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Training 2 Days a Week

Jim Wendler 5/3/1 Coaching
#1

Hey Jim,
Due to some nagging injuries, I will be going to 2 days a week. I will be doing the 2 days of training, 2 days of mobility/stretching and 2 days of conditioning template that you have outlined in the beyond 5/3/1 book. I just have a few questions about the template.

  1. Would it be ok to throw in an extra day of “light” accessory work maybe on one of the conditioning days?

  2. If I were to do a meet later this year, would staying to 2 days a week be effective, or would you advise training more often to prepare for the meet?

  3. I know that you have been training 2 days a week for a while now, how have your strength gains been compared to times that you’ve trained more often?

Really appreciate the help Jim,

Thanks!

#2

my training partner has been following grey pubes for the same reasons and only has good things to say so far.

#3

[quote]amorter wrote:
Hey Jim,
Due to some nagging injuries, I will be going to 2 days a week. I will be doing the 2 days of training, 2 days of mobility/stretching and 2 days of conditioning template that you have outlined in the beyond 5/3/1 book. I just have a few questions about the template.

  1. Would it be ok to throw in an extra day of “light” accessory work maybe on one of the conditioning days?

  2. If I were to do a meet later this year, would staying to 2 days a week be effective, or would you advise training more often to prepare for the meet?

  3. I know that you have been training 2 days a week for a while now, how have your strength gains been compared to times that you’ve trained more often?

Really appreciate the help Jim,

Thanks![/quote]

  1. Then it wouldn’t be a 2 Day/Week program. This is something you either have to embrace fully or give up. Don’t find what I like to call “The Religious Loophole.”

  2. Any amount of days/week will work - it depends on what you can fully commit to and what you believe works. There is no doubt that you can get strong training 2 days/week. The problem is that you obviously have a ton of doubt. I’m not here to convince anyone of anything - your dogma must change.

  3. I am way stronger training 2 days/week - but training is cumulative. One thing that seems to be lost on many people.

#4

Jim, could you show us your 2 days training template ? I am training 2days/week also and I am just curious.

#5

Squat and bench on Monday
Deadlift and press on Wednesday.

Nothing out of the ordinary. Just expect extraordinary effort out of myself.