Hello there. So I’ve been training for around 4-5 years, hyperthrophy based programming (upper,lower 2x a week), but always did big3 for 3 sets of 5, I’m 6,5 and 230. Last year I had some acute inflammation and couldn’t train for 5 months, in that period I lost 35lbs of weight. Now im back in the gym for 4 months but im stalling on SBD. Before that illness my e1RM where 355 squat, 295 bench, 470 deadlift and 190 ohp. I gained all weight and size back but my lifts ar not progressing anymore already for a month - squat 330, bench 275, deadlift 410 and ohp 170, Interesting part is that my RDL and deadlift are in same e1RM, im lowering RDL about 2 inches below knee cap, it’s enough right?
Friend of mine told me about Barbell Medicine, he is using your programming for almost a year and has same training exprerience as me, and he is like WTH he still keeps progressing 
So I want to keep building mass while improving Big3 (SBD) so I guess powerbuilding template would be the best for me? Or I need to start with beginners template cause I have never done this kind of training? At the end of this year maybe planning to do first powerlifting meet.
Thanks 
Egardos,
Thanks for the post and gotta love your friend shaming you into changing programming LOL
Yea I’d either do Powerbuilding I or Strength I in this scenario. Let us know how it goes!
-Jordan
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Thanks for fast response.
So I bought powerbuilding 1 and started today.
One more quick question. For 6.5ft guy with waist measurment 37 inches I should continue gaining weight or cut down to 35inches or smth like that?
Finally finished powerbuilding 1. I started slow cut on week 2, because my waist was 37 inches.
On 3rd week my lower back started to feel sensitive, and on week 5 day 3 got very sharp pain in my lower back while I was doing deadlift, even walking was painful after so I stopped deadlifts on that day but finished rest of the workout, on week 6 day 1 squating was fine, pain was manageable, but couldn’t do SLDL’s so I did weighted hyperextension instead, same on all the other weeks, on day 3 that week I was suprised that I still couldt deadlift with that pain and pain went completely away on week 10, but still on day 1 did weighted hyperextensions because I did them all previous weeks.
start now
weight 230 lbs 215 lbs
waist 37 inches 35.5 inches
squat 330 lbs 370 lbs
bench 275 lbs 295 lbs
deadlift 410 lbs 440 lbs
ohp 170 lbs 187.5 lbs
I’m actually very surprised with progress I made while cutting. I’m planning to still cut down till I get waist around 34 inches, so now I started general strength and conditioning program.