Dear BBM Team,
After finishing an extended Bridge (it was a blast and I love the approach to programming, but I realized that I did better in Block I than in Block II) and coming out of a 14 week cut, I will start Powerbuilding I today, combined with a slow and controlled “bulk” (aiming for about + 1kg / month) until May 2023 or so. Really looking forward to it. I also decided to get back into cycling training after a 10 years hiatus, starting out with slowly expanding my bike-cardio work over the next months such that next summer, I will be able to do two 90 minutes sessions and one longer (3h+) ride per week while still aiming to get better in strength/resistance training.
With that for context, maybe you could give me an insight into 2 questions: 1. with me currently focusing on extending my cardio time (starting out with 30 mins on the bike, increasing it by +5 mins every 3 weeks or so), should my focus for now (fall, winter) be on LISS only or would you still recommend me doing one HIIT-session per week? I am mainly asking b/c of fatigue concerns.
2. I am not particularly interested in isolated calves training, but I “feel” that my shoulders could do some extra work (both in terms of hypertrophy and strength). Are there any serious concerns against substituting the calves supp training in PB I for another round of shoulder work (so doing two sets of shoulder iso exercises per week while skipping the calves stuff)? Thanks so much in advance. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
Best, David