My workouts aren't feeling as intense at the moment, I will have another deload week this week to give my central nervous system a rest.
I've never done Westside but Chad Wesley Smith wrote a great article on it.
He essentially said switch box squats for explosive regular squats, don't do bands and keep your ME lifts very specific.
Remember that you need to develop the BOTTOM for a raw lifter. No one misses at the top. This means paused and halting reps and anything that uses a larger range of motion or a mechanical disadvantage. None of this board press or good morning shite. I think some raw lifters use a 1 board press though which isn't really very different to a raw press...
Using both box squats and regular paused/explosive squats for DE days is something that I've found yields the best of both worlds. Time will tell if it holds true lol
I wouldn't say no one misses at the top when it comes to raw lifters. I can think of a handful of my strongman mates who miss deads and squats at the top. So bands (not reverse) and chains do come in handy there if used properly for a main movement. Boards, pin movements and good mornings should, 90% of the time, be used as an assistance exercise only.
Do you remember what that article was called? I always like Chad's stuff.
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