Good Pure Strength Building Program?

Training Bodybuilding
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What’s a couple of good strength building programs for the whole body on this website. Im trying to find some on the search but Im not coming up with anything. Just pure strength training, not really worrying about hypertrophy.
Thanks

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I too am interested in just strength, and I’m not talking about powerlifting. Any articles or tips?

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You might check this out:

http://www.angelfire.com/ct3/modern-strength/

These are all of CT’s current newsletters. In, I think, issue 7 he has the bulgarian strength routine. Is for pure strength gains. Give it a look. Good Luck!

P.S. There is also CT’s Different Journeys, Different Destinations artilce which has some good ideas on creating a functional strength program. It is here on t-mag. Later.

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Check out my rest pause training article here at t-mag.

Mike

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Charles Staley’s EDT for Strength is probably a good basic program adaptable to a variety of lifts. Volume is fairly light so you won’t gain a lot of muscle mass, if at all, if that is your goal.

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Here is the link. Although a sample program is provided, I imagine you can select the exercises that fit your needs.

http://www.t-nation.com/findArticle.do;jsessionid=6D8EE24EE0A74A1CDA9A4C5D0DA54F2C.ba06?article=225plat

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Can’t go wrong with a basic 3 to 5 program…

3 to 5 compound lifts, each performed every 3 to 5 days, lifting 3 to 5 days per week, for 3 to 5 sets of 3 to 5 reps with 3 to 5 mins of rest btwn sets.

As it has been for the last hundred years or so, this type of program will continue to be more effective than the bulk of new-age, complicated strength training programs out there.

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As for rest between sets I would go as close to the 3 min mark as you can. If I wait any more than that I find that mentally I get out of “the zone”. Between sets should be for recovery and visualizing your next set, not sitting around. If you’ve recovered and are ready to do your next set, do it.

RIT Jared

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For some functional strength with “different” exercises, I really like Coach Davies’ Renegade Bodybuilding.

I know it says bodybuilding and you weren’t really interested in muscular hypertrophy. Just change the sets/reps to fit what you need.

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I just finished an article that specifically deals with this exact issue. Stay tuned!