Kyrinov
Level 5 Valued Member
Hey folks,
I have been following the easy strength pttp/pm routine for a couple of months now. At least I thought I was. I keep reading questions like "are you doing 3 days a week or 5?" And I'm confused as all get out. I thought it was a straightforward 2 day a week DL/Press program. Maybe four if you broke up the two movements into separate days. Lately I've read things like doing the deadlift 3 times a week, the bench twice etc....which leads me to believe I was wrong. Should I be putting in more volume? I'm trying to follow it by the numbers since that worked pretty well when I was following just the PM. If I can see better results by plugging in an extra DL day then I'll do it but want a clarification so I'm not just blindly hopping on to some new program. Was I meant to do 3-5 days a week, not 2? Any explanation would be much appreciated. I know the programs get tinkered with on this forum but I want to be doing things in a basic way for the next little while because I'm still pretty new to all this. That said, if the experience of the elders says that I could be well served by 3-5 days a week instead of 2, I'll do it - I'm a student so its not really a big deal to nip into the gym for 20 minutes or so to warm up and pull a few extra deads.
Thanks again!
Charles
I have been following the easy strength pttp/pm routine for a couple of months now. At least I thought I was. I keep reading questions like "are you doing 3 days a week or 5?" And I'm confused as all get out. I thought it was a straightforward 2 day a week DL/Press program. Maybe four if you broke up the two movements into separate days. Lately I've read things like doing the deadlift 3 times a week, the bench twice etc....which leads me to believe I was wrong. Should I be putting in more volume? I'm trying to follow it by the numbers since that worked pretty well when I was following just the PM. If I can see better results by plugging in an extra DL day then I'll do it but want a clarification so I'm not just blindly hopping on to some new program. Was I meant to do 3-5 days a week, not 2? Any explanation would be much appreciated. I know the programs get tinkered with on this forum but I want to be doing things in a basic way for the next little while because I'm still pretty new to all this. That said, if the experience of the elders says that I could be well served by 3-5 days a week instead of 2, I'll do it - I'm a student so its not really a big deal to nip into the gym for 20 minutes or so to warm up and pull a few extra deads.
Thanks again!
Charles