Training only 3 days a week full body…or…

[Michael_grant]

I have recently dropped my training down from PPL/PPL - rest and repeat, so working out 6 days a week down to full body training only 3x per week on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

It was annoying at first and kind of didn’t like the rest days, you know how it is. I felt a bit lazy and didn’t really know how to fill the time.

Now as the weights are going back up I’m glad of the rest days and have come to love the freedom it gives me plus the crazy desire for lifting days to come round again and being recovered enough to always lift heavy.

When I can no longer make strength gains regularly and stall out from increasing my weights every week or every other week, will I still make gains by sticking to the same basic exercises but reducing the weight and doing from a 5 sets of 5 to doing lighter weights and doing (as an example) 3 or 4 sets of 8-12 reps for the same exercises and concentrating on hypertrophy.

Does it really matter if I am still doing similar volume or would I be better off as a NATURAL LIFTER by going back to PPL 6 days a week as increased frequency might stimulate more protein synthesis and therefore more growth?

I know there is no one rule fits all as I’ve tried them all but please chime in with what you all think.

All advice will be helpful!!

Mikey

 

[Rad83]

Now as the weights are going back up I’m glad of the rest days and have come to love the freedom it gives me plus the crazy desire for lifting days to come round again and being recovered enough to always lift heavy.

I typically train how you have switched to, and the above, I completely agree with.
I’m also ‘mostly natural’ and any more than 4 days is too much, for me. I do an hour of liss cardio at the park, and it fulfills my need in feeling being active and aids in recovery and mental health benefits.

Other ways of sticking to a similar style I employ are, upper, rest/cardio, lower, rest/cardio, upper …and the next week I’ll start with lower…

Or upper, lower, full….or full, lower, upper…

Whatever keeps you motivated and enjoying/looking forward to training will give the best results….(Of course progressing in terms of weights and/or reps is a given must)