Pump Sets & Training Days

[bk777]

Desertrock nailed it!

Most find that Day 1 and 2 should be separated by a rest day, but this is not at all a hard and fast rule.  

An exception could be when someone has a work schedule and gym accessibility such that training those two days in a row makes more sense.  For instance if someone can only make it to their preferred gym on weekends and rest can be best then (no work to do) then those might be be best days to focus on training and optimal recovery.  

Imagine someone with a long commute and a job where eating enough is very difficult, and also thus has to train at another gym en route from home that lends itself better to doing Muscle Rounds, where exercise selection can be autoregulated more more easily.

That might might mean:
Train Sat AM Day 1 and Sunday Day 2 perhaps later in the day (after sleeping in) with weekly caloric surplus focused here (AYCE buffets available, etc.)

Train Day 3 on Tues and Day 4 on Thurs, after work en route from home.  The extra day(s) recovery will compensate for the negative effects on training vigor by training later in the day / after a long day's work, and off-set the less optimal eating schedule.

-S

Thanks for the information Scott, I appreciate it.  I'll keep the Loading days apart and rest inbetween.  I think it's the best way to play it when doing pump sets to failure in the following w/o so I'll aim to keep that pattern throughout.