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9-BiT
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BenKen
United States860 Posts
http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ:The_Program#The_First_Workout If you want to, head over here and set some goals and keep track: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=391848 A lot of us post there, from straight-up beginners to some pretty badass dudes. | ||
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9-BiT
United States1089 Posts
On August 28 2013 09:38 BenKen wrote: Great to hear 9-bit! You've basically chosen the red pill and and chosen to be awesome (that's a reference to the Matrix, if you are too young for that kind of thing). I'd suggest using the starting strength program as a guide. It's just three basic movements a day, for three sets of five, three times a week. Every session you increase the weight lifted per rep by five pounds. The book is pretty good too. http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ:The_Program#The_First_Workout If you want to, head over here and set some goals and keep track: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=391848 A lot of us post there, from straight-up beginners to some pretty badass dudes. Thoughts on 5x5? I had planned on doing this as it seemed kind of up my alley, simple and effective, with plenty of consideration of form and warmups etc. Matrix? You mean like the math function? | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
also, you're kidding about the matrix right? (can't tell from written words lol) | ||
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decafchicken
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9-BiT
United States1089 Posts
On August 28 2013 12:17 decafchicken wrote: 5x5 is pretty similar, both will get you where you wanna be At what point do I transition out of it? And to what? | ||
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decafchicken
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9-BiT
United States1089 Posts
On August 28 2013 13:43 decafchicken wrote: When you stop making gains on it and a few deloads (read about it). From there generally people continue strength training, bodybuilding, Olympic weightlifting, or something sport specific depending on what you fancy. It just seems like a very simple program to stick with for a long time. There isn't any suggested transition? I feel like this is an 11/11 rax, just not sure how to transition  | ||
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decafchicken
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9-BiT
United States1089 Posts
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
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BenKen
United States860 Posts
The Matrix is an awesome movie you should watch sometime... unless you are just kidding, then well-played sir. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20164 Posts
On August 29 2013 03:12 BenKen wrote: Agree with everything everyone else said. 5x5 is fine and works just as well. There's a version of SS that subs barbell rows for power-cleans, so if you go the SS route I'd suggest that. The Matrix is an awesome movie you should watch sometime... unless you are just kidding, then well-played sir. Power cleans are your friend, don't sub them out | ||
micronesia
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mordek
United States12705 Posts
On August 29 2013 03:57 micronesia wrote: Does 5x5 mean five sets of five reps? If so, how long between each set? Yep exactly. Normally it's 1-3 min in between. Kinda depends. If you want to measure progress on lifts the most important thing is consistency in rest periods. 5x5 100lb with 1 min breaks is a tad different then completing 5x5 115lb with 3 min breaks. | ||
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BenKen
United States860 Posts
On August 29 2013 03:46 decafchicken wrote: Power cleans are your friend, don't sub them out I agree that power cleans are awesome, but for a pure, never-touched-a-barbell beginner with no coach, I think doing rows until the trainee gets a good athletic base to work with is a better route to go. Power cleans can be hard to learn for some people, but anybody can watch a youtube video and do a row. | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
4:51, he says that it's not ok for the knees to travel past the toes. why is this? just curious. my ankles actually aren't flexible enough for the knees to go past the toes anyway. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20164 Posts
Obviously this girl's knees come well past her toes but her torso is upright and center of gravity well maintained over her base giving her a solid drive. (so jealous, dat dorsaflexion & torso) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/x76bQTG.jpg) | ||
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Snuggles
United States1865 Posts
So every time I'm in the close proximity of someone doing their big lifts, bench press or squat, I feel like we're vaguely keeping an eye on each other on how our lifts go. A few days ago I was doing deadlifts next to a guy who was doing some nice ATG squats. We did have that safety rack there, but to get ATG he had to back away from it. Basically I would do my set, and immediately after I began resting he did his. We would alternate, my deadlifting of course is pretty damn safe, but this dude kept loading up more weight, he was doing 215 2x8 then he went on for a tough looking 225 x 6. Seeing how kind everyone was to me in the temple of iron I felt it was natural for me to try to repay people back by at least showing I was ready to run over for an emergency spot by alternating my rests with his. But sometimes I feel like I'm being too forward with this way of thinking. Like people have to notice that I glance at them from the corner of my eye. Today I did flat bench pressing. The guy next to me was pushing 225 3x8. I don't think he paid any mind to me since I was a small ass guy compared to him but I did the same alternating thing as I did with my squat mate. Anyways I finished 2 sets of my 3x5 with real ease, while he had a real struggle it seemed like on his first set. He hit all 8 reps for sure but man it looked uneven and not that fast. The next set went very slowly from him, and he did 7 instead of 8 with uneven pushes, looked pretty rough from my prospective, any real insight on this? I did my second set real quick and then rested. 2 Minutes pass and he didn't begin yet so I went ahead and did my last set with ease (my measly 115lb, but idc I get to use new plates next workout without fear!). Right after that he went ahead did his last set, 7 reps again, took a glance at me and racked his bar and that's the end of the story. | ||
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micronesia
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