Little about myself. I’m 38 years old, with 2 kids who are very active in sports. I am an investigator for a fairly large police department. My hours are pretty stable, however there are still long days and unpredictable call outs. I don’t have a ton of time to train per day, but usually squeeze it in early in the morning; or worse case late at night.
About 6 months ago, I tweaked my back at work. I tried to muscle through my workouts, but I made the injury worse and worse, to the point I couldn’t finish my training sessions.
I love this program. I am making good progress and finally getting use to RPE. However, the sessions can be a little long for me (70 plus minutes). As I mentioned I train fairly early, but in a basement gym, so my warm ups (especially in the colder months), can take a while.
In full disclosure, I do not have clearly defined goals. I know I need to lift for health purposes and I enjoy getting stronger, but that’s basically it.
When I finish this program, what do you recommend I move onto?
I think the Powerbuilding “non comp” version of the Powerbuilding 2 or the Time Crunch Template (4-day time cap strength) would be right up your alley.
Hi @Jordan_Feigenbaum can I pop a follow-on question here: why recommend PB2 rather than PB1? Something I’ve been getting very confused about looking through the Templates (trying to decide which ones to buy next!) is how to decide whether to do the I vs the II of each style. I know the guidance is broadly that the II versions are more volume, and historically they were 4 day vs 3 day, but with 3 day versions of the IIs (if that is the routine available), it seems less clear when to stay with the I vs move to the II. Thanks!
The non-comp version in PB2 is the recommendation, which I think would satisfy someone’s needs who wants to get stronger in the Big Three, but not necessarily do singles, while also gaining some muscle size.
The II and III versions have higher training loads and additional complexity, e.g. sticking point training, more exercise selection variations, various methods for training load regulation, and so on. While this has been consistent over time, I can appreciate that it can be hard to follow.
Fortunately, we have a template quiz to help people pick, as well as this forum for template questions, and people can try our programs out for free.