Temporary Training Interruption - What Do?

Training Q&A [Moderated]
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Hi all,

I’ll be travelling in Asia for a month, starting the end of this week. Hopefully I should have reasonable gym access, so I’m planning to do the Time Crunch template plus some arm work and running outdoors.

That said, I’m looking for some guidance on how to play things if I can’t get to the gym for the full 3 sessions every week.

I have several years of (mostly BBM) training history interspersed with layoffs - most recently I’ve been doing the Beginner Template since March 2024, prior to which I had about a 1 year layoff, and basically just finished phase 3 (it took longer than expected - I restarted the phases a couple of times due to getting sick and missing a week or so). [Side note: I finished with a 155kg squat, 97.5kg bench, 165kg deadlift - thanks for the gains guys :grinning:]

So my questions are…

  1. If I can only make it to the gym say twice per week, are there any particular modifications you’d make to get the ‘core’ of the training in?
  2. If the worst case scenario happens and I can’t get to the gym AT ALL, how should I restart training when I get back?

On the second question - I have read the ‘returning to training’ article and checked out some other posts here - but specifically I want to know what you guys would recommend where I have just finished Beginner Phase 3; after a month off, do you reckon it would be good to repeat any (ALL?) of the phases before moving on to anything else?

Thanks in advance!

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JKBB93,

Welcome back and an early Happy New Year to you. Sounds like a fun trip, especially with a bit more gainzZz :slight_smile: To your questions:

  1. No special modifications, no. I would just do each session in order, e.g. do day 3 the next time you train after day 2, even if that’s the following week.
  2. Move onto your next template (PB 1 or similar would be reasonable), do the low stress week for 2-weeks, then proceed through the template.

Have a great trip!

-Jordan

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Hi Jordan,

Thanks for the pointers!

Fortunately it’s looking like I will mostly have good access to well-equipped gyms in South Korea and Vietnam. I might even be able to fit my belt in my check-in luggage…

Happy new year to yourself and the BBM team!

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Sounds awesome! Safe travels.

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