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A bit of history: (at 5'5", 140 pounds, 49 years old)
(1) I did High-Volume Training, 3 times a week, on-and-off since 1982.
(2) This June '07, for reasons I already posted in this forum, I shifted to the Mike Mentzer's Ideal Routine, but found it still as overtraining.
(3) In July, I shifted to the Consolidated Routine, as suggested by MM, for those who find the Ideal Routine still taxing on their recovery ability.

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July 14: Workout 1, (1st cycle)
Deadlifts - 220 pounds, 2 reps; 230, 4 reps; 240, 1 rep
Dips - 10 reps

July 22: Workout 2
Leg Press - 500, 15 reps
Pulldown - 165, 5 reps

July 29: Workout 1, (2nd cycle)
Deadlifts - 250, 6 reps
Dipping Machine - 225, 6 reps

August 5: Workout 2
Squats - 200, 10 reps
Pulldown - 165, 7 reps

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August 12: Workout 1, (3rd cycle)
Deadlifts - 300 pounds, rest-paused 4 reps
Press Behind Neck - 80, 10 reps
Toe Presses - 300, 12 reps.

August 20, Workout 2
Squats, 300 pounds x 8 reps
Palm-Up Pulldowns, 180 x 6
Dipping Machine, 255 x 8

August 26, Workout 1, (4th Cycle)
1. Deadlifts - 305, rest-paused 4 reps
2. Press Behind Neck - 90, 8 reps
3. Toe Presses - 315, 12 reps

September 2, Workout 2
1. Squats - 310 pounds, 6 reps
2. Palm-Up Pulldowns - 180, 4 reps
3. Dip Machine - 255, 8 reps
4. Peck Deck - 120, 3 reps (rest-paused)

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September 8, Workout 1, 5th cycle (gradually shifting to the Ideal Routine cut in half as strength increased)
1. Peck Deck - 130 lbs x 6 reps
2. Shoulder Press - 120 lbs x 6 reps
3. Deadlift - 305 lbs x 5 reps

Next workout: September 16