Benching and Pressing twice per week

[gdimond]

Age: 22
Weight: 212
Experience: Novice

Squat: 200
Press: 100
Deadlift: 230
Bench: 170

Hello,

I am a novice trainee who is doing SS for the second time, and above is my starting weights. I seem to not have much trouble with these weights, but I still wanted to start at a weight that wasn't over estimating my strength. I was wondering if there is any significant issue with programming in two 3x5 sets of bench and two 3x5 sets of press per week. I am willing to go to the gym more often even if it means just going there to do one exercise. Looking for a professional opinion on this as I am finding mixed information regarding this being implemented into SS specifically.

Thank you,
Grady B Dimond

[Michael Wolf]

Do the program as written. Make sure you've properly accounted for The First Three Questions. When your ability to progress every workout in press and bench is done, after re-setting and working back up one time, and you stall again - then, if you still want to do two bench and two press workouts a week, move to a four day split in which you bench and press each of your two upper body days.

[gdimond]

Okay, I will do the program as it is written.

Thank you,
Grady Dimond