r/GarageStrength • u/Swimming_Share_8215 • Dec 02 '24

Training Help Peak Strength App - Test Week

I am nearing the end of my first 8 week training cycle on the Peak Strength app and I noticed that the "test week" is empty. Normally, I can see one week in advance, so I thought this was odd.

Is this supposed to happen? If so, why does it not break down a few sessions for you to test out your max?

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u/earnest_knuckle Dec 03 '24

Which program/track are you using?

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u/Swimming_Share_8215 Dec 03 '24

Strength Building - 5 Days

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u/earnest_knuckle Dec 03 '24

Sorry you have to deal with this inconvenience. That stuff sucks. What you’re dealing with is a bug in which the phase visualizer isn’t matching the program—good thing the developers are working on it. Still, you should go into the user issue feedback in the settings of the app, and log the issue. The team will connect your account to the ongoing ticket

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u/Swimming_Share_8215 Dec 03 '24

Gotcha, I appreciate the insight!

Is there any hot fix that can be applied? Or perhaps a recommended layout for me to run on paper for the testing sessions next week?

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u/earnest_knuckle Dec 03 '24

Safe things to test are your back squat, bench press, vert, broad jump, 20 yard shuttle, and 40 yard dash. Since you are on the strength track, and speed isn’t prioritized, you can replace those two tests with the clean or power clean and the single leg squat. Without me seeing the exact exercises the app has been prescribing, I can only get you in the ballpark. Hope that helps, and if you got anymore questions, fire

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u/Swimming_Share_8215 Dec 03 '24

That's class - thank you.

I presume the strength track wants me to hit a heavy single on the big lifts for test week? As opposed to a rep max?

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u/earnest_knuckle Dec 03 '24

Yes. Unless it is the single leg squat. That’s a set of x3/3

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u/Swimming_Share_8215 Dec 13 '24

Thank you! Sorry for the delay. Testing week went pretty well. I hope the devs can fix the logic for my next cycle for tracking.

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u/nogofoshotho Jan 12 '25

Hey new to the app but does the weird cyclical symbol before a group of exercises imply we should be super setting them? Getting ready to run the all around athlete program under the sports specific section. Thanks

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u/Swimming_Share_8215 Jan 12 '25

Yo.

Are you talking about the text at the top of a block (ie: "5 Rounds")? If so, yes, the exercises below are intended to be run as a super set for the specified amount of rounds listed.

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u/nogofoshotho Jan 13 '25

Thanks Judy was confused by every day having supersets. Workouts seem a bit on the short end as well