Hello coaches,
I am now starting the last week of my first HLM cycle which I blatantly chose over the bridge. I have been making decent progress (SQ +30lbs, DL +20lbs, PR +17lbs, BP +25lbs) while shrinking my waist from ~36" to 33" and really enjoyed the program. Now I would like to run the press template directly after it, I am however struggling with workout scheduling.
So far I have been training M/W/F and began to do rugby training on Tuesday. As is to be expected, this worked rather flawlessly with the HLM program. With the press template, my preferred schedule would be M/Tu and Th/F. Training on the weekend is hardly an option for me since my gym is in the city where I work and study and to say that public transport connections are poor on weekends would be a gross understatement. This means that I would be doing the workout for day 2 at Tuesday morning and attend rugby training in the evening. I fear that I might be too exhausted to properly commit to the training under these circumstances. Or maybe I am overthinking this and it is just something to adapt to? I found a liking in the sport but progress in lifting definitely has the higher priority.
I assume that you have experience with scenarios like these and would like to hear your opinion. I have already considered doing the 3-day version of the template but I feel like missing out on something that way.
Thank you for taking the time. I sincerely appreciate it.