BBB Twice in a Week?

Bigger Stronger Leaner Jim Wendler 5/3/1 Coaching
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Does anybody think doing BBB twice in a week would be overkill? Or could it benefit the lifts?

Something like this, for example:

Day 1)
5/3/1 Deadlift
BBB deadlift
BBB press

Day 2)
5/3/1 Bench
BBB bench
BBB squat

Day 3)
5/3/1 Squat
BBB squat
BBB bench

Day 4)
5/3/1 Press
BBB press
BBB deadlift

2

What BBB template are you currently running? Do you feel you could add that kind of volume and continue getting quality work outs in?

I suspect the quality of your workouts will falter.

3

my back hurts just looking at this for deadlifts

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[quote]grimfo wrote:
What BBB template are you currently running? Do you feel you could add that kind of volume and continue getting quality work outs in?

I suspect the quality of your workouts will falter.[/quote]

I’m not sure whether it would be too much or not. I don’t suspect it would be massively difficult as the extra BBB days would still only be at 50-60%.

5

Not a good idea.

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[quote]Jim Wendler wrote:
Not a good idea. [/quote]

Thanks Jim - you think it would be too taxing on the body?

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[quote]Pat_Pantera wrote:

[quote]grimfo wrote:
What BBB template are you currently running? Do you feel you could add that kind of volume and continue getting quality work outs in?

I suspect the quality of your workouts will falter.[/quote]

I’m not sure whether it would be too much or not. I don’t suspect it would be massively difficult as the extra BBB days would still only be at 50-60%. [/quote]

Have you performed squats at 5x10 sets of 50-60%? Do you feel you could do that twice a week with a single days rest?

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My body hurts just looking at that template.

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[quote]Pat_Pantera wrote:

[quote]Jim Wendler wrote:
Not a good idea. [/quote]

Thanks Jim - you think it would be too taxing on the body? [/quote]

Yep. You can’t take a higher volume program and just do more of it. If you want a higher frequency, changes have to be made.