adarq, what phase of the training am i at now?
you are in a peaking phase after a non-concentrated/very low frequency strength block (1x/week strength block for N weeks).... that is NOT ideal in any sense.. typically you want to be lifting at least 2x/week during the strength block prior to entering this peaking bloc.
in the peaking block all we're trying to do is maintain strength while reducing overall fatigue, so that we can try to PR our jumps.. we're doing that by using squat singles/REA's to really focus on teaching the body to give everything in one effort, not multiple efforts in a row (which when peaking, can cause "starting strength" / rate force development to occur slower).
ideally, after our peaking block, we'd perform a GPP block, with the intended focus of adding muscle/increasing work capacity.. GPP usually should have ~4+ training sessions per week, so, given your previous ability to train only 1x in the weightroom, then i'd imagine if you wanted to do a proper GPP we'd have to throw in a few intense bodyweight lifting/sprinting/jumping sessions throughout the week..
it usually goes like this:
GPP
- ~4 or more days per week of lifting, focus on volume, lots of exercise variety
- ~8 weeks
STRENGTH
- ~2-3x per week of lifting, focusing on moderate volume with heavy lifting, exercise variety becomes more specific, get back to plyos/rea's etc
- ~4-8 weeks
PEAK
- ~2-3x per week of lifting, focusing on intensity with low volume lifting, exercise variety is very specific, increase intensity of plyos/rea's, take extra rest days if needed prior to max jumping/sprinting sessions
- ~4-6 weeks
that's just a quick run down.. hope that helps!
was listening in to Jack's audio convo with that explosive edge guy. u were mentioned in that audio interview as well.
they were saying how it might not be that important per se, getting strength levels up, beyond like 2X bw or something.
thing was, they also didnt say what was needed haha...
lol.. jack puts out nice interviews.. there's a nice convo about it on TVS,
http://theverticalsummit.com/viewtopic.php?t=4124&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=200starts somewhere in July with woodrup posting the interview url.
Check my posts on there, you'll see my stance & kellyb's on the topics that were covered, very briefly, as well as explosive edge's/jack woodrup's.
peace man!!!!!
