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Alanna Casey on NOT Training Main Lifts to Failure
I saw this a while ago and meant to share it with tree, but I thought it was a good topic for general discussion: http://www.liftbigeatbig.com/2013/12/training-to-failure.html This might be the most relevant for group members who compete, but wanted to get thoughts on the whole "train to failure" concept as a whole since…
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Talk to me about prime rib
Just curious about preparation methods, dressing, and crust. The cooking method I used last year was this one: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chef-Johns-Perfect-Prime-Rib (uses a little math but it's worth it to do the calculations). We didn't do any dressing, but for the crust I used butter, garlic, and kosher salt. I'm…
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iOS app recommendations for SLtracking?
I have a strong dislike for the Stronglifts app (specifically the iOS version). In the first place, you can't log your warm up sets (I like to track them to see what works). It does not allow you to reconfigure the recommended weight increments (e.g., if you complete 5x5 OHP at 50 lbs, it will automatically recommend 55…
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Strength Doesn't Have a Gender (article/blog post)
My apologies if this is repetitive, but I really liked this article so much that I posted it on Facebook, and also wanted to share it here: http://articles.elitefts.com/training-articles/a-lion-in-iron-strength-doesnt-have-a-gender/ A fair warning--quite a few four-letter words and expletives but for some reason I didn't…
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kickboxing/MMA + Stronglifts
I was just curious as to whether or not anyone does some form of martial arts or kickboxes and has suggested weekly routines or suggestions on how to structure their weeks with our lovely program. Because martial arts work BOTH upper and lower body at the same time, where do you put rest days? Do you lift heavy on the same…
