Which lifting program is the best for you?

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  • hardyd85
    hardyd85 Posts: 21 Member
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    531 is an amazing routine. I have ran the boring but big template twice and now I'm trying the bodybuilder template.
  • Fallfrenzy
    Fallfrenzy Posts: 118 Member
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    Bumping for future reference. Great information to have.
  • Italiana_xx79
    Italiana_xx79 Posts: 588 Member
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    Does anyone have thoughts on Strong Curves?
  • Italiana_xx79
    Italiana_xx79 Posts: 588 Member
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    I am just confused on where to start, lol! I did SL 5x5 for about 7 months and did get results but then it seemed that my body got used to the same 3 movements over and over again and I was stalling out on the weight. I am looking for something that has muscle confusion or at least a little bit of a mix up. I just finished 8 weeks of Les Mills GRIT and the muscle confusion gave me great results but they are not offering anymore classes at the moment and now I need to find another program to do. They do offer Body pump at my gym so I was thinking about doing that 2 days a week and then some other sort of strength/lifting program 2 other days of the week. I still have fat that I need to lose so I am eating at a deficit also. Just need to find another program now and I feel a little lost.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,613 Member
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    And there are more than 3 lifts in SL...did muscle "confusion" increase your lifts?
  • sofchak
    sofchak Posts: 862 Member
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    Bumping - this post should really get a sticky for first page access.... lots of great info.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,389 MFP Moderator
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    sofchak wrote: »
    Bumping - this post should really get a sticky for first page access.... lots of great info.

    It is stickied in the most helpful post link at the top of the forum.
  • Lipsmahoney
    Lipsmahoney Posts: 512 Member
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    Glad I was directed here. Can't wait to read through the first post :)
  • heavensshadow
    heavensshadow Posts: 264 Member
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    Bumping for reference! Thanks!
  • vharding7
    vharding7 Posts: 48 Member
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    Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but I'm really enjoying Greyskull LP. Fairly quick workout and I've been increasing weight faster than I have with other weightlifting programs that I've tried.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
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    Great review of the programs too, mentioning many of these. May have been mentioned on the many pages by now, but perhaps useful in the OP.

    http://www.powerliftingtowin.com/powerlifting-programs/

  • Gallowmere1984
    Gallowmere1984 Posts: 6,626 Member
    edited June 2017
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    heybales wrote: »
    Great review of the programs too, mentioning many of these. May have been mentioned on the many pages by now, but perhaps useful in the OP.

    http://www.powerliftingtowin.com/powerlifting-programs/

    I really like how his reviews are very PL specific, and are more up to date. A lot of the older programs completely neglected autoregulation, as it wasn't really considered a mainstream thing to think about, until the past few years.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,389 MFP Moderator
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    heybales wrote: »
    Great review of the programs too, mentioning many of these. May have been mentioned on the many pages by now, but perhaps useful in the OP.

    http://www.powerliftingtowin.com/powerlifting-programs/

    Thanks. Added to the OP.
  • captainfantastic94
    captainfantastic94 Posts: 1,745 Member
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    This is exactly why i came to bodybuilding today, thank you, kind mod
  • fuzzylop72
    fuzzylop72 Posts: 651 Member
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    There's a pair of beginner DB-focused programs you could add from reddit's /r/fitness

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/zc0uy/a_beginner_dumbbell_program_the_dumbbell_stopgap/
    https://www.reddit.com/r/Fitness/comments/2e79y4/dumbbell_ppl_proposed_alternative_to_dumbbell/
  • leanerstrongerhealthier
    leanerstrongerhealthier Posts: 92 Member
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    Exactly what I am looking for!
  • BeccaLoves2lift
    BeccaLoves2lift Posts: 375 Member
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    I'm using this DB routine https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/dumbbell-only-home-or-gym-fullbody-workout.html
    I'm going to do it for the rest of this month and in August I'm switching to strong lifts 5x5.
  • pigheaded
    pigheaded Posts: 3,083 Member
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    I use to do body beast. Than tried 5x5 when I got my rack. I got bored and moved to: https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/shauns-4-day-progressive-overload-split.html#.WT_JjJ2Jrgk.email

    Been doing it for a month and really enjoy it and feel I'm gaining a lot from it.
  • caseydimples
    caseydimples Posts: 173 Member
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