Nice read as usual But i just got a question, when would an incremental increase be considered to small to stimulate an adaptation? In SS, Rippetoe talks about a stall in linear progression (assuming adequate food, sleep, recovery, etc) signalling the end of novice programming and requiring intermediate programming. However if one was microloading by say 0.5kg or about 1lb for their lifts, would that still be considered novice progression?
Also as a side note, how many deloads are necessary before indicating the need to progress from novice to intermediate?