A bit of info before I start. 40 years old, 90kg ,already had abilities to do some of the strength movements, 5 sec front lever, muscle ups, rope climbing, 30 sec l-seat, but did not have ability to do some of the foundation 1 masteries. So, let's go back to basics:)
I do try to be faithful to the foundation and follow the exact programme, but somehow some of this progressions do not really work well for me. I have also had a chance to talk to some of the quite high level gymnasts, and although they didn't question the programme they admitted that for someone like me in 40s weighing 90 kg, it might not be ideal. There are certainly different approaches even for gymnasts.
For example 5x60 bent arm chin hang with just 5 stretches in between, mission impossible no matter how I manipulate sets and reps. 3x60 was my best forever, until I started to take longer rests between sets. After achieving 5x60 with longer rests I would make a progression using shorter rest times, and that's the only way that would let me move forward.
Also how do all progressions work with endurance and strength theory ? I thought that mixing one with another is never a good idea, but taking into consideration number of imbalances in our body, many of us might work on muscular endurance and strength in one workout. For example you might be working for 5x60 of chin hang in one workout together with more of the strength exercise like 5x5 of dips. Wouldn't sticking to pure strength or endurance without mixing two together, be more efficient? It certainly works for me. What is your take on this guys ? Do you take different paths to achieve masteries ? or you simply stick to the templates no matter what?
