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WORKOUTS #1-5 after 72 hours

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:21 am
by LIFT2beHUGE
I have been trying to get a hold of Rob - we were supposed to have a call yesterday, but something came up. Anyway, I am going through a recomp and this is my first run of the BP program. My question is, after the 72 hour refeed - the five workouts involving bench and squat only, are these consecutive days or is it a 1 on 1 off, 1 on 2 off, etc? Just need to know the amount of rest days recommended. Thanks.

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 12:46 am
by JML2011
Depends from person to person, but I believe its suggested that you start with 1 on, 2 off, but you could probably go 1 on 1 off if you want.

Key is that if you think you need an extra rest day... take it!

Hope that helps!!

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 7:20 pm
by LIFT2beHUGE
Thanks for the reply - have you tried different rest days? Which worked best for you?

Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:37 pm
by Street-dreams
It depends on your recovery.. when you are recovered from the previous workout.. do the next one.. Dont workout if you are still sore ;)

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 2:33 pm
by DaCookie
1off1on at the best...I learnt not to do more than that the hard way.
Street-dreams wrote:It depends on your recovery.. when you are recovered from the previous workout.. do the next one.. Dont workout if you are still sore ;)
bad advice, you could not be sore at all but CNS could be toasted.

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:02 pm
by Street-dreams
I think you misunderstand me I was advocating more rest.
I want you to explain to me how if I don't feel like I even worked out anymore(completely recovered) that

1. its going to have been LESS than 1 day of rest
or
2. If it has been 3-4 days that my CNS ISNT recovered..

Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:46 pm
by LIFT2beHUGE
Let me make sure I am not crazy, and reading BP right. Today is my first workout #1 after FAMINE. Am I only supposed to do one set of bench press, DB pullovers, Squat, and SLDL??? Thats it?

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:17 am
by Street-dreams
correct but I recommend you working up to your working set with sets of 1 as you get towards your working sets..

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:35 am
by Big.jazayrli
I would base it on your workout experience

I can handle a huge amount of workload with very little rest between workouts (i.e. i could probably do ever day)

but 1 on/1 off is generally what i like to do for the first 5

Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2011 11:30 am
by LIFT2beHUGE
Thanks! Without doing full EDT blocks, my recovery would easily be 1 on 1 off.