Thanks for the advice Rob.
My reasoning for wanting to "rush" into GLP#1 is because I want to start getting the ball rolling with my football lifts ASAP. I've been doing my own thing for over a month now, namely because of how I was dieting and then during Famine, and while I have a big chunk of time left, it isn't much. I guess I just feel pressed for time. Of course, improving my performance in the weight room alone isn't going to make me better at football, especially considering my circumstances (my main priority is to get technique down). But, looking at all of my teammates following the program and what not, makes me feel as if I have digressed quite a bit as it is.
Is the 5 workout bridge to more or less get me accommodated to everything I've put myself through? Or is to see where I'm at in terms of strength? Or a combination of both? Basically, is it necessary for me to progress? Were I to deviate from the program, would traction be impeded?
I won't go straight into GLP#1 if it'll essentially negate all of the effort I've put in thus far. But if the 5 workout bridge is more of an assessment (establishing my current 1RM), then I feel as if skipping it shouldn't be too terrible. Then again, making the aforementioned assumption could be one of the several mistakes that I am bound to make during my first BP run. I'm at a loss..
I'm ultimately down for whatever, considering I am not mandated to follow the football workout program. It is merely a very specific suggestion. I'm sure my trainers would prefer that I follow whatever they wrote down word for word, rep for rep, but at the end of the day they always insist that I do whatever works for ME!