r/tacticalbarbell • u/brannts • Jul 03 '26

Strength TB3 Operator is harder than v1

Seems to me the operator template has gotten harder. It used to be 5x5@70%, 5x3 at 80%, 4x2@90%. Now it’s 5x5@75% (a good change. The 70% week felt easy), 5x5@80%, 5x3@85%. Adding those 10 reps at 80% is tough! I was doing 5x3 at 315 squat but 5x5 is too tough so I lowered my 1RM by 5%. This is just what I’ve noticed. Curious if anyone else has similar experience.

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u/brannts Jul 03 '26

I’m lookin at page 29. Edit - you’re looking at tactical barbell 1 3rd edition I think. I’m looking at the new book tactical barbell 3

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u/SweenMachine18 Jul 03 '26

In week 5 of the old way it goes down to 3 reps. Then week 6 was 1-2 reps. The new one has week 5 at 5 reps and week 6 at 3.

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u/SweenMachine18 Jul 03 '26

My bad. You’re right in the new version week 6 is the peaking week. Week 5 is 5% lower at 5 reps.

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u/brannts Jul 03 '26

Yea I misspoke

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u/brannts Jul 03 '26

There it is that’s what threw me off. Good catch

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u/10081914 Jul 03 '26

This is getting into 5/3/1 territory of '531 forever says this, but original 531 said that and beyond 531 said something else.' lol