Cearball
Re: intuitive training
The intuitive nature of the Iron Cardio program is more directed toward the "design" of the session(s)—choosing different weights, number of sets, and IC options etc.
Paraphrasing from the book—...if you always give yourself an out or never give yourself an out...—it sounds like you are veering into the "always" giving yourself an "out" or reason not to train.
(I obviously do not mean "always" hence the quotation marks)
This is the safer option vs. never giving yourself permission to take a day off. (This is what I need to avoid veeering into)
It could be that your previous routine(s) were leaving you a bit overtrained and you needed some more infrequent training for a time.
Are you using KBs for the Iron Cardio training?
Re: Bodyweight options
https://www.strongfirst.com/strength-aerobics/
From the original Strength Aerobics article:
"designed for our students at a bodyweight course we were teaching almost a decade ago:
- One-arm pushup, left x 1 rep
- One-arm pushup, right x 1 rep
- Pullup with the palms facing and the fists touching each other, emphasizing the left x 1 rep (I would use a mixed grip pullup instead)
- Pullup with the palms facing and the fists touching each other, emphasizing the right x 1 rep
- Pistol, left x 1 rep
- Pistol, right x 1 rep
I go, you go — the 1:1 work rest ratio. Shake off the tension while your training partner is working. Ladder the works for 2 and then 3 reps — and start over. Three rounds of 1, 2, 3 will get your attention."
The option you suggested is more in the direction of some of the Strong Endurance protocols.
As you can see from the original article the bodyweight options would be a strength circuit with a shifting emphasis (pushup to pullup to lower body etc.).
I'm not familiar with the Wendler program you mentioned so I can't offer any comparisons.
Having said all of this...when you try to promote intuitive training is challenging to change what someone has landed on so take my advice with a "grain of salt."