# 4 day template over 3 days

**URL:** <https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/4-day-template-over-3-days/10517>\
**Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [March 12, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/4-day-template-over-3-days/10517 "2021-03-12T16:56:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pat\_Hughes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Pat\_Hughes](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Pat_Hughes)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/4-day-template-over-3-days/10517/1 "2021-03-12T16:56:47Z")

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Hi there,

I’ve just started Powerbuilding 1 again, but want to run a hypertrophy template after this 10 weeks is up.

I purchased the Hypertrophy 2 template but due to time constraints I can only train 3 days a week. Do you think I’d be better off:

1. Doing 4 exercises per day instead of 3, or
2. Sticking to 3 exercises per day and shifting workouts along accordingly (e.g. moving day 4 on week 1 to become day 1 on week 2 etc, which would extend the program to 12 weeks instead of 10).

Thanks

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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 13, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/4-day-template-over-3-days/10517/2 "2021-03-13T16:34:40Z")

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I’d just do the first option in this case.

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**Author:** ![goran1862](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@goran1862](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/goran1862)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2021, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/4-day-template-over-3-days/10517/3 "2021-03-19T19:08:55Z")

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To follow up on this topic.  
If someone could train only 3 days but can squeeze in additional slot every day, would you rather recommend no 1 of your templates ( 3day versions of hyper, pwb and strength) or hyper2, pwb 2, and strength 2 to be done in 3 day fashion?

For more context, I’ve runned every of BBM 3 day templates so thinking I can maybe benefit from more volumu/frequency  
Tnx