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Dec 11 |
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Why are strength programs made the way they are - much of the same, regular intervals, same program for a long time changed to match question |
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Dec 11 |
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Why are strength programs made the way they are - much of the same, regular intervals, same program for a long time @Olav "What if I only do once a week?": Your strength gains will be slower. "I used to think it is important for optimal training to hit the muscle just before it is recovered?": No. You hit the muscle after it has recovered, but during the supercompensation period, about 2 days later. "Bench once a week in a gym and pushups at home would be a bit the same": A bit. |
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Dec 10 |
answered | is it beneficial to stay warm throughout the day(or most of the time) after workout to support gain muscle |
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Dec 10 |
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is it beneficial to stay warm throughout the day(or most of the time) after workout to support gain muscle A possibly related article: startingstrength.com/index.php/site/article/… |
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Dec 10 |
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Why are strength programs made the way they are - much of the same, regular intervals, same program for a long time added 378 characters in body |
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Dec 9 |
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Are there any recommended exercises to help manage a torn rotator cuff? Good to hear! I voted to close as "too-localized". |
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Dec 9 |
answered | Sleeplessness after exercise |
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Dec 9 |
answered | Is there a significant difference between standing lunges and walking lunges? |
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Dec 8 |
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General advice for continuing my weight training effectively Agreed :) Marty, you'll do better on a much simpler program with the single goal of getting strong. You'll definitely build muscle in the process. |
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Dec 8 |
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General advice for continuing my weight training effectively If youre only squatting 20kg, you're probably not strong enough yet to make "increase muscle mass" your primary goal. I suggest change your goal to "get strong". These may look similar, but probably result in a very different training program than what you're doing right now. Stronglifts and starting strength are probably exactly the programs that would work best for you right now. Theyre meant for "novices" not just beginners. "novices" are people that can recover from a workout with a single day of rest. You can be in that phase for a long time. |
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Dec 7 |
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Why are strength programs made the way they are - much of the same, regular intervals, same program for a long time A beginner may get sore, depending on how they're working out. It is usually just "Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness" and you don't feel that after a couple of workouts. Yes, you can get sore by starting a new exercise, but that just means your original program was missing something. The amount of soreness has nothing to do with efficiency of training. You also don't move out of the beginner phase after "several sets". What do you mean by "continue a while before you start over again"? You'd never want to start a program over again. |
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Dec 7 |
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Why are strength programs made the way they are - much of the same, regular intervals, same program for a long time omit needless words |
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Dec 7 |
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Why are strength programs made the way they are - much of the same, regular intervals, same program for a long time It depends what you're doing with those 2 15 minute time slots. |
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Dec 7 |
answered | Why are strength programs made the way they are - much of the same, regular intervals, same program for a long time |
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Dec 7 |
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Changing Starting strength to lose Fat Squat, deadlift, and bench shouldn't be the same. Deadlift should be well ahead of squat, which should be well ahead of bench press. |
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Dec 7 |
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Changing Starting strength to lose Fat It would be helpful to add to the question, what is your height? weight? bodyfat percentage (if you know it)? work weights for all your lifts? That would help us tell how far along in the program you actually are, and what adjustments, if any, would be appropriate. |
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Dec 7 |
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Changing Starting strength to lose Fat not in demographic |
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Dec 7 |
answered | Changing Starting strength to lose Fat |
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Dec 7 |
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How to optimize effort? You think it is better to look at reward/pain, but your question is about reward/effort? Just include pain, as part of effort. Or call it "cost" and look at reward/cost, where cost includes effort, extra food you need to eat, pain, time, etc. Berin's got a good answer here. |
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Dec 6 |
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What is core training and who should be doing it? Someone working toward a 400lb squat and 500lb deadlift will need more core strength than someone who is focusing on body weight exercise, but would they need more core training separate from what the squat and deadlift provide? |
