Cruise Week and Evaluation of Methods

I've decided to take a small break from training now, even though now is kind of a strange time because I'll be leaving the country soon (about 2 weeks or so).  But, I've been at this for almost a month and a half (probably only about 3 weeks or so on the DC "style" training) in total from switching over from the previous training regimen.  I think it's a needed break though.  As mandated by DC training, I will cruise along this week and go to the gym maybe twice this week--starting tomorrow--and just take it easy and train with light weights to allow my body to recover from week of training; nothing close to fatigue.  I normally do this anyhow, so it's fitting.

After this week, I will resume the heavy training as usual and come back fresh for the remaining time that I am here in the US.  According to my calculations, that will leave me with approximately 4 (or 5 if I go on the 8th...doubt it, but we'll see) workouts after this week, then I will probably take another mandatory break while I seek out a gym in Japan.  In which case I will resume as normal.

As far as the cruise week workout goes, I'll probably be training my upper body tomorrow and then my lower half on Friday or so.  As for the exercises, I am still unsure, but as long as it provides a good workout that isn't overly taxing.  I am thinking of incorporating deadlifts as an alternating leg movement for squats (though I generally prefer squats over anything, especially now...).  I want to work up to cleans, eventually, so I'll make an attempt sooner than later.

My split with this DC "style" training is working quite well in terms of recovery and intensity (and frequency and volume for that matter).  I write the word style in quotations because I do not follow the training system to the T.  I don't use the extreme stretching all the time nor do rotate between 3 exercises.  I currently rotate between 2, although 3 may happen in the future.  I also am not following the rest-pause method as closely as I probably should be.  Despite all this, I think that this is working to my benefit, so we'll see how this shapes my split once I find the suitable gym...

Overall, I will say that I really enjoy performing upper body workouts and lower body workouts in their own respective day.  In the case of squats, once I really ramp up the weights, I do not have much left in me to do intense rows or bench.  I barely have anything left, even doing abs becomes a challenge.

Just as a personal note, my current weakness is: my whole body...but more specifically, my back, then my arms, shoulders, hamstrings, and then calves.  Well, I just want to improve my physique overall, so let me continue on that path...