Just clarification on if setting up 1000% awesome with BBB work instead of 5 x 5 @ 80-85% is ok?
For example:
Day 1:
Squats 5s (351)
Bench or Press 5 x 10 @ 60/50/70
increase and repeat
Or can Beefcake just like BBB be used as a 3 day plan?
One last question, is Beefcake a challenge template like BTM or is it a template that can be ran over and over again like BBB
Thank you for answering
Happy New Year to all
Building the Monolith can be run back to back: Jim says so himself in the article.
I would run BBB Beefcake ONE time first and decide how I feel after that. I’ve run it 3 times: each time, after it was done, I NEEDED a break, even if that break was going to Building the Monolith. Just something different.
I’ve ran Beefcake myself, it’s by far my favourite template, unfortunately I can’t commit to 4 days a week any longer so I’m after finding a decent alternative to Beefcake, BTM looks great but I’m after something more long term in the solution
Thank you for the response and keep those write ups coming there a great read
Interesting to know that about BTM though thank you.
It’s worth appreciating that BtM is SIX days a week of training: not 3. Whenever I run BtM, my life revolves around training, eating, cooking and cleaning. I have to be LOCKED in.
Yeah totally agreed, however my life can facilitate a walk with a weighted vest pushing a baby around, or a 10 mile bike to work because it’s an excuse but getting to the gym more than 3 days a week is the issue
Monday: can get to the gym
Tuesday: sometimes get to the gym
Wednesday: can get to the gym
Thursday: eldest daughters army cadets middle of nowhere
Friday: can get to the gym
Weekend: no chance of almost anything
That’s my schedule that’s why I was looking at working BBB into 1000% but was unsure if it’s better or worse or the same as running Beefcake or forever BBB 3 days a week
I gained so much out of Beefcake not just size but confidence and quality of movements that I really want something similar to match my schedule without overstretching what I can achieve in my time frame
Weighted vest walking and cycling are two of the three recommended conditioning workouts Jim recommends. That eliminates two gym days. The 3rd conditioning workouts is a prowler/sled workout