FT Questions....

[Scott Stevenson]

Purchased FT a while ago and decided I would start it once I've finished my current DC blast

I'll be starting my first FT blast on Monday when this cruise is over and I was wondering if this slight tweak would be alright -
I feel I need more "dues to be paid" in terms of building my strength on slag iron aka loading sets; i feel I need more frequency on heavy deads, pressing, rowing etc

I would continue DC but the qualities of FT other than muscle gain in terms of work capacity, energy expenditure etc from a full body setup are very attractive

Would exchanging a loading/pump session for a MR session be okay in terms of recovery? This way my frequency of loading sets would be in line with the DC 2 way -

Upper Loading/lower pump
Rest
Lower loading/upper pump
Rest
Upper Loading/lower pump
Lower emphasis muscle rounds (to not overwork upper)
Rest
Rest

And then the following week would be the Same but inversley having higher frequency on lower loading and the the muscle round session would be upper emphasis

Any thoughts on this?

Big Picture question: How would you possibly know how you need to tweak things in a program that you've never even done?...

Maybe you will get plenty of Loading with just the Day 1 and Day 2 of the program as is, once you try it (and even make faster strength gains)?...

Have you considered how you'll vary Volume Tier or what you can do in terms of both Exercise selection as well as load seleection and progression with MR's?

While Dead and BB squats are not a good choice for MRs (which I think you know), you can do BO rows and smith and machine squatting movements here.

Also, there is the option with MR's to keep the loading such that you're just barely getting to the 4th set of the MR when failing (as opposed to failing int he latter part of the 6th set or even perpetually getting 4+ reps in the 6th set of the MR). This way, your loading is heavier during the MR, which will favor strength gains.

-S