Eric62: thanks for the reasonable reply and being man enough to apologize. I was worried I was jumping into a flame war and I'm happy to see it's turning out as a reasonable discussion 🙂
The argument about tailoring training towards a 7 day week is an interesting one and you're probably right: I'd also guess it's less than optimal. Of course, exactly how much less and if that amount is worth sacrificing the convenience of an exercise schedule that fits into normal life is an important question. Interestingly enough, Crossfit's default schedule is 3 days on, 1 day off, with no attention whatsoever paid to a 7 day week, holidays, or anything else.
The "coaches" i was referring to were actually the previously mentioned Bill Starr, Glenn Pendlay and Mark Rippetoe (and also Dan John, who I left out). All of these guys have considerable experience under their belts with competitive weightlifting and athletics, but later in their careers changed their focus to training others. For the relative newcomer to weightlifting, all of these "coaches", as well as many others, recommend a routine that typically involves squatting 3 timers per week, and I tend to trust their judgment.
The argument about tailoring training towards a 7 day week is an interesting one and you're probably right: I'd also guess it's less than optimal. Of course, exactly how much less and if that amount is worth sacrificing the convenience of an exercise schedule that fits into normal life is an important question. Interestingly enough, Crossfit's default schedule is 3 days on, 1 day off, with no attention whatsoever paid to a 7 day week, holidays, or anything else.
There is a brief bio about each of the guys I mentioned on this page, but I think Pendlay and Rippetoe are both known for being very successful at training beginner and intermediate lifters (high school & college level), and not world class athletes. Of course, given the target audience of this message board, their experience tends to be very appropriate.
No argument here.
The "coaches" i was referring to were actually the previously mentioned Bill Starr, Glenn Pendlay and Mark Rippetoe (and also Dan John, who I left out). All of these guys have considerable experience under their belts with competitive weightlifting and athletics, but later in their careers changed their focus to training others. For the relative newcomer to weightlifting, all of these "coaches", as well as many others, recommend a routine that typically involves squatting 3 timers per week, and I tend to trust their judgment.
