Pnigro
Level 3 Valued Member
Hi Pavel,
I have a female friend who this year returned to weightlifting after 3 years. She used to do Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe but I suggested the 40 day workout instead.
She absolutely LOVES the philosophy of training every day with moderate-heavy weight, instead of pushing yourself hard every time you go to the gym.
Her squat 5 rep max from back in the day was 195 lbs. She started the 40 day workout with 135 lbs and after 20 workouts made a jump to 160 lbs. She's also doing bench press and deadlifts. 2x5 for all three exercises. In addition she's doing planks for 10-15 seconds and another exercise that I forgot. So far she's loving it and sometimes finish the whole thing in less than 20-25 minutes. She eventually wants to be able to squat 225 lbs with ease.
Here's the thing though, she doesn't see this as a 40 day workout. She plans on going on like this forever (months) until she can no longer add weight while keeping it easy. She likes the training philosophy.
My questions are:
Is there a problem with this?
At what point does this program stop being effective?
Should she be taking breaks every X number of weeks?
Thank you
I have a female friend who this year returned to weightlifting after 3 years. She used to do Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe but I suggested the 40 day workout instead.
She absolutely LOVES the philosophy of training every day with moderate-heavy weight, instead of pushing yourself hard every time you go to the gym.
Her squat 5 rep max from back in the day was 195 lbs. She started the 40 day workout with 135 lbs and after 20 workouts made a jump to 160 lbs. She's also doing bench press and deadlifts. 2x5 for all three exercises. In addition she's doing planks for 10-15 seconds and another exercise that I forgot. So far she's loving it and sometimes finish the whole thing in less than 20-25 minutes. She eventually wants to be able to squat 225 lbs with ease.
Here's the thing though, she doesn't see this as a 40 day workout. She plans on going on like this forever (months) until she can no longer add weight while keeping it easy. She likes the training philosophy.
My questions are:
Is there a problem with this?
At what point does this program stop being effective?
Should she be taking breaks every X number of weeks?
Thank you
