Well I read over the texas method... seems very interseting. I now know what you mean by varying intenstiy and volume. My roomie and I were discussing it and we both were wondering about the friday workout. How much does doing 1x5 accomplish? I'm not doubting you guys but it seems awfully low cause I don't know if I could even lift that much more weight then my regular 5x5. Mind you, I haven't tried it. I like that workout cause I could easily just change a few things and be could still keep it in my time frame. (2 hours between classes)