Originally Posted by
Kyle Stevens
Szymon I would partially disagree pending on where the kid is at in terms of puberty. If he's far enough along (tanner stage 3 or 4 I believe) then there's nothing wrong with the kid running LP. That being said use common sense, start reasonably with the weight there is no need to be in a rush. Lastly, don't be a dick head dad that forces his kid into strength training. If he likes it show him the ropes and maybe he'll develop a passion for it. Now if the kid still has to wait on Mother Nature to get moving then yes, working technique and teaching him parts of the process on his terms is the route to go.
As for the OP I believe the 3 days off just makes the LP program fit nicely into a 7 day week. As the weights start getting heavy that split from day 3 (Friday) to day 1 (Monday) can add some extra recovery time. In principle by definition a novice can go through the Stress, Recovery and Adaptation cycle in 48-72 hours once that stops adjustments towards Intermediate programming would begin (examples would be adding a light squat day or switching to 5 sets of 3 on bench/press).