Arjit wonders if he will lose his man boobs by doing the StrongLifts 5×5 training program since there’s only 3 exercises per workout. Quote… Dear Mehdi, I am eager to follow your StrongLifts 5×5 workout formula. But i have man boobs and some excess fat. If i follow only the 3 exercises of each workout, [...]
Steve wonders if StrongLifts 5×5 can work for him, or if his program will be more effective to gain muscle and strength for football. Quote… Hello Mehdi, I’m going to keep this short as I know you’re a busy man. I have been strength training for football on and off for 4 years. I have not [...]
Part one of this series on goal setting here. Part 2 – Joe Pinelli who just started StrongLifts 5×5 at age 61 wants to know how realistic the 400lb Deadlift and 300lb Squat strength goals are depending on your age and body-weight … Thank you for all your valuable information. I love your simple, basic approach [...]
Liam Kara from UK had a question about what strength and body-weight goals you should aim for when doing StrongLifts 5×5. Quote… Hi Mehdi, first of all i’d just like to thank you for providing so much interesting and useful training and dietary information through the 5×5 report, your website and the facebook posts. i’m [...]
Geoff had a question about how to warm-up on the StrongLifts 5×5 training program when you’re just starting out with the empty bar. Quote… Hi Mehdi, I apologize for troubling you with a question. I received the 5×5 report and I really like and believe in the material. I am chomping at the bit to get [...]
The guys in your gym calling you the “Squat guy” behind your back because you’ve chained yourself to the Power Rack. Guys who routinely feel compelled to remind you that parallel Squats will blow your knees and Deadlifts will ruin your back, who spot you on the Bench Press without asking, and who then wonder why the heck [...]
Paul from Seoul in South Korea asked… Hi Mehdi, Congratulations on updating your 5×5 report. It’s truly excellent! I have a question for you. I am 39 years old and squats, although not painful, cause discomfort to my knees without knee supports. I learned from you that proper form in squats is excellent for the [...]
