I’ve completed the introductory period with the weight set: Today marks the completion of four solid weeks, MON/WED/FRI, of barbell workouts.
During this time I’ve added weight and volume, added new accessory lifts, and have improved lifting form. I intend to continue these things.
The next phase of my lifting will be an 8-week period. I’ll start by backing off all big lifts by roughly 10% weight and start doing 5 sets of each: 4×7+1 AMRAP (As Many Reps As Possible) set. Not really AMRAP though, more like AMRAPWGF (AMRAP With Good Form). I feel like my body is in better shape and will be able to handle the increased workload, but *if it becomes too much I’ll just back off a bit. Once the AMRAPWGF set gets to 10 clean reps I’ll increase the weight the next session, and so on.
*I don’t really feel like switching to a split yet so I’ll continue the full-body sessions, however I might start alternating DL and BSQ days, only doing one or the other, if I start getting overtraining symptoms. We’ll see how this goes.