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At the moment I'm leaning towards the 3 day, I havent actually squatted 3 times per week ever, and it would probably help me keep my form nailed down pat hitting them 3 times per week.I also like the fact that with a day between workouts now my recovery should be better.So heres what Im thinking

Stress
Mon- Squat 5x3 sets increased as needed
Bench 5x3 sets increased as needed
Chin 30 reps in 4 sets before weight increase
Light
Wed- lighter squat 2x5 or box squat light 3x3, Deadlift 3x8 and Press 5x5 or maybe 3x8 for a while
Performance
Fri- Squat, bench and chin all PR attempts in 1,3 or 5rm territory

Thoughts anyone?

Cheers HIThopper

PS Eric sorry if I confused you mate I was hurrying through typing that up yesterday cos I was sooooo busy!!

Looks fine Hops.

On Monday, you might consider alternating heavy triples with heavy fives as the stress. Doing so might help you make a longer run at it. Looking back at it I wish I had done that. Also, be careful not to increase the sets just for the sake of increasing the sets. There was a couple of times I had to decrease the sets on stress day to keep friday moving. One week I was so tired I skipped all the bench work on Monday and set another PR on Friday.

I like the idea of cycling through singles, triples, and fives on Performance day. I would suggest cycling through higher reps on the chin though, say 10's, 8's and 5's maybe. Remember though that friday doesn't always have to be a PR. If you're not feeling up for it just do a heavy lift. Also, don't worry if you miss a PR one week, just keep going with the cycle as long as you feel fine. When you get down to it, progress on Monday is the important thing.

I'm sure you'll figure things out as you go along mate.

Cheers,
Jeff