that's what I meant. The article I linked to splits the NLP into three phases.

My squat is at 225 for 3 sets of 5.

Yesterday I successfully reattempted the 298 deadlift for a set of 5. Do you still think I should start alternating power cleans?

[heinz83]

Yes, that's what I meant. The article I linked to splits the NLP into three phases.

My squat is at 225 for 3 sets of 5.

Yesterday I successfully reattempted the 298 deadlift for a set of 5. Do you still think I should start alternating power cleans?

Yes.

[Tuna]

Cool, time to learn cleaning. Thanks for the assessment.