How to Become an Intermediate with Nick D | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #59

[stef]

Ray and Nick review the steps in the NLP and go through progressions to intermediate programming for each lift and examples of common issues with making changes.

• 01:47 Squat progression - Novice to Intermediate
• 03:37 Start with the basics - only make changes when needed
• 06:22 Technique/form
• 09:23 Adding a light day
• 11:59 Changes are individual dependent
• 13:51 Go up on the first set of five
• 15:33 Anything that's not adding five pounds to a workout isn't NLP
• 16:54 40-year-old/last steps for progression/decide which day is the heavy day
• 19:19 Triples
• 21:44 Considerations on program changes at this level
• 24:00 Women will move to threes pretty early
• 25:42 Programming issues - determining what change to make
• 26:36 Too much stress or not enough?
• 30:16 Not enough stress
• 31:49 If you make a change, make a small change
• 37:48 Standard progression on the deadlift
• 41:15 Simplifying things
• 44:37 Alternating the deadlift with another pulling movement
• 52:19 Making 10-pound jumps on the deadlift
• 55:09 Bench progression
• 57:30 Press progression
• 1:03:10 Nick's clients grinding through reps
• 1:04:39 Post novice - continue increasing stress

[Lost and Found]

I really liked this episode.

Easily surpassed "mildly entertaining" and "reasonably well informed commentary".

[Sheryl B]

What's the link for the women's progression please?

[Mark Rippetoe]

Training Female Lifters: Neuromuscular Efficiency | Mark Rippetoe

[Ray Gillenwater]

What's the link for the women's progression please?

And a video summary: Novice Linear Progression For Women - YouTube