starting strength twice a week

[daghetto]

So my question was that due to boxing twice a week, which is intense enough, is it possible to do starting strength twice a week instead? i box thursdays and saturdays, so i was thinking of working out mondays and fridays. would doing it twice a week be fine? or do you think i should find an alternate program if im only going to workout twice a week? what about a 5x5 but twice a week?


thanks again,

daghetto

[msingh]

Find another program

This might be a good fit[1], you do one main heavy exercise per day

you'll have to fit in your boxing somehow though, good luck with that.

[1] http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog...to-your-lifts/

[tertius]

Find another program

This might be a good fit[1], you do one main heavy exercise per day

you'll have to fit in your boxing somehow though, good luck with that.

[1] http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog...to-your-lifts/

Or he could just use the SS template two days a week.

You'll still make gains, dude, provide you're eating and sleeping enough to recover, just not as fast as three days a week.

I'm guessing as a boxer, you're worried about changing weight classes? Because that WILL negatively impact your strength gains.

[MikeC1]

Or he could just use the SS template two days a week.

You'll still make gains, dude, provide you're eating and sleeping enough to recover, just not as fast as three days a week.

I'm guessing as a boxer, you're worried about changing weight classes? Because that WILL negatively impact your strength gains.

Changing weight classes? Or worrying about it

[tertius]

Changing weight classes? Or worrying about it

As in, OP wants to stay in the same weight class, not go up, thus making it harder to make gains.

[daghetto]

naaaa, i want to GAIN weight lol!
like atleast 20 pounds.

so i should continue doing SS but twice a week?

[tertius]

naaaa, i want to GAIN weight lol!
like atleast 20 pounds.

so i should continue doing SS but twice a week?

Rockin'. Yeah, go for it. Eat like crazy, sleep as much as you can, and lift heavy twice a week.
More frequently if you can. With the boxing training going on your gains will be slower, but you probably also won't put on much fat.
Depends on how much caloric excess you manage. Drink a half gallon of milk a day (or just on lifting days and the day after) to start.

msingh is going to tell you not to do this, as he believes it will make you very fat.
But a large part of getting stronger is having sufficient calories and protein to recover from training, and then build muscle.

[daghetto]

thanks^ which version do you recommend i do? i want to avoid powercleans, so what do i go about doing? ive heard you either switch it with rows or back extensions+chinups? if so, how many reps/sets do i do for them and do i also keep adding weight to them like the other lifts?

[shaddix]

What would be the point if you didn't add weight lol

[MazdaMatt]

You clearly don't have the book. It is really worth the money, especially to learn powercleans. Your opponents will be unhappy that you did. I can't imagine anything being as valuable as power delivery for a boxer.