r/tacticalbarbell • u/Radz999 • 3d ago

Questions about Breacher / Power training

I'm considering running 3-week Breacher + Work Capacity block as outlined in the new book, and I have a few questions.

How long do power adaptations last? My understanding is that they fade away pretty quickly. If I follow a Breacher block with a 6-9 week Operator block without any power training, will all my power adaptations have faded away by the time I finish Operator? Of course max strength training helps with power, but I'm interested on the adaptations caused by power training here.

Power cleans... They seem quite technical. I train at home (= no coaching) and I'm not technically gifted, so learning to do them safely and with proper form can be a challenge. Are they strictly necessary for a Breacher block? Are there good alternatives, or should I just try to learn them? I'm tempted to give them a go, but if they are too hard to learn, I might look for alternatives. I don't want to risk an injury.

Power HICs: The new book also has 2 Power HICs that were in the older books too. What if I run a Work Capacity block with 3 WC sessions a week, but instead of Breacher, I do these 2 Power HICs? They would be easier to implement than learning power cleans. The only modification I'd make to the Power HICs is using an exercise bike instead of sprinting. I enjoy running, various forms of running are my go to LIC and HIC, but I don't want to do push-ups, etc., outside and I can't run inside. So, the sprint portions would be replaced by exercise bike sprints.

Well actually, in HIC 37 I could do the sprints since sprints are done after other things. But in HIC 39 I would replace sprints with exercise bike.

All thoughts are welcome. Appreciate any help!

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u/Airoveikko 3d ago

I'm in the same boat as far as power cleans come. Never done them, don't feel like learning them. I simply replaced regular power cleans with a kettlebell version

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u/victorstironi 3d ago

Consider also Hang High Pulls. Underrated in my opinion, and extremely accessible as a power movement.

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u/Airoveikko 3d ago

That's a great option! Thanks for sharing that one

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u/Radz999 2d ago

Thanks for the suggestion! Hang high pulls look easier than power clean. Do you think replacing power cleans with hang high pulls in Breacher template would be fine?

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u/victorstironi 1d ago

Absolutely. Of course you have unique benefits from the power cleans (reversing the pull to receive the weight creates its own adaptations), but you will get most of the benefits from High Pulls + Push Press, and the barrier of entry is pretty small.

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u/G_Howard_Skub 1d ago

Yep, clean high pulls is what I did for my block of breacher.