Next week marks Week 15 of our 16-week cycle—a key stage we call Prep Week. This is your opportunity to check in on your strength and see where you’re at, heading into Peak Week (Week 16).
During Peak Week, members will have the chance to push for heavier lifts than normal—testing two, three, four, or five rep maxes on specific movements. But to set yourself up for success, Week 15 is where you gauge your current capabilities on lifts like the deadlift, bench press, and back squat. This is a helpful week as it will highlight how consistent or not you’ve been in your main lifts, and where you can push the throttle, or where to hold back come Week 16. Think of it as a dress rehearsal on what you’re capable doing for the following week
Why We Train the Way We Do: General Physical Preparedness (GPP)
The main thing I wanted to provide insight to this week is why our class programming is the way it is. Our programming follows the principle of General Physical Preparedness—training your body to be capable and confident across many different physical tasks, rather than specializing in just one.
- Can you get on and off the floor in multiple ways?
- Can you run?
- Can you do push-ups?
- Can you squat with weight on your back?
- Can you step up or jump onto a high surface repeatedly?
- Can you pull yourself up to a bar?
- Can you produce power?
- Can you sustain a high heart rate for 20–30 minutes?
- Do you have adequate mobility to support all of the above?
This is the mindset that goes into our programming process, which is we want to create robust and competent human bodies that can accomplish many things because it will serve them well long throughout their life.
Will
Owner
MVMT Strength