# Is the bodybuilding template the right move after beginner template? **URL:** \ **Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\ **Created:** [May 21, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/is-the-bodybuilding-template-the-right-move-after-beginner-template/10843 "2021-05-21T20:16:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![IrishLifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3ec8ea/32.png) [@IrishLifter](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/IrishLifter)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/is-the-bodybuilding-template-the-right-move-after-beginner-template/10843/1 "2021-05-21T20:16:42Z")
I will be returning to the gym after a \>1 year layoff (I haven’t been working out at home) when the gyms reopen in Ireland in a couple of weeks. I am planning on doing the beginner template. Once I complete this I was thinking about doing the Bodybuilding template, would that present too much of a volume increase? Or would the Hypertrophy 1 template be a better option? I had 1-2 years consistent lifting experience prior to my layoff, if that provides more context. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/is-the-bodybuilding-template-the-right-move-after-beginner-template/10843/2 "2021-05-22T15:32:09Z")
I think the beginner template will take you through ~4-6 months of programming and the BB template would be fine after that. ---
**Author:** ![IrishLifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3ec8ea/32.png) [@IrishLifter](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/IrishLifter)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/is-the-bodybuilding-template-the-right-move-after-beginner-template/10843/3 "2021-05-22T19:05:11Z")
Thanks for the insight Jordan.