Good Morning,
I’ve been mulling about what sort of programming to follow for my goals. To provide a bit of background on myself, I have not touched a barbell for quite some time, but managed to hold on to some of the strength I had gained previously. When I was fully committed to strength training I could have been considered an intermediate/advanced lifter, but then I found Jiu-Jitsu, and weight training fell to the wayside.
Recently I met someone at my gym who is being coached by Barbell Medicine, and he had nothing but great things to say while also moving some serious weight for what looked like easy reps, so here I am!
As it currently stands I’m looking for a sustainable 3 day a week program with a focus on strength, but I would be lying if I didn’t want at least a little bit in the way of aesthetic gains. Who doesn’t want to look good? Having limited time, the best bang for the buck seems to be a high frequency approach that is auto-regulated based to account for the recovery demands I face in Jiu-Jitsu and other cardiac endeavors. Working strictly with training percentages doesn’t seem to provide this.
I’m not incredibly concerned about my 1RM as I don’t plan to compete, so I’ve been mulling over picking up the Bridge, HLM, and the Hypertrophy GPP.
I know my goals are somewhat at oppositions, but would cycling these 3 programs continuously long-term assist me with my goals, or is there another approach you would recommend?