Does Greasing the groove work for foundation one

Hi,

 

So as everyone else I have been struggling with a lot of exercises in foundation one. Does using GTG for any of the following exercises help speed up the progress or does it hinder proper progression. The exercises I am talking about are 

 

1. Pushups

2. Rows

3. HBH PE1

4. ABH PE1

 

Thanks

It "may" help in some instances.  a few caveats:  it will risk overtraining if you do more than one exercise at a time; it will risk injury if your connective tissues are not ready for the increased load (so the protocols for the foundations course are important to follow); it will help most in cases where you need more neuromuscular efficiency and not just building strength; and it is minimally effective in improving muscular endurance (eg trying to lengthen your ABH PE1 or get to 60 on ABH PE2).  I like it for push ups.  Remember to use Pavel's actual protocol so as not to do too much.

I would avoid gtg way for basic exercises to increase max numbers of reps until you have a solid bases. Overuse injuries are a typical consequence of that approach

i've been using gtg for push ups and it's helped - to a point. i'm up to 5x15 but lose tempo on my last 2 sets, i need to pause at the top for my final 3 or 4 reps. it's been like this for months and i've been doing push ups for over a year). any suggestions on moving forward?

 

i really want to have some success. i'm stalled in just about every exercise. i'm still doing the pre ABH. my back mobility is not good.

If you're stuck in week's 1 - 4 of the 5, 10 and 15 Repetition Mastery Templates I think a little gtg will be helpful.  Just try to learn the movements with 1 or a few reps, but don't go anywhere near maxing out.  Outside the situations I mentioned, a little gtg can sometimes also be helpful, but in my opinion as your reps increase the value of gtg goes down.