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Stronglifts routine
prattiger65
Posts: 1,657 Member
I posted this on the Stronglifts page also, so if you are seeing it twice, I apologize. But here is my question.
I am doing Stronglifts during my lunch break. I get an hour and up until now I have had plenty of time. However, as the weight gets heavier I need a little more time between sets and I am soon to be at a point where I cant finish. My question is, Could I split this further? Say, Squat/bench, Squat/press, squat/dead, ???/rows? So, four days instead of 3. Or some other variation?
I am doing Stronglifts during my lunch break. I get an hour and up until now I have had plenty of time. However, as the weight gets heavier I need a little more time between sets and I am soon to be at a point where I cant finish. My question is, Could I split this further? Say, Squat/bench, Squat/press, squat/dead, ???/rows? So, four days instead of 3. Or some other variation?
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do 3 sets instead of 50
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do 3 sets instead of 5
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Sticking with the lifts/rotation as-is and going to 3x5 instead of 5x5 would be my recommendation also, at which point it basically becomes a variation of Starting Strength.0
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Sticking with the lifts/rotation as-is and going to 3x5 instead of 5x5 would be my recommendation also, at which point it basically becomes a variation of Starting Strength.
SL is a SS ripoff anyway0 -
i am reading starting strength now, and I see what you mean. Very similar program with SS adding cleans.0
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What is a clean?? I think I'm the only person on here who has no idea what those are!! Lol0
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What is a clean?? I think I'm the only person on here who has no idea what those are!! Lol
it's a lift I wouldn't bother starting unless you have a trainer/coach to teach you and watch you perform correctly. It's a very functional exercise, but it's an EASY lift to do wrong.
I HATE them with a passion personally. Easily my most hated lift when I played football (last time I did one).0 -
What is a clean?? I think I'm the only person on here who has no idea what those are!! Lol
it's a lift I wouldn't bother starting unless you have a trainer/coach to teach you and watch you perform correctly. It's a very functional exercise, but it's an EASY lift to do wrong.
I HATE them with a passion personally. Easily my most hated lift when I played football (last time I did one).
Agreed. I just worked on them with one of the coaches at the Crossfit gym I just joined. I would not want to work on it alone. The timing is a bit tricky and it needs to be done in good form to get the most benefit out of it.0 -
Agree on moving to 3x5 and also agree with abstaining from Oly lifts unless you have a good coach/trainer to teach you proper form.0
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