I’m currently on week 6 of the 3-day hypertrophy template, and I’m starting to think about what I should do next. I think I would like to do the endurance template next since
a) my conditioning is very bad and my friends laugh at me and I’m sad
b) I intend to cut some weight
Is there any reason why I should not do that one next? I ask because it seems that these two templates are not designed to be run back to back, so I’m wondering if they are “compatible”.
I’m also wondering why the endurance templates has touch&go in the comp bench slot? Since my long term goals are still powerlifting-related, can I just do 1ct pauesd bench instead?
If you need to lose weight you could certainly do it after the hypertrophy template, since that would be more important than your strength goals for now. As far as the bench, I’m not sure of the reasoning behind having TnG, but I can’t imagine doing 1 ct paused would be a problem.
I wouldn’t say I exactly need to lose weight though. I don’t know the exact number right now, but I know my waist is definitely int the 35-38 inch range. I only want to lose a couple of kgs really, and it could definitely be done with any other programming. I just want to put a bit more work into endurance training for a while
If you want to do endurance training, you should do the endurance template.
The fat loss is driven by diet. If it is simply conditioning for powerlifting and not endurance (running, biking, rowing, whatever), stick to the hypertrophy template.
The conditioning work on the 3 day hypertrophy template is reasonable. If you want much better endurance then this goal isn’t really aligned with your long term goal of powerlifting. If you achieve your endurance goals on the endurance template, they’re going to revert once you go back to the non-endurance templates to where they are today (assuming you’re doing the GPP work on the hypertrophy template). Unfortunately endurance is relatively transitory.
There’s no problem doing hypertrophy programs back to back for general health and building muscle mass but it’s not really aligned with getting better at the specific power lifting movements for singles (i.e. what you do in a competition).
If the endurance template sounds fun you should do it! But have a think about your goals and how this is aligned/ in conflict with them.
