ObiWan

Hey Dr Demin, what you said really rings true about being tight in the upper back. My grip I would say is somewhat wide(up to the 2nd ring on my barbell, I think i did this in the beginning because my shoulder mobility wasn't great).

When I did squats on Friday before I saw your post, for some reason I decided to narrow my grip, and the weight did feel better, definitely helps!
I should mention I did not add weight this session because I skipped them on Monday, so I did 90kg 3x5 again, and the reps did feel better than the 1st time but still grindy, so maybe better rest/more food is needed.

I'm trying to get a better idea of the groin thing, I'll be more thoughtful about staying tight, and look at my form. I've read about some peoples experiences with hip tendon overuse during LPs once weights get heavier, I don't know if that's what could be happening with myself, but its only occurring on the right side of my groin, nothing on the left at all. I've only had equally sore/fatigued knees so far.

I agree with the attitude on resets, I'm not too fussed about the weight on the bar or even having a high squat, I'm mostly concerned with trying to stay injury free as weight goes up. That's why I'm debating to reset now so I can give my groin area a break for a few weeks.
I like setting the rep PRs on resets because of the hypertrophy benefits which is my main goal, especially the upper body.

I think the only thing about weight that gets me is I always read things like, "gotta lift big to get big". I care about the weight only if it serves my aesthetic goals I guess.

Hey Isu,

Press reset going good so far, I've set rep records at all previous weights by an extra 3 reps each at least which has been awesome.



I did have another question about deloading.
So far I haven't failed my squat yet, I hit 90kg 3x5 yesterday, generally the last 2 reps have been a struggle since the 80s, haven't had extra reps on the +set since about 76kg.

Fatigue/soreness is getting harder to recover from, feels like I haven't been fresh going into each squat session. Once I get to my work sets, I seem to be having some strained feeling around the front right side of my groin, like its too much weight. I have to brace my body super tight so I don't really feel it.

Do I just keep pushing until I eventually fail, would an intentional deload be fine to do to let the body recover more?

Hey Isu777, thanks for this comprehensive guide on Greyskull, this has been an awesome resource to read so far while starting the lp, I can’t find anything else like this on the net. I was hoping to get some advice if its not any trouble mate. I've just been doing the base program for 20 weeks now, I am a weak beginner, haven't touched a weight in over 10yrs. 30yrs old at 79kg, approx 175cm height if that's helpful.

I've hit a stall on the overhead press at 44kg and did not hit the required 15 reps on my work sets. After reading through the thread I can see you've expanded on the the reset protocol for press in greater detail than the book.

Just to clarify this is how I should be going about it;
- Deload by 20%
- Hit rep records on the amrap on the way back to 44kg,
- Add 1kg every press session as usual
- Reassess diet and sleep and make sure they're dialed in

And I guess that's all it, I don't think I'm meant to be adding any of the extra volume from the BBB protocols just yet?

Thanks again for this!