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[–] 17684746? ago 

Pretty much any squat/barbell centered program is going to work for novice linear powerlifting. You really cannot go wrong with just doing big compound movements. Almost all PL programs focus 90% of their effort on the same exercises: barbell pressing, floor pulls, squats, pullups.

All the complexity of powerlifting programming comes from volume/intensity scheduling, not which exercises to do. In this regard, virtually all novice linear-progression programs, including greyskull, can be adapted to an intermediate non-linear schedule, simply by alternating light/heavy days, or volume/intensity days. As you get more advanced, the cycles between light/heavy volume/intensity will draw out longer, into weeks, months. This is what is meant by periodization, which you will slowly transition into as you outgrow your linear gains.

So try not to waste time worrying about specific exercises and routines. It's really hard to fuck up, so don't be afraid to experiment. Experimentation will build your understanding of volume and its impact on your body/recovery, which is required foundational knowledge for later.

Other than that, build good eating/sleeping/posture habits and a good work ethic. Avoid extreme programs like bulgarian/smolov. Avoid excessive accessory work. Avoid getting injured.

For a specific answer, I've done PPL both linear and non-linear with good results up to ~1200 total. And I still go back to it from time to time. So I can personally recommend that.

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[–] 17684764? ago 

so it's good that I'm lifting every other day and alternating workouts? where should I begin looking when it comes time for me to ascend?

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[–] 17685345? ago 

Every other day is fine if you're still making gains. You will know when it's time to move on when you start requiring more than a few days to recover from a heavy session. For most programs, this will start cropping up as a recovery conflict between squat and deadlift, since they share similar muscle groups.