I quite enjoyed reading Reload. It made me go back and reread parts of PTTP. Comparing them, Reload is really about programming in the 4 major SF approved barbell lifts with one heavy and one light day a week per each (basically). Without a rack and spotters, it is possible to do the deadlift and the military press at home - kind of like PTTP. So, I looked back at PTTP and noticed the big difference is in the idea of training 5 days a week in PTTP doing 2 sets of 5 deadlifts (basically) followed by a minimal or however much more than that you want to do of one arm presses or similar moves (again, basically.) PTTP strikes me as more of an overall strength development and maintenance program using only 2 moves, basically just like S&S but using a different tool for more or less the same goal - strengthen the entire body mainly through a "big pull" movement followed by a less important patch-up-the-holes "big push" movement.
I've got to really think deeply about what it is I am trying to accomplish here. No matter what the route is, it takes effort, discipline and time. I've spent the past few days starting to test out deadlifts of various weights, and doing presses with the 32 and 40kg bells. I've been sold on the deadlift and the press as important moves for a long time, ever since I read PTTP and ETK for the first time. Still, hahaha, my judo life (and other sports I've done) can't help but influence me. It's the off-kilter twisty kettlebell stuff like 1h swings and getups that to me clearly mimic real world strength the most, at least in terms of the kind of sports I've played. Also, when it comes to sports, endurance is critical. Limit strength is helpful and important, but strength-endurance is critical.
So, what I think right now is this:
1. Keep doing S&S 2-3 times a week with the 40kg bell.
2. Take deadlifting more seriously - I might have trouble with the 5X5 though, so maybe more of a PTTP template for the near future until I "find myself" with the move.
3. Put in some serious effort at getting to the beast press. I can press the 40 right now.
To have ultimate goals, which are useful and attainable if not as far as I could go perhaps if I were determined to surpass them:
1. S&S 2-3 times a week with the 48kg bell (and eventually a Sinister test if it will still be available in a few years)
2. Be able to deadlift and maintain 5 reps with 420lbs, as this is all the weight I have, and I think it's enough, hahaha!
3. The beast press - I'd be happy to be able to do reps with it someday.
In other words, my goals are to own the weights I already have, which are plenty good for superb levels of strength and athleticism I think, and helpful in judo, actually critical for judo, and if I wish to do other sports or activities, for those too.