One of my goals is to DL 405 by 2/11/14. That's my one year strength training anniversary and I hope to be 2/3/4 wheels by then.
I switched to Karl's 5/1 about 3 months ago, but my DL went nowhere; stalled at ~335#.
Without changing diet, this ten week Phillipi program has me smoking PRs. Not even a debaucherous caribbean week-off could derail my latest PR of 350#. I go for 360# tomorrow and (knock on wood) don't expect much resistance.
I recognize that this program is usually reserved for men with much more strength than I, but it's worked for me to date, albeit slower than even Karl's 5/1 - had it been effective.
So my question is: Should I / Can I repeat this Phillipi program immediately or should I switch back to a weekly progression of some sort? Or something else entirely?
Stats, FWIW:
42 yo
6'2" (almost)
208#
315 LBBS / 205 BP / 350 DL
250p / 300c / 75f
If it weren't for the 2/11/14 goals, I'd be willing to gamble the next 10 weeks, but I'd really like to hit these goals.
Last edited by gatorinexile; 12-23-2013 at 02:49 PM.
If it worked, milk it. You might want to take a brief deload, though.