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> 1 hour a day for 3 days a week will get you to "pick up 400 pounds off the floor with relative ease" within a year. Do you have a link to a particular regime

by 542458 11y ago

> 1 hour a day for 3 days a week will get you to "pick up 400 pounds off the floor with relative ease" within a year. Do you have a link to a particular regimen that worked for you?

randlet 11y ago
You will find quite a few beginner programs that you can make tremendous progress on. Some of the most popular are Starting Strength[1], Strong Lifts 5x5[2], and Ice Cream Fitness (ICF)[3]. Anything with progressive overload/linear programming (adding more weight to the bar almost every workout) will work wonders for you. [1] http://startingstrength.com/ http://startingstrength.com/ [2] http://stronglifts.com http://stronglifts.com [3] https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/jason-blaha-ice-cream-fitness-5x5-novice-workout https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/jason-blaha-ice-c...
- sremani 11y ago
  I would add "Simple and Sinister" for Kettlebell geeks (like me). Unbelievable level of conditioning can be achieved with only 2 exercises, The Swing and Get-up.
  - randlet 11y ago
    I own and enjoy kettlebells but I didn't actually start getting a lot stronger until I started barbell training. As you mention kettlebells are fantastic for conditioning but are not the best tools for getting stronger because you can't (easily) progressively overload the amount of weight you are lifting like you can with barbell training.
    - kendallpark 11y ago
      Yeah, I had a friend that did the most intense kettlebell workouts fairly frequently. I was surprised at how small his gains were compared to traditional weightlifting methods.
john_fushi 11y ago
Not op but http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/shortcut-to-size.html http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/shortcut-to-size.html It's a good 4-days workout program. The goal is to gain mass but it does so by improving strength and endurance, setting up a strong foundation for future workout. A day took me around an hour on average.
coob 11y ago
Starting Strength is commonly presented as good beginner programme: https://blackironbeast.com/starting-strength https://blackironbeast.com/starting-strength
defen 11y ago
Stronglifts 5x5 is what I did http://stronglifts.com/5x5/ http://stronglifts.com/5x5/ I would recommend finding a reputable gym (e.g. be wary of CrossFit - some are great, some are cash grabs by people who have no idea what they're doing), and pay a trainer for a couple sessions to make sure you have your form right. Having improper form won't really matter when you're starting off with low weight, but as you go heavier it becomes very important, and you don't want to have established bad habits.
dmfdmf 11y ago
I highly recommend the youtube videos by Alan Thrall, very good description of the basic lifts and how to have the proper form so you don't get injured.
HNaTTY 11y ago
The book Starting Strength is often touted as the best way to learn the deadlift, front/back squat, overhead press, and bench press. It has a lot of detail about the posture you want during the lifts, as well as how to increase your workloads until you are Huge(tm). In short, you have a program of lifts you do (sets x reps x weight = work), and you increase your work output every time you go to the gym, which means you need to structure your workouts to allow for recovery but not atrophy.
jclos 11y ago
Depending on your time commitment, look up Starting Strength and StrongLifts (45min-1h30 3 times a week, strength oriented), Jason Blaha's ICF 5x5 (1h30-2h00 3 times a week, strength/bodybuilding oriented), Dan John's Easy Strength/Even Easier Strength (30min-45min 5 times a week, extremely strength oriented and very simplistic training). Note than Starting Strength/StrongLifts/ICF5x5 will require you to sleep and eat like it's your job. A lot of people stop progressing just because they can't stand the constant eating.

by 542458 11y ago

> 1 hour a day for 3 days a week will get you to "pick up 400 pounds off the floor with relative ease" within a year. Do you have a link to a particular regimen that worked for you?

randlet 11y ago

You will find quite a few beginner programs that you can make tremendous progress on. Some of the most popular are Starting Strength[1], Strong Lifts 5x5[2], and Ice Cream Fitness (ICF)[3]. Anything with progressive overload/linear programming (adding more weight to the bar almost every workout) will work wonders for you. [1] http://startingstrength.com/ http://startingstrength.com/ [2] http://stronglifts.com http://stronglifts.com [3] https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/jason-blaha-ice-cream-fitness-5x5-novice-workout https://www.muscleandstrength.com/workouts/jason-blaha-ice-c...

sremani 11y ago
I would add "Simple and Sinister" for Kettlebell geeks (like me). Unbelievable level of conditioning can be achieved with only 2 exercises, The Swing and Get-up.
- randlet 11y ago
  I own and enjoy kettlebells but I didn't actually start getting a lot stronger until I started barbell training. As you mention kettlebells are fantastic for conditioning but are not the best tools for getting stronger because you can't (easily) progressively overload the amount of weight you are lifting like you can with barbell training.
  - kendallpark 11y ago
    Yeah, I had a friend that did the most intense kettlebell workouts fairly frequently. I was surprised at how small his gains were compared to traditional weightlifting methods.

john_fushi 11y ago

Not op but http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/shortcut-to-size.html http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/shortcut-to-size.html It's a good 4-days workout program. The goal is to gain mass but it does so by improving strength and endurance, setting up a strong foundation for future workout. A day took me around an hour on average.

coob 11y ago

Starting Strength is commonly presented as good beginner programme: https://blackironbeast.com/starting-strength https://blackironbeast.com/starting-strength

defen 11y ago

Stronglifts 5x5 is what I did http://stronglifts.com/5x5/ http://stronglifts.com/5x5/ I would recommend finding a reputable gym (e.g. be wary of CrossFit - some are great, some are cash grabs by people who have no idea what they're doing), and pay a trainer for a couple sessions to make sure you have your form right. Having improper form won't really matter when you're starting off with low weight, but as you go heavier it becomes very important, and you don't want to have established bad habits.

dmfdmf 11y ago

I highly recommend the youtube videos by Alan Thrall, very good description of the basic lifts and how to have the proper form so you don't get injured.

HNaTTY 11y ago

The book Starting Strength is often touted as the best way to learn the deadlift, front/back squat, overhead press, and bench press. It has a lot of detail about the posture you want during the lifts, as well as how to increase your workloads until you are Huge(tm). In short, you have a program of lifts you do (sets x reps x weight = work), and you increase your work output every time you go to the gym, which means you need to structure your workouts to allow for recovery but not atrophy.

jclos 11y ago

Depending on your time commitment, look up Starting Strength and StrongLifts (45min-1h30 3 times a week, strength oriented), Jason Blaha's ICF 5x5 (1h30-2h00 3 times a week, strength/bodybuilding oriented), Dan John's Easy Strength/Even Easier Strength (30min-45min 5 times a week, extremely strength oriented and very simplistic training). Note than Starting Strength/StrongLifts/ICF5x5 will require you to sleep and eat like it's your job. A lot of people stop progressing just because they can't stand the constant eating.