Texas Method

[xRequiem]

Dude that's awesome

[RipCJ]

Dude that's awesome

Thanks. I felt really accomplished after all of that, but now I'm just waiting for 5x5x412.5. Never satisfied!

[RipCJ]

Jog 4 laps

Sprint 50m x 8

Jog 2 laps

Curls

[HoneyBadger300]

SQUAT:
410 x 5
410 x 5
410 x 5
410 x 5
410 x 5

DIP:
B/W x 25
B/W x 20
B/W x 15

DECLINE SIT-UP:
B/W + 35 x 20
B/W + 35 x 20
B/W + 35 x 20

WEIGH-IN:
197 lbs

COMMENTS:
**** yes.

1:20

Dam, you nailed it! Huge congrats.

[PeterGibbons316]

Your depth makes your numbers that much better.

[RipCJ]

Dam, you nailed it! Huge congrats.

Your depth makes your numbers that much better.

Thanks to you both.

[RipCJ]

SQUAT:
327.5 x 5
327.5 x 5

PRESS:
175 x 5
135 x 10

CHIN-UP:
B/W + 90 x 2
B/W + 45 x 7

DECLINE SIT-UP:
B/W + 35 x 20
B/W + 35 x 20
B/W + 35 x 20

WEIGH-IN:
197 lbs

COMMENTS:
Press was just flying up tonight.

0:50

[-Lucifer]

DECLINE SIT-UP:
B/W + 35 x 20
B/W + 35 x 20
B/W + 35 x 20

Have you found that your core doesn't recover properly if you go heavier? I'm talking about using your 5-8RM's.

[supmannn]

wait wat

Didn't you do 175x0 pretty recently? Anything you've changed that you think contributed to the sudden increase in your press?

[NaturalPursuit]

geez those squats....410x8 for all those sets?!?! nice work man!!!

[RipCJ]

Have you found that your core doesn't recover properly if you go heavier? I'm talking about using your 5-8RM's.

Heavier on sit-ups? I don't see a reason to do anything under 15 reps for them.

wait wat

Didn't you do 175x0 pretty recently? Anything you've changed that you think contributed to the sudden increase in your press?

The most I had ever pressed before yesterday was 175 x 3, and that 175 x 0 was on a really bad day.

geez those squats....410x8 for all those sets?!?! nice work man!!!

Only 410 x 5 for the five sets, but I wish each set was for eight!

[GinjaNinja85]

Hey RipCJ, I'm starting Texas Method real soon and I wanna do power cleans. I'm considering perhaps doing them on recovery day when I bench/OHP with a lighter weight and with front squats (2x5 to start with then 3x3), with a view to learning how to perform a full clean at a later date. The volume will be squat, bench/ohp and chins and intensity would be squat, bench/ohp, deadlift and pendlay rows. What's your opinion on this setup? I'm not screwing my recovery day up am I? You obviously have alot of experience with TM so I'd value your input

[RipCJ]

Jog 4 laps

Sprint 50m x 4

Curls

[RipCJ]

Hey RipCJ, I'm starting Texas Method real soon and I wanna do power cleans. I'm considering perhaps doing them on recovery day when I bench/OHP with a lighter weight and with front squats (2x5 to start with then 3x3), with a view to learning how to perform a full clean at a later date. The volume will be squat, bench/ohp and chins and intensity would be squat, bench/ohp, deadlift and pendlay rows. What's your opinion on this setup? I'm not screwing my recovery day up am I? You obviously have alot of experience with TM so I'd value your input

I think you would be fine cleaning with recovery. I think you could even replace chins with power clean on volume and be fine. I would probably ditch rows on intensity, though.

[xRequiem]

I think you would be fine cleaning with recovery. I think you could even replace chins with power clean on volume and be fine. I would probably ditch rows on intensity, though.

This.

I like this set up

VD
Squats
Bench/OHP
RDL/BB Rows circuit or PC

Recovery
FS
OHP/Bench
pc if not done on VD

ID
Squat
bench
dead

Some people even clean on ID and do their deads on VD. WHen I tried TM for the first time I was doing DL on Recovery day which was a horrible idea.

[GinjaNinja85]

Ok, so bearing all this in mind would the following be better given that I'd like to keep chins, rows and power cleans in my schedule? I don't think I could do cleans at the end of volume. I'd probably be too tired.

VD
Squat 5x5
Bench/OHP 5x5
Pendlay Rows 5x5

RD
Front Squat 2x5
Power Cleans 8x2
OHP/Bench 3x5 @ 90/80%
Chin Ups 3 sets with b/w only, never weighted

ID
Squat 1x5
Bench/OHP 1x5
Deadlift 1x5

Sound ok? Sorry to hijack your journal!

If I'm doing too much on recovery do you have any suggestions that also allow for rows and chins?

[PeterGibbons316]

Check out Justin Lascek's ebook on TM - worth every penny.

[GinjaNinja85]

Check out Justin Lascek's ebook on TM - worth every penny.

I've got it. He says to split assistance like chins and rows between VD and ID and to create a 4th assistance day after VD to do power cleans. I don't wanna do a 4th day. Also don't wanna butcher the program.

[RipCJ]

If I'm doing too much on recovery do you have any suggestions that also allow for rows and chins?

I think that setup you have here will work fine. The thing about the Texas Method is that it is not a specific program, but more of an idea. You can pretty much do whatever you want, as long as you have enough volume to show a gain in strength for intensity. And between all of this you have the right amount of recovery. I don't think power cleans and chins on recovery is too much at all.

[GinjaNinja85]

I think that setup you have here will work fine. The thing about the Texas Method is that it is not a specific program, but more of an idea. You can pretty much do whatever you want, as long as you have enough volume to show a gain in strength for intensity. And between all of this you have the right amount of recovery. I don't think power cleans and chins on recovery is too much at all.

Thanks, that's good to hear.

[JHenry47]

whats the average time a volume day takes you? When and how do you deload?

[RipCJ]

SQUAT:
462.5 x 3

BENCH PRESS:
270 x 3

DEADLIFT:
500 x 1

DECLINE SIT-UP:
B/W + 45 x 20
B/W + 45 x 20
B/W + 45 x 20

WEIGH-IN:
198 lbs

COMMENTS:
Squat warm-ups were really heavy and slow, so I was very happy with repping out 462.5. Bench press was also very solid. Going to stick with 500 until I get three reps.

1:05

[RipCJ]

whats the average time a volume day takes you? When and how do you deload?

Time of each workout is listed at the end of the comments. I split the volume workout in two parts so if you are doing both squat and bench press in the same one it will take a lot longer. I will deload when my body is feeling really beat up; cannot remember the last time I had to do that.

[jshaw5]

Damn man, squats are crazy strong. Bench is getting up there too.

[xRequiem]

So did you have fail the second DL rep or did you just know you couldn't do it?

[RipCJ]

Damn man, squats are crazy strong. Bench is getting up there too.

Thanks, just hoping to not stall out before 275x3.

So did you have fail the second DL rep or did you just know you couldn't do it?

Only attempted one rep.

[jshaw5]

whats the average time a volume day takes you? When and how do you deload?

I do squat and bench volume on the same day. I'm usually in the gym for about an hour and a half, which includes warmup and pwo dump.

So did you have fail the second DL rep or did you just know you couldn't do it?

I was actually wondering that myself.

I was also wondering if you pull sumo or conventional.

[xRequiem]

CJ pulls conventional. go a couple(maybe 5 or so) you'll see his mock meet sorta. hes actually close to repping his maxes now :O

[/JV/]

Check out Justin Lascek's ebook on TM - worth every penny.

Lots of people seem to like this ebook...even Pendlay himself has good things to say.

Do you have the advanced book too?

[jshaw5]

Lots of people seem to like this ebook...even Pendlay himself has good things to say.

Do you have the advanced book too?

I'll throw in another thumbs up to the 70's big TM e-book, it's such a great resource for the program. What advanced book are you referring to?