First run at TM

[Bradley Gish]

Just finished my first cycle of TM, through two phases, over 21 weeks. During this time I set a 5x5 PR with 365x5x5 and on the final week of intensity day I took out a 1RM of 445. It's worth mentioning that I only applied TM to my squat. I'm still using LP for bench and press due to elbow issues over the past year, which progress has been slow. Now I plan to build my fives up until my bench and press are ready for WP, which is getting close, then switch to a less stressful program like a split, considering I don't compete, and am an average old Joe who works in a molding facility, drinks too much, and typically doesn't sleep well!

5x5 PR

365 X 5 set 5 - YouTube

1 Rep Max

445x1 1RM - YouTube

[damufunman]

Nice work man! That 445 looked pretty easy before and after the sticking point.
One thing though, don't lower the bar to the hooks, go forward until you hit the uprights, then lower. You could miss one day and Big Wreck.

[Coconut Chris]

What did you start your squat at for TM? I remember you've been diligent with posting form checks. Volume day looks like its getting hard.

[Bradley Gish]

What did you start your squat at for TM? I remember you've been diligent with posting form checks. Volume day looks like its getting hard.

Thanks Chris. I ended my Lp at 350 X 5 X 3. I conservatively choose 335 as my first intensity day workout, 90% of that for my volume day workout. This offload allowed me to progress on fives for quite a while. Upon starting phase two I reset my volume day weights by 5%, this helped a lot. after I hit 345 volume days were grueling. That 365x5x5 was the toughest thing I ever did physically.

[Bradley Gish]

Nice work man! That 445 looked pretty easy before and after the sticking point.
One thing though, don't lower the bar to the hooks, go forward until you hit the uprights, then lower. You could miss one day and Big Wreck.

Thanks damufunman, I have bout fucked myself up a couple of times by putting the bar back in the rack like that.