Stewart20

I am about to begin week 4 of a basic starr 5x5 dual factor program. I was thinking about doing a one or two week deload, then another volume phase, but I was thinking about switching the exercises around, using the wednesday exercises on monday and friday and vice versa.

so it would look like this:
monday
deadlifts 5x5
OH press 1x5
Chinups 1x5

wednesday
squats 5x5
bench press 5x5
rows 5x5

friday
deadlifts 1x5
OH press 5x5
chinups 5x5

I was thinking this would be a good idea if you continually run 5x5s throughout the year, it would make for a nice balance between vertical and horizontal movements. A whole 24 week cycle could look like:

weeks 1-4 5x5 horizontal emphasis
weeks 5-6 deload
weeks 7-10 5x5 vertical emphasis
weeks 11-12 deload
weeks 13-16 horizontal emphasis
weeks 17-18 deload
weeks 19-22 vertical emphasis
weeks 23-24 deload

Is it something that makes sense, or is it just better to stick with the basic program back to back?

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