# 3-day templates

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/3-day-templates/1175>\
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [March 13, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/3-day-templates/1175 "2018-03-13T20:50:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Euby](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/euby/32/1206_2.png) [@Euby](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Euby)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/3-day-templates/1175/1 "2018-03-13T20:50:17Z")

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Quick question. I’ve run the Bridge 1.0, 2.0 and HLM and one of the GPP templates… I just can’t see how I can fit the 4-day 12week template into my life schedule. That said, I really want to work on strength and hypertrophy over the rest of this year, by alternating templates as suggested on the template bundle intro page.

For the strength training, the 3-day modification you offer for the 12-week program seems very doable, but I got the impression from other comments you’ve made that you might prefer one do HLM instead. Given the way I’d like to alternate strength and hypertrophy goals this year, which 3-day template would you prefer generally speaking? It looks like I could get more volume at a lower intensity with the 12-week approach, which might also be better for hypertrophy, but will the subtraction of day 4 make that sub-optimal compared to HLM?

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2018, 6:35am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/3-day-templates/1175/2 "2018-03-15T06:35:37Z")

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I would do the 12 week strength template in the 3 day format alternated with the 7 week Hypertrophy template (also 3 days a week).