Clueless About Texas Method

Training Beginners
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I wanted to start Texas method this Monday since i finished this semester off of school. I wanted to stop starting strength as i’ve been doing it for around 4 months. I’ve made gains but i want to continue and I’m fairly sure I plateaued. I’m not sure how to set up the routine. I read it, but its unclear how to place exercises.

Questions like, do I rotate exercise each workout session or change them periodically? if so, whats the point of De-loading on Tuesdays, when I’m doing an entirely different exercises from Monday? Can someone help me out? i want bench, squat and deads to be in my routine. I have no idea how to set this one up. If you have a better routine for gaining more strength please tell! Help in any way will be greatly appreciated!

Bench 170
Deadlift: 270
Squat: 210

weight: 170
Age: 18

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You could back off on rippetoes for a week or so, then hit it again. if you do deload, I would suggested going it an doing some nice and light high rep work. That’s just my personal experience–if I’m doing 3x5 or 3x3 on a big movement I can make a lot of progress, but I need to take a week now and again and do that movement with some more volume and less intensity.

Everything works.

I found this write up on the texas method:

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[quote]CountChocula wrote:
I wanted to start Texas method this Monday since i finished this semester off of school. I wanted to stop starting strength as i’ve been doing it for around 4 months. I’ve made gains but i want to continue and I’m fairly sure I plateaued. I’m not sure how to set up the routine. I read it, but its unclear how to place exercises.

Questions like, do I rotate exercise each workout session or change them periodically? if so, whats the point of De-loading on Tuesdays, when I’m doing an entirely different exercises from Monday? Can someone help me out? i want bench, squat and deads to be in my routine. I have no idea how to set this one up. If you have a better routine for gaining more strength please tell! Help in any way will be greatly appreciated!

Bench 170
Deadlift: 270
Squat: 210

weight: 170
Age: 18 [/quote]

I currently do the texas method and I think this is the best way to transition into it from Starting Strength. This is what I do/did.

Monday 5x5 (stress)
Back Squat
Bench press (alternate with overhead press like in SS)
Power clean
Dips (3xMax) but if you can do more than 12, add weight and do 3x5
Chinups (3xMax) Add weight when you are able to and do 3x5

Wednesday 3x3 (recovery) Same weight as monday’s workout
Front squat
Overhead press (alternate with bench press like in SS)
Power clean

Friday (Intensity 5RM, 3RM, 2RM, or 1RM) Choose one and go for it
Back squat
Bench press (alternate with overhead press like SS)
Deadlift

Add to that what you like to do also like curls, situps, etc.

This is basically the “Stronglifts version”
The link for it is:

There is a template on that site that will help you out, download it. Also, PM me for any more questions about it or just post in this thread. If you buy “Practical Programmning for strength training”, Rippetoe talks about it a lot also. Hope this helps.

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Basically any setup will work as long as Monday gets you sore, wednesday lets you recover, and friday bumps up the intensity to max effort.

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thanks guys, i really didnt think i would get a reply.

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I’m pretty sure the book Practical Programming explains it in detail.