[zsmith]

Hey @Scott Johnston-

I just did week 1 of the ME gym based workout mentioned in the ME article.  After 6×10 of SJS, and SJ I felt very little fatigue in my legs.  I added 15% BW to the BSU and FL.  I never felt any localized burn or appreciable fatigue after completing 6×10 of each.  I went ahead and did the Goblet Squat/press 5×10 (20% BW) and KB swing 5×10 (40% BW) to the same effect.

My goals are mountaineering based, so I’ll also mix in some step uphill/stair-stepper carries in addition to the gym based ME.

Given the fact that I felt such little burn/fatigue of the gym based ME, which variable would you manipulate first, Weight, Sets/Volume or Rest time?  Or would you manipulate all three?

My background is as a power athlete, football player then Olympic weightlifter. While I am no longer training as a power athlete, I have 20+ years of training that way and a very high base of strength. For BSU or FL in a strength block I would normally use 80-100+% BW for sets of 8-10 for example.

Thanks