You raised some very good points William! well said

If I were you I would stick to the meal plan and routine you have, but just stay consistent and be patient. I will say that if you want to get big you really need to stick to the 10-12 rep range, occasionally a heavier set of 6-8. Focus on time under tension with slower tempos such as 1-1-3 or 2-2-2. Try not to get discouraged because one morning you will look in the morrior and see that you have made all sorts of gains!

I was learning about periodization, so I decided to give it a try.The rotation of 4 weeks heavy with low reps and 4 weeks moderate with higher reps has been fun and I really think it has helped reduce overtraining by changing the rep patern. I go to failure for both rep ranges. I like training to failure.

 

What do you guys thinkabout periodization? Move me do a different thread if needed.

Well, for now I stick with the 4 week rotation because it's easier for me to measure my strength gains if that period builds on itself. I may try the more random approach next. 

 

Btw, I'm in weak two of strength right now and busted my pr!!! Yea!