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Originally Posted by
Oldman
I usually go either 48 (between Volume and Recovery Day and between Recovery and Intensity Days, on TM, using a T-Th-Sat schedule), but then 72 between ID and VD. Sometimes, though, when life gets in the way, I might do a volume workout on Monday night and then a recovery workout on Tuesday night. This gives me extra days to recover before lifting heavy. I have also done just Volume and Intensity, skipping the Recovery, if necessary, due to work or negotiating with my wife on who gets to lift three times that week and who gets to lift twice.