Strength coaches, Mark Rippetoe and Glenn Pendlay are to credit for this strength training routine. Initially developed by the Wichita Falls Athletic Club Olympic Weightlifting Team, the Texas Method was born from a desire to avoid work. It is said that this routine came originally from Glenn Pendlay's athletes becoming bored with the standard 5x5 three times weekly. As a response, Pendlay said to his athlete, "if you hit a 1x5 personal record on Friday, you don't need to do five sets total; you can just stick to one set on Friday and go home," Over time, it was observed that the lifters that were performing 5RMs each week were making more progress than those that weren't. Thus, the Texas Method was born.

At its core, the Texas Method is a weekly linear progression model with a volume day, a light day, and an intensity day. The most famous version of this framework is known for its volume day: Monday's 5 sets of 5 reps of squats and an upper body lift followed by a deadlift variation. Wednesday's light / active recovery day is usually 80% of Monday's weight and intended to facilitate recovery, avoid detraining, while adding total work sets for the week to the squat, the alternate upper body lift, and additional light pulling volume. The training week finishes with Friday's intensity day that features a new 5RM on your squat and bench/overhead press.

The novice effect refers to the ability of beginner athletes to make substantial strength gains when they first start following a program hat follows a linear progression. Linear progression programs follow a set rep scheme and increase the load each workout. They typically average three training days a week, and even though these programs may be relatively straightforward, they still illicit an adaptive stress in the body to become stronger. Novice lifters aren't used to these kind of stressors, which is why you'll often see people make huge jumps in their first few months of lifting properly. 

However, with time and experience, a lifter starts to experience smaller and smaller gains as their body adapts to certain programs. It's now far tougher for a lifter to adapt on a daily (by workout) basis, and must now shift into weekly adaptation. This is the foundational core of KING Strength's programming model.

The Texas Method balances the stress of increased weight and varied volume with adequate recovery time so no matter what level lifter you are, you will see progress for an extended period of time.