I don't dead lift or bench press, because I believe they're meme lifts. I'm only going for aesthetics.
Matthew Williams
Name someone aesthetic who doesnt bench.
Arnie deadlifts. Zane deadlifts. Ronnie deadlifts Yates deadlifts Name an aesthetic, besides artemus dolgin, who doesnt deadlift.
Thomas Smith
I don't bench and I'm aesthetic, brah. Weighted dips work the whole chest, like nothing else. Pic related, my body.
Henry Reyes
Any one has experience with Greg nuckols programs? I feel like I'm reaching my LP limit and will need to change program soon. I would do the TM but I want to incorporate different variations of the main lifts (like front squat and sumo deadlift)
Nathan Ward
lookin good dude
height?
Bentley Martin
please don't incentivise isley to come out of his containment thread
Jason Smith
he's a 5'7 MANLET
Justin Wright
seems tall
Ryder Reed
Hey trappy,
How important is general mobility for the 3 main lifts and general fitness? how often should i do mobility work? Is Starting stretching a good workout?
Aiden Young
Yes it is. You can do that or Agile 8, and jumping rope is a good idea too
Christian Howard
What's good 3 day routine for a permacut who's all stalled on SS/linear progression?
Don't care if it's full body, ppl, brosplit, etc. but please give me a specific routine
And don't link the damn sticky. It has nothing for 3 day splits except TM and that's not doable on permacut (noobgains phase is over :()
Jace Hall
Going to start running Reg Park's next week after 3 months of shitty, self programming and was wondering if it is feasible to add 2x8-12 hyper extensions as an accessory at the end of each work out. As i have a weak lower back and feel some extra attention would help. Would this be fine or overkill or be fine?
Gavin Harris
on starting strength do you alternate between workout a and b or just do one?
Robert Harris
How did you build the chest then? Pushups? Flys?
Tyler Brooks
this is so true. i got to 1.5x BW bench and had no chest, but once i made dips a main movement in my routine my chest started growing. i don't bench now either
Grayson Lee
Not that guy but there are plenty of ways to build chest if bench is unavailable or you just prefer not to. Dips, then weighted dips. Pushups are a good place to start but as with all bodyweight exercises you have to progress on to something harder. Haven't met anybody who could hold a planche who didn't have an aesthetic chest as well. Actually that's not true, there are really skinny people who can do it but there are plenty of fatbodies who bench too.
Luis Morgan
Hey guys
I'm in the op
Oh shit waddup
Bentley Lopez
here come dat op
Bentley Perez
Not sure if my question is that dumb but I'll ask again if it's really bad tobswitch the upper and the lower work on SS so it becomes:
>A Bench Press Squats OHP
>B Bench Press Deadlifts Press
Am I not going to be able to recover? What do you think are the pros and cons for a novice (squat is 90kg, bp - 80, dl - 120, press - 50)
Lucas Richardson
Does it matter if I do bench press and BB rows on the same day?
Jackson Green
The reason you do squats first is because they are the hardest and most complex of the exercises. You want to be rested and focussed when doing them. Same reason oly programming puts the most conplex lift at tje start (after a warmup)
Elijah Reed
That's fine. I'm cool with doing squats first. My question concerns more the fact that I'll be doing bench and ohp three times a week and not squats and dls. I'm ware it will no longer be SS and just a random linear progression but I was wondering if I'll be able to adapt, recover progress.
Mason Murphy
Izlee went on roids and got fat and now pulls less than that.
These are the people giving you advice, when even going on roids they're failing.
Brody Anderson
For the user who was asking about it last thread (?)
Here's an interesting vid, with Max Aita who trained with Abadjiev himself.
Critique of Squat Everyday | Bulgarian Style Training
Some help? I want to workout mon-fri >leg press >didlifs >Leg extension >Lying leg curl >calf extension on legpress >bicep curl >Dumbbell fly >Bench >THE PRESS >Weighted decline situps >Dumbbell pullover >Barbell row >Standing dumbbell tricep extension >Palm-up wrist curl >Lat pulldown >Pullups >Tricep kickback
How to space these out to where I can gym the entire workweek?
Cameron Roberts
Also having to break from squats until me ankle is healed and its got full ROM again
Cooper Rivera
Trappy do you do form checks in here as well? And where else is good places to get form critique? New to lifting
Dominic Roberts
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Angel Ross
Look up 5/3/1 simplest strength template
Jose Wilson
completely new to lifting and just started SL 5x5
I run a lot, and I'm scared that it'll kill any gains. Is 5 miles twice a week on off days ok as long as a eat to make up for it?
Speaking of eating, anything wrong with just staying at maintenance for now and see where I go? (skinnyfat former fatty who lost weight through cuts and cardio).
Jacob Miller
What's the best way to work shoulder stabilizers when doing a barbell routine?
Connor Williams
Trappy, three questions:
1. Currently doing Madcow, but I can't get my squat to go further than 100 kg. I add weight but I can't do the recommended reps or I do them with terrible form, then I have to deload. What kind of acessory could I add to make my squat go up more smoothly?
2. What really changes in the bench press when using different hand placements (wide vs narrow grip)?
3. What are the possibles cause for my pec imbalance? The left one is much bigger than the other, and the only exercises I do that hit them are bench presses and OHPs.
Thanks
Jace Anderson
What set x rep range do you guys enjoy for incline/decline bench? I do those after muh volume bench day (5x10) but doing the same amount of reps/sets just runs me to the ground desu. Should I go with 4x8 or maybe 3x10?
Michael Perry
How's my current split? I'm probably late novice/early intermediate and going for a powerbuilding kind of approach.
PLPxABx
Push: Bench 3x4-6 OHP 3x4-6 Incline DB bench 3x8-12 Dips 3xF Supersetted 3x8-12 lat raises, tricep extensions, flyes
Legs: Squat 3x5-6 Deadlift 2x5-6 Plate loaded leg press 3x8-12 Optional (depending on level of exhaustion) leg curls and extensions
Pull: DB rows 3x4-6 Weighted chins 3x5 Cable Rows 3x8-12 Lat Pulldown 3x8-12
A (Lower) Pause squats 6x4 Pause deadlifts 3x4 same accessories as before
B) (upper) Pause bench 6x4 db rows 3x4-6 OHP 3x4-6 Chinups 3xf
This is mostly based on modifications to Candito's LP, which I've been doing for a while, but I'm looking to increase volume significantly which is why I came up with this. I feel like my pull day is lacking but I'm not sure what to add (I really don't find curls necessary for my bicep development) and I'm also not sure how effective my lower body training will be as my lifts continue to increase, though linear progression is still giving me decent results atm
Aaron Cooper
Trappy is this a good routine to use after SS for aesthetic gains?
Nicholas Nguyen
I've been doing greyskull LP 2 with dips added on deadlift day and hammer/supinating curls on monday/friday respectively. Im having issues increasing my OHP, im stuck at 36 kg now. Are there any accessory exercises i could add that could perhaps help?
TL;DR: OHP stalling, want info on other lifts that can help
Liam Reed
I had pretty good success with lat raises personally. How is your bench doing?
Jordan Reyes
I'll try to incorporate them then, which day would you recommend? Same day as dips/deads?
Bench is going good, havent stalled once, and increased over 10 kg since i started, though i fear i might stall the next time.
Josiah Nguyen
Dumbbell ohp
Isaac Morris
That should be fine. I was on SS when I did them but I had them at the end of every bench workout so you should get similar volume that way. If your bench is fine then it almost certainly is either a shoulder weakness or a form issue. Have you looked over the stuff on trappy's website about OHP form?
Jacob Rogers
and when should i incorporate them in the program, every OHP day and for the same rep/sets?
Probably yes, my shoulders are still fairly small while my chest is growing nicely. I havent looked at his site no. for form advice i've mostly gone on stronglifts due to his indepth explanations but well, might be doing something wrong.
Noah Reed
I've been doing SL since February and switched to 3x5 a bunch of workouts ago. I'm beginner.
So, today I met a friend who has been lifting for the last 11 years and is now a certified instructor with our national olimpic association. I told him about my switch and he said 5x5 is good but I shouldnt do all 5 sets with a set weight, instead go 60-65-70-75-80% of my 1RM. Thoughts?
Today I tried doing 72.5kg bench 3x5 after doing 70 for 2 times but had to deload to 70 after the 1st set since I struggled to even do 4. thank god for the spotter
Jack Garcia
>feeding /lgbt/-tier tripfagging attention whores for months on end
wew lads
Andrew Green
Yeah you could do same reps and sets or slightly more but with lighter weight
If I'm on a 4k+ cal bulk and rest like 10 hours a day would I be fine doing this routine
A Squat 5x5 Deadlift 1x5 Bb row 5x5 Incline bench 5x5 The press 6x5
Accessories Curls 4x10 Tricep extensions 4x10 Leg extensions 4x10 Leg curls/ nordic curls 4x10 Leg raises 4x40 Lateral/rear flies 4x10 Shrugs 4x10
B Front squats 5x5 Deadlift 3x5 Bench 5x5 Weighted chinups 5x5 The press 5x5 +accessories
And the run the typical AxBxAxx ... BxAxBxx
Justin Clark
My dad wants to start going to the gym with me, what kind of routine would you suggest? He is 48, rides a bike or jogs a couple times a week, but hasn't been to the gym consistently for decades. I was thinking push-pull routine (AxBxAxx, BxAxBxx) with machines and dumbells for about two months to increase his strenght. After that I might switch the machines to free weights. Anything special I should take into consideration?
Oliver Campbell
SS + GOMAD
Cooper Rodriguez
He will never learn, will he?
Christopher Flores
i'm doing the standard SS, with 2 accessory lifts after each workout. is there any harm in supersetting these accessory lifts (all upper body) with leg press or other exercises that don't hit the same muscle group to help support my main lifts a bit more?
Austin Reyes
>A / Monday / Volume Day 5x5 Bench Press 5x5 Back Squat 5x5 Weighted Chinups 3x8 Lat Raises 3x15 Cable Crunches
>B / Wednesday / Light Day 3x5 Front Squat 3x5 Overhead Press 3x5 Barbell Row 3x8 Weighted Dips 3x10 Ez-Bar Curls 3x10 Leg Curls
>C / Friday / Intensity Day 1x5 Bench Press 1x5 Back Squat 1x5 Deadlift 3x8 Incline Dumbbell Fly 3x8 Rear Delt Flyes 3x8 Incline Hammer Curls 3x15 Cable Crunches
Typical TM progressions on stuff. Feels nicely balanced.
Oliver Adams
OK. permacut fag here. you helped me write a push/pull tm split, as i am a huge faggot neither squats nor deadlifts... anywho that shit had too much volume...
convince me not to go on this slightly modified kino program....
A. Press: 3 sets – 4-6 6-8 8-10 Weighted Pull-Ups: 2 sets – 4-6, 6-8 (should i do chin instead? he said pull ups...) Floor Press: 2 sets – 6-8, 8-10 Lateral Raises: 12-15 reps + 4 sets of 4-5 reps (rest pause)
B. Clean: 2 sets - 6-8, 8-10 reps (as i don't front squat, my clean is lightweight, it is fun for me, though) Hip thrust: 3 sets - 4-6 6-8 8-10 reps Reverse wrist curl: 2 sets - 8-10 10-12 Calf Raises: 2 sets x 8-10, 10-12
I linked the fires. Don't really know half of what went on but i enjoyed every minute of it. Moving forward to 2.
John Mitchell
Long story short, I had an accident 2 months ago that made me unable to walk(not permanently). Now I can walk around with the help of a cane and finally the doctor has said that I can go back to lifting, but only as I don't use my legs.
The question is what kind of routine can I perform that will give me back my gains and can be performed 3 to 4 times a week?
I really don't have an idea of how to separate only upper work into that many workouts.
Luis Gray
bump
Colton Adams
A: bench 5x5 pulldowns 5x8 hanging leg raises 2x20
B Deadlift from knees 5x5 oh press (db or barbell, whatever i feel like doing) 5x5 farmers walks 2 laps of the gym
C squats 3x5 barbell curls 5x6 close grip bench 5x5 wrist curls 2-3 sets