So I recently downloaded Feigenbaum's and Baraki's program from his Instagram feed called "The Bridge". I feel like I've kinda messed up my intermediate transition, like so many others, and having read a lot of Jordan's material, it looked like the program would really be in my wheel house.
On the other hand, I'm also getting to be older (41), so I read "The Barbell Prescription" with a lot of interest as well. So while reading "The Bridge", this paragraph in particular stuck out:
An interesting concept has come up in some coaching circles suggesting that there are trainees who are uniquely “volume sensitive” who do not handle adding stress in the way of volume very well and incur more stress than we’d otherwise expect from a given amount volume.
Classically, this type of trainee is an older person and the typical suggestion is to train less frequently, use less volume, and to use higher intensity work sets in order to incrementally increase stress. We find these claims lacking both scientific and anecdotal evidence and, in our estimation, representing a misunderstanding of exercise programming. Consequently, we will attempt to show that increasing volume exposure correctly is both necessary and beneficial for long term progress.
This seems to directly contradict the main point of "The Barbell Prescription". All of the authors for both programs seem to be well respected on these boards. What are other older intermediate lifter's experiences with volume exposure? For me, I've tried to model my programming more towards the idea of volume sensitivity, but feel like I haven't made the progress that I should have. Maybe I'm just not an older lifter yet?