TBT - performing the same exercis 3x/week?

[TinkoTech]

After re-reading Waterbury's initial TBT post, I noticed a quote that raised a question for me:

"Don’t perform the same exercise for more than two weeks in a row. For example, if you performed a flat barbell bench press as your chest exercise for Weeks 1 and 2, you must switch to either incline, decline or dumbbell bench presses for another two weeks before switching again."

Like in the chest example, is Chad suggesting that the same exercise be performed all 3 times for week one?

Example: TBT - Week 1 (All 3 workouts)
C - Bench Press
C- Seated Row
C - Squat
C - Deadlift
SJ - Hammer Curls
SJ - Tricep Press Down

Week 2 - change exercises

It would be much easier to design a program this way, but at the same time you are neglecting certain muscle groups each week (Week 1 - no calves, hams, or shoulders).

Those who have completed TBT, how did you set up your exercises?

[ParanoidAndroid]

During each workout the first week, you do different excersises. The next week, you up the load and do alternating sets. Week 3, you choose different movements for all three workouts. You do these movements again the next week.

Here's an example of how I would set up back movements:

Week 1
Workout A-pull-ups
Workout B-Bentover Rows, palms up
Workout C-1-arm DB Row

Week 2
same excersises, but up the load.

Week 3
Workout A-Wide-Grip Pull-ups
Workout B-Chinups
Workout C-Palms-down Bentover rows.

Week 4
up the load on week 3 excersises.

TBT Log<---I did TBT, here's my log showing how I set it up. Scroll down a bit..

[Jason B]

Originally Posted by TinkoTech

After re-reading Waterbury's initial TBT post, I noticed a quote that raised a question for me:

"Don’t perform the same exercise for more than two weeks in a row. For example, if you performed a flat barbell bench press as your chest exercise for Weeks 1 and 2, you must switch to either incline, decline or dumbbell bench presses for another two weeks before switching again."

Like in the chest example, is Chad suggesting that the same exercise be performed all 3 times for week one?

Example: TBT - Week 1 (All 3 workouts)
C - Bench Press
C- Seated Row
C - Squat
C - Deadlift
SJ - Hammer Curls
SJ - Tricep Press Down

Week 2 - change exercises

It would be much easier to design a program this way, but at the same time you are neglecting certain muscle groups each week (Week 1 - no calves, hams, or shoulders).

Those who have completed TBT, how did you set up your exercises?

With those exercises, there's nothing wrong with doing the same ones for several weeks if you're periodizing the training parameters. If you were doing 'isolation' exercises that would be a different story, you need to alternate those more. And how can you consider squats and deadlifts not working your hams, and bench and rows not working your shoulders?

[jvernacchio]

Actually you should be changing the movement pattern from workout to workout.

If you do Flat bench on Monday then Wednesday you should try DB Incline Press and then on Friday maybe Decline Bench. For Squats you should do regular on Monday, Front Squats on Wednesday, and Box Squats on Friday. It should be like that for all of your exercises changing your grip, hand positioning works also. Just never do the exact same movement twice in a row Chad states that in his article.