Low fatigue template modifications for limited schedule

Training Q&A [Moderated]
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Hi there,

I’d really love to try out the Low Fatigue Template soon, but I have a few questions about how I should best adapt it to my somewhat limited schedule.
I’d really appreciate your input on this!

  1. For the next two weeks, I’ll be on vacation and won’t have access to a gym. After that, though, I’d like to start the program right away.
    That said, my next powerlifting meet is scheduled for the end of August, which gives me only 12 weeks to prepare. Which training weeks would you recommend cutting in this case?
    Personally, I’m leaning toward skipping a few of the later weeks. The reason is that I’ve been dealing with some knee issues for a while, especially when squat intensities get too high. So I’d prefer to spend more time training with the lower intensities in the earlier weeks to minimize the risk of aggravating my knees closer to the meet.
    If that means sacrificing a bit of peak strength potential, that’s totally fine. Right now, hitting new PRs on the platform isn’t my main priority anyway.
  2. Another factor is that due to some personal commitments on weekends during this prep, I’ll often only be able to train three days a week instead of four (or rather just Monday to Thursday instead of Monday to Friday). That said, I generally like training four times per week (plus GPP days) if it’s beneficial.
    Specifically, in weeks 1, 2, 4, and 10, I’ll not be able to train Friday/Saturday/Sunday. Given that, does it still make sense to use the 4-day version, or should I just stick with the 3-day version instead and lift Monday/Tuesday/Thursday?
    And if the 4-day version is still viable, would it be better to simply skip the last training day in those weeks or try to adjust the setup - perhaps similarly to how the 3-day version is structured?

Thanks so much in advance - and also just in general for all the incredibly helpful content you provide!

(PS: Here’s some background info about me in case that matters for setting up the template:
32 years old, male, <83kg, many years of lifting experience, ca. 400 dots)

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I’d probably run the 4d/wk template, get rid of the last week of the first block, the first and last weeks of the second block, and the pivot before the peak.

For weeks you can’t train Friday through Sunday, I would recommend training M, T, W, Th.

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Thanks for the incredibly fast reply, Jordan!

Your suggestions sound more than reasonable - I’ll definitely try the template with this setup.

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