Why not look at what’s been posted in this very topic?
Like, the first thing I’ll suggest is Deep Water and, if not that, Super Squats.
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Meadows has a program on this site - always my first recommendation
I think my sirens call is simply not doing a program. I’d love to just do whatever I feel like doing each time I go workout and still make the same kind of progress I do when I follow a program.
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I make sure to enjoy periods of this each year, as well. I personally need a program, or at least a template, to keep me honest, but after running something for a while I will give myself the time I need to just figure out each day’s workout as it comes. I usually will then reach a point where I feel it’s time to start my next program.
Also, by this stage in my life, I know what resonates with me. For example, a 531 BBB workout of squats with ring dips and pull ups as the supersets exemplifies a workout I love. A workout with too many exercises or intensifiers just doesn’t do it for me, but I know plenty of people who are the exact opposite.
Lifters that know what they’re doing (like many who have posted on this thread) can get great results with sessions that have lots of exercises and may follow splits that are body part-focused. I do believe that most people who take up lifting never get anywhere, and when you lift with them you see why: they put all their effort and time in tricep kickbacks, curl variations, calf raises, and whatever new move they saw on instagram or Men’s Health magazine.
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I feel like I’m the same way, but after a week or two, my “random program” ends up becoming structured
I don’t have any great draw toward a specific program but have always liked and gravitated to front squats, power cleans and sldl. Any session I do involves one of them.
Those are the exercises which, as Pun stated (paraphrasing) I can feel myself getting stronger from.
To cull down into a style or method, it would be akin Waterbury or CAT. I just really get a kick out of moving the weight fast, possibly as a result of too much maximal stuff way back when and just trashing myself. And my love of adrenaline.
Not a program but when in a pinch, I go with a (modified) 300 workout.
Paul Carter’s 8 - 12. All the time. I get a little sore somewhere or just lazy, and get weaker, and then I just start again, and then again… Real Sisyphus stuff.
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5/3/1
At least once a week I want to switch to it. I know it wouldn’t help me reach my goals in any way, but for some reason the structure and exercises are very soothing to me. I’m not going to do it but I’m sure I’ll keep looking at it.
I’ve never checked into Tactical Barbell before. After doing a quick Google search I’m curious about it. I’m a 44 year old Correctional Officer. I’m curious as to your thoughts and experiences with it.
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^For anyone who was wondering–this is what a Siren’s song does! 
CT’s Layer System
A S&C program designed for special forces, LEO and the likes.
Also by Joe public to get them in stupendous shape.
Check it out. You will not be disappointed
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Thank you! I went ahead and brought the ebooks for Tactical Barbell and II for Conditioning.
Since others are talking about TB, and I’m about to start it tomorrow, I was wondering about choosing a Strength Endurance cluster. As I understand it, you stick with the same exercises throughout the 5 weeks in base builder, so I want to choose wisely. I’m thinking of a combo of KBs and bodyweight. @ChongLordUno, what would your thoughts be on this? (for others, there are 20-50 reps in a set depending on the week, so I’m keeping that in mind).
S/E Cluster:
2-handed KB swings (with a 28 or 36 KG bell)
Push ups
Ring rows
Goblet squats (with a 22 or 28 KG bell)
Sit ups
KB DL (don’t know if I should skip this, and just use 5)
Learning how to do my own programming.
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I think I’m going to do the max strength version for the first five weeks and the SE portion the remaining three of the Base Building phase. My reasoning is that I had a reasonably tough bout with Covid and a couple rounds of bilateral pneumonia a number of weeks ago and lost a good amount of strength.
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I like this thread. Great idea.
531 - hard gainers for Squat and Dead lift
ANYTHING BUT hard gainers for Press and Bench.
I developed my own upper / lower during lock down due to lack of equipment that REALLY worked for me.
Super Squats. Did not run this properly. But I will do. I need 6 weeks free of any distractions. Like needing to walk. I know PWN mentioned it - but honestly the upper body gains I got during this period where amazing. And it changed SO much of my perception about training.
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Looks sexy. Is that some sort of cross training stuff, working on different qualities like cardio, strength, muscle at the same time?
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Not a program but a method. Explosive Westside style box squats keep finding a way into my routines 