Training has been a bit all of the place recently due to issues out of my control. Two months ago I was hapily bulking on the 12 week press template, making solid increases to weight on the bar each week while maintaining the same RPE.
I made the decision to cease testosterone replacement therapy around the same time, and due a combination of reduced energy, increased doms/fatigue and quite bad joint pain, training took quite the hit. My body composition also took quite a large hit too, with a lot of fat being deposited on my midsection combined with loss of muscle size throughout my body.
All of the above was expected while I waited for my own bodies testosterone production to come back online, but now I’m left with a skinny fat physique and a lot of weight on the bar lost. I normally wouldn’t mind about the increased body fat, but my girlfriend of two years broke up with me out of the blue last night, so since I’ll be re-entering the dating pool in the next month or two, I’d rather be lean and look to regain strength/size later.
Current e1RM’s after coming off trt:
Squat: 315 lbs
Bench: 170 lbs
Deadlift: 420 lbs
Strict Press: 110 lbs
M / 22 / 180 / 5’11 / 20 - 25% body fat
With the above context, what template would best fit my needs? I’m considering either hypertrophy I or powerbuiding I with two days of conditioning. Does this sound reasonable? Thanks in advance.