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Rugger
08-22-2009, 07:05 PM
I'll try to keep this intro bit short. I did some powerlifting last fall, and using the Texas method to prepare went 197.5/100/230 raw in the 82.5kg sub-junior class. My squat and deadlift set federation records, so happy with having accomplished my goals I decided to finally go to the doctor about the weird lump near my crotch. Fast forward to now (thanks Canadian healthcare system), and I'm in the process of recovering from bilateral inguinal hernia repair. I did some rugby and boxing, but have generally been a lazy little bitch for the last 6 months, and am looking to get back to training hard.

The problem is my goals are now more diverse than just increasing my big three, and I'm having some trouble figuring out a program. In order of importance, I need to: Get my strength and bodyweight back up, condition myself for boxing, and learn to swim better. Does this look like it will work?

Monday
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Squats: 5x5
Bench: 5x5
Deadlift: 1x5
Pull Ups: 3xF
Boxing (weights in the morning, boxing in the evening)

Tuesday
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Swimming

Wednesday
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Squats: 3x5
Press: 3x5
Cleans: 5x3
Metcon
Boxing

Thursday
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Swimming

Friday
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Metcon
Boxing

Saturday/Sunday: Off, maybe hunting.

I would obviously ease into this over a couple weeks, and I know how to eat big and optimize recovery factors, but am I being ridiculous here? It seems like a lot of volume on paper, though certainly no worse than SS during football season. The conditioning we do for boxing itself is not particularly intense, and I can always replace swimming with hot-tubing as necessary.

If you see any glaringly obvious flaws with my plan, or have any helpful suggestions/modifications, I would appreciate it tremendously.

And am I allowed to have an opinion about rows now?

Mark Rippetoe
08-25-2009, 08:45 PM
Looks like fun, especially the hunting part. Wish I had time. I see no problems with this recreational approach.

JLascek
08-26-2009, 09:41 AM
I couldn't imagine wanting to squat three sets of five across on Wednesday after doing 5x5 Monday. Consider pushing back the second squat day, but you should really just do three sets of five Monday (same with bench). I'd also put the deadlifts in the second strength workout as they have a tendency to grind folks down.

If I were training you, I'd base your program on the thing I posted here:
http://strengthmill.net/forum/showthread.php?t=6227

...assuming you wanted to do it optimally, which is a difficult term given your broad set of goals.

Also...
I wouldn't want to swim the day before I lift, depending on how I'm swimming (total volume/intervals/etc.), and I wouldn't program anything the day before lifting. But, that's just me and what the hell do I know?