Posted in Strength Training on May 2nd, 2011
Jordi Gillet from Barcelona in Spain asked on the StrongLifts Facebook page… I’ve a question regarding abs. I started StrongLifts 5×5 a few months ago and already squatting 240lb. I’ve always had a very flat stomach but now it looks as if my abs were starting to grow outwards. If I stand with my abs relaxed [...]
Posted in Strength Training on Apr 14th, 2011
Never attempt to accelerate your progress – Doug Hepburn What Doug Hepburn, 2x Olympic Gold champion and 760lb Squatter, meant was that you shouldn’t try to increase the weight faster than laid out in the program you’re on. Apply Hepburn’s philosophy to StrongLifts 5×5 and this means: Don’t start the program with more weight than recommended [...]
Posted in Strength Training on Apr 4th, 2011
Holding your breath while lifting increases blood pressure. Some will therefore tell you to exhale on the way up. Wrong. Weight lifting increases cardiovascular fitness. Your heart learns to deal with the increased pressure.
A variation of holding your breath is grunting or yelling. Tennis players are best known for yelling when hitting the ball. Kib started a thread in the Forum called “Anyone a grunter?”. It inspired this post.
Posted in Strength Training on Mar 16th, 2011
Deji asks… I have a quick question about workout time: which do you think is the better time to workout, AM or PM? The best time to workout is the one you stick to. Remember consistency is the REAL secret to success – more important than which training program or diet you do, is that you’re [...]
Posted in Strength Training on Mar 10th, 2011
Geoffrey asks… I plan on starting StrongLifts 5×5. Is a training partner critical for all of the lifts? I don’t have a buddy to go lift with. So most of the time it will be just me at the gym. It’s nice to have someone to push you along and to spot but I don’t [...]
Posted in Strength Training on Mar 1st, 2011
Madcow is the training program which I recommend you to do once you’re no longer making progress on your Squats with StrongLifts 5×5. Madcow is next to SL5x5 and 5/3/1 the most popular program inside the StrongLifts Community. When to switch from StrongLifts 5×5 to Madcow depends on your body-weight and age. A 27y old male weighing [...]
Posted in Strength Training on Mar 1st, 2011
Ripped calluses are not only painful, they can easily take 2 weeks to heal. Add another 2 weeks where the callus can tear again if you go too heavy, too soon, on Deadlifts or Barbell Rows and that means almost 1 month of training lost. Unless you treat your ripped calluses properly to speed up [...]
