I'm guessing this is easier because besides benching and squatting, you're just doing a bunch of assistance lifts. Madcow has 3 heavy compound lifts a session, I would imagine that to be about 1000x harder.
Do you feel it would be more beneficial to go back to the Madcows and try to keep adding weight at a weekly increase, whilst following a stricter calorie controlled diet and steadying reducing body weight?
As a side note, would you expect someone's strength to go down if say dropping from 245-200lb, as I think this is a realistic goal for me
Sorry if I'm a bit crap, I'm very pressured with placement ATM (basically a full time social work job working for free) whilst also spending 2+ hours a night on academic work!
1) More beneficial than what?
2) Depends on how strong/well trained they are at 245.
3) Trust me man, I understand! One day at a time!
1) more beneficial than say a PPL 2 x a week involving 6 days a week at the gym.
3) Thanks man, hope your med school is going good. Had some recall days recently was actually a huge relief to hear how everyone else is also swamped, you think it's just you!