So I thought it’d be a good idea to get a thread going that’s a safe place to admit those things you strongly believe but would get you seriously flamed if you ever admitted them in a forum. I’ll get the ball rolling with a few: I think your training for a cut should absolutely be different than…

Personally, I recommend those for a few reasons 1 - Generally the person asking is very new or just not experienced enough to design their own stuff, and I have wasted so much time working with these people to have them simply quit 2 weeks later or not follow the advise anyway. So now… Just tell em…

I feel final need to come clean: I have made the best aesthetic and “noticeable” in clothing gains on the following program Day A Ring dips (add weight occasionally or super high rep BW days) Inverted rows on rings (narrow grip-elevate feet and add weight via vest) Triceps (high rep pushdowns) …

There is no such thing as the magic rep and set scheme… only thing that matters is what ever you do helps promotes some form of progression.

If you go by the SAID principle, you could theoretically find a set and rep scheme that allows you to make progress, but get WORSE at what you want to train for. The Law of Accommodation says every time you use the same set/rep combination, you decrease your body’s response to the stimulus. Using …

[image] FlatsFarmer: The Law of Accommodation says every time you use the same set/rep combination, you decrease your body’s response to the stimulus. agree…

[image] At What Point Do You Think You Are "Qualified" to Give Out Advice? Oh and on a side note which might belong on the confessions page instead, I don’t consider anyone who has a below elite total a powerlifter. He/she is just a person who lifts who might’ve competed in a meet or two. The ter…

Yes, I’ve seen a 13 year old with 2 months of training compete.

Perhaps people need to learn the proper semantics. “I compete in power lifting” might come off a little differently than “I’m a power lifter”.

There was an old PT at one of my former gyms who used “I’m a powerlifter” as his catch all excuse for being a fatass. IMO that’s pretty disrespectful to true PLers, because this clown never competed, and his lifts, while impressive to the local high school kids, would be pitiful in any actual meet. …

if you play guitar but have never been paid to do so, are you allowed to describe yourself as a guitarist?

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Benanything March 21, 2017, 10:00am 1725

figured I’d add this here too

Oh and powerlifting is an easy sport, flame free eh?

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