460x4 felt as easy as my first 455x3. Looks like next week would be interesting.
Dang, you’re still at it. What happens if you fail?
Here just to tell I’m interested in your progress too. Keep us updated!
Actually looks like something I’d like to try in future.
Wow, this looks both intense and well structured. I may try something like your double progression to get my bench and snatch back up after an injury layoff (I assume you wouldn’t try this for two motions, just do one per cycle, right?). I do have a question for you though, and I apologize if this is not the correct forum for it. I’ll be starting medical school in the fall, and I’d like to hear from someone who’s conqured med school + residency with what frequency you were able to train during the more time-consuming rotations. If you can answer this here that would be awesome. Thanks for your time and good luck/keep up the good work
ICS
[quote]undeadlift wrote:
Dang, you’re still at it. What happens if you fail?[/quote]
If I fail, then I’ll deload another week and start over. But by the very nature of how I do each set, I won’t. 
[quote]IMCS614 wrote:
Wow, this looks both intense and well structured. I may try something like your double progression to get my bench and snatch back up after an injury layoff (I assume you wouldn’t try this for two motions, just do one per cycle, right?). I do have a question for you though, and I apologize if this is not the correct forum for it. I’ll be starting medical school in the fall, and I’d like to hear from someone who’s conqured med school + residency with what frequency you were able to train during the more time-consuming rotations. If you can answer this here that would be awesome. Thanks for your time and good luck/keep up the good work
ICS[/quote]
Lucky for me, there’s a gym right next to my house so I get to train while saving time. As you can see in my low-volume training style, I spend only around 3 hours a week in the gym. It can reach 5 hours but no more. There’s a lot of time to study and sleep in between.
If I’m REALLY busy, I stop my regular training and do my “recovery week” workouts which costs me just an hour a week. Needless to say that my strength gets compromised, but as soon as some free time comes, I waste no time and get back to business. I recover my strength and gain even more.
I wouldn’t worry about residency if I were you. You still have years before you become a resident. I still got to train regularly. All in all, I sacrificed my social life since I entered med school to get stronger and get high grades. If I can do it, so can you.
BTW, I have A LOT of help from my supplements.
[quote]2274 wrote:
undeadlift wrote:
Dang, you’re still at it. What happens if you fail?
If I fail, then I’ll deload another week and start over. But by the very nature of how I do each set, I won’t. ;)[/quote]
Can you explain that, 2274?
I originally thought the question a bit obtuse, but I’m curious now.
By what nature do you approach/perform each set?
Oh yeah, I forgot to post what happened today. I got 465x5. It was very hard at the last set. I almost didn’t make the last rep.
[quote]AlterEgo wrote:
2274 wrote:
undeadlift wrote:
Dang, you’re still at it. What happens if you fail?
If I fail, then I’ll deload another week and start over. But by the very nature of how I do each set, I won’t.
Can you explain that, 2274?
I originally thought the question a bit obtuse, but I’m curious now.
By what nature do you approach/perform each set?[/quote]
I think I mentioned this before. Once I reach 480x8, 480 would be my 5-6RM. If you’re familiar with 20-rep breathing squats, you know what I mean. I’ll stand up for a few seconds then do another rep and repeat until I reach 8 reps. This is one of the reasons why double progression is extremely intense. You’re compelled to complete each set no matter how long it takes.
Oh yeah. I forgot to post how I train my deadlift. This is my favorite. I don’t use a double progression. I use a TRIPLE progression! I’ll increase sets, load and rest pause. However, I only do it for 6 weeks instead of 9. I will train for 4 weeks, deload 1 week and test my new RM on the last week.
I don’t directly train my deadlift. I use high rack pulls (AM) and snatch grip from the floor (PM). I’ll train 2 times a week, twice a day.
AM workout
Week 1: 3 sets, 700x3
Week 2: 4 sets, 705x3+n (1 rest pause)
Week 3: 5 sets, 710x3+n+n (2 rest pause)
Week 4: 6 sets, 715x3+n+n+n (3 rest pause)
Week 5: 3 sets, 700x3
Week 6: Test new 1RM for deadlift
PM workout
Week 1: 3 sets, 455x3
Week 2: 4 sets, 460x3+n (1 rest pause)
Week 3: 5 sets, 465x3+n+n (2 rest pause)
Week 4: 6 sets, 470x3+n+n+n (3 rest pause)
Week 5: 3 sets, 455x5 (deload)
Week 6: No PM workout
I will also do the following maintenance work for my other exercises on a 3rd day:
A. DB Bench Press, 3x3 using 4RM
B1. Weighted Chins, 3x5 using 6RM
B2. Seated Rows, 3x5 using 6RM
C. DB Arnold Press, 3x5 using 6RM
*120 seconds rest between B1 and B2
I only trained like this once because it was so hard but it did wonders for my deadlift from 495 to 545.
465x5 felt a little easier today.
Week 4: 6 sets, 715x3+n+n+n (3 rest pause)
How do you do this?
715x3
rest
715x3
rest
715x3
rest
715-(15 sec pause)-715-(15-sec pause)-715
Is that it? 15 secs being some made up number ofc.
[quote]ssplit wrote:
Week 4: 6 sets, 715x3+n+n+n (3 rest pause)
How do you do this?
715x3
rest
715x3
rest
715x3
rest
715-(15 sec pause)-715-(15-sec pause)-715
Is that it? 15 secs being some made up number ofc.[/quote]
Not exactly. That would be impossible. Near max sets of 3 would require a lot more rest time than 15 seconds. It would more like this:
715x3
rest 20 seconds
715x2
rest 20 seconds
715x1
rest 20 seconds
715x1
rest 5 minutes and repeat
Of course, it is given that 715 is ideally my 4RM. Any heavier and I’d fail even at the first rest pause.
Once again, 465x5 felt a little easier today. Deloading time…
[quote]2274 wrote:
Not exactly. That would be impossible. Near max sets of 3 would require a lot more rest time than 15 seconds. It would more like this:
715x3
rest 20 seconds
715x2
rest 20 seconds
715x1
rest 20 seconds
715x1
rest 5 minutes and repeat
Of course, it is given that 715 is ideally my 4RM. Any heavier and I’d fail even at the first rest pause.[/quote]
I see. I assumed you’d first do straight sets of 3, then the only the last sets would be using rest-pause. Thanks for clarifying, it seems I was really far off.
[quote]ssplit wrote:
2274 wrote:
Not exactly. That would be impossible. Near max sets of 3 would require a lot more rest time than 15 seconds. It would more like this:
715x3
rest 20 seconds
715x2
rest 20 seconds
715x1
rest 20 seconds
715x1
rest 5 minutes and repeat
Of course, it is given that 715 is ideally my 4RM. Any heavier and I’d fail even at the first rest pause.
I see. I assumed you’d first do straight sets of 3, then the only the last sets would be using rest-pause. Thanks for clarifying, it seems I was really far off.[/quote]
No problem. ALL sets have rest pause. Very intense…
Going all the way down to 3 sets of 455x3 is too easy.
Forgot to write yesterday. I finished my 455x3 a little faster.
The last 455x3. Next week will be A LOT harder.
[quote]2274 wrote:
The last 455x3. Next week will be A LOT harder.[/quote]
…and this is the part that is most troublesome for me.
The deload or backing off strategy never seems to pay dividends for me.
A deload always bleeds me -almost into a state of detraining.
Perhaps that is a statement of my GPP, my recovery abilities or even something at a deeper physiological level. But I am always struggling to find that ‘perfect balance’ or moderation of intensity and recovery to keep me moving forward.
Very interesting thread
Do you do any assistance work for your legs?