Take my thoughts on this with a grain of salt, but I’d guess that your assistance work is programmed pretty damn well if you’re maintaining a relative constant with it and your main lifts are progressing.
When you eventually plateau, it may be time to push the assistance harder and build a bigger base to support further progression of your main lifts.
That all makes perfect sense, thanks to both of you!!
So how many people are actually running this program?
How are the results so far?
Just finished up week 12 yesterday, and I’m still loving it. I’m sure it’s a big no-no, but I have backed off a lot on the cardio due to my work and it just doesn’t pertain to my goals at this point. Trying to gain or at least maintain my weight has been tough due to how much I move around at work. Basically 40+ hours a week of loaded carries and weighted (as in 60-70lb) backpack carries. Need to preserve every calorie I can at this point.
Bodyweight hasn’t changed too much, I’m up maybe a few pounds but have been sitting at about 199-202 in the morning. I’m essentially the same weight I was almost a year ago. Definitely have leaned out a bit, but have noticed my shoulders, chest, quads and butt have gotten much bigger than they were, even from the start of this program.
Lifts have definitely gone up- taken from my log last week-
OHP 95lb x 12/105lb x 4 to 105lb 5x6
Bench 145lb x 15 to 175lb 5x6
Squat 175lb x 18 to 255lb 5x8 (pretty surprised and happy with this one)
Deadlift 265lb x 13 to 325lb 5x5
Did a high intensity, low volume deload a few weeks ago (which I am not going to do again) where I hit
OHP 130lbx1
Bench 205x1
Squat 315x1
DL 375x1
Still having some trouble with a few assistance movements and I haven’t really progressed on them due to wanting to nail form first. RDLs and good morning especially feel unnatural to me. Overall I’m very happy with how I’ve been progressing though, I just have to find a way to eat more but that’s on me.
I’m using it for 4-5 weeks now, but that was after I loafed most of the summer and started very light to feel out the training scheme. Still not quite at the point where there is any doubt at all that I will reach max reps on the main lifts, but will get there soon enough.
Same as above (minus the active job!) been kind of lazy on hard conditioning and still not eating enough to grow.
Based on that it wouldn’t be right to declare results one way or the other but will keep it rolling for at minimum a few more months (hopefully with improved adherence on non-lifting)
I did it for about six weeks before switching to the type of layout u post in your log. I have been able to add weights every 2,3, or 4 weeks to my lifts. Getting another rep here or there on pretty much everything. Upper back has improved and I’m mostly leaner, but my diet and beer consumption varies.
I have been running it for awhile, but no tracking much. I started light and modified a bit some pulls. And I ve been doing it mostly 3x per week instead of 4.
Here is the feedback. The intensity is insane. I ve done the DL lower body with a stronger buddy of mine and he was dying at the last super sets. I upped my cardio and work ability on that program.
I ve gained weight, mainly fat due to poor eathing habits but I can notice my chest is bigger.
Core and lower back are much stronger than before.
I can squat 8 reps for 5 sets what I squated 5 reps for 5 sets.
Dl regressed however. But I havent been even trying to DL heavy.
OHP went up and I injured for a week my upper back while doing heavier OHP due to poor form.
Bench is at the same level.
Dumbell pushing increases sligthly.
Due to my weight gain, 6kg, I can dip and chin only for 4-5 reps.
How much do you weigh, and what’s your height?
I am a fatty. I weighted 84kg at 175cm, now I am 90 
Just for reference, I weigh a couple pounds more than you and I’m 4 inches taller, presumably with longer arms, and I can do minimum 18 super strict pull-ups, 25+ if I can get a tiny bit of leg movement in, and over 30 dips. This isn’t to brag, just to let you know your weight is not a limitation, you’ll just have to do chins and dips way more often than youre doing them, and you’ll be amazed at how fast you can add reps to your max.
I just realized I never posted a Full Body version. This would be the basic template:
DAY 1
Back Squat - 5x4-6
OH Press - 5x4-6
BB Row - 5x8-12
Superset big lifts with lower body assistance (lunges, ghr, abs, back ext)
DAY 2
Deadlift - 5x3-5
RDL - 4x8-10
Bench Press - 5x4-6
Superset big lifts with upper body assistance (chin-ups, dips/pushups, curls, face pulls)
DAY 3
Back Squat - 4x8-10
OH Press - 4x8-10
CG/Incline - 4x8-10
Superset big lifts with full body assistance (2-3 upper, 2-3 lower)