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The biggest challenge in organising training is putting the plan into practise.
Many things can mess up your plan unless you are a full-time professional athlete.

A plan could look like this:

MONDAY

17:30-18:30 gym/warm-up, deadlift, cardio

TUESDAY

17:30-18:30 gym/warm-up, bench-press, cardio

WEDNESDAY

17:30-18:15 brisk walk outside

THURSDAY

17:30-18:30 gym/warm-up, squat, cardio

FRIDAY

17:30-18:30 gym/warm-up, overhead-press, cardio

SATURDAY

17:30-18:15 brisk walk outside

SUNDAY

8:00-8:45 restorative yoga 

15:00-16:00 trail-running

ADVANTAGES:

Weekly volume, recovery etc. fit together.

This is a typical "winter-program".

DISADVANTAGES:

This is a rigid schedule without any flexibility.

Training, especially the four days at the gym, dominates your free time.

Chances are you'll "mess up the plan" if anything (sore muscles, recovery, real life situations) doesn't work out as planned.

POSSIBLE MODIFICATION 1:

DAY 1

gym/warm-up, deadlift, bench-press, cardio

DAY 2

brisk walk outside

DAY 3

any moderate activity

DAY 4

gym/warm-up, squat, overhead-press, cardio

DAY 5

17:30-18:15 brisk walk outside

DAY 6

any moderate activity

DAY 7

restorative yoga 

(Day 1 can be any day of the week.)

ADVANTAGES:

Less time and less days in the gym.

Two days for other activities / hobbies. 

More time to spend outside (in summer).

DISADVANTAGES:

The longer training-sessions are more taxing and harder to recover from.

It's possible that you feel exhausted on day 2 and day 5.

POSSIBLE MODIFICATION 2:

Insert the strength-exercises anytime anywhere.

Do bodyweight-, slingtrainer-, resistance-band-, dumbell-, kettlebell-, barbell-, pull-up-bar-, (...)-exercises that are available.

Especially single-leg- or single-arm-variations are easy to practice anywhere. (Examples)

Do endurance training every day, as often as possible and at any time, according to your schedule.

DAY 1:

hip extension (single-leg-deadlift)

DAY 2:

push horizontal, pull vertical (push-up, chin-up)

DAY 3:   

(no strength-training)  

DAY 4:

squat (single-leg-squat)

DAY 5:

push vertical, pull horizontal (arnold-press, single-arm-slingtrainer-row)

DAY 6:

(no strength-training)

DAY 7:

(no strength-training)

ADVANTAGES:

Very flexible to schedule.

A lot less time spend for commuting and setting up the process of Training. 

Endurance-training can be done nearly every day. 

DISADVANTAGES:

Some exercises are not as scalable as barbell- or dumbell-exercises depending on the equipment.

For some people it's harder to stay on track without a fixed appointment for Training.

Single-leg- and single-arm-variations double the time per set.

Lifting smaller weights while holding balance can be less motivating than lifting an impressively heavy barbell.  

POSSIBLE MODIFICATION 3:

Combine all options and extract the best of all worlds!