Hello,
I currently own both of these templates. I was wondering if given some of the newer evidence that you have employed in your Low fatigue templates, would you make changes to the strength portion of your Titan templates if you updated if you were designing them today? Such as employing the methodology on proximity to failure found in you LFT?
JPP,
Thanks for the post and great question! I’ve been asked this about a number of other templates before, as I think the impression is that having a greater proximity to failure is new and using lower RPE’s is better in most applications.
The truth is, I’ve been using this style of programming since ~ 2016 in various blocks where it’s appropriate. This was well before any templates were released (or updated for that matter) and so, lower fatigue type programming has found its way into lots of our templates.
I think lower fatigue programming is most suitable for maximum low velocity strength development. In other contexts, I think somewhere in the middle between low fatigue and training to failure is more appropriate, e.g. mostly RPE 8 sets, some sets to @ 9, and so on.
To your question, if someone responded super well to LFT time and time again, I would definitely play around with this in lots of different blocks. Hope this helps!
-Jordan
Would you have a preference on what program to pair with a running program (4-5 times a week) I also have 3 mandatory training sessions that I unfortunately have to do a week? They have no rhyme or reason to the structure, so I’m a little unsure if a low fatigue template or the titan with low fatigue methods applied would be more appropriate.
JPP,
It would depend on the individual’s training history - including the recent running history - and goals. I’m not entirely clear what it is you want to get out of your training, but I’m leaning towards maximal strength development in the Big Three (or Four), yes? If so, and you’ve been training for years, the low ISF 3-day template would probably be my go-to. If the running program is a new addition, I’d pull 1-2 sets from all lifts on that template in an effort to manage total fatigue. If the running program is something you’ve been doing for awhile, I’d keep the 3-day low ISF template as-is.
Hope that’s helpful!
-Jordan
That’s extremely helpful! You are correct in assuming that at this period in time my priorities are twofold:
-Maximal strength
-Running milage
I’ll take your advice on board and go with the 3-day ISF to pair with my running goals.
Thank you.