Howdy all. I'm wondering how to approach my programming given that I failed in the 4th set of week 9 on both of these:
- HBP/PE2: 4x12rHBP/PE2>iM: 5rWeek: 9
- RC/PE3: 4x8rRC/PE3>iM: 30sWeek: 9
I am repeating HBP/PE2 after failing last cycle. The thing is, with both of these I can pass the 5x15 pretty easily if I rest between sets, say 2 minutes. But I am trying to adhere to the program as closely as possible, which includes very solid, discrete reps (no bouncing) with almost no rest between sets. Following that standard, I couldn't pass week 9 workout 1.
So, I'm kind of deciding between just following the program and failing on the reps in week 10-11 (or not failing, if get stronger that quickly), or perhaps repeating week 9 every week until I can bang out all the sets with authority. Or I could bounce back to week 5, though weeks 5-8 were pretty easy.
I've seen other posts on microcycles, but I thought this worth asking since I specifically failed in the 4th set of week 9 for 2 consecutive exercises.
Thoughts? Any feedback appreciated. Thanks,
Damien