Are all the squat and deadlift variations done beltless ?
I very much like this too. Andy suggests the same thing for folks that have the temperament of wanting to push, but wanting an outside restraint like what you get from these squat variations. Same thinking with the rack pulls vs. light deadlifts, me thinks. The idea of certain lifts being unable to induce the same systemic stress unless you go full retard with volume was one of the things I learned with Andy's last program and it definitely shows up here as well.
Are all the squat and deadlift variations done beltless ?
Why are rows included but not cleans or snatches?
Yeah, unless you have an issue, the point is to do some work at loads less than the parent lift. It's in the article for the GSTT
For sets across, presumably you have to choose a weight which is the target intensity for the final set eg 3s x 5r squats ?
This would mean all prior sets would have to be at a lower than target intensity ...
Can't the programme authors confirm all these points ?
The RPE IS the target intensity.
So you may or may not use the same actual weight on all sets. It will be sets across for some folks, ramping sets or descending sets for others...and it all depends upon each person's readiness THAT day.
Total sets and reps are the only constant.