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@livingme7 That's an interesting factoid - can you point me to an article on that piece of history?

@livingme7 Not sure what you mean about RDLs. My impression as far as my soreness patterns is that rack pulls are far more taxing on the erectors and glutes as the hamstrings are already in a more shortened state than they would be with RDLs or conventional deads.

@kkab I appreciate the minimalism that Mentzer emphasizes and am always looking to learn something new. I do think I could have progressed for some time using the layout in the post, but really prefer a more balanced approach as I know my weak areas and they are difficult to address with such...

tl;dr I tried something akin to Mentzer's consolidation program for 6ish weeks, I could see how it could probably work in the appropriate situation given some tweaks. Like most of us, I have been hearing about Mentzer's ideology from the fitness talking heads over the past 6 mos - 1 yr. I read...

@kimmyk401 Eat a caloric surplus from a balanced diet, sleep, and train really hard. Use protein powder and creatine if you really want to.

@hellokitty Pick a program that is 3-4 days a week, focuses on heavy compound work as the backbone, and drive up the intensity on those lifts. Eat like your life depends on it. Report back in 12-16 weeks.