BBM staff,
It seems that the more advanced a lifter gets the more volume she may have to incorporate in her training routing to see progress. Hence the preference for a 4-day split over a 3-day in the more advanced new templates (e.g., Strength II, Hypertrophy II, Powerbuilding II, Strength III)? Is that it?
I find it surprising, however, that none of these more advanced strength templates have a 3-day version, assuming there is a substantial number of us who at the moment don’t have the time for 4 days of strength training yet have more than a year’s worth of experience strength training. On my upcoming new schedule, I will have only 4 days available for training. But the 4th day is tight on time and I’d rather not have to drop GPP/HIIT days altogether. I do not know if the pdfs contain a guide for creating a 3-day version of the templates (haven’t read the pdfs), but I guess my second question is, can these programs be modified to a 3-day version without substantial negative impact on one’s progression?
In my case, I am thinking about running Strength III (modified to 3 days, if possible) followed by Hypertrophy II (modified to 3-days, if possible). I finished the legacy 4-day split Hypertrophy program about two weeks ago (did a deload week last week). Excellent program if one has the time. All my lifts when up. Prior to that I did the Bridge. Anyhow, I’ve been training for over a year now. What say you? Is my program selection fine? Any advice would be much appreciated.
