Hey BBmed,
Background Info:
I’m 18 years old, weigh 155-6lbs, on SSLP for my bench(PR:83kgx3x5), press(PR:55kgx3x5, but I’ve backed off down to 50.5kg because of deteriorating form) and deadlift(PR:180kgx5, just failed with 182.5kg and only achieving 3 reps). Additionaly, my squat is under the intermediate programming from Bridge 1.0. I’ve had two artificial resets for my bench and press due to elbow tendonitis, but its mostly solved now.
Question:
I have exams starting soon and want to prioritize studying over lifting for around 2 months. Meaning, I only want to spend around 3 hours of training per week. To minimize my training time from my original 5-6 hours per week, I was thinking about a couple options:
- Do the time crunch program for all my lifts
- Reduce weights and resting time to around 3 minutes between sets, however I’m not sure about the implications of doing this.
- Training every two days instead (would this work for my squat as its utilizing the bridge programming?)
I’ve experimented with not resting between warmup sets and limiting my rest times to 5 minutes, but I still end up with around 1hr 30mins per session. I’m aware that the timecrunch program is not for novice lifters, so what are some ways in which a novice lifter can program to significantly save a lot of time without losing their gainz? I’m starting to near the end of my LP and most sets are at a RPE9-10 so would it be ok to use timecrunch even though I’m technically still a novice?
Thanks for your help!