Hi Coach Thibaudeau! Big fan, I’ve just been watching some of your YouTube vids on THIBARMY and I’m hooked haha. I’m a relative beginner to lifting, been messing around for a few months but nothing serious, so I decided to get things in order and start a proper program and nutrition plan. I know, y…

I don’t know if coach has ever published a beginner program, but this article details how to structure a whole body workout [image] The Vital Whole Human Making a difference in the human experience through intelligent science — that’s what drives us and guides every formula we create. T…

I see, thanks. So I should include some variety in rep ranges too. I’m just wondering though, will it be too much to have all those compound exercises in one session, even if I am using a M-W-F split? I’ve heard that having all the compounds in one day like this is bad but I’m not sure if that’s tru…

If you put some mind to your exercise selection you’ll be fine. For instance, when we read The Vital Whole Human - T NATION we have that it starts with One basic quad dominant exercise (a form of squat, leg press, etc.) One basic hip dominant exercise (Romanian deadlift, good morning, stiff-leg …

Ok, I get that. So if I’m doing, say, heavy squats, I’d want to slightly ‘tone down’ my deadlift by picking an assistance variation. “You can, of course, “outsource” the entire exercise of programming to people who know their stuff…” I think you might have a point there, Jim Wendler and such probab…

[image] tinkertailortanker: Ok, I get that. So if I’m doing, say, heavy squats, I’d want to slightly ‘tone down’ my deadlift by picking an assistance variation. Yes [image] tinkertailortanker: I did some more research on that possibility, looking at some different programs. 5/3/1 looks r…

Looks first strength second. Aim is to gain muscle mass. Edit: didn’t see your more detailed post sorry. I’m not in terrible shape, starting numbers are low though. About 130x5 squat, 135x3 bench, 85x5 OHP, 225x5 deadlift. I have experience in sport and exercise just not structured weight training.…

There’s tons of path you could take. You could do an A-B-A split for a while, and abandon that once you stop progressing. That’d probably give you the quickest progress on the big four. But, looks first, strength second also means that you don’t have to fret about doing those specific exercises that…

Cheers Allberg, I understand - thanks for the advice anyway. Perhaps I will go and start a log, it’ll help me keep track of my progress too. See you around!

Yes, I won’t make an absolute statement, but I think that your 3 day total body routine might be better off if you do half of the exercises each day, on 3 non-consecutive days, and flip flop every other week, so Workout A Squat 4x5 Bench 3x5 Rows 3x5 Workout B OHP 3x5 Chins 3xAMRAP Deadlift …

[image] tinkertailortanker: About 130x5 squat, 135x3 bench, 85x5 OHP, 225x5 deadlift try this to get your strength up… [image] The Best Damn Strength Plan For Natural Lifters Bigger Stronger Leaner …

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