re: PPSA: Everyone doing their own plan

Currently running Return of Dr. Jacked and it is going great. Feels more like a general bodybuilding split than the others that I have tried. Plan is finish this and run into either Periodic Table of Thickness or SJTH.

I did have a thought with these programs to make them more "sustainable" that I wanted to pose here. On Return of Dr. Jacked I have swapped some of the heavier assistance work for machines when applicable, like a machine press after heavy barbell work instead of db bench. I was reviewing some of the other plans I will be running and think swaps like this here and there, not everywhere, will allow for more long term running of these programs without some of the systemic fatigue. I just joined a new gym with a lot more bodybuilding style equipment so it has been kind of fun and shouldn't have a negative effect on hypertrophy.

I will/can update here as I do this but wanted to throw it out there! These plans rock.

Week 1 day 2 of grasshopper completed

Decides to just start back over completely after two weeks of no activity from Covid

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What do y’all do for the workouts without a % of max, the ones with the blanks? Try to increase the weight each set or do same weight for all sets? Increase from week to week?

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Pretty much. If I can do 25x15x3 one day, the next time I'll try to at least do 30x15 for the first set.

Yes we do. I’m down for whatever. My vote is for Dumbbell strength

W4D3 21 to party

Holy shite my legs. 21 reps of 305 on squat about killed me

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I will add some BB stuff on Wednesdays though

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The worst. Wednesdays are now my least favorite day of the week

I didn't run Strongville yet, so I'm either doing that or Squatober22. Haven't decided yet.

W3d3 of superset done. I did end up getting a virus this week but I'm pretty much on schedule

Next week is 90% on heavies

Finished Young Grasshopper!

Really glad I did this as it was a great intro into free weights. Those first 2 weeks were rough as I didn't really know what I was doing on that side of the gym and EVERYTHING was sore. However as I went through the program confidence grew and it feels a lot more natural now.

After looking over my fill-in-the-blanks lifts as well as some of the % based lifts, I definitely see improvements.

Couple noted improvements:
-Failed 75# OHP at 9; completed 2 sets of 10 today at 95#
-Only hit 3 reps on 160# squat; today did 5 sets of 5 at 160#
-Started chinups/pullups with 85# counterweight; Still cant do them w/o a counter, but got it down to 50#

I’ve ran jacked up joker. Prepare for lots of 10x10 work. Enjoy!