[Saith]

Originally Posted by Freeman102010

So what do you say to a program like Stronglifts that has 2 workouts but varies week to week (doing 3 workouts a week)?

week one: workout A; B A
week two: B, A, B

That's more like a 2x/week workout only you're doing it 3x instead of 2x.

As opposed to what you posted, which is more along the lines of two completely different routines intertwined.

Week on: A B C
Week two: D E

[Freeman102010]

Originally Posted by Saith

That's more like a 2x/week workout only you're doing it 3x instead of 2x.

As opposed to what you posted, which is more along the lines of two completely different routines intertwined.

A, B, A
B, A, B

was the recomendation from StrongLifts. So maybe that's a flaw in that program?

[Donut62]

Originally Posted by Freeman102010

A, B, A
B, A, B

was the recomendation from StrongLifts. So maybe that's a flaw in that program?

I think it is fine, because no matter the frequency of training in the week all the lifting days are based on same structure/methodology. Combining a push/pull/squat one week with full body the next is a little too much variance for me. If you want to do 3 lifting days a week one week, and two the next, just keep alternating days with the Stronglifts:

Say

Week 1
A,B

Week 2
A,B,A

and so on. You only have two seperate workouts to track in this format, rather than 5 in your original idea, so it makes progression much simpler and easier to track.

[Freeman102010]

Originally Posted by Donut62

I think it is fine, because no matter the frequency of training in the week all the lifting days are based on same structure/methodology. Combining a push/pull/squat one week with full body the next is a little too much variance for me. If you want to do 3 lifting days a week one week, and two the next, just keep alternating days with the Stronglifts:

Say

Week 1
A,B

Week 2
A,B,A

and so on. You only have two seperate workouts to track in this format, rather than 5 in your original idea, so it makes progression much simpler and easier to track.

okay that i dig, thanks!

[Reza Nasri]

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[curiousjorge]

just a quick question....

how do you build power without adding mass in large amounts?

aka:i'd like to be alot stronger but i dont want to gain more than 5 pounds

[John Lambert]

Don't eat more.