History: Started lifting last February. Began with Starting Strength (substituting power cleans for chins), and have been doing powerbuilding/powerlifting type four-day splits for the past 13 months. Goals: I want to look like I lift. Not really interested in competing in powerlifting/bodybuilding.…

Yeah not sure. Anyhow, I saw you mentioned Josh Bryant, maybe could try that. Maybe I rested too long. Or is 75-90 minutes typical for session length?

Him and I are the same height and practically the same age. Very similar bodyweights too. @FlatsFarmer Had tons of great advice. And, funny enough, I just wrote up a blogpost that’s over 5000 words that summarizes my experience with 14 different training programs over 20 years of training (yeesh …

Thanks for this. Appreciate the response. I will respond in more detail to the rest, but I’m not 100% anti-squat. I like high bar squats a lot. I just don’t enjoy low bar squats, or low rep squats (especially doing low rep low bar squats multiple times a week).

I just don’t enjoy low bar squats, or low rep squats (especially doing low rep low bar squats multiple times a week). Oh man, if THAT’S the case, allow me to also pitch in Mass Made Simple, by Dan John (where you work up to a 50 rep squat with your bodyweight on the bar, training 2-3x per week) a…

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[image] f1028l: both are paid custom plans If you already paid, that’s literally buy-in. You seem excited to do the DY program. It’s pretty tough to lift as hard and heavy as you possibly can, and get smaller and weaker. I don’t see a reason not to just give it a run?

Dude I think Deep Water would transform you. The diet and training are rigid and intentionally and directly difficult. I really want to hit this one again. Just thinking about it is getting me excited. I think the volume (both in terms of food and work) particularly for your chest, which you mention…

[image] TrainForPain: If you already paid, that’s literally buy-in. Its another one of those threads…

I really want to hit this one again. Just thinking about it is getting me excited. So fun biology fact of the day: as part of the process of labor, the brain releases oxytocin, which, along acting as a pain reliever, also has a amnestic effect, allowing the mother to forget the pain of childbirth…

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