Which NLP Phase Are You In?

Take this 6-question diagnostic to find out where you are—and what to change next

Question 1 of 6

How are your squats progressing?

Adding weight every single session, feeling strong

Still progressing session-to-session, but starting to feel harder

Can't recover from heavy squats 3x/week anymore—knees or back are sore

Progress has slowed to weekly instead of every session

Question 2 of 6

How often are you deadlifting heavy?

Every session (3x/week) and recovering fine

3x/week but it's getting harder to recover

I've replaced one deadlift session with power cleans or light pulls

Once per week heavy, with back-off sets or light variations other days

Question 3 of 6

Are you using a light day for squats?

No, all my squat sessions are heavy (same weight or increasing)

Not yet, but I'm starting to think I need one

Yes, I do a lighter day mid-week (usually around 80%)

I'm running full HLM—heavy, light, and medium days

Question 4 of 6

How's your press/bench progression going?

Still adding weight regularly with 5lb jumps

Microloading (1-2.5lb jumps) but still progressing

Stalling frequently, even with microloading

I've added more frequency or volume to keep progressing

Question 5 of 6

How long have you been running the NLP?

Less than 2 months

2-4 months

4-6 months

6+ months (or I've reset multiple times)

Question 6 of 6

What's your biggest frustration right now?

Nothing major—things are going well

Not sure if I'm making changes at the right time

I'm sore all the time and can't seem to recover

I keep stalling on the same weights and don't know what to change

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