The Texas Method

The Texas Method is a periodization program developed by Olympic weightlifting coach Glenn Pendlay. The program was created, primarily, for the training of Olympic lifters and general strength athletes, the program is not specifically aimed at powerlifters who have need to maximize their deadlift strength for competitive lifting.

The theory behind the Texas Method is that Monday serves as a Volume Day, Wednesday is a lighter Recovery Day, and Friday is your High Intensity Day for setting new PRs (Personal Records). The program is Full Body and designed to be used long term.

The Texas Method
Monday	Wednesday	Friday
Squat 5 x 5 @ 90% of 5RM	Squat 2 x 5 @ 80% of last Mon	Squat 1 X 5 @ PR
Bench Press 5 x 5 @ 90% 5RM	Overhead Press 3 x 5 @ 90% of last Mon	Bench Press 1X 5 @ PR
Power Clean 5 X 3	Back Extension or Glute-Ham Raise 5 x 10	Deadlift 1 x 5 @ PR

The progression of Texas Method straight forwards, you add 5lbs (2.5 kg) to each lift on Friday each week.

The Texas Method is a good intermediate training program but the Power clean are not a good exercise choice for powerlifting and should be changes for a powerlifting specific exercise, Deadlift is a good option here. Overhead press is a popular choice among some powerlifters but I would prefer to see a more powerlifting specific variant like incline bench or close grip bench.