04-10-2024, 08:21 AM
Hey guys!
I’m going to be returning to Fortitude Training after running various Mountain Dog Training programs over the past year and an old Phil Hernon 2 way split for the last month. I just wanted to share some ideas that I have been kicking around for how I’m going to make Fortitude Work around my schedule. In 2021 I ran the program normally and completely as a written and had probably the quickest and most drastic gains of my advanced training life in year 13 of lifting. I was not married Back then, but now I am and my wife is a nurse with a rotating schedule and my work is completely remote so I could train any day I want, but I take my rest days on my wife’s off days to maximize our time together.
This rotating schedule worked great with Mountain Dog training and the Phil Hernon 2 Way split because I could train 3 days in a row and not hit the same body part 2 days in a row. Fortitude is a different beast and anyone who’s read the book knows Dr. Scott suggests not training 3 days straight and I am the type of person who does not like to destroy the integrity of a program.
My wife’s work schedule is work Mon/Tue/Wed, off Thurs/Fri, Work Sat/Sun, off Mon/Tue, work Wed/Thurs/Fri, off Sat/Sun. Sometimes she’ll have extra days, but generally speaking, that’s the schedule. That means that my Fortitude schedule will be a little different every week. So here’s my idea on how I’ll execute the program, running the basic frequency: Lift Mon, rest Tue, Lift Wed, rest Thurs/Fri, lift Sat/Sun, rest Mon/Tue, lift Wed, rest Thurs, Lift Fri, rest weekend.. I think you get the idea. Any time I have a stretch of three days she works, I rest the middle day. If she works two in a row(weekend), I train both days. It spreads the work out slightly more and I would say on average seems to add an extra rest day per week.
These are some considerations that maybe you could make if you find yourself in a similar situation with your weekly gym time. If Dr. Scott or anyone else has any suggestions on improvements to this split or some ideas that I potentially hadn’t thought of, feel free to sound off!
I’ll also be running Fortitude from the garage this time around, which will definitely involve a lot of creativity, but I’ve been running Mountain Dog programs from the garage for the past year so my exercise “arsenal” has grown quite vast and it has forced me to be very creative! I hope everyone is having an awesome spring and enjoying the nice weather coming in!
I’m going to be returning to Fortitude Training after running various Mountain Dog Training programs over the past year and an old Phil Hernon 2 way split for the last month. I just wanted to share some ideas that I have been kicking around for how I’m going to make Fortitude Work around my schedule. In 2021 I ran the program normally and completely as a written and had probably the quickest and most drastic gains of my advanced training life in year 13 of lifting. I was not married Back then, but now I am and my wife is a nurse with a rotating schedule and my work is completely remote so I could train any day I want, but I take my rest days on my wife’s off days to maximize our time together.
This rotating schedule worked great with Mountain Dog training and the Phil Hernon 2 Way split because I could train 3 days in a row and not hit the same body part 2 days in a row. Fortitude is a different beast and anyone who’s read the book knows Dr. Scott suggests not training 3 days straight and I am the type of person who does not like to destroy the integrity of a program.
My wife’s work schedule is work Mon/Tue/Wed, off Thurs/Fri, Work Sat/Sun, off Mon/Tue, work Wed/Thurs/Fri, off Sat/Sun. Sometimes she’ll have extra days, but generally speaking, that’s the schedule. That means that my Fortitude schedule will be a little different every week. So here’s my idea on how I’ll execute the program, running the basic frequency: Lift Mon, rest Tue, Lift Wed, rest Thurs/Fri, lift Sat/Sun, rest Mon/Tue, lift Wed, rest Thurs, Lift Fri, rest weekend.. I think you get the idea. Any time I have a stretch of three days she works, I rest the middle day. If she works two in a row(weekend), I train both days. It spreads the work out slightly more and I would say on average seems to add an extra rest day per week.
These are some considerations that maybe you could make if you find yourself in a similar situation with your weekly gym time. If Dr. Scott or anyone else has any suggestions on improvements to this split or some ideas that I potentially hadn’t thought of, feel free to sound off!
I’ll also be running Fortitude from the garage this time around, which will definitely involve a lot of creativity, but I’ve been running Mountain Dog programs from the garage for the past year so my exercise “arsenal” has grown quite vast and it has forced me to be very creative! I hope everyone is having an awesome spring and enjoying the nice weather coming in!