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@eveyeve3362 For example, "dfw ladder" finds me this: Is that confusing? What jargon is confusing? Help us help you.

@atoastysnowman Yes, IIRC, you can mix them. So far people reporting on Q&D here have been doing one or the other but not mixing. Just curious about which approaches people choose. Okay, cool. And yeah, the best way to get an understanding is to isolate. That's how I will be running it when...

@dawn16 That's a bodybuilding thing where the aim is to wreck the targetted muscle and then you need time to let it recover. But especially with "less is more" approach, you can train several days in a row. You just need to recover at some point and Wildman's strategy leaves room for that.

@biblequestions You might want to do some extra grip training to catch up.

@eveyeve3362 People have asked here about the ladders several times. Use the search box, Luke!

@shawnmcg That's a very steep progression. Planning is great but unless you are experienced in programming, be ready to make changes. There are no Olympic deadlifts of Olympic squats. Are you talking about barbells?

@atoastysnowman Thanks for posting! Are you doing swings&pushups or snatches? Why did you cease squats, presses and deadlifts? Or did you just want to do them, but didn't, and by week 5 you no longer wanted to do them?

@biblequestions Options for the other arm: https://www.strongfirst.com/free-hand-one-arm-swing/ First thing I noticed is your wrist during the float. Why are you twisting it down? To me the bell height seems okay. It's not a light bell for you. And shrugging is bad. Shoulders are ear poison...

@madrienne Meaning that you've really mastered the bell once you can pass the test on even a bad day. Without psyche up or tapering or special meals or a week of celibacy. Meaning you are overthinking. Just do it. :-)

@mightyrose How about 20 or 30 years ago? It's easier to regain, even after years and years, than to gain strength the first time. I'm just asking as that is pretty astounding progress. Good job! No better way to prepare for retirement and beyond than putting on some muscle and strength.

@heismine H2H swings are about hand dexterity where you are focusing on not dropping the bell instead of focusing on swinging. Don't do those. If you have wrist weights, you can attach those to the bell horn instead of your wrist. You can do: More sets of ten More reps per set Less rest...

@madrienne Talk test is for regular sessions, not for the test day. Basically it should be easy in the sense that when you master the bell, you should be able to pass the time test any day (not every day).

@mightyrose That's excellent progress, especially after Lyme's (which seems to be pretty bad overall) and COVID (which is more random but can definitely mess with things). Do you have sports background?

@kywy Solid write up! Thanks!

@mr_loevinger "Is x enough?" or "Is x worth it?" are questions that have a major thing missing: For what? For whom? What is your context? What is your actual goal? If you think you are getting a bodybuilding program, S&S is not it. If you are not doing anything and need to get going, S&S is...

@youngman4god IMO if it is your 6-7 RM, it is still well in the 5RM program range. It's not exact science here. Mostly the key is that don't use a weight that you cannot lift for the necessary reps. And understanding effort can help adjust programs. When we get to 10RM range, scaling the reps is...

@lwoods You might think about doing a volume day with the 24s and a heavy day of x sets of singles with the 28s. And/or do push presses with the 28s. Various barbell press programs might be helpful for ideas.

@snowlucario I see. And seems there's quite a bunch of Dan's blog posts there, though not my favorite, Training for middle age and beyond. Also, I hope Dan put them there and that it's not a copy site like the ones that were "trendy" at one point when there were blogs that just copied another...

@joseb76 There's only one way to find out if it is too much volume for you.

@youngman4god You probably should ask Geoff about it.