Finishing off LP

[Mike Tearrafinger]

So been running LP for a solid 5-6 months, and gained a good 30 lbs last I checked after a 6 month cut going from 256 lbs and weak sauce, to 200 lbs and extra mild hot sauce. Started gaining weight again in February where I got back on the gain train. I lost and gained back a fairly significant amount of weight in the last 5 years but before I started weight training at all I weighed in at 320 lbs and lost a 140 lbs in 8 months. Anyways since February I reached out to Austin and Jordan and they've been helping me out immensely and I couldn't have done it with out their help. Gained weight again while on LP and now weighing in at 228 6"0'. Anyways without further adieu my current best lifts are:

Squat 320x5x3
Deadlift 365x5x1
Bench 215x3x5
Press 140x3x5
Goblet Squats 405x3


I feel like I can reset the squat, bench and press, and benefit for maybe another couple of PRs and I have taken jordans advice by doing 5x3 and then "stairstepping" the next press/bench session with higher volume 5x5. I am microloading my presses with 1.25s, not my squats or deads tho (dont even know if microloading is a thing for squats and deads with these numbers and progression schemes).

I've read Feiganbaums 12 ways to skin a Texas method, but I was wondering if anyone would recommend any other template just for comparison...couldnt find the medium-light-heavy templates. But that being said I don't even know if I should ditch novice LP yet or give it another reset and final run considering the technique breakdown and grinders, and accumulating knee pain formerly having bullet proof knees.

[Mike Tearrafinger]

Last week of the bridge:

My notepad on my iPhone keeps deleting the log with anything after week 8:

Week 1: Low Stress
Squat 285 @ 6, 300 @7, 315 @8
CGBP 175 @6, 182.5 @7, 190 @8, 200 @9
Rack Pulls (mid shin) 275 @7, 315 @8, 330 @9

2ct Paused squat 250 @7, 260 @8, 275 @9
Press w/ belt 125 @6, 130 @7, 135 @8
Barbell Row 135@6, 145 @7, 165@8

Deadlift w/belt 315@6, 330 @7, 355@8
Bench Press, 1ct Paused 185 @7, 195@8.5, 202.5 failed at rep 5
303 Tempo Squat 135@5, 185@7, 225@8

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Week 2: Mod Stress
Squat w/Belt 275@7, 295@8, 295@8, 295@8
CGBP 175@6, 182.5@7, 190@8, 200@9x2 sets
Block Pulls (mid-shin) Friday

2ct Pause Squat 250@7, 265@8, 280@9x2
Press w/belt 130@7, 135@8x4
Barbell Row 135@<5, 185@8x3

Deadlifts w/belt 315@6, 330@7, 355@8x3
Bench Press, 1ct Paused 175@7, 185@8, 195@9
3-0-3 Tempo Squat

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Week 3: Moderate Stress
Squat w/Belt 275@6.5-7, 300@8x3
CGBP 185@7, 195@8, 202.5@9x2
Block Pulls 300@7, 315@8, 330@9x2

2ct Pause Squat 255@7, 265@8, 285@9x2
Press w/belt 125@7, 135 4 reps @9, 125@8x3
Barbell Row 175@6, 185@7, 195@8x3

Deadlifts w/Belt 330@6, 345@7, 365@8x3
1ct Pause Bench 165@6, 175@7, 185@8, 195@9x4
303 Tempo Squat 195@6, 205@7, 215@8, 225@8x2

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Week 4
Squat w/Belt 290@7, 305@8x4
CGBP 185@7, 195@8, 202.5@9x3
Block Pulls mid shin 300@7, 330@10, 315@9 w/straps

2ct Pause Squat 255@7, 265@8, 285@9x4
Press w/belt 125@7, 132.5@8x4
Barbell Row 195@6, 205@8

Deadlift w/belt 345@6, 360@7, 380@9.5, 370@8x2
1ct Pause Bench 185@7, 195@8, 200@9, 200@9.5, 195@9x2
303 Tempo Squat 235@8x2

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Week 5
Squat w/belt 285x4@6, 300x4@7, 315x4@8x3
3ct Paused bench 185@7, 195@8, 202.5x4@9x2
2ct Pause Deadlift @1" 285@7, 305@8, 325x4@9x2

Pin Squat 260@7, 275@8, 290x4@9x2
Press w/belt 125@7, 135x4@8x5
Barbell Row 195@6, 205@7, 215x8@8x4

Deadlift w/ belt 360@7, 385x4@8x3
Paused Bench 1ct 192.5@7, 202.5x4@8x2, 212.5x3@10 (misload), 202.5x4@8x2
Squat, no belt 225@6, 275x6@9

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Week 6
Squat w/belt 330@7, 350x1@8, 315x4@8x3
3 Ct Paused Bench 185@7, 195@8, 202.50x3@9x3
3ct Paused Deadlift 325x4@9x2

Pin Squat 275@7, 290@8, 300x3@9x3
Press w/belt 160@10, 150@8, 135x4@8x4
Barbell Rows 205@6, 215@7, 225x6@x4

Deadlift w/belt 425@7, 445x1@8, 405x4@8x3
Bench Press 1ct Paused 210@7, 225x1@8, 205x4@8x4

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Week 7
Squat w/belt 340@7, 355@8, 330x3@8x4
Pin Bench* 205@8x2, 225x3@10

Pin Squat 275x3@7, 295x3@8, 310x3@9x3
Press w/belt 145@7, 150@8, 140x3@9
Barbell Row 225x6@8x4

Deadlift w/belt 430@7, 450@8, 410x3@8x4
Bench Press, 1ct Pause 220@7, 230@8, 210x3@9x4
High Bar Squat, No Belt 230x6@8x4 (Had a painful scratch on my back where the bar would go in a low bar position.)

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Week 8:
Squat w/belt: 345@7, 360@8, 335x3@8x2
3ct Paused Bench: 195x3@7, 205x3@8, 215x3@9
2ct Paused Deadlift @1”: 315x3@7, 345x3@8, 365x3@9

Thanks again for all the help AZB And Jordan!

[Mike Tearrafinger]

Week 8:
Day 2
Pin Squat 275x4@6-7, 305x4@8, 315x4@9
Press w/belt 145@7, 155@8, 142.5x3@9
Barbell Rows 225@7, 235x6@8x2

[Mike Tearrafinger]

Bridge Week 8: Low Stress

Day 3 (last day of the bridge)

Deadlift w/belt 405@7, 425@8, 395x3@8
Pause Bench, 1ct 215@7, 225@8, 217.5x3@9
Squat, no belt 275x6@8 (needed 1 more set but gym closed)