Progression Between Cycles

Hello all,
Awesome to see the forum up and running.
My question was in regard to progressing between numbered cycles. I have heard a variety of answers, but I wanted to get a more definitive answer from someone who works closely with Boris himself.

How would say an intermediate progress from one cycle to the next in terms of 1RM/weight used

I think no one can answer to your question. Progression is a metter of too many factors.

An high ranked lifter can be very happy if he goes up 2 kg, a beginner can put on 30 kg.

At the same time, you cannot thing to improve your results all year long. There are times when every thing came easy and every hard day feels like a walk in the park, and even the 3rd lifts came so easy.
There could be cycle, when, even if you do everything right, weight grow not so much.

It's depend too much, in my experience.

Hello all,
Awesome to see the forum up and running.
My question was in regard to progressing between numbered cycles. I have heard a variety of answers, but I wanted to get a more definitive answer from someone who works closely with Boris himself.

How would say an intermediate progress from one cycle to the next in terms of 1RM/weight used

The default is to use the same maxes until new maxes are tested at the completion of the training cycle (prep + comp). But you can test your maxes after a single training period. I could see the need for that if maybe you made form improvements and your total jumped up a bit in a short time. In that case, precede your test day by an easy day.  Check the first week of #32 for an example. Use your new maxes for the percentage calculations of your next period. In the case that you have a competition at the end of the month (or within 30 days), use your old maxes instead up until the competition, then use the competition results for the next training cycle.

I autoregulate my progression between cycles based upon bar speed and recovery ability. If the bar speed is fast and you're able to recover quickly between sets then up the weight for that lift. If its slow as hell and you're gassed on the floor afterwards then leave the weight the same for that lift.

I autoregulate my progression between cycles based upon bar speed and recovery ability. If the bar speed is fast and you're able to recover quickly between sets then up the weight for that list. If its slow as hell and you're gassed on the floor afterwards then leave the weight the same for that lift.

Very good advice!

Sounds good to me too.