starting strength gym
Results 1 to 10 of 10

Thread: 531

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Posts
    154

    Default 531

    • starting strength seminar december 2024
    • starting strength seminar february 2025
    • starting strength seminar april 2025
    What is this program? I have never seen it layd out.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Posts
    400

    Default

    Buy the damned ebook or do a search, it's been laid out many times before on other sites.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Posts
    152

    Default

    It's the best $20 you'll probably ever spend on a program, worth every penny and then some. Buy the book.

    http://www.flexcart.com/members/elit...d=370&pid=2976

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Posts
    285

    Default

    I've been doing it for over a year now and I've never had better gains all around for my squat and deadlift since I was a beginner. It's well worth buying the book.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Posts
    154

    Default

    Is it for beginners, intermediates or advanced? Is it to be usedin place of SS?

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Posts
    154

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Smack View Post
    Buy the damned ebook or do a search, it's been laid out many times before on other sites.

    Why the hostility? Relax.

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Maryland
    Posts
    297

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by rockyshaun View Post
    Is it for beginners, intermediates or advanced? Is it to be usedin place of SS?
    It's advertised to be for all experience levels. I personally found that I was not lifting heavy enough weights (except for deadlift) to require the length of recovery the program prescribes. IOW, it calls for each exercise to be performed once per week at varying volumes/intensities. Without adding alot of assistance work, I felt that I wasn't stressing my muscles enough.

    That being said, I made steady progress for the months I was on the program, and would have continued to make progress if I had stayed with it. I hurt my elbow so I had to lay off the upper body work for a few weeks and with that, decided to start more of a Texas Method to get more volume in.

    Once I'm doing heavier weights and progress is harder, I will most definitely switch back.

    As a frame of reference, my lifts (at 170 lbs BW) are:
    Squat 250 x 5
    Deadlift 370 x 1
    Bench 240
    Push Press 160 x 3

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Kingwood TX
    Posts
    8,914

    Default

    531 basically uses intermediate programming. You can make faster progress by doing Starting Strength and you will lay down a better foundation of strength and muscle mass as well. You could easily use the concepts from 531 in several of the advanced programming models layed out in PP as well. There is nothing magical about 531, but it was worked for alot of people because it is a well laid out design that gives their workout some structured progression. My guess is that you would be best served by exhausting all possible linear gains on the SS model.

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Posts
    154

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by KSC View Post
    531 basically uses intermediate programming. You can make faster progress by doing Starting Strength and you will lay down a better foundation of strength and muscle mass as well. You could easily use the concepts from 531 in several of the advanced programming models layed out in PP as well. There is nothing magical about 531, but it was worked for alot of people because it is a well laid out design that gives their workout some structured progression. My guess is that you would be best served by exhausting all possible linear gains on the SS model.
    Thanks guys

  10. #10
    Join Date
    Jul 2009
    Location
    St. Augustine, FL
    Posts
    1,618

    Default

    starting strength coach development program
    SS-->TM will give you the best possible strength gains the fastest. Linear progression from workout to workout and then from week to week will net you the best strength results over any given time frame.

    That being said, 5/3/1 is an intermediate to advanced training program that will benefit those who like to experiment with their programming (without fucking up said programming) and those who currently have athletic or physically demanding endeavors outside of the gym. The volume is quite low (thus not ideal for beginners) and the workouts are quick and are very easy to recover from if done correctly.

    If you want strength and you want it now, follow Rip's advice and do SS and then TM, and exhaust all gains possible. If you want/need to gain strength without sacrificing performance elsewhere, do 5/3/1.

    Good luck.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •