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https://jimwendler.com/blogs/jimwendler-com/101085062-2016-help-a-friend-get-stronger https://www.andybaker.com/building-a-simple-diet-for-mass/

easy: monitor daily calories with precision. easiest way to do this is eat exactly the same thing everyday in measured portions. measure weight daily with precision. easiest way to do this is to weigh-in everyday at exactly the same time, right after waking is best, and keep a running average, say seven days, to account…

if you are only concerned with general fitness, i would do strength training first, cardio afterwards. strength training will be affected by cardio and strength is more difficult to acquire than cardio. appropriate strength training also has built in cardio; if you have done heavy squats and deadlifts for multiple sets of…

when i graduated college twenty years ago, i was a 6’1” 135# alcoholic drug addict. as a skinny weak male i suffered severe insecurity and self esteem issues, which fed the downward spiral of drinking. now i am 44 years old (not a kid), two years sober, 200# and getting stronger. i will never be an elite power lifter, nor…

yeah sucks having to live with our genetics! could always go the rock route and do implants lol

you must have me confused with another poster, as i never advised replacing deadlifts with farmers carriers. my advice was to try chalk...

if you are incline benching 315x8 for multiple sets and not satisfied with your size, you’ll probably need additional supplementation...

my apologies, the statement was meant to be illustrative and not prescriptive of actual weights, sets and reps.

sorry, you’ve lost me. where did i suggest supplementation? if you are suggesting that high level body builders are taking steroids, you would likely be correct more often than not. but one can get relatively (to their own genetic potential) strong without taking steroids, and a body building type training program would be…

perhaps it would be prudent, then, to ask the OP if they are an elite powerlifter, since 99.99% of the population are not elite powerlifters, and don’t require or desire to train as such.

what is your definition of “‘light’”?

okay so: general grip strength, as acquired via methods such as farmers walks, is not applicable to the specific grip strength required to deadlift? sorry if i’m having a hard time handling this...

Yes, but there are suitable options, and one should be well informed, no?

so strength is general, except when it’s not, like grip strength. got it.

so when your basketball player wants to get stronger to improve basketball performance, just have them do basketball stuff with a heavier and heavier basketball? since that would be more specific to the task at hand?

this may be helpful: https://www.andybaker.com/warm/

if you could, post your warm up sets and working weight sets for your last squat workout. for example: 45 x 2 x 5 (2 sets of 5, empty bar) 95 x 5 (one set of 5) 115 x 5 135 x 3 155 x 3 185 x 3 x 5 (3 sets of 5, working weight)

warm up for what? for general, warm up 5 minutes on the treadmill at a brisk but comfortable walking speed. for lifting, sets with empty bar until feels “right” (usually just one for myself) then ramp up 3-4 more sets to working weight.

i’m having a hard time grasping the concept that grip strength is not universal...

so improving grip strength while holding something perpendicular to the shoulder does not translate to improved grip strength while holding something parallel to the shoulder? interesting...

gloves will, in essence, make the bar larger and likely more difficult to grip, not easier. are you using chalk (like a gymnast)? that would be the first suggestion. second suggestion would be a hook or alternating grip. last would be straps.

https://startingstrength.com/article/maybe-you-should-gain-weight

as a propagator of unpopular opinion, i would be remiss if i failed to mention this one: switching to 5 sets of 3 may allow continued progress on your linear progression style programming. aa previously mentioned, it may only work for a short amount of time, but still may be worth considering before adding in other layers…

dumbbell burpees supersetted with bike sprints

burpees

one suggestion is to mark a set of plates at the gym somehow so you will always be consistent, making the micro loading more suitable. of course the logistics of marking and locating plates may be more trouble than it’s worth...

i know you don't like these guys, but it doesn't make their experience any less valid than your own: https://startingstrength.com/article/rest-between-sets

since you like studies so much here is one that demonstrates increasing rest periods between sets correlates to increased number of reps in subsequent sets: https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Fulltext/2016/03000/Effect_of_Different_Interset_Rest_Intervals_on.14.aspx

perhaps. not as any personal disrespect to you, but the ability to press 300# does not imply knowledge or ability to get other people to press the same heavy weight. that is an appeal to authority and represents a logical fallacy. again not saying you personally do not possess that knowledge or skill. there are many people…

of course one would need to experiment with themselves and the various available options to see what works best in their individual circumstances and discover the nuances best suited for them, rather than excepting as gospel the random opines of internet strangers...