Pb iii

Is this a 4 day split? Is it good for weight loss? I have been running PB2 with success on getting inches down. My weights haven’t increased at an impressive weight and really closer to maintained. I think that is because I am on a 500 to 1000 deficit trying to get the waistline down. I have dropped from about 230 to 215 and hope to be around 210 after this block. Waist is around 39 inches but i haven’t measured recently and am down a notch on my training belt.

So I am curious if this is sort of an update to PB II or something a bit difference. The description of having a peaking phase tends to make me think it might not be as good for a calorie deficit. I have a couple weeks left on PB2 and was thinking about BB for a change of pace and since it is 6 weeks and I am closer to the goal it is easier to finish a block and be ready for a strength template if I am at or near the goal of 37’ or 38’ around the waist.

On one hand it is sort of don’t fix what isn’t broke or the other a little variety might not hurt to freshen things up. I guess one last question is what is the advantage of peaking in an “offseason” program? Is it meant to be kind of a strength template light? Meaning for people who who would like to peak but don’t want to do strength template.

it has been a long journey losing around 10" on waist and about 50 lbs with some significant breaks but I am getting closer. So I can’t complain about running the PB 2 with a few BB breaks but something a little different doesn’t hurt. I am thinking around 200 might get me to the waist goals but that is harder for me to guess than just looking at the scale weight. I am 5’6" and having been training in various styles more off than on since about 1985 (50 y/o). So I learned scale weight goals aren’t necessary what you think they will be. :slight_smile:

JJW,

Nice job on the weight loss, dude! That’s great.

PB III is a 4-day split and is a fine choice during a weight loss phase, though I think all of our templates would work for that as well. You can check out a week of the template for free on our app or on the website.

As far as “peaking” in the off season, I think that assumes the user is competing and has a defined competitive season, which is not really the case for most powerlifters. I think programming should be periodized to generate the biggest improvements in the desired adaptations. Thus, there are periods of higher volume and lower intensity and periods of lower volume and higher intensity.

-Jordan