Progressive Overloading

Of course man.

Essentials of Sheiko Programs - Sheiko Gold.

These are all just really good resources dealing with that style of training. Super knowledgeable guys, all much more accomplished than some random 20 something year old on the internet.

When you’re first getting into lifting or are able to maintain it - linear progression… low reps, more weight every day you perform that lift. Maybe only 5lbs at a time, but that adds up very quickly.

When you are not able to progress in a linear fashion, undulating volume. Something like 531 makes sense in this respect.

Once you’re at a point where standard powerlifting templates like 531 are no longer working for you - I have no more advice, but you are so strong that you shouldn’t be listening to my advice anymore, anyways.

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Some good advice here. I would also say that linear progression is a good way to start.

After you’ve lifted for a while you can try different progression and autoregulation models and see what you like. There is no universally best progression model, since your personality, goals and life situation also play a part.

With progression there comes autoregulation. It’s the same thing here, do it in a way what feels it’s working.

My general advice is that when in doubt, simplify. I’m personally using linear progression now. I just divide it to blocks, where I chase different rep ranges each month. I also autoregulate with RPE.

So very simple:
W1 feels work, but not that hard
W2 pretty hard
W3 very hard, aim for a PR in that rep range
W4 easy

Ps. After a few years people get better in these things, and might don’t need to even think about some exact ”progression model”. I’ve met several very strong individuals who just kind of ”swing it”. They train hard and put weight on the bar or back off when they feel like it.

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