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Originally Posted by
Brian Goldstein
I'd like to understand why the example in the article would be superior over an example I'm about to give.
From the article:
355x5x5 = 25 reps, 8875 pounds
380x5 = 5 reps, 1900 pounds
30 reps, total 10775 pounds, average load = 360 pounds (rounded up from 359).
Example for the same hypothetical lifter, except this program maintains squatting 3x a week:
320x5 + 340x5 + 360x5 = 5100 pounds
315x4 + 330x4 + 345x4 = 3960 pounds
285x8 + 300x8 + 315x8 = 7200 pounds
15+12+24 = 51 reps
16260 pounds, average load of 318
The second example doesn't change the existing schedule from the end of LP, and provides a greater tonnage in the equivalent overload event as the first example.