Jordon, I’ve heard you say a few times that you don’t like the HLM format. Can you please explain why exactly?
The typical HLM setup includes heavy, light, and medium days- with the adjectives referring to loading parameters and/or predicted stress levels. I think it is highly unlikely that on a given day a person has significantly greater training and recovery resources than any other day. Rather, I think it’s more likely that training and recovery resources ebb and flow based on a multitude of factors unrelated to the training plan necessarily. Therefore, I think that medium-medium-medium is a better plan than HLM from an organizational standpoint. HLM can be useful if it just describes intensity, but the stress produced by each workout are relatively similar.
Why did you guys put out a HLM? Is it different from the traditional HLM programs?
Yes. It is more medium x 3 with respect to stress levels.
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