Hello rip
My squats and deadlifts are at the point where I feel like I need to lower the frequency of my workouts to every 72 - 96 hours (like suggested in practical programming), yet my bench and press can still improve every 48-72 hours, how should I program for such a thing?
Lifts:
Squat - 312lbs × 5
Bench - 180lbs × 5
Deadlift - 334lbs × 5
Press - 147lbs × 3
Power clean - 160lbs
I'm 16 years old
185cm tall
Weighing 210lbs
Thanks
It says in the book that not all the lifts will hit the intermediate stage at the same time, it doesn't specify how to train when that happens. Should I squat every 72 hours but bench and press every 48?
You have many options here. A common approach would be to stick to 3 days per week and make advanced novice modifications (lights days, top sets, etc.) for the lifts that need it and allow the other lifts to chug along. You can also start making some of the lifts have intermediate style programming in a 3 day structure (alternating volume days and intensity days).
Last edited by Hayden-William Courtland; 06-29-2020 at 06:29 AM.
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I have already included the light squat day and the top set modification, and I can still squat every 72 hours so doing intermediate programming for it will be kind of a waste. Is it possible to train the bench and press every 48 hours and my squats every 72? So that in some days I will only be doing upper body or only lower body? Can this work? Seems like the fastest approach to maximize gains.
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