531 & Conditioning

Hey @Ironrhino10!

FWIW, I’ve run Forever BBB and BBB Beefcake while keeping two days of JW’s hard conditioning in the mix—I pushed the sled for something like 500 yards, sometimes in a weighted vest, on press and bench days—and while running several WOD-style workouts, often stolen from @T3hPwnisher’s Little Book of Bad Ideas, as well.

Is that smart?

I don’t know.

But I survived it, my work capacity was probably as high as it’s ever been, and it drove my appetite through the roof, which is exactly what I wanted in those gaining phases.

I’m currently running a mashed up version of the 5/3/1 & Bodybuilding template where I’ve replaced the daily easy conditioning (a weighted vest walk of 30-45 minutes) from the actual 5/3/1 & Bodybuilding template with 500 daily KB swings and a 10-minute WOD-style workout on lifting days.

Smart?

I don’t know.

But I’m feeling pretty good and, once again, my appetite is where I want it to be for a gaining phase.

Anyway, I just wanted to offer a different perspective.

Regardless, @simo74 hit the nail on the head:

If you do that—and do it consistently—you’ll get results.