Hey Kyle, You mentioned the other day about using the VBT with sHSPU this is something I played around with when following some sHSPU progressions too a few weeks ago. I prescribe it usually in an AMRAP -2 or 3 format but have since changed to AMRAP VL as I think that’s a great auto regulator. When encouraging speed preservation for someone’s handstand push ups what is it you are trying to achieve? Is it as simple as training good movement mechanics to sustain rep speed/ minimise grinding reps that induce occlusion faster? Thank you

First, thanks to @Jan Lenczuk for being willing to submit a real athlete’s program and open it up for discussion. It takes some guts to put your work out there. The intent behind these reviews is simply to give back to the coaching community. I’ve been coaching for a long time, and this is a way to share how I actually think through program design when I’m working with real constraints, not ideal scenarios. In this review, I walk through a full training week for Aga (Jan's client), a first-year RX athlete dealing with a shoulder issue, limited weekly training time, and long-term development goals. I start with athlete context and intent, then move into strength and hypertrophy decisions, gymnastics progressions, conditioning structure, and where I’d make adjustments or ask different questions. This is for coaches who want to improve how they think about programming, not just copy templates. If you have feedback on the format or ideas for making these more useful, let me know!

I’m looking to pilot test a very brief program design review video series. The basic concept is: a coach submits a week or 2 weeks of programming for an athlete (along with context / athlete details / bullets re: intention) and I will film a short voice-over video (15min max) talking through my thoughts on the program, highlighting things that I think are creative solutions to problems and identifying places for possible upgrades. My plan would be to house these inside the skool platform and maybe eventually share clips from them on social media. Is anyone interested in submitting a program for a pilot review? If so, just drop a response here and I’ll reach out directly.