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TBPenguin wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 4:34 pm Here's another way to look at it. If using Op I/A, a person is probably past the point of testing very often, if at all. If they are instead using forced progression, then the 85% vs 90% doesn't matter - the weights used are both 1) moving up and 2) probably becoming somewhat different than actual 85/90 weights anyway.

Stefano wrote: ↑Thu Jul 29, 2021 10:34 am Hello everybody!

I am successfully following the Operator I / A template with a heavy cluster of BSQ/BP/WPU with Dumbbell Swings as finishers and 3 sets of RDL on Friday. The question I would like to ask you is about the last session (9th) @90% of the template. Even if I have never missed a repetition and I have always quietly concluded the sessions at 90% I notice that, coming from the sessions at 85%, I feel I am losing a bit of "groove" i have with the triples. Considering that the book leaves the freedom to establish the percentage of the last three sessions (which can be all 85% or all 90%) I would like to experiment with eliminating the last session @90% and leave them all @85% considered the good feeling I have with that percentage and the triples. My goals are strength increase (which is as sustainable as possible in the long run, considering I am almost 40 years old) and muscle mass. I am currently in my 7th consecutive block of Operator I / A and i've always followed the standard template. What is your experience? Has anyone ever experienced the chance of leaving all last 3 sessions a@ 85% or, in your experience and given my strength goal, is it important to leave at least one session at 90%?

Thanks so much for your help!

Stefano

Maxrip13 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 9:24 pm I like the 90% session personally because it allows me to push towards that 1RM feeling and scratch that itch. It definitely isn't needed if you don't feel the need to push that high though. Definitely agree with all the other posts, but just thought it was worth a mention to maybe include it every couple of cycles so you get that feel of lifting heavy weights every now and then that we all sometimes need. I love OP I/A but sometimes I just want to push heavy weights even though I know it isn't the best for continual easy progress.

TBPenguin wrote: ↑Fri Jul 30, 2021 4:34 pm Here's another way to look at it. If using Op I/A, a person is probably past the point of testing very often, if at all. If they are instead using forced progression, then the 85% vs 90% doesn't matter - the weights used are both 1) moving up and 2) probably becoming somewhat different than actual 85/90 weights anyway.

VenomousCoffee wrote: ↑Mon Aug 02, 2021 8:58 pm Just wanted to second this. I'm 45, I've done TB for about 3 years now, and I've never tested. I just know what weights I should use for what I want to do.