# What to do after Hypertrophy I

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**Created:** [July 8, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/what-to-do-after-hypertrophy-i/11046 "2021-07-08T16:33:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![1liftatatime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/a88e4f/32.png) [@1liftatatime](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/1liftatatime)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/what-to-do-after-hypertrophy-i/11046/1 "2021-07-08T16:33:15Z")

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Hello,

I am currently on week 8 of the hypertrophy I template and enjoying the process quite a bit. Strength has been improving on all lifts each session, and I generally feel pretty good and look forward to the next

session.

I am a 47 year old male weighing 205lbs with a 37 inch waist. My estimated 1 rep max going into week 8 are 270 bench, 378 squat and 398 deadlift. The deadlift has been a little slower going up due to a tweaked

back around week 4. I know the waist is still a little high, but it has been dropping over time. Started well over 40 inches 6-8 months ago. It does seem harder to lose the fat rolls on the sides now without major

calorie restriction.

I starting lifting last summer with a 2 month period of no lifting around the holidays (recovering from moderate Covid infection). So, probably 9-10 months of lifting experience now.

The question is what should I do next? Is there any reason to move on Hypertrophy II over just running hypertrophy I again? Should I consider a different template? I ran powerbuilding I prior to Hypertrophy I. I

have responded to Hypertrophy I better.

My goals are to improve strength and hypertrophy with increase in general health.

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/what-to-do-after-hypertrophy-i/11046/2 "2021-07-09T14:45:37Z")

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I would just repeat hypertrophy I if you’re getting good results and enjoy it 🙂 Powerbuilding I or II would work too if you just want to switch it up.