I’m about halfway through Strength III and loving the program.
The only issue is that I’m struggling to get all the workouts in and I’ve pushed a few training days back.
I.e., it’s Saturday of week 6 and I’m doing the 2nd session for the week rather than the scheduled 3rd day. This is because I’ve had to split up and reschedule sessions over the last few weeks to try and get sleep, attend appointments, work overtime, and care for sick family members (i.e., almost every excuse in the book!).
Would you recommend repeating a week or just continuing as I am, and just get in the workouts when I can? Is there any need to squish workouts into the next couple of days to get back on schedule?
I would just repeat week 6 and try to get all the work completed in a week, even if it means cutting down rest periods, doing single elements (e.g. exercise 1, 2, or 3) on GPP days or separate days entirely.
On another question - do you have any suggestions for habit change in relation to sleep?
I don’t usually have trouble falling asleep, because I’m generally pretty tired when I get to bed.
However, I struggle to get into bed because I’ve ‘got lots to do’, and end up sleeping 5-6 hours most nights. I know this is not enough, and I know sleep is important, but I’m having trouble replacing this poor habit with a better one.
Do you have any suggestions for how to get more sleep?