Tag Archives: powerlifting programs

Why The Texas Method May Be The Best Intermediate Program

This review is going to center around the well-known Texas Method program. First of all, I want to clarify one point: the Texas Method is more of a template than a true, cookie cutter… More

Simply Sub-Optimal: Don’t Do StrongLifts 5×5 for Powerlifting

The response to the Powerlifting Programs series thus far has been phenomenal! I am stoked to see so many people asking intelligent questions regarding the science of programmin… More

Starting Strength is NOT a Powerlifting Program!

In the previous articles of the Powerlifting Programs series, making particular use of ProgrammingToWin’s concepts of the novice, intermediate, and advanced trainee,… More

Periodization for Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced Lifters

In the last installment of the Powerlifting Programs series, we analyzed the critical training variables that must be manipulated properly in order to satisfy the core, founda… More

Undertraining vs. Overtraining: Intensity, Volume, and Frequency

In the first article of this programming series, we discussed the scientific principles that make up the foundation of any proper powerlifting program. We talked about: Specifi… More

Powerlifting Programming: Specificity, Overload, Fatigue Management, Individual Differences

In all the time I’ve spent on the internet reading and talking about powerlifting, the one question I see asked more than any other is: “Is my program “good”? Now, “my” program can be… More