7 Exercises To Help Your Press
I love doing dips, although I'm 100% convinced they didn't help my bench press. I do think they helped my press, though.
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4 Ways to Physically Dominate
If you don't work with athletes there is still plenty to take away here. If you do work with athletes and you're realizing that your entire strength training approach is a disaster, start with just one of the above and don't give up on the journey.
5/3/1 and Muay Thai
Let's start with whether or not the Krypteia program is suitable for someone who is also doing Muay Thai 3x's a week.
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Running, Lifting and Becoming a Marine Officer
The thing you need to remember with your training is this: you are training to be a Marine Officer. You are not training to become a Powerlifting Marine Officer or a Bodybuilder Marine Officer.
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5/3/1 Bench Press Questions
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You have listed 5x5/3/1 as the go to template to use for bench on the hardgainers template. Also I have noticed it pop up on other programs sort of the way widowmakers go with squats and BBS goes with the press. My question is have your thoughts now changed regarding the use of 5x5/3/1 as the go to for bench?
5/3/1 Beach Body (Performance Based) Challenge
"Beach Muscles" A couple of months ago I was talking with a friend of mine about what the 5/3/1 "beach muscles" would be. The list was easy to come up with: Legs Traps Neck Shoulders Forearms These obviously aren't the...
5/3/1 and Coaching Athletes
The most important thing to understand when training athletes is the difference between G.P.P and S.P.P. Also, it's important to understand that mastery in a specific discipline does not mean mastery in weight training. In fact, it is usually the opposite; master of one thing, beginner of another. This is very lucky for you, whether you are a coach or an athlete. What this means is that you don't need advanced or fancy training methods to achieve results. Besides the huge pile of dung that is "sport specific training", the misunderstanding of training mastery by elite athletes is ruining training.
Prowler Challenge Review
I just completed the Prowler Challenge from 5/3/1 Forever. It was grueling but incredibly rewarding...This is the best conditioning program that I've ever used.
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Anyone Can Find 2 Days A Week For Strength
In a previous life I was military explosive ordnance disposal technician and approaching 40 I feel every mile run, bomb suit worn, parachute landing, and Afghan trail cleared.
Now as a father of two very young ones with limited time I believe you wrote the 2x2x2 program with me mind. Without a doubt anyone can find two days a week for strength.
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Now as a father of two very young ones with limited time I believe you wrote the 2x2x2 program with me mind. Without a doubt anyone can find two days a week for strength.
Do you need to condition?
On the flipside of conditioning, you have “easy” or the standard conditioning. What this offers is a way to zone out and relax. A way to discipline yourself to adhere to a schedule. To escape the constant mind-hustle and the mental gymnastics that goes on all day and night.
It's easy to say “I don’t need to condition now” because many people technically don’t. But I guarantee you will.
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It's easy to say “I don’t need to condition now” because many people technically don’t. But I guarantee you will.
How Does 5/3/1 FOREVER Measure Up? And What's In It For You?
The difference in Jim's new book is the inclusion of the wavy Leader and Anchor cycles, and the black-and-white concepts of how to move from template to template intelligently with the 7th Week protocols; add in to that fully programmed and integrated supplemental, assistance, and conditioning suggestions for each template, and you're all of the sudden provided with one-on-one coaching levels of programming...
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Excerpt from 5/3/1 FOREVER: Bodyweight Assistance Work
The following is an excerpt from the new book, 5/3/1 Forever. This book outlines how to program all areas of your training including assistance work. Yes, that's right; no more questions about assistance work. Everything is tied up, nice and tight AND allows for a lot of personal choices. Each and every program detailed in the book has a specific assistance profile which allows you to plug in a variety of different movements; all customized to you.
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Krypteia Training Review
The Krypteia program has been used by all the HS/College athletes I work with and members of the private forum. Here is a review of this program by forum member Josh. This was done in two parts and over time;...
New Book News - The Codes!
The 6 Day Pre Sale Begins This Friday March 24th at 7:00 am. Your Discount Codes Are Listed Below! (the 20% OFF Krypteia Shirts and ALL other sales & discounts are automatic) March 24-25: Use code: SQUAREHAMMER in checkout for 20%...
5/3/1 Forever Introduction
The main goal of this book is to give people the tools to program their training in a smart and efficient way. I’m really tired of the current crop of “coaches” throwing every kind of training against the wall, screaming “INTENSITY” and hoping something sticks. A well-balanced program need not be complex – if your goal is to do “x” there is no reason to do a lot of “y”. If you are doing more of “a” then you should be doing less of “b”. Its common sense as you have a finite amount of time and energy.
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