As many as I am able…but that usually ends up being 4-5 not counting energy systems days
If it’s not too much to ask, I’d like to ask what everyone is training for when they post how often they train.
My reason for this is Marauder posted that he only trains 3 days a week, and is much stronger than most of us in the big lifts. I also got stronger when training 3 days a week, but I became a better strongman when I started training more (volume and frequency) in order to build up my work capacity.
If I was to go back to training for powerlifting, I’d probably cut to 3-4 days a week.
training for a PL meet…
Monday - Bench, ME
Tues - Squat
Wed - upper Back, RE
Thurs - Shoulders, DE bench
Fri - off
Sat - DL
Sun - off
[quote]threewhitelights wrote:
If it’s not too much to ask, I’d like to ask what everyone is training for when they post how often they train.
My reason for this is Marauder posted that he only trains 3 days a week, and is much stronger than most of us in the big lifts. I also got stronger when training 3 days a week, but I became a better strongman when I started training more (volume and frequency) in order to build up my work capacity.
If I was to go back to training for powerlifting, I’d probably cut to 3-4 days a week.[/quote]
fwiw marauder has also been lifting a helluva lot longer than most of us.
[quote]threewhitelights wrote:
If it’s not too much to ask, I’d like to ask what everyone is training for when they post how often they train.
My reason for this is Marauder posted that he only trains 3 days a week, and is much stronger than most of us in the big lifts. I also got stronger when training 3 days a week, but I became a better strongman when I started training more (volume and frequency) in order to build up my work capacity.
If I was to go back to training for powerlifting, I’d probably cut to 3-4 days a week.[/quote]
i’ve found that as i’ve gotten stronger, i need much more time to recover.
also, i combine, DE,RE and ME all in one session. i start with ME and typically follow up with either RE or DE stuff.
i could see how someone would train more often if they are trying to build more mass. I"m as big as i want to be. i’m 5’9" and weigh 270. any bigger and i would have to compete in the 308’s. definitely don’t want that.
most of my training is in very low rep ranges that are very taxing to the CNS. i may feel recovered physically but often times neurologically i’m still fatigued.
monday: deadlifts and shrugs
tuesday: DE(or) ME bench day &back
wednesday: shoulders
thursday: off
friday: ME squat, and 1 auz lift (i spend over an hour just squatting, cuz i fix my form after i max out)
saturday: aux bench and/or arms
sunday: off
this seems to work fairly well while im in school but im changing it up for summer
Varies throughout the year, but outside of summer I train 4 days a week.
During football season I lift Monday through Thursday, with Friday being game day and my day off. After school I’ll have football practice which is my ‘cardio’ work.
During the winter I lift Monday through Friday with Wednesday off. I do not include cardio
During the spring I’ll still lift Monday through Friday with Wednesday off, but I’ll go to track practice after school so I’ll have 1-2 hours of sprint work anywhere from 3-5 times a week.
During the summer I have more rest time, so I lift Monday through Friday, with agilities and sprint work tacked onto the end of the day.
Sheiko style routine:
Saturday - Heavy squat & assistance
Sunday - Heavy CG Bench & assistance
Tuesday - Heavy Deadlift, Military press & assistance
Thursday - Heavy Bench, Squat variation & assistance
I’m slowly working in cardio 3 - 5 times a week. Also trying to do as much ab work as possible, although its difficult with these long sheiko sessions.
I train for powerlifting meets. I do powerlifitng meets to justify training heavy.
A typical week for me now is:
Monday- raw medium-weight bench work (floor press, inclines, DBs); light upper back (pull ups, machine rows)
Wednesday- heavy upper back (rows and shrugs) lower body assistance (good mornings, stiff-legs, 45 deg raises, etc)
Friday- heavy shirted bench (max effort) and sometimes heavy tricep acccessory- not much accessory work otherwise
Sunday- max effort squat w/ rack pulls (heavy 3s or 5s) OR dynamic effort squats w/ max effort deadlift -not much accessory work
Only train 3 dayd a week at the moment. 3 oly-lifting sessions each lasting about 2 hours. I’m hoping to increase it to 4 days once my study load decreases in a month or so.
Day 1: High Volume, High Intensity
Day 2: Medium Volume, Low Intensity
Day 3: High Volume, Medium Intensity
And when my coach says “High Volume” he means it. I’m talking 10 sets each for snatch, c & j and back squat. Plus assistance work like power jerks, pull ups and core traning.
I train three days a week
Monday-Overhead Pressing usually strict pressing because when I train events I seem to have a more of a push press approach. Followed by some Arms and light Shoulders.
Wednesday or Thursday is Squat or Deadlift(usually not both) doing sets of 5 and progressing down to a 3 or 1 rep max.
Saturday- I train events usually 4-5 events a press, a load, a walk and dragging (optionally a light medley lots of sleds and tire flips.)
good morning,
I train 4-5 days a week… powerlifter, so I hit each of the big three once a week, squats mebbe twice, and one or two shorter runs with what I call auxiliaries…
I teach and I coach, so rather than set days to do specific work, I have nine different workouts that I plug in to the schedule… depends on how much time I have, what I did last, and what’s still hurtin… there are weeks I know I only get two days in the weight room, so those workouts pretty much suck hard… but I get em in…
have a great day,
Coach Bear
[quote]ronaldo7 wrote:
I was just curious as how often you guys train. I personally HATE to take days from lifting. If I don’t feel run down or don’t have work I’ll pretty much hit the weights almost everyday or at least some cardio.[/quote]
I feel the same. Some days I KNOW i need to stay out the gym or off the basketball court but I can’t.
4, Powerlifting typical westside template split.