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Hey guys, first time posting. I have some questions about the program Pavel outlined in this article... Pavel: 80/20 Powerlifting and How to Add 110+ Pounds to Your Lifts Have any of you tried it? If so... 1. Did you have any shoulder issues from the lack of upper body pulling movements? 2...

I'm doing the standard GSLP program which focuses on bench, OHP, squats, and deadlifts. I do a minimum amount of plug-ins (accessory lifts) per the program. Specifically, alternating each workout lying tricep extension and rows/CG Bench and assisted chin ups. All done 3 x 5-8. I want to get...

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...

Hello fellow strongfirst instuctors and power to you! My training has recently switch more towards powerlifting and focus on max strength plus optimized performance im the art of lifting. Any of you who have this kind of area of experties on how to best intergrate kettlebells for better...

So I’m scheming a way to maintain “waviness of load” while using different movements and different weights. I plan to do this by estimating the work for a given event, roughly determined by the equation: reps x mass = work Yes; I recognize this isn’t the ACTUAL equation for work. No, it...

I’m looking for assistance with KBM recovery day planning. I just finished week three with 24s. The practices have been mild to moderate and I’m rarely sore or worn out afterward. I’m sticking to the Rx and have scheduled active recovery days between and IT’S KILLING ME! Getting up at 0500 to go...

Dear SFers, as the year starts to unfold I was thinking about my priorities and about the various great programs Pavel has written. This lead me to the question of macro planning. Is there an article of Pavel on planning a year or on macro cycles (or whatever it might be called)? I know he has...

Some other threads had me consider what a curriculum might look like for strength. It seems like some programs might look like prerequisites, others more like electives, and others more like a graduate thesis. If I were creating a curriculum of programs (in no specific order) it might consist...

Hello there. Some personal information for starters: I am 26, 170cm tall, 72kg light. I have little training history, I always worked out just enough to keep myself healthy, I am not an athlete, nor do I wish to become one. In the beginning of the year, I was on my way to Simple goal. I started...

Background: 30 y/o, 5' 10" 180lbs, male. I've been working out pretty consistently for the past year as schedule allows. Starting Strength was my introduction, followed by PTTP and S&S. Situation: I work offshore on a 28 days on, 28 days off schedule. I have been alternating between PTTP and...

Hey Folks. So I have been reading Russian Kettlebell Challenge and trying to develop a simple program around Pavel's principles. I am also trying to work on some particular weaknesses as well as train for more endurance. I was hoping that someone could tell me if this plan was consistent with...

Lets start with the Good. I'm gotten a promotion at work, my girlfriend is going to Grad school and i'm healthy. BAD: were i'm working is understaffed at the moment (hired highschoolers who ether quit or got them selves fired) so my schedule is in flux almost all the time. my sleep paterns are...

Hey folks, this is my first post. So I am training towards doing more hiking/backpacking in the outdoors. So the basic movement patterns are things like carrying 30lb on my back while hiking 6 miles uphill. Or participating in lifting an 80lb canoe and helping carry it 200 feet. I am a 42...

#302: My Workout Routine & The Benefits of a Strength Coach from The Art of Manliness Episode Info Back in 2015, I had Starting Strength coach Matt Reynolds on the podcast to talk about barbell training. At about the same time, I started getting online coaching from Matt for my own barbell...

Hello All Is there such a thing as progressing to quickly? for example a month ago i was working with the 16kg bell for Clean-press and snatchs and swings at 20kg. i have since moved to S&S and own the weight at 24kg for swings and and can use the 24 for between 2-4 reps. i feel physically fine...

Grab a legal pad and your favorite pencil, class is now in session.... Brett Jones: Training with Kettlebells from Shred Shed Podcast Dan John part 1 of 2 from Shred Shed Podcast

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Hi everyone, I'm all new to this forum although I have been training with barbells since I was 14 and KB's since 2012. Certified as an SFG1 beginning of November this year, I would now like to ask for some collective wisdom on where to go from here as I am neither a PT/ coach nor particularly...

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Generally in the strength world we assume that all-else equal an individual is better at any given physical activity, whether it be wrestling or digging up dirt with a shovel for hours, the stronger he is; unfortunately all else is never equal. Men with impressive lifting abilities can be...