Training Frequency article

The new Milo has an interesting article about low frequency training especially for us old guys.  To sum up going hard 3 times every 2 weeks.  The author did some "active recovery sessions"  where he did 50% weights for the same reps. So the schedule is something like this.

C. Smith wrote: I don't necessarily hate that schedule, depending on what you do (obv), but I usually put the minimum for strength training at 2x per week.  I think what most people don't understand is how strong you can get with sub-max weights and intensity.

thegnome wrote: The new Milo has an interesting article about low frequency training especially for us old guys.  To sum up going hard 3 times every 2 weeks.  The author did some "active recovery sessions"  where he did 50% weights for the same reps. So the schedule is something like this. Week 1: Mon - hard, Wed - active recovery, Friday: hard Week 2: Mon - recovery, Wed - hard, Friday: recovery   Personally I'd rather ride a bike or hike in the woods on the recovery days but that's just me.    Anyway the question is... do you think one can get stronger (especially us geezers) on 3 days / TWO weeks or even at 1x/week.  If you do a bust ass "full body" big exercise only workout?

brandell wrote:   YES!  It can also be said you don't need more than 10 reps per big lift ( I.e. 2x5, 3x3, 5x2, 5-3-2) but I digress.

C. Smith wrote: brandell wrote:   YES!  It can also be said you don't need more than 10 reps per big lift ( I.e. 2x5, 3x3, 5x2, 5-3-2) but I digress. I don't necessarily agree with this, however.   If you're going to put a limiter on reps, especially in the hopes of using what's optimal, I think you have to go with Prilepin's table above a random guess like "no more than 10".

Again not MY 10 rep rule. Total of ten working reps. Not warmups, the work sets. And WTF does it really matter anyway? I was just putting up what is in the book, as well as the latest stuff he has been talking about.

What do you think Mr.Smith about Wendlers project frequency??limited workouts.. 24 w/outs in 30 days ?? Wendler has SOME great ideas,me and the mrs are doing this right now..it's good/ but what are your thoughts???

On w/ out # 6... Will keep you updated

I need more meathead base

I have been going to the gym for a year now never on a real program. Last fall I competed in Scottish highland games for the first time and fell in love. I have 6 games picked to compete in in 2013. Needless to say I am very new. On 12-31 I started the Texas method workout (no not a new years resolution) it is a 6 week program that I planned on doing for 1 or 2 cycles.
Can you guys look at it and tell me What you think.
  http://4chanfit.wikia.com/wiki/File:Texas.png
This is a sample
Thanks

Wow, a 4chan link, lol. 

I didn't click it, but the Texas Method is fine. 

I've been reading Dan John and Pavel's Easy Strength for about the last six months. I'm on my fifth reading of it now. It's that good.

A couple of points in the book that bear out in my own training is that strength starts to diminish after two weeks without lifting. The flip side of this would be that lifting every two weeks is at least enough to maintain strength, so I'd think if you lifted with intense/light/intense cycles over two-week periods, you would get stronger.

Another thing is the idea of lifting sub-max weights to get stronger. I agree completely with the idea that you don't have to kill yourself every time you lift to make progress in strength gains. My personal experience is based on what I did with my training after reading Easy Strength the first time. I dropped my ME and near ME training and started lifting at between 70 and 80% of my 1RM for "around 10 reps" in different set schemes and started hitting PRs again, something that had been frustrating me for months.

Yeah, Gnome. I think lifting like you outlined would work out just fine.