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
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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
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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