[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
[quote]Murraynt wrote:
Update!
I continued to use Texas method with no results for about 6-8 weeks. It continued to run me into the ground.
I finally decided to to change to 5/3/1 BBB and I’m just finished the first cycle using 50% of my TM for the assistance work. I feel like I’ve grown, but it’s too early to be certain. Next week I will up it to 60%.
I’ve stopped counting calories every day and cleaned up my diet in general.
While 5/3/1 is slower progress than Texas method I don’t feel like I’ve been ran over by a truck on Monday and still have nothing to show for it on Friday. The lighter sets have also allowed me to improve my forum.
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If you run it correctly, you shouldn’t be progressing any slower on 5/3/1 than you would any other program. Yeah, the TM only increases once a month, but that has no bearing on how strong you get.
Good luck. I think you will enjoy the program.
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Exactly this, T3hPwnisher has a good piece on it in his blog (Mythical strength for those who aren’t already readers):
[quote]T3hPwnisher wrote:
This notion of â??intermediate routinesâ?? wherein one believes that the routine dictates the rate of progress. A beginner routine progresses every workout, whereas an intermediate routine is once a weekâ?¦but wait, I thought it was the TRAINEE who progressed, not the routine? Wouldnâ??t it be the case that, so long as the same intensity of effort is applied by the trainee, their body will make the necessary growth at the necessary rate? Are we honestly of the belief that, through the power of mathematics and alchemy a training routine will dictate the rate of biological adaptations and transformations within the body, or is it the case that, irrespective of the routine, a trainee progresses at the rate that oneâ??s body is able to progress?
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It might also be worth reading the testimonials in the back of 5/3/1 for examples of how little your TM correlates to your actual real world max.