Program Advice

Programming Discussion
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40yr old Male
6’0" height
215lbs
38.5" waist

Current 1 rep @ RPE8
Squat - 345lbs
DL - 355lbs
Bench - 285lbs
Press - 180lbs

Goals - Continue to try and gain strength/Size and possibly lower waist size by an inch or 2

Previous Programs Starting back in Jan 2018:
NLP
Bridge - Twice
Hypertrophy

I am finishing up Hypertrophy Template this week. Was planning on my first meet in December and was going to run the 12 week strength next.

Due to location and funding, I have decided to wait until next year (possibly mid spring) to enter my first meet locally.

Should I run the HLM template until the meet is 12 or 13 weeks out or is there a better combo you guys would recommend. Would start on Monday.

Thank you in advance!

2

I think HLM → Hyp ->12W is a good one, if you have time. If not, maybe trade HLM for Time Crunch.

3

Well it sounds like you have 7-8 months to fill. I certainly wouldn’t run HLM exclusively that many times in a row. You could cycle HLM and hypertrophy until you’re 12 weeks out though, then swap to 12 week strength.

4

Thanks for the input guys. I might try the HLM and then go to the 4 day hypertrophy, followed by 12week strength depending on when the meet will end up. Post novice training is hard to figure out at this point. Especially when you still have a lot of room to progress. I just do not want to waist time at this point. But I guess you need to in order to see how you respond. I want to drop a few more pounds. Havent been aggressive enough lately.

ANy of you do the HLM template? Is it laid out like the 12wk strength or Bridge?