Three full body days or four upper lower days with only 45 minutes each Programming
I can get to the gym four times a week but I genuinely only have 45 minutes on the floor, plus warm-up on the way in. Two years of training, intermediate numbers, main goal is getting stronger on squat bench deadlift without losing the muscle I've built. Full body three times seems efficient but the sessions look long on paper. Upper lower four times fits the clock better. Which is the better fit for the time limit?
@thoracic_tim · 9mo ago · 3 replies
Counterpoint for full body: it's much more robust to missing sessions. If you skip one of four in an upper lower split, one lift gets trained once that week. If you skip one full body day out of three, everything still got hit twice. With a life that produces a 45 minute limit, missed sessions are probably a feature of your schedule too.
You can make full body fit by rotating: one main lift per session at full intensity, the other two at a lighter back-off, rather than three heavy lifts every time.
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@quiet_stacker · 9mo ago
I miss maybe one session a fortnight, so this is a real consideration. Might run upper lower and treat the fourth day as optional.
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@hanon_hater · 9mo ago
That's the pragmatic answer — build the week so three sessions is the minimum viable version and the fourth is a bonus.
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