Increasing to 10RM

[youngman4god]

Hi all,

So I want to start Geoffs new The Giant X however I don’t really have a 10RM atm and my 2x24kg is about 6 maybe 7 on the clean and press

What’s a good way to get this to at least a 10RM? Any suggestions welcome!

 

[hunter101]

@youngman4god You could run a press 5RM program like Dry Fighting Weight or The Giant.

Alternatively, use push press. Since The Giant X also uses push press, you could use jerks too (replacing strict press with push press, and push press with jerks). Unless The Giant X also uses jerks, then it wouldn't work.

There's also no harm in going slightly lighter. If 2x20 is a 12-13RM, and the program uses autoregulation (like many of Geoff's programs do), that just means you'll get in some extra sets. You'll work slightly more on the conditioning side of things, but that has value too.

 

[salguy161]

@youngman4god DFW

 

[youngman4god]

@salguy161 I’m ideally trying to focus solely on the clean and press and will add front squats after if necessary

 

[snowlucario]

@youngman4god You can run DFW with just C&P

 

[wezo777]

@youngman4god I took my 2x32kg press from 5RM to 10RM in 4 weeks with daily training. 2/3 of days were sub maximal and 1/3 of the days were max effort. If you’re willing to try it I could write out a week for you.

 

[youngman4god]

@wezo777 This sounds exactly what I’m looking for! Is it a program of some sort? Happy to pay if this is the case

 

[wezo777]

@youngman4god I’ll send you a message.

 

[dboruff11]

@wezo777 I'm not OP, but I'm definitely interested in improving my press, and I'd love to learn more about your program. When you say daily, do you mean you didn't have any rest days?

 

[wezo777]

@dboruff11 Correct, no rest days. The sub maximal work days still allow for recovery between max effort days. I can also add in one rest day to the microcycle, but I usually use that as a modification when cumulative fatigue begins to build after a few weeks.

 

[meeksoul]

@youngman4god Remember that it's asking for your Press 10rm, not your C&P 10rm, so maybe your press RM is a little more than 6 or 7.

To increase your 10rm maybe run DFW without the squats? Or just run original Giant first using push presses.

 

[youngman4god]

@meeksoul Hmm I didn’t actually think about this thank you. I shall try this and see where I am!

 

[geekfreak]

@meeksoul More squats. More squats is always the answer.

 

[marshallbryant]

@youngman4god If you can get it to a 10rm by doing push press you can run the program doing that.

 

[youngman4god]

@marshallbryant The giant X incorporates the push press so it wouldn’t work out too well in this sense!

 

[dawes]

@youngman4god Side question: is the Giant X out yet? I know Neupert was asking for beta testers about 1 year ago, but can't seem to find the program anywhere?

 

[youngman4god]

@dawes It’s coming out very soon but I was one of the beta testers but life got in the way and never got round to doing it

 

[juancarlos]

@youngman4god You probably should ask Geoff about it.

 

[meeksoul]

@dawes https://salutis.krtra.com/c/Jir6p2LdzZYf/LNnR

 

[dawes]

@meeksoul Thanks!