Bastardized Texas Method

I guess the thing is that my schedule assumes I will hit a new 5RM max every C day, when really I should expect some progressions to take two to three weeks. Excited to test my limits tho!

WTF how did I miss the decision for you to do TM? I'm a huge fan. Maybe my favorite program. Did you outline your plan at some point?

Yeah, that's where that post came from. I have set exercises and rep schemes for each day based off the thinking behind TM. I have been doing a bastardized version more or less since I went off the supercut and it's been working well. Today was the first day I sat down and mapped out where I would be in six weeks if every Friday I hit a new 5RM max (+5 lbs over last Friday). Looking at a six-week endpoint feels sick and impossible, but 5 lbs a week seems like nothing when I just go week to week.

Yeh, I've been following TM very very loosely for squat and press only for the last couple weeks and sprinkling in oly/met-cons and various assistance work. Enjoying it so far.

I really like the idea of shooting for 5RM prs every week and the amount I was squatting previously was taking a toll on my hips.

Curious to hear a full breakdown of your program as well.

Program breakdown below. Everything beneath the *** is accessory work that's more according to a simple linear progression 5x3 scheme.

Sunday
HIIT

Monday
OFF

Tuesday (5x3 75-80%+5lbs each week)
Bench
Squat
Deadlift
***
Vbar tbar pull
Pullups/muscle ups
Planks

Wednesday
OFF

Thursday (8x3 60%+5lbs each week)
Bench
Squat
***
Incline
Pendlay rows
Curls
Vsit ab rockers

Friday
OFF

Sadderday (5RM 90%+5lbs each week)
Bench
Squat
Deadlift
***
OHP
Dips
Toes to bar

After main worksets, I do a high volume backoff set that seems to be going well. My goal there is to have a backoff x20 set of light but progressively heavier weights a la locotarding. So for example, I've moved from benching 135x20 to 155x20 pretty quickly. This started as just wanting to nail 185x10 but I like where this 20 rep scheme is going.

I also decrease the weight on 5RM days (after the 5RM ldo) and do another 5 rep set at a lower weight on max days for heavy weight form conditioning. Deadlifts for example. Instead of doing a backoff set of 10, I keep the weight heaviesh and do two more sets of 5.

As you can see, I also am keeping a fourth day for HIIT.

Hmmm. Mach flyes ought to be in there somewhere. Anyway, I'm sure I'm missing something and things ought to be calibrated. Feedback welcome.

Also, let's be honest, I'm doing pull ups and muscle ups every time I'm at the gym.

Will also occasionally switch the HIIT with some crossfit WODs.

Hmm bench 3 days a week and treat ohp as assistance? Bastardized indeed.

Looking forward to tracking your progress.

Can't ignore dat OHP! OHPxBW here I come!!111!!!

Sounds more like oklahoma method *HIGH FIVES*

My gym is located fairly closely to a trailer park, so you may be on to something.

Jesus, your BP goal is way ahead of the rest of your lifts.

Unfortunately that's because my starting BP strength is way ahead of everything else. Pretty much a standard bro

Nice to see you try and even your lifts out by adding in more bench work than called for in the program. The Bro Method?

Hey, I've added more everything than the program calls for. Backoff sets in squats, too. But there is more bench work than everything else, true true

Bench monkey gonna bench monkey.

Squatting errday tho

I was limiting my legwork to HIIT, squats, and deadlifts, like that is already plenty and I want to avoid injuries, but I've got so much arm work and that doesn't scare me with the thought of injuries. Maybe I should add in more leg work? Pistols? Front squats? Mach curls?!

Don't think you need it. You're doing the bro method after all, so it's a minor miracle you got leg exercises in there at all. Now you want to add more?

Fwiw, I've been doing paused front squats on B day as opposed to lighter HBBS and am liking it so far.

I get to keep my bro card tho so long as I maintain tons of bench work, right?

Do you think there's a significant benefit to trading FS on B day as opposed to lighter HBBS? That doesn't concern me as much since it would essentially be the same amount of leg work, but if there is a better benefit to switching them I might do so.

I do it because I think it carries over to the clean fairly well and I don't know when else I'd get front squat in. Iirc it's more quad dominant and more demanding on your core. B squat day is light anyway, couldn't hurt to mix it up, not like you're making any real gainz that day anyway.

Re your bro card, don't worry, it's very well intact, bro.

That DL volume seems kind of high to me

Don't do volume deadlifts: do RDLs or good mornings instead.

Too much effort on thursday, especially once saturday approaches PR territory.

Just imo.

Yes, agreed. Should be once per week. Especially if he is squatting 3x a week.

This guy is a strength volume monkey. Goodbye tendons and joints.