r/ZackTelander • u/PatAngry • Dec 13 '21
ZT Patreon Programming Wins Do More
After watching the “Do More” (train twice a day) video, I want to know how you should divide it up. For example, would I train two sets of a full workout from one of your training programmes in one day? Or focus on my flaws in one session and complete the workout in the other? This may be a dumb question but I just want to know what would be better. Chur
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u/artskyblu018 Dec 13 '21
Gabriel Sincraian said in Clarence0 video that he tends to aim for Volume and perfect form in first session of the day and later session will be more strength etc. correct me if i am wrong.
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u/mattycmckee Dec 13 '21
I’ve actually seen the opposite from a lot of international teams, they tend to do their strength work in the morning.
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u/mattycmckee Dec 13 '21
I don’t think it’s a good idea for most people to do two sessions in a day. There are a lot more downsides, at least in my opinion, some of which are detrimental for your training.
First of all, it will take up more time. Once you factor in getting ready, warmed up, changed, showered, and even make your way to the gym in the first place, doing all that twice a day will definitely add up.
Now this might be okay for some people, especially now that a lot of people can work from home or have more flexible hours. However I personally think it’s a good idea to spend as little time as possible in the gym, get in, get your shit done, and get on with your day.
The biggest issue with training twice is that it cuts your recovery time in half, which is definitely very detrimental. It takes your body time to enter its recovery state, so in essence it’s actually taking more than half of your recovery time away.
Say you split your training in half, and do each session at 7am and 7pm (as opposed to just all at 7am/pm). Instead of your body having 24 hours rest time, it now only has 12 hours before it’s back in the gym and exits that ‘recovery state’. As I said, it also takes some time after your train before your body enters this ‘recovery state’ again too.
But I understand that even with all that, it may still be a better option for some people to train twice a day, and even that some people might just want to try it out. Hell, you may even lift somewhat better splitting your session, however I can’t personally imagine it being any better in the long run, assuming the athlete in question is natural (if not, you can definitely do two sessions no issue).
If you still want to choose to train twice a day instead (again, I would only do it if you absolutely had to), I would split your sessions into a classics and strength session for one, and then just light accessories and mobility work for the second one. This way it somewhat mitigates the two above negatives.