Alternate deadlifts and squats every other week

Deadlifting and squatting every week can be too much for many people. Instead of doing both squats and deadlifts every week, only deadlift and squat every other week.

Here's an example:

Week 1: Squats only
Week 2: Deadlifts only
Week 3: Squats only
Week 4: Deadlifts only

You're only doing squats and deadlifts twice a month each, but if you do it hard and heavy then you're allowing yourself more time for recovery. Both of these lifts use pretty much the same muscles and training it 8 times a month instead of 4 can be too much.

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