Trying to lose some pounds on TM 4 day. Any advice?

[Ant734]

Main goal is powerlifting.
Been doing:

Monday:
Bench 5x5
Medium Press 3x5
Triceps 3x10
Face pulls 3x12

Tuesday:
Squat 5x5
Rdl 3x5
Chins/pull ups 3x5
Abs 3 sets of ab wheel

Thursday:
Bench 2 sets of 3
Light press 3x5
Curls 3x10

Friday:
Squat 2 sets of 3
Dead 2 sets of 3
Abs 3 sets of wheel

All lifts aside from the main lifts aren't pushed very hard and have pretty low rest times.

Been progressing nicely, adding weight every week on ID.

Current lifts:
Squat 340 for 2 triples
Bench 245 for 2 triples
Deads were I think at 360ish for one triple. Recently switched to conventional cuz I'm not happy with my sumo form and hit 315 for a pretty easy triple last session.

Cals have been cut since last Monday. I hit my intensity bench numbers but missed my squat numbers already. I really don't know how I should program now with the reduced cals.. should I keep 5x5 volume? Cut some accessories? Cut weight off everything and work back up? All input is appreciated! Thanks.

[Eric Larousse]

Height weight bf?

A really easy way to do it is give yourself a rep range on intensity day and back off a bit on the weight but up the reps.

For example lets take 5s,3,1s for intensity day. Back up the weight some and do 6-5,4-3,2-1 as your rep range. Keep progressing whatever rep range you are on until you have to drop a rep if the cut is extended.

[Ant734]

Height weight bf?

A really easy way to do it is give yourself a rep range on intensity day and back off a bit on the weight but up the reps.

For example lets take 5s,3,1s for intensity day. Back up the weight some and do 6-5,4-3,2-1 as your rep range. Keep progressing whatever rep range you are on until you have to drop a rep if the cut is extended.

5' 9'' 185 lbs. I know I need more muscle but my waist measured 37 inches the day after a sushi buffet lol. I have been steadily bulking and dealt with minor injuries for the past 3 years. Put on about 30 lbs and need to trim some fat.

Okay so I am currently on 2 sets of triples. You are saying to dial back some weight, maybe take 10% off? Then actually do 2 sets of 4 until progression leads me to hitting only 2 reps in any set? Then reduce again?

[Eric Larousse]

exactly...maybe less than 10% but that is your call

[Tiburon]

In my experience, "weight loss" and "Texas Method" do not go well together. For Texas Method to succeed, you probably need to be in caloric surplus. And to lose weight, you by definition need to be in caloric deficit. You'll probably have more success by doing X week of Texas and then X weeks of weight loss.

[m_sporkboy]

Baker Seems to prefer HLM for cutting. You eat a bunch sunday to prep for heavy day, and diet the rest of the time.

[Eric Larousse]

That has never seemed to work for me^

If you are in a deficit by definition on a light day where you overhead press heavy it effects my ability to overhead press without food in my body....when i am properly nurished i can OHP much better

Now if you move the bench to light day its going to have the same effect

[Tim K]

That has never seemed to work for me^

If you are in a deficit by definition on a light day where you overhead press heavy it effects my ability to overhead press without food in my body....when i am properly nurished i can OHP much better

Now if you move the bench to light day its going to have the same effect

I'm not sure what you're trying to say here. That being in a deficit affects the OHP more than the other lifts?

[Eric Larousse]

Im saying if you are in a deficit on days where you do some type of press heavy it will effect the pressing.....typically you do some type of press heavy usually 3 times a week depending on the iteration of the program at the least you are pressing heavy twice a week

It makes sense for squats and deadlifts because you can put the heavy work on a caloric excess day while the lighter squats wont be effected by the deficit

[Tim K]

Im saying if you are in a deficit on days where you do some type of press heavy it will effect the pressing.....typically you do some type of press heavy usually 3 times a week depending on the iteration of the program at the least you are pressing heavy twice a week

It makes sense for squats and deadlifts because you can put the heavy work on a caloric excess day while the lighter squats wont be effected by the deficit

So are you saying people should only be in a deficit on non-training days, or...?

I tried the HLM, pig out on Sunday night thing, and honestly I don't think it did much other than a mental boost/placebo effect.