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Well, I guess I'll go ahead and be the first. My background/goals: I'm a martial artist/low budget training enthusiast. I am also a personal trainer. I'm attempting to figure out some things about effective programming and I wanted to get the input of the community in terms of what works and what doesn't. So. As a martial artist, I am required to have a unique blend of strength properties. I not only need to have a great deal of strength; I also need to be able to exhibit power as well. I'm currently looking at a four-day rotational kind of scheme that mixes things up a little bit. CAVEAT: I understand that this looks like an awful, awful lot. It's really not that much; for the most part, this stuff is done in less than an hour, and it only looks like a lot because I'm attempting utter transparency in breaking down each component. I didn't create this routine without some experimentation, and I can verify that I am capable of performing under the workload. -Days 1 and 3 are dedicated to anaerobic conditioning. For me, this means KB swings and Snatches, because I have access to a gym and the weights are challenging. I am also fiddling around with isometrics on those days; in particular, I'm using a rope and executing maximal contractions against the constraint. Sometimes I get bored and work with Tabata Intervals on a rowing machine too. -Days 2 and 4 are their own unique challenges. Day 2 is a day devoted to maximal strength development. Day 4 is a plyometric kind of day. While they both have their own unique moves, there is a certain similarity between them both in that they each revolve around movement in certain planes of motion. To provide an example: A1: Vertical Pull A2: Squatting Movement B1: Horizontal Push B2: Lunging Movement/Glute-focused Movement C1: Horizontal Pull (Think inverted rows) C2: Calf Movement D1: Vertical Push (Not sure if this should be dips or if it should be an inverted pushing movement, a la pike presses leading to HSPUs). These will also involve core work as well; I'm thinking hanging work, bridge work for the reverse, and planks. Thinking I might alternate that up some, so one day I'll do dynamic core work and another day I'll do static core work. Not sure, really. Assuming that I do not push to failure on these moves, I am planning to incorporate finishers on these workouts as well. This only if I've been performing moves with good form and my body isn't giving me the signals that say, "Kishi, you dunce. Cut it out or I will give you such a pinch." Upper body stuff is gonna be kept down in the 10-12 rep range; lower body will go up to 20 because I'm convinced it can take the abuse. I see no reason to go higher for strength development, particularly with plyometrics and the stress they place on the joints. -Day 5 is a rest/active recovery. I'll need it. So, why am I posting all this? To be honest, it's because I'm really insecure about my ability as a trainer to program properly. I have clients who are looking to me to create protocols for them, and I really want to be able to do right by them. That means I have to do right by myself, too, but I also know that I would benefit from extra eyes having a look and pointing out where I'm being daft. All right. I can't think of any other weird ideas to throw at myself. I'm posting stuff up on my battle log following this routine, and I have a link in the sig, so if any of this is unclear and you want a look at how it works in execution, by all means have a look. I submit myself to your critiques and questions.