End of Linear progression?

[jjburkrn]

Hi yall.. My question is it time for me to switch from Starting Strength to the Texas method..
Im 5'11" sit about 240 pounds.
current 3x5 lifts
Squat: 415
Bench 320
OHP: 170
Conventional dead:425, sumo is 355

For squat I have not "failed" but for the last two 5lb jumps it takes 1-2 retries before i get the full 3x5. I am using a ligth squat day on Wednesdays.
Any and all responses are welcomed as to if I should continue grinding the linear progression in the form of SS or move on to TM with better results..

Thank you!

[Dalton Clark]

I love seeing people with results like this. Very well done. You are probably very close to the end of your novice phase. There are still a couple of things you can do to milk it further. Incorporate back off sets instead of sets across. For squats this would mean 1 set of 5 at 415 then 2 sets at 80-90 percent of that weight. For the upper body lifts, you can move to 5 sets of 3 or 3 sets of 3 depending on how you respond to lower/more volume. Once you do that, you are set to go to intermediate programming. Texas Method is a risky proposition. It has a reputation of being too brutal for most. the 4 day texas method or HLM tend to be recommended. Or The Bridge.

[jjburkrn]

I think I will do that to probably milk about another month of this linear progression. Everything feels good but deadlifts today at 425 felt terrible, I think so extra accessory or deadlift work is in order due to my squat only being 10 pounds behind my deadlift. Any advice on that? I have recored my squat and its too depth, I just never feel comfortbale or confident in my conventional deadlfit.

[chrisza]

That's an awesome LP! I had good success going to 3x3 for all lifts except for DL to extend LP. What Dalton said is good advice as well.

[Dalton Clark]

I think I will do that to probably milk about another month of this linear progression. Everything feels good but deadlifts today at 425 felt terrible, I think so extra accessory or deadlift work is in order due to my squat only being 10 pounds behind my deadlift. Any advice on that? I have recored my squat and its too depth, I just never feel comfortbale or confident in my conventional deadlfit.

This is because deadlifts suck. And they suck for everybody. An individual who generally likes performing heavy deadlifts is a unicorn and they should be captured for further study.

[Mugaaz]

I think I will do that to probably milk about another month of this linear progression. Everything feels good but deadlifts today at 425 felt terrible, I think so extra accessory or deadlift work is in order due to my squat only being 10 pounds behind my deadlift. Any advice on that? I have recored my squat and its too depth, I just never feel comfortbale or confident in my conventional deadlfit.

IMO, I would suggest not milking it further. I tried doing the same, it was a waste of time. Better to get a handle on intermediate now.

[jjburkrn]

If anyone is still following this.. I tested maxes yesterday before moving on to Andy Bakers KSC Texas method and they were as following
Squat: 435 (good), 455(good), 495 (had it outta the whole, got pushed forward and missed)
Bench: 315(good), 335(good), 350(good) - for bench I probably had about 365 in me but I was very happy with 350
Deadlift: 455(good), 475(good), 505(good)

I guess trust the process, I have added deficit pulls which I believe to be the reason for the deadlift progress. On to a new program!

[Jopa_St]

Great results man, very nice for LP.

How old are you and what programming are you gonna follow now?

[Dlk93]

Godamn.

[thejosef]

Serious man.. Nice work! I sure hope you're 23 years old or something. Lol. Good luck with Andy's KSC Texas Method. Great choice to go with Mr. Baker.