Thoughts about training.

So I have been thinking lately about a few interesting ways to approach training to make the most progress. This is all theoretical but I would like to actually see how this works out.

My main goals right now are split between strength and size. I care slightly more about strength because I believe at my level of development, a higher baseline of strength will lead to better future gains. So I will split my training into 4 parts.

Part 1-Strength/Power
In this phase I will do a Layne norton inspired split which is composed of Power Days and hypertrophy days. The key emphasis is the frequency. Everything gets hit x2 a week with a good amount of volume too. I will do this routine until I plateau on strength.

Part 2- Strength/Size
In this phase I will do 5/3/1 type workouts where the key is mainly strength (putting 10lbs on a lift within 4 weeks). The frequency is reduced to once a week but with the extra accessory work the volume should be similar to the above. I would complete 2 cycles of this. So 8 weeks total.

Part 3-Size/frequency/volume
In this routine I will switch back to a higher frequency workout. Maybe something like a 4 day split 1-2 days off and then repeating. I will do this for 12 weeks! The focus will be 6-8reps and 8-12 reps.

Part 4-Size/Intensity/Frequency
In this part I will try a new training method that I have never tried before. It's called DC training or Dog Crapp training and its centered around using low volume/higher frequency. It looks interesting to me but is supposedly for more advanced trainees. Anyhow, I would like to try it out eventually and I think it would be a good shock after a longer period of higher volume.


I will be logging all my workouts as usual but would like to emphasis which phase I'm in as well