vigorous regimen of coffee breaks
John Grisham's The Testament :
Phil scribbled dimensions on the wallboard they had just installed. He measured carefully, then remeasured. Before long, Nate realized why the project was taking so long. Phil took his time and believed in a vigorous regimen of coffee breaks.
please kindly help me to explain the last sentence above, I don't quite understand the meaning here, thanks.

Question

vigorous regimen of coffee breaks
John Grisham's The Testament :
Phil scribbled dimensions on the wallboard they had just installed. He measured carefully, then remeasured. Before long, Nate realized why the project was taking so long. Phil took his time and believed in a vigorous regimen of coffee breaks. 
please kindly help me to explain the last sentence above, I don't quite understand the meaning here, thanks.

Answer

The author describes this character as taking a generous amount of time to finish the project. While completing the project, Phil believed he should take many 'coffee breaks' to help him through the work. In this context, Regimen means a 'way of life' so his normal habit was to drink coffee many times.

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