# Training 5 days per week **URL:** \ **Category:** Training Q&A \[Moderated\]\ **Created:** [July 10, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/training-5-days-per-week/12615 "2022-07-10T01:01:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HL288](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a8b319/32.png) [@HL288](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/HL288)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/training-5-days-per-week/12615/1 "2022-07-10T01:01:49Z")
For someone meet prepping with 5 days a week to train, would your preference be to have them run Strength I as written, or Strength III but drop a GPP day? I previously used Strength I for prep with good results, and am getting ready to prep again. I’m wondering if Strength III would give my training a boost, but I can really only commit to 5 days a week in the gym. Ideally, each season is 90 minutes give or take, so I can’t really stack a GPP day on a lifting day. I am running Hypertrophy II right now, and it’s a bit much, and really feel better with two rest days a week. Other data if helpful: 39 y/o male 5’10” 187lb 37” waist Barbell training about 3 years. This would be my second meet prep. Thanks! Looking for advice on making the best use of training time. ---
**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/training-5-days-per-week/12615/2 "2022-07-11T19:16:21Z")
HL288, I think if you got good results from STR I before, I would fire it up again. I think after HYP II you’re likely to respond well. Let us know how it goes! -Jordan ---
**Author:** ![HL288](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a8b319/32.png) [@HL288](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/HL288)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/training-5-days-per-week/12615/3 "2022-07-11T21:41:11Z")
Thank you, will do. Strength I worked well, at the beginning of prep I just wanted to walk out of my first meet totaling over 1,000 and wound up hitting 1,119. I wasn’t sure if the “first order” templates would be deemed “inadequate” for someone who has been training for a bit, but we’ll keep doing what works until it doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/training-5-days-per-week/12615/4 "2022-07-13T14:42:01Z")
I think finding the appropriate dose and formulation of training can be challenging. Sounds like you’ve found something that has been working pretty well and I’d be hard-pressed to change it.