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I've decided that this time I'm going to find a gym so as not to have to start back afresh. So, I've located a good gym with everything needed to continue lifting. As I'm on holiday I don't particularly want to end each session like I do at home as we will be doing some longer walks/sightseeing/driving.
I intend to strip back my routine to keep it within an hour and do 2/3 session a week over the two weeks. I was thinking of a heavy singles, doubles, triples on squat, Bench, DL and Press with some back off sets of doubles/triples for 5/6 sets, but eliminate accessory dumbbell work, rows, Lat pulls, dips, leg press. Any thoughts ?
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Two weeks rest, if you have been training hard for a long period of time, might be beneficial
I doubt you will lose much if anything.
I occasionally go on hunting trips etc for that long and it never harms my training.
I’m not a competitor I just train to be able to do the things I want to do when not in my weight room.
I would go enjoy your vacation and not worry about it, those weights will be waiting for you when you get back home.
Frankly, any lifting you can do over vacation is a win.
What's your non-vacation program, and how long have you been doing it?
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4 days a week at the moment for the last 12 weeks on a recomp diet, I have another 4 weeks of that before changing it up.
Mon: barbell bench heavy and volume dynamic, DB bench, Machine rows, LTE
Tues: Squats heavy and volume dynamic, pause squats, leg press
Thurs:Press heavy and volume dynamic, DB seated press, Lat pulls, assisted dips
Fri: light Squats, DL Heavy and dynamic volume, RDLs
Vacation lifting?
Backsquat
3x5 @ whatever you feel like.
Bench press
3x5 @ whatever you’re feel like
Deadlift
1x5 @ whatever you’re feel like
40 minutes in and out.
I would just continue on with my main program.
You can just do two heavy but low volume sessions as a modified deload if you really can't do the program you've been doing because of time.
Day 1: Squat Heavyx3x2, Bench Heavyx3x2
Day 2: Deadlift Heavyx3, Press Heavyx3x2
Heavy shouldn't be a 3RM.
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