grease-the-groove

Hey all- I've been searching the forums for something related, but can't find exactly what I'm looking for. Hoping to get some advice from those stronger and wiser than I am. I train bjj 6 days a week, about 1.5 hours every night. I've been trying to do S&S in the morning, but have found that...

I need to get my repetitions for push-ups and pull-ups up for the military but I'd also like to increase my strength on the Bench, Squat, and Deadlift. I came up with the idea that I'd warm up to a heavy single for a barbell movement and continue to grease the groove pushing or pulling for the...

Hi everyone, Wondering if I can get some feedback. I've been wanting to get stronger with my kettlebell press so I decided I would Grease The Groove. I was using a 20kg and got my max reps (13 left, 13 right). Initially, I started doing 5 reps (40%) every hour throughout the day roughly 7-9...

Ladies and Gentlemen, I am starting here a training log. What I will be programming follows. 1. Simple & Sinister - Swings and Get Ups. I am currently on the 1 1/2 pood. I will continue working 5-6 days a week until Simple is mastered, tapering down to 3-4 times a week. I want to master...

My goal with push-ups is to gain reps and build muscular endurance, and while I've found success with greasing the groove, I have abandoned bench pressing so it doesn't interfere with my recovery. But I'd love to increase my strength on the bench press. Pavel Tsatsouline recommends only...

Hello all, First post here. I just tested the number of body-weighted dips that I can do in a single set, and I am able to do 13. I have been doing BW dips every other day using the GTG methodology (10 sets of 5 reps, done throughout the day). From the information I've gathered (being able to...

Hi all, My elbows start to complain if my pull-ups or chin ups exceed a certain volume threshold (generally around 30 or so in a session). I have tried various tactics, slow and steady, breaking down the reps in varied ways (ladders, gtg etc) rotations of grips etc but elbows just do not...

Greetings, I recently started doing training after a few years of couch potato life and am quite interested of how to incorporate GTG into training. I did a bit over three months of bodyweight training up to this point with five sessions per week (Mon Lower Body, Tue Upper Body + Core, Wed Yoga...

Hi everyone, Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere but I haven't seen it. As someone who struggles to find a solid 60-90 minutes to train during the day, but who has multiple 10-20 minute slots throughout the day (irregular work hours), the "grease the groove" style of training is...

Hello, I am trying to increase the number of pull ups I can do while holding onto a gi/towel. I used the grease the groove (GTG) method for about 2 months and increased the number of these pull ups I could do from 8 to 14. However, I've been stagnant for a month with no improvement. I've tried...

Hey StrongFirst tribe! Brand new to forums and SFG community. I bought "Simple and Sinister" last month having only done a group kettlebell class years ago -- your classic "sweat, grunt and push to failure as much as you can for 45 minutes" class. never again, right? I started S&S on the 2nd...

So I am currently doing 5x5x225 w/ 15mins in between sets. I do this MWF and I am wondering a few things. 1. Can I do this more often? i.e. S-F(6 days a week) since the whole the goal of GTG is to increase strength by doing perfect reps at 30-60% of your 1RM. If I am not tired after could I...

I've been off training since last Wednesday to let my latest Chiro/ART/Massage appointment work its magic and give myself a bit of a rest before Daily Dose Deadlift starts tomorrow (Monday). I'll also be doing my mandatory daily TGU. While I was off I experimented with my CoC grippers and I...

Hello I am slightly confused by GtG. Does it increase muscle mass? And why can't one do more that one GtG exercise at once? I am in my 50s and giving that GtG is said to work well for older folks it does sound interesting partly because it's basically quite easy - you don't need to got...