Geoff's Late Intermediate Log v1.0
Okay ... my log and training are both a bit stale right now, and I've been saying for weeks (while finishing out a 531 session for a mental break) that it was time to move to something else.
I'm not entirely reinventing the wheel: I'm staying in Texas Method country for now, but moving to a Kingwood variant template.
My old logs:
Novice: Young "master" novice log.
Intermediate 1.0: Geoff's youngish-old-guy Intermediate Training Log, v1.0
Intermediate 2.0: Geoff's Intermediate Log, v2.0
As of this moment, I am 42 years old, weigh 227 lbs. My current best lifts (singles):
Squat: 455
Bench: 355
Press: 235
Deadlift: 500
The plan for the first part of this log is to run a 2/wk Kingwood variant as listed below, lifting nominally on Tuesdays and Fridays. I reserve the right (and will likely exercise the right) to move a volume section a day left or right as life schedule requires. But I still plan to log the workouts as "Day 1," "Day 2" in their respective weeks. So there will probably be lots of "Day 1, Part 1" with just squats performed, and "Day 1, Part 2" with bench and deadlifts performed (for instance).
I'll also introduce some intensity-day "run-out" when appropriate.
The template:
Tuesday A: Volume
Squat 4x5, Bench 5x5, Deadlift 2x5
Friday A: Recovery
Squat 3x4 (light), Press 5x5 (volume), Row (Progression)
Tuesday B: Intensity
Squat 2x3, Bench 2x3, Deadlift 1x3
Friday B: Recovery
Squat 3x4, Press (Progression), Row (Progression)
Goals here are just to maintain progression by providing enough volume without providing too much volume. I feel like a young 42, but nevertheless I am seeing increasing evidence that I fall into Sully's Law: As a Master's Lifter, I am volume sensitive, and intensity dependent.
Here's hoping for another good run.