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# I hope you are fine. This WebSite have helped me a lot. I just have…

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I hope you are fine. This WebSite have helped me a lot. I just have one question. If dont do my workout one day...can I do it next day combine it with the workout for that day? thanks

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Dan Wirth, MA, CSCS

Hello, I'm glad to hear the workouts have helped. Generally, I don't recommend combining workouts. If you are consistent over a long period of time, missing a workout now and then is not going to ruin your progress. However, if you are on a split routine (where you work different body parts on different days), you can combine your workouts if you really want to. To combine your workouts properly you need to make some adjustments to each of the two workouts that you are combining together. You need to shorten each of the workouts by taking out some of the supplement exercises or reducing the number of sets you perform on these exercises. Basically, you need to cut each workout in half. If you don't make these adjustments, your combined workout may take a long time and may fatigue you too much. Keep training hard\!

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