Training Principles

Source — Uncommon Sense Bodybuilding

The Uncommon Sense operating system

These are the principles from my coach's book that this whole program runs on. Distilled, and tied to how I actually apply them.

"Don't get the result, BECOME the result."

Goals (The Program) set the direction. After that, attention goes on the process — beating last session, showing up daily. The physique and the muscle-up are byproducts of being the guy who trains like this.
First an intention → a behaviour → a habit → a practice → second nature → simply who you are.

Program · Volume · Intensity · Frequency · Progressive overload. Dial one up, you can dial another back.
Volume: 10–20 hard sets / muscle / week.
Intensity: most sets to/near failure — but big barbell lifts stay 2–3 RIR for safety.
Frequency: each muscle ~2× / week (built into the Weekly Split).
Progression: see Progression.

Failure auto-regulates: if you got 8 last week and 9 this week with the same load, that's undeniable progress.
Take to failure: isolations, lateral raises, curls, calisthenics skill-assistance work.
Stop short (2–3 RIR): Front Squat, Romanian Deadlift, Barbell Bench Press, heavy rows — failure here just buys injury risk. The big movements are taxing enough close to failure.
Failure training is also antifragility — "either I train to failure or I'm a failure" energy, used in moderation. It builds the same grit as a cold plunge.