Hypertrophy I or II after running Powerlifting II and Powerbuilding II?

Training Q&A [Moderated]
1

Good morning sir,

Over the past 1-1.5 years progressed in the following with your templates:

Strength I → Strength I → Time Crunch → Powerlifting II → Powerbuilding II

My stats:
5’9”
195lbs, 34 inch waist
Squat e1RM: 437lbs
Comp. Bench Press e1RM: 302lbs
Deadlift e1RM: 556lbs

Powerbuilding II was great, but the gym has felt like a grind from hell lately so I figured I’d change it up with a hypertrophy-focused template.

Should I just go straight to Hypertrophy II, or should I do the first one first?

2

You can go straight to Hypertrophy II if you prefer to train 4x/wk, but you may want to do 3x/wk and Hypertrophy I if the gym has been a grind lately.