[Matt]

I've pretty much been doing the single factor stuff for some time. My stance on the "golf specific" stuff is that it is not for me. I'd rather focus on my overall health and physique than worry about what's supposed to be good specifically for golf. Free weights are great because they force you to focus on balance, which takes strength. I think people forget that sometimes. I'll probably stay with the single factor program I've been doing just because I think it fits my goals better. That may change in time.

Like I mentioned you should stay with single factor as long as you can. You should add weight every week (or just about) for as long a period as you can. But everyone will reach their limit with that type of training and that's when you start playing around with the dual factor stuff. I'm currently on my second cycle through a very good single factor program (after a couple years of doing a 3-day split routine - with good gains for a while and then having them stall - looking back I see my mistakes and have learned from them) and I like the results I'm getting. My weights are still increasing and my exercise form has benefitted greatly, especially with squats since I'm doing them three times per week on my current program.

I foresee finishing this cycle through (another 5-6 weeks) then stepping back and evaluating where I am. From there I may try a third cycle through or maybe a different powerlifting-type program. And by 'cycle', I mean an 8 week schedule. I determine my 5 rep maxes and using a spreadsheet I have that will show me all the weights I need to use for every set of every exercise for all eight weeks. Once I started feeling worn out on my first cycle, I took a week off and reset my weights (inputed my new 5 rep maxes taking into account gains I've made over the past two months) and basically started over again. Now I've just finished week two of this second cycle and am still going strong.