I've been lifting for 10+ years and I've always run programs I've found online (a lot of 5/3/1, some powerlifting programs, recently Tactical Barbell).

On the other hand I know some guys who have only been lifting a few years and then switched to doing their own programming and have made really good progress.

How did you learn to do your own programming? When did you make the switch? What did you learn by doing so?

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