October 13, 2025
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On Beginning Power
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Healthcare: A View from the Inside –
Internist Dr. John Ford sits down with Rip to share his experiences and focus on the medical companies business and the standard, value, and supply of healthcare. -
Training for Life – Yours and Your Baby’s by Victoria Diaz –
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Conditioning with the Prowler –
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Hook grip vs. Straps by stef bradford –
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Strength Training Culture by Jim Metal –
The power coaching tradition is an fascinating one. There’s a basic feeling amongst older, skilled lifters that they need to give again to the exercise that has given them a lot…. - Weekend Archives:
An Initial Visit to the York Barbell Club by Dr Ken Leistner –
Although plagued with Alzheimer’s Illness, my ninety-three 12 months previous mom had sufficient consciousness to ask, “How will you proceed to put in writing a lot about the identical bullshit?” - Weekend Archives:
The Power Clean by Mark Rippetoe –
Once I first began lifting significantly, I had the nice fortune to fulfill Invoice Starr within the weight room at what was then Midwestern College in Wichita Falls, Texas…
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Late stage novice regressing on squat – what to do next
5pointer
I’m nearing the tip of my novice stage, I’ve been doing a HLM sort arrange for the squat for about 2 months now, making regular progress of 5 lb /week. Nevertheless the previous 2 weeks I’ve began to regress. 2 weeks in the past on the medium day I squatted 270x5x3, then I needed to miss a coaching day that week, so final week did 270 once more and solely acquired 5,4,4 (I assumed maybe this was as a consequence of lacking a day) after which yesterday tried 270 once more and solely acquired 4 reps then backed off to 250 for the final 2 units.
So now I’m questioning if I’m beginning to get overtrained on the squat… and what to tweak subsequent? Wanting on the grey guide on the finish of the novice chapter, ought to I simply again off the squat 20 lbs after which maintain going? Change coaching to each 3 days? or do 3×3? I’m already doing high set and a pair of again off units on Friday, gentle day 2×5 on Wednesday after which regular 3×5 monday.
My presses are nonetheless transferring ahead usually with 1-2 lb jumps and units of three
Age 33 male, 6ft, BW low 170s
Squat 270x5x3
Bench 202x3x5
Press 135x3x5
Deadlift 320×5
PS I do know I nonetheless want to achieve weight, making an attempt my greatest however it’s gradual
Mark Rippetoe
Your body weight is the apparent downside.
5pointer
What body weight ought to I be at earlier than I can anticipate to place any extra weight on the bar?
Mark Rippetoe
268.5 kilos.
Alexander Dargatz
You did not overtrain, you didn’t recuperate.
Gaining body weight will not be solely a part of this system as a result of heavier = stronger, but in addition as a result of it’s an indicator whether or not you have eaten sufficient to recuperate from the power coaching. For those who did not acquire weight, you did not eat sufficient, easy as that.
5pointer
That could be a truthful level, let me then ask a unique query than earlier than: how a lot weight do I must be gaining per week as a way to proceed making progress? Nobody has requested but how a lot I’m gaining, I’ve solely stated my present weight. Granted you might be in all probability proper and I’m in all probability not gaining sufficient, at solely about 1lb per week presently.
I’ll in all probability decrease the 3×5 squat day by about 20 lbs and march on with the identical programming. I’ve taken everybody’s suggestions to eat extra meals as a way to be sure that I recuperate correctly.
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Best NLP lifts
keiithg8
Hey Rip, it has in all probability been answered earlier than, however what are the most effective units of 5 you’ve gotten seen from somebody on the NLP?
Mark Rippetoe
Squats within the 500s, presses within the 200s, benches within the excessive 300s, deadlifts within the excessive 500s.
JFord
Some egos simply acquired deflated. A few of us mortals nevertheless will probably be impressed by what just a few uncommon people are succesful carrying out.
