women powerlifters....questions

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  • juliewatkin
    juliewatkin Posts: 764 Member
    GuitarJerry wrote: »
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    You have a husband that's a powerlifter. You want to be a powerlifter. So you come asking strangers on a forum for advice? Better not tell him about this, he's likely to be offended that you didn't go to him.

    He just got in to it back in June and is being trained right now and wants to train me after he gets more comfortable. I wanted some insight from parents abd women on how to balance being a mom and training, men's opinion s are always welcomed I'm worried that my husband doesn't know what a womans needs for training

    This is not a woman or man issue. Men and women train the same. 5/3/1 is ok, but it's not ideal. You'll probably just do whatever your husband is doing, which is fine. But, most people misunderstand 5/3/1 because Wendler is a horrible writer. It wasn't until I started following him on FB and IG where I began to understand.

    The problem with 5/3/1 is it lacks volume, IMO. In my training now, I squat every session. And I bench and deadlift twice a week. I see much better results with more frequency on each lift. But, these are details you can work on later.

    Men and women do the exact same lifts. There is no difference.

    Being a mom has nothing to do with it either. I'm a dad. I lift. No big deal. You're a mom that lifts. Prioritize it in your life and make it happen.

    I'm with you on twice a week but you squat every time you go to the gym??? No offense but that's not right. Squat hard once a week, squat lighter once a week, and recover in between. If you're squatting everyday your squats are not where they can be.

    Yes. It's actually the latest theory. My squat has drastically increased since I've been doing this.

    That's great that it works for you. It won't work for everyone. No plan is optimal for everyone at all times. One of the reasons that this is a marathon and not a sprint is the mental energy that goes into what works best for you. You have to figure that out yourself by trial and error. In addition what works for you this year, may not next year. As I've aged, I've had to reconstruct my training days and volume to allow for drop off in recovery.

    I would suggest, to the OP, that you start with something basic like stronglifts, build a base and then start fine tuning. You have to have a base and a strong grasp of the mechanics of each lift first before you can fine tune anything.

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