fleurjr
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I have been looking around this forum for about a day or two and going to start reading S&S tonight. I have been interested in starting a new routine. May be you all can tell me if s&s seems like a good fit.
Background: I am 34yr old male about 200#. My most recent training has been with CF for about 3 years. My most recent DL at 465 (although that was a few months ago), Squat (high bar) at 370ish. I can provide more details if need be. Due to family and work obligations I have stopped doing CF and was interested in starting something new. I have been doing a 5X5 program with sq, bp, rows/sq, mp, DL/sq, bp, rows 3x per week followed by some hyperext, pullups, and cardio. The programing is ok but I am admittedly a little bored. I also would like to foll0w a program that I might be able to do in my garage eventually so I can spend more time with the family as well instead of driving to the gym. I am more than willing to purchase KB's if need be and do s&s in the AM before my wife and daughter wake up. I only have a couple of concerns.
First: are most people that follow s&s only doing the swings and getups? No other squats, DL, or pulls up? It sounds like most people are not adding in anything else and s&s is plenty. I have always enjoyed squats and can't imagine a routine without them. That said, I am completely willing to do s&s as prescribed. Also do people add-in some other exercises after being on s&s for some time? I wanted to work on my pullup as they have been a weakness of mine for some time.
Second: are most people following s&s through sinister or do people move on to something else. In an ideal world I would like to work with s&s for a while.
Sorry for the newbie questions. I look forward to reading the book and finding out more. I obviously need to do the workout once before I ask too many questions.
Best
Background: I am 34yr old male about 200#. My most recent training has been with CF for about 3 years. My most recent DL at 465 (although that was a few months ago), Squat (high bar) at 370ish. I can provide more details if need be. Due to family and work obligations I have stopped doing CF and was interested in starting something new. I have been doing a 5X5 program with sq, bp, rows/sq, mp, DL/sq, bp, rows 3x per week followed by some hyperext, pullups, and cardio. The programing is ok but I am admittedly a little bored. I also would like to foll0w a program that I might be able to do in my garage eventually so I can spend more time with the family as well instead of driving to the gym. I am more than willing to purchase KB's if need be and do s&s in the AM before my wife and daughter wake up. I only have a couple of concerns.
First: are most people that follow s&s only doing the swings and getups? No other squats, DL, or pulls up? It sounds like most people are not adding in anything else and s&s is plenty. I have always enjoyed squats and can't imagine a routine without them. That said, I am completely willing to do s&s as prescribed. Also do people add-in some other exercises after being on s&s for some time? I wanted to work on my pullup as they have been a weakness of mine for some time.
Second: are most people following s&s through sinister or do people move on to something else. In an ideal world I would like to work with s&s for a while.
Sorry for the newbie questions. I look forward to reading the book and finding out more. I obviously need to do the workout once before I ask too many questions.
Best