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opinion on 2 days per week - Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:55 PM ( #1 )
now that it's summer, i'm back to working 4-5 days per week on a farm, so i'm going to have to change my routine from 4 days down to probably 2.
 
wednesdays and sundays i plan on full body workouts, i could maybe squeeze in another workout but doubt it would be beneficial since i get beat up from work more often than not. i figure, i will still see good progress with just 2 days due to the physicalness of my job, which also requires a lot of rest.
 
anyone disagree with this logic?
 
full body workouts would be:
 
squats 3X5
deadlifts 1X5
bb bench 3X5 alternated with db incline and weighted dips
bb oh press 3X5 alternated with dbs
weighted chins 3X5 alternated with bb rows and db rows
abs here and there
 
i generally alternate between upper/lower and full body, now im more limited to full body
 
any suggestions?
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current maxes: 
squats: 255
deadlifts: 300
bench: 185
oh press: 125
goals for jan 1:
squats: 300
deadlifts: 350
bench: 210
oh pressL 145 
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RE: opinion on 2 days per week - Monday, May 19, 2008 12:54 PM ( #2 )
i dont see anything wrong with your routine and nothing wrong with your logic.   
 
i think you could even add in bb rows instead of alternating with chins. 
 
 
 
 
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RE: opinion on 2 days per week - Monday, May 19, 2008 12:57 PM ( #3 )
looks like a wise decision to me.  you'll be stressing the body everyday when you work on the farm most likely... so 2 days / week seems sufficient to me.

and your routine looks good as well. 

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RE: opinion on 2 days per week - Monday, May 19, 2008 1:05 PM ( #4 )


ORIGINAL: edrice2

now that it's summer, i'm back to working 4-5 days per week on a farm, so i'm going to have to change my routine from 4 days down to probably 2.

wednesdays and sundays i plan on full body workouts, i could maybe squeeze in another workout but doubt it would be beneficial since i get beat up from work more often than not. i figure, i will still see good progress with just 2 days due to the physicalness of my job, which also requires a lot of rest.

anyone disagree with this logic?

full body workouts would be:

squats 3X5
deadlifts 1X5
bb bench 3X5 alternated with db incline and weighted dips
bb oh press 3X5 alternated with dbs
weighted chins 3X5 alternated with bb rows and db rows
abs here and there

i generally alternate between upper/lower and full body, now im more limited to full body

any suggestions?


Looks fine. I would put the press before the deadlifts, so your lower back gets a little rest between squats and deadlifts.
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RE: opinion on 2 days per week - Saturday, May 24, 2008 6:45 AM ( #5 )
thanks for the responses guys, for some reason i missed them until now.
 
coldfire-good idea about giving the lower back a break, ill do that.
 
xmax- i have been stressing pullups more than rows inthe last few months, so i might acually do more rows now, so i will be doing them every time then perhaps with pullups every other
 
ive also added 2 sets of pullovers alternated with dips after what i posted, for some reason i really like pullovers
bulking/strength training

soon to begin bill starr's 5X5

current maxes: 
squats: 255
deadlifts: 300
bench: 185
oh press: 125
goals for jan 1:
squats: 300
deadlifts: 350
bench: 210
oh pressL 145 

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