I want to get stronger but I'm really hating the SS/SL style approach (three months in, obviously dyel).
Doing three heavy compounds per day really feels shitty, I'd love some variety, and in some way it doesn't feel like exercising.
My long term goal is hypertrophy oriented with calisthenics thrown in, but I'd still want to hit 1/2/3/4 at the very least.
Can I switch to a routine that emphasizes less on strength while still making good progress?
Did I fall for a meme when trying to acquire some strength first?
I want to get stronger but I'm really hating the SS/SL style approach (three months in, obviously dyel)
Isaac Wood
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Nathaniel White
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Evan Taylor
You need to build a solid strength foundation otherwise you'll end up spinning your wheels immensely in the long run. You can add a couple accessories but they cannot and should not impede your main lift progress.
Liam Sullivan
meme advice
Jonathan Peterson
The problem with SS, Ice Cream, and other linear progression models is that the emphasis is all on adding weight to the bar, which is fine for a beginner strength program, but by no means ideal for gaining muscle.
The 3-5 minute rest periods for Ice Cream mean you're not doing that much volume, but are in the gym for 90 minutes!
I normally throw opposite muscle groups work in between sets to speed things up. I do DB bench, then DB rows, then back to bench. Rests are 90 seconds to 2 minutes.
This leaves time for direct ab work and isolations for lagging parts (or arm work, because big arms).
3 days a week of 3 x 5 is very little volume.
Check out this plan which ups frequency to 6 days a week with more volume in less time.
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Leo Butler
Volume isn’t that big a deal for getting stronger.
Nicholas Collins
It is for getting bigger.
And by "stronger" people normally mean "uses more weight on this specific lift, even though technique can account for huge varations in how much weight can be lifted." This is particularly true of the Olympic lifts, but applies to others as well. It's not a perfect means of testing strength.
For instance, I can't eek out a single rep of the bench a guy I train with, but he barley got 2 reps using the dumbbells I use for sets of 5-6 on bench. Who is stronger?
Asher Walker
There's literally no reason not to add in 2-3 accessory exercises after the fact
Just don't let it get in the way of the main lifts, that's all.
Leo Cook
>Can I switch to a routine that emphasizes less on strength while still making good progress?
Yes. Muscle mass is gained by increasing the stress you expose the muscles to(meaning, increasing the weight on the bar or doing more volume). There are tons of people in the gym who are huge as fuck and have never heard of SS or SL.
Asher Price
just finish lp on ss and then do whatever the fuck you want.