Comments on: Workouts for 17 to 23 July http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/2010/07/16/workouts-for-17-to-23-july/ Get stronger, gain muscle, lose fat - all in your garage Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:21:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bret Contreras http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/2010/07/16/workouts-for-17-to-23-july/comment-page-1/#comment-1362 Bret Contreras Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:39:27 +0000 http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/?p=2306#comment-1362 I agree. I think that's the secret to making a 6-day/week program work; get her done within 30-45 minutes. I've tried hour long 6-day/week programs (4 or more lifts per day) and it was too much! Looking forward to seeing your progress too. I agree. I think that’s the secret to making a 6-day/week program work; get her done within 30-45 minutes. I’ve tried hour long 6-day/week programs (4 or more lifts per day) and it was too much! Looking forward to seeing your progress too.

]]> By: Chris Beardsley http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/2010/07/16/workouts-for-17-to-23-july/comment-page-1/#comment-1361 Chris Beardsley Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:36:22 +0000 http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/?p=2306#comment-1361 Thanks, Bret. I am doing OK so far. But I was previously doing three full body workouts plus a strongman routine every week. These workouts were taking me maybe 1hr20mins to complete. My new 6-day routine workouts only last 35mins. Also, I think your routine is quite a bit more brutal than mine for a couple of reasons: - I chin and dip twice per week; - my overhead work is with dumbbells; - I am not deadlifting at all - just doing RDLs; - I am doing an isolation exercise for triceps but you are doing an extra compound; I would say that your routine has too much "barbell time" for me but I can see how it is therefore quite well-designed for packing on a fair bit of strength and mass if you can withstand it. Best of luck and I look forward to reading your write-up in due course! Thanks, Bret. I am doing OK so far. But I was previously doing three full body workouts plus a strongman routine every week. These workouts were taking me maybe 1hr20mins to complete. My new 6-day routine workouts only last 35mins.

Also, I think your routine is quite a bit more brutal than mine for a couple of reasons:

- I chin and dip twice per week;
- my overhead work is with dumbbells;
- I am not deadlifting at all – just doing RDLs;
- I am doing an isolation exercise for triceps but you are doing an extra compound;

I would say that your routine has too much “barbell time” for me but I can see how it is therefore quite well-designed for packing on a fair bit of strength and mass if you can withstand it. Best of luck and I look forward to reading your write-up in due course!

]]> By: Bret Contreras http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/2010/07/16/workouts-for-17-to-23-july/comment-page-1/#comment-1357 Bret Contreras Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:40:48 +0000 http://www.thegaragegymonline.com/?p=2306#comment-1357 Hey Chris, I like the routine. I'll be curious to see how you respond to the 6 days per week. I'm currently doing something very similar: M - full squat, sumo dead, hip thrust T - bench press, incline press, dip W - chin, chest supported row, face pull Th - box squat, deadlift, glute bridge F - incline, close grip bench, military press S - seated row, pull up, curl The 6-days per week schedule is grueling and my sleep/irritability is suffering a bit but I'm not as scared about overtraining as I used to be. I like the 3-lifts per day concept as it allows me to train more frequently because I don't beat myself up too much. I'm curious to see if you and I end up sticking with the 6-day format or if we realize it's too much. Hey Chris, I like the routine. I’ll be curious to see how you respond to the 6 days per week. I’m currently doing something very similar:

M – full squat, sumo dead, hip thrust
T – bench press, incline press, dip
W – chin, chest supported row, face pull
Th – box squat, deadlift, glute bridge
F – incline, close grip bench, military press
S – seated row, pull up, curl

The 6-days per week schedule is grueling and my sleep/irritability is suffering a bit but I’m not as scared about overtraining as I used to be. I like the 3-lifts per day concept as it allows me to train more frequently because I don’t beat myself up too much. I’m curious to see if you and I end up sticking with the 6-day format or if we realize it’s too much.

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