Press 4 days per week?

[craulerson]

39 years old
5’10” 225 lbs.

Squat 375x5x3
Press 200x1x4, 182.5x3x5, 170x5x5
Bench 215x5x3
Deadlift 405x5

I’ve been pressing 3 days a week now for several months with a couple of layoffs for vacation. 5x3 on Mondays, 5x5 on Wednesdays and 5x1 on Fridays. Bench one day a week as that is all my shoulder will seem to tolerate. Missed my 5th single last week. I am considering adding a fourth pressing day? Does that seem excessive? I really want to hit 2 plates by the end of the year. I’m thinking a high intensity pin press (singles or doubles) would be beneficial. Thoughts?

[Mark Rippetoe]

It's been done before. The guys at York pressed 4x/week.

[KeithI]

I asked a similar question a few months ago.

Pressing four days a week

I haven’t gone to four days yet because three days is still making progress. I was doing the same program as you at one point. Switching the three sets of five for either two heavy triples or three doubles made a world of difference for my heavy singles.