2 Day Workout Questions

[HUNTER13]

When you’re doing the two workouts a week is the original 5/3/1 reps the way to go or 5’s pro? Is it advisable to do bbb? If so, what would be the best way to implement it? On both lifts for the day or just one?

[csaba22]

Combine 2 lifts a day (squat & bench and deadlift & press)

Weeks 1-3

Jumps/throws
5’s PRO + 5x5 FSL
Assistance

Weeks 4-5

Jumps/Throws
Rep PR’s + 3x5 FSL
Assistance

Bike/Airdyne - light recovery everyday

[bartmann]

I consider Jim’s answer in another thread pretty much the standard 2/week answer.

Hardgainers Template 2 Days/Week?

You can try using the Hardgainer template two times/week - just using squat/bench on one day and dead/press the other day OR something like you wrote. I’m not a huge fan of this though but it can be done. You’d have to change your assistance work and what I’d recommend, IF POSSIBLE, would be to find two days/week (or more) to do bodyweight stuff (push-ups, squats, lunges, leg raises, dips, chin-ups) and see if you can get some work in. The other thing you can do is this: Week one Monday Squ…

[Jim_Wendler]

There are dozens of different 2 day/week 5/3/1 programs. There is no right/wrong answer. I don’t know what to tell you other than it depends on which specific 5/3/1 program you are doing.