Anyone used the texas method? Thoughts? I'm considering it after I finish the cube boss. If anyone has tried it, do you have any suggestions or variations that worked for you?
I'll definitely check that out doc, I appreciate the input. I'll likely run the basic template to begin with. Did you alternate bench and ohp each week?
IMO, pulling cannot be done with the same intensity on volume day as you'd be able to on intensity day. Some have successfully done it but I think those ppl are outliers and not the norm. One thing for sure is don't pull on recovery day lol. You could try both and see which works best but my money is on pulling on intensity day.
Rip advocates cleans bc there's no way to chest them and the Olympic lifts are some of the best at improving explosive strength and power. I tried doing cleans but flexibility issues led to elbow tendinitis so for the time being they're out of my programming. My opinion would be to do cleans on volume day for 5 sets of trips or 6sets of doubles and heavy pulling on intensity day. Another option is to do speed deadlifts on volume day, maybe 10-15 sets of singles on the minute and heavy pulling on intensity day. Again, you'll need to tweak the basic template to suit your specific needs and goals but your first run through try and stick to the basic program as much as possible. This will give you good baseline numbers to better setup your programming in later runs and also will give you an idea of your weak areas.
Does that make sense?
I wouldn't have anyone perform an Oly lift except those who are Oly lifters. You can perform a Clean Pull or better yet a Clean High Pull. That will still work on your explosive strength and speed. It won't put the undue stress on the wrists, shoulders, etc. I would advise anyone who wants to put in Oly lifts in their programming to put Oly assisting lifts in instead.
I wouldn't have anyone perform an Oly lift except those who are Oly lifters. You can perform a Clean Pull or better yet a Clean High Pull. That will still work on your explosive strength and speed. It won't put the undue stress on the wrists, shoulders, etc. I would advise anyone who wants to put in Oly lifts in their programming to put Oly assisting lifts in instead.
Makes sense doc. I was planning on just doing speed deads anyhow. I'm not much on oly lifts myself, and I feel dynamic pulls would probably better suit my needs anyway.
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