Seeking Advice Choosing a Template

Training Q&A [Moderated]
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Hello Jordan and Austin,

I love the content you guys post in terms of medicine and rehab and am planning to run my first BBM template soon. Was wondering if I could seek some advice in choosing the best template for me->

Currently in a calorie deficit and program and planning to run a template after my current block in a calorie surplus. I have been running the Calgary Barbell 8 Week for the past 6 months and am used to a high frequency of benching 4x squatting 3x and deadlifting 2-3x a week. For the BBM template i aim to still focus on my SBD lifts but also on gaining muscle mass to have a bigger base for bigger lifts in the future.
I am a 21 year old student that currently weighs 187 lbs, and my S/B/D estimated 1 rep maxes from singles @ 8 are: 375/260/465. I have been training for 2 years and think i am pretty comfortable with RPE.

I was thinking Powerbuilding 3 or 2 would be the best for me, but am not sure of the difference between the two. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Syed

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Syed,

Thank you for the kind words. Hope everything outside of training is also going well for you.

PB II and III are pretty similar, though PB III lets you pick exercises, has higher volume, and uses some additional programming strategies that are probably best-suited to more advanced trainees. I think you could do well on either. I would pick PB II if you don’t want to pick your exercises/be responsible for picking your exercises, otherwise I’d choose PB III.

-Jordan

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Awesome to hear! Let me know how you do on the template :slight_smile: