I have read the thread that listed different strength programs categorized by experience level, but I’m not sure what I should do next so I thought the more experienced members of this site could help me out. Yes, my first priority is strength which is why i posted in the powerlifting section.
Stats:
Age: 15
Weight: 135 Yes i know i must eat and gain weight im working on it.
Height: 5’6" or so
Squat: 225x1
Deadlift: 245x1
bench: 185x1
Not putting up anything impressive yet but i have a ways to go.
Thanks in advance
5/3/1 is easy to follow. It works well for raw lifters. I’ve never been a fan of 5x5. It’s about the only thing that didn’t work for me. Your biggest thing is going to be to eat more so you can gain weight.
honestly at your age just eat more… you can’t take in enough calories at 15 y/o
then find a team to train with… most established teams will be happy to take you in and put you on the right track… having 10 experienced lifters helping you out will make the learning curve a lot smoother for you.
[quote]theBarzeen wrote:
honestly at your age just eat more… you can’t take in enough calories at 15 y/o
then find a team to train with… most established teams will be happy to take you in and put you on the right track… having 10 experienced lifters helping you out will make the learning curve a lot smoother for you.[/quote]
Yeah im working on the eating more, but as for joining a team well i don’t think im around any powerlifting teams or anything, or maybe i jsut havent looked well enough. I talk to a lot of bigger guys at the gym but none of them are really powerlifters. And unfortunately my gym doesn’t have the equipment for WS4SB jumping exercises, if it did i would hop onto that program.
if you don’t want to post that you could do the homework yourself on powerliftingwatch.com to find a team near you…
I wasted years at a commercial gym not knowing that there were three or four teams within 30 minutes of my home…[/quote]
Thanks, i checked out that site and there are a few powerlifting gyms located within 45 minutes of my house but being 15 and not being able to drive the trip there isn’t practical because of parents schedules. My current gym is a pretty good Gold’s that is 10 minutes away, and there are big guys i talk to there like i said but i will definitely look into more powerlifting centered gyms once i can drive myself, but until i need a good program and thanks for the help.
So far 5/3/1 has come up a lot, i thought that was for more advanced lifters?
[quote]ckallander wrote:
I’d recommend the Texas Method, but 5/3/1 and WS4SB are equally good programs.[/quote]
Texas method looks good, and stronglifts.com explains it well. I think i’ll give that a try and 5/3/1 a try sometime in the future. Thanks, any further comments or suggestions are also welcome
Find someone to teach you proper technique on the big three. After that doing the first 4 week block of 3x3 over and over has worked well for some people I know in terms of developing a solid base.
The best way for you to get strong is lift heavy several times a week and eat heavy everyday of the week, by the time you hit college you will be a beast.
If WS4SB looks good to you, do the jumping day at home. A couple of 2x4s, one sheet of plywood and some nails is all you need. Build a couple of boxes. Stack them for your jumps, use one for your stepups (holding a sandbag or DB) and then get a jump stretch band for pull throughs and you have that day completed.
I would put my vote on 5/3/1 though. Buy the book so you can see the explanations behind everything. Makes you focus on more bang for your buck exercises.