re: The Greyskull Methods- A Primer

Yes, on the non hip hinge days(deadlift) days so days 1&3. Actually do them after squats of you are doing them heavy as they can be tiring.

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Dude seriously it's all over a lot of forums, called gomad. I'm like you, it's kind of "who in the frick thinks that's a good idea".

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Oddly enough someone on the rant brought it up in a Brennan weight gain thread. I don't read a lot of body building formums. I have to assume this is for bulking? I don't think my stomach could take it.

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And honestly the reason the thread is so long is because I was trying to explain the theory behind each item and the thought process of it. The program is very simple and could be laid out in one post but most people want to know why

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It looks very informative. I was just joking.

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Hey LSU and everyone, just wanted to hold myself accountable and let you know I’m still hitting it hard and making progress. You’ve helped me immensly and there is a ton of great information and advice on here. My back is still holding up so far. The negatives on chin ups are getting much easier and I’m hardly getting sore from them and I feel like I’m getting close to finally doing unassisted chin ups. I’m up to about 350-400 push ups weekly at 7x10 frequency sets a day and doing them 5 days a week. Admittedly, I have gravitated somewhat back to just the normal GSLP base program instead of rotating lifts just so I can keep it simple and focus on bringing the poundages up. I am doing the rotating lifts with the squat and Hip belt squat though to keep my lower back recovery a priority. I’m doing the Dr. Sears PACE method of cardio similar to intervals 2-3 x a week as well. It’s only 12 minutes each session. I use a spinning bike or nearby hill for that. This type of old school program with low volume and an emphasis on strength works everyone, keep at it!!

I've been on Phrak's variant of GSLP for 5 weeks. I chose Phrak's because it seemed very simple and not very time consuming and I am pretty much a beginner. I've been enjoying it but I'm wondering if I should change to a different variant. I'm worried that Phraks is to TOO bare bones and wondering if my time would be better spent on a different variant. I'm interested in switching to GSLP for aesthetics. Should I make that change now while I'm only 5 weeks in or stay my course?

stay the course until after you finish week 8. Phraks is not too bare bones for a beginner especially if you are doing the frequency method body weight pushups and chins.

Yes a 1x5+ would be warm up and hit the weight with the most intensity you can for as many reps as possible. But you should only be moving in that direction from 2x5,1x5+ after you have made extensive progress i.e. 1-1.5+ years on the lp.

Should I not be doing 2x5, 1x5+ for every main lift?

Guess I should've read over the book again.

yes you should. Only those that have completely maxed out and are stalled for a long time, even when rotating lifts should move the 1x5+ and they honestly wont be on that very long before progress stalls again. From there we move to either reverse pyramid training or rest pause.

but stick to 2x5,1x5+ for as long as possible, deadlifts are still 1x5+ only after you warm up. That is the only exercise you do 1x5+ on as multiple sets of deads is very very taxing.

Only exception would be squats, if you want to persue the villain challenge for bw squat x 50, replace the normal 2x5, 1x5+ with the directions in the article. That is the only change.

Honestly everyone should stick to one of the basic templates, for atleast 6 months. Add conditioning as appropriate conditioning to reach your goals. Tweak your diet to reach your goals. From there, you can play a little, but don't branch too far out.

Once you can do 5 negatives with a out 3 second negative you should be able to do a pullup. You should be able to do sets of one from there and working your way to more.