In-Season/Hybrid lifts

Coach,

Just my opinion, but I'm not sure that is the most optimal training program for in-season.

My reason is that during the offseason, you have probably put on alot of mass and gained alot strength. During the In-season, it is paramount that every bit of that gained mass and strength is held on to.

The most optimal way to ensure this is happening is to keep volume low (as you have) but to lift heavy weights. My biggest concerns about your hybrid lifts is that with all of that work, weights will have to be kept fairly light (at least in regards to what a 1 rep max on each respective lift would be).

Also, it is my personal opinion that the lower back, hamstrings, glutes and abs are the most important region to be strong in. Even though the hybrid and oly lifts you mention will utilize these areas, the load will still be rather low compared to what it takes to gain (or even maintain) strength in these areas of the body.

We lift b/w 75% - 90% of 1 rep max on our core lifts and go as heavy as possible on our supplemental/accesory lifts as long as proper technique can be maintained. My rule for supp/acces. lifts is to leave 2 reps in the gas tank on the 1st set, 1 rep in the gas tank on set 2, leaving the last set as an all out effort to achieve all the prescribed reps. This will take some trial and error, but it has worked well for us using this method.

We use 4 lifts per session for 4 days a week with our 3rd stringers and below (lower, upper, lower, upper) and use a 2 day per week, total body session with our 1's and 2's in which 5 lifts are prescribed per session.

The majority of our set/rep schemes are within the 3-4 x 6-8 range, with a few exceptions depending on the movement.

Hope this helps some, Coach.

Jimbo