henryjones
A person does 3 x 5 with 180kg (sets across). Same person does 15 singles with 200kg instead of the above.
Question: Which gives him bigger (therefore stronger) muscles?
Rip says “When you program for strength, you are programming for size”. Santana says “Strength Training IS Hypertrophy Training”.
Question: Why do many coaches, including Andy Baker, sometimes prescribe for strength and hypertrophy separately?
Andy Baker on Top Set / Back Off Set programming: “This is mainly a hypertrophy based programming method. While you can certainly get stronger with this method (and even massively stronger) the way that I use this tends to be in the context of someone training for more muscle mass.”
Mark Rippetoe
Well, you got me, Henry. I don't know.
It wasn’t a gotcha question Rip, I really like your work. I was re-reading the grey book section “Training induced muscle adaptations” and can’t get my head around the industry-wide conflicts. If strength IS hypertrophy, “a stronger muscle is a bigger muscle” et al, why do separate categories and programs for power / strength and hypertrophy abound?
Because complexity is just so fucking cool.
Waschechterwiener
Before I started with SS NLP I was doing weighted calisthenics and I got decently strong with it. Being able to chin up with an additional 65 kg at a Body Weight of 75kg I got a strong back (at least I like to think so).
Now I started my NLP 2 months ago and I feel like my back is helping way too much with my low bar Squat. My legs and glutes (except my calves) are my weak point anyway and I am struggling to go past the 105kg 3x5 because of my pathetic leg strength. Is there anything I can do in order to get my squat higher except GOMAD? I am already eating about 4000 kcal/day which should be more than enough and I get about 8-9 hours of sleep a day.
Right now I am weighing 82-85kg. I know you guys don't care about muscle groups - it is all about movement patterns. But I feel like my weak legs and strong back slow down my progress by a lot. Is there something I can do about it? After missing the last rep of the third set I deloaded about 10-15%. And some weeks later, when I got back to 105kgs I had the same problem.
My stats if it is needed: 102,5 kg Squat ; 150 kg Deadlift , 90 kg Bench, 100 kg Row, 65-70 kg x1 Chinup, 60 kg Press
Would love to hear your suggestions and excuse my English - it's not my mother tongue.
You could stop all other training for three months and just get your leg extension up to the whole stack for 5 sets of 10.
Is that what you wanted to hear?
No Sir, I wanted to know what you would do in my shoes since you're the expert. Sorry, didn't mean to trigger you.
I would stop relying on your feelings and do the program: Practical Programming for Strength Training
Barbell Training: All You Need –Robert Baker
Why We Train the Power Clean –Mark Rippetoe
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