Any input....

More gjohnson5 up in this biatch
Since I have perfect technique

Here's the Rippetoe link:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=712752

I still hope to put together a new sticky sometime in the next few weeks. The programs and exercise descriptions part should be pretty easy and similar to what's already in the training vault. What's really needed to complement that, though, is a FAQ. It's time for a meal right now, but I'll be back in a while to post up some ideas for it.

Cynical Simian said:

Here's the Rippetoe link:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=712752

I still hope to put together a new sticky sometime in the next few weeks. The programs and exercise descriptions part should be pretty easy and similar to what's already in the training vault. What's really needed to complement that, though, is a FAQ. It's time for a meal right now, but I'll be back in a while to post up some ideas for it.

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Thanks for the link.

I agree the exercises are similar. However, I think someone in this forum (maybe Madcow, I'm not sure) recommended it as a beginner program prior to doing the Intermediate program 5x5.

I started it this week to rebuild my strength. I wish I knew about this program when I first joined EF.

KillahBee's grip post from the old sticky, with a broken link removed and one to another brand of gripper added.

KillahBee said:

There are a few people on this board that are very much into grip training, but not nearly enough. I think we all see just how important grip is when doing heavy DL's or even heavy shrugs. I recently began dedicating my Saturdays to extensive grip training and have fallen in love with it. It is not as simple as many people think yet training your grip correctly and with the same intensity and dedication as the rest of your body will yield fantastic results that you will see in many of your other lifts.

Below are some great links to quality articles, discussions, videos, and exercise descriptions that will hopefully help many of us out in our grip training. Please feel free to use this thread to ask questions and share any info about your grip training experience or add any links to info you have.

Great articles on grip training methods and exercises:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/par15.htm
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/par17.htm
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~keen0018/grip.htm

How to tear a deck of cards (thanks to Parabellum):

http://heavysports.com/emag/Clay_Edgin/cards.html

Grip training videos (scroll down to "Grip" section):

http://dieselcrew.com/Videos.html

COC Grippers (buy 'em, read about 'em):
http://www.ironmind.com/ironcms/opencms/IronMind/Main/captainsofcrush1.html

Ivanko Gripper:
http://www.ivanko.com/products/html_stuff/gripper_info.html

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Okay, here's what I have so far. It's pretty simple, and intended mostly to provide basic information for new people and some convenient links for the regulars. Links to good general articles or collections of articles, in addition to other threads for the "best of" section would be appreciated. And, of course, if you think there's anything else that needs to be included (or if you disagree with what I included or how I described it), let me know.

Programs:

Disclaimer: This does not purport to be a comprehensive collection of styles of training. Rather, it reflects some of the programs that are used most often and considered well-designed and effective by the members of this board. Very generally, this means you'll find an emphasis on compound lifts, progressive resistance, and higher frequency than in the typical "bodypart X once per week" BBing split.
The hope is that eventually you'll apply the principles learned from "cookie-cutter" programs to your own program design. A few journals by forum members are included to show what runs of each program look like and some potential modifications.

5x5:
Madcow's Site - Excellent general training resource and intro to the 5x5. Do yourself a favor and just read everything here.
Direct links to the programs for the impatient:
Mark Rippetoe's 3x5 (Beginner)
Linear/Single Factor 5x5 (Intermediate)
Periodized/Dual Factor 5x5 (Advanced)

Journals:
(see the above site for more journals/results)
Rippetoe 3x5:
GSP
Single Factor:
anotherbutters
asdfzxcv
Dual Factor:
Guinness
Jim Ouini
Examples of extended DF volume phase with AAS:
Guinness
Blut Wump

Westside (WSB):
Westside Barbell Template
Example 8-Week WSB Program

Journals:
Guinness

Hypertrophy Specific Training (HST):
Surprisingly, the best place for HST info is the official site...
HST Intro
Articles
Forum
FAQ
HST summary and setup, a 3rd person perspective

Journals:
Guinness
Jim Ouini


Exercises:

Starting Strength - Squat, Bench Press, Deadlift, Overhead Press, Power Clean - 20-50 pages on each, with pictures and diagrams. Best $30 you'll ever spend.

General Descriptions:
http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html

PL Forum Stickies:
Squat
Deadlift
Bench Press

Pendlay/JS Rows (same as the BB Row links on madcow's site):
http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=366601
http://www.midwestbarbell.com/totalelite/index.php?showtopic=498&view=findpost&p=9976

What people mean when they say "Needsize Abs"

Videos:
http://www.joeskopec.com/assist.html
http://www.uwlax.edu/strengthcenter/videos/video_index.htm

Olympic Lifts:
http://www.aceathlete.com/hatch/video.htm <-- look at this for the Oly squat even if you're not interested in the other Oly lifts
http://strengthtraining.asimba.com/fitness_info/muscle_group68.html

Cardio:
Tired of "regular" cardio?
Clean Cardio
Bar Complex

Other:
Grip Training
Active Recovery

"Best of the Training Board":
The War and Peace of Training threads, the original 5x5 thread. Everything you need should be on the Geocities site, but it's worth a look for the discussion and Q&A about all things 5x5. - Bill Starr's 5x5
ATF Squat form will differ a bit from person to person, but in general it should look similar to this. NB BiggT's posts about the difference between Oly and PL squats and the importance of core strength. - Guinness 325x5 (video)
Discussion of the general lack of emphasis on training knowledge. - Cruising the anabolic forum with BiggT

CS, on the joeskopec.com site that's listed under downloadable videos they have a section called Caculators that generates spreadsheets and in some cases explains cycles for various programs. There's one for 5x5, 3x3, some bench programs, Smolov squat, and some powerlifting cycles by Dr. Squat and a few by the Russians. They're downloadable, and if we can cop them en masse from joeskopec I think they'd make a good addition. (Also, many of the programs are written in excell-which I don't have. I'd love to get a look at them. )

Here's the link: joeskopec

Great start, CS.

Fortunatesun, you can view excel spreadsheets using Open Office (you can also view Word documents, Powerpoint presentations, etc). It's free.

anotherbutters said:

Fortunatesun, you can view excel spreadsheets using Open Office (you can also view Word documents, Powerpoint presentations, etc). It's free.

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Outstanding. I get read only mode, but a calculator I have.

....must remember to hit anotherbutters every day this week. (Well, 7x)

Great link, FS. I was hoping to make this more useful for the regulars by including Korte, Smolov, etc. somehow. But I didn't want to give them a degree of prominence that might confuse newer lifters or lead them to choose a program that's far from ideal for their level of experience.

Bump for more input/links.

One that comes to mind is B Fold's site: http://clintdarden.com/

It's still under construction, but it deserves our recognition.

Also one more:World Powerlifting

This is obviously a powerlifting oriented site but they have a variety of programs oriented from beginner through advanced. They have some cycles for increasing bench, deadlift and squat and will give many exposure to new training ideas. It might be worthwhile to look through and decide if anything's applicable.

Speaking of the competition lifts, you won't find a better explanation of the basics anywhere than the stickies in the Powerlifting Forum. From the types of questions asked, my guess is many people haven't read these through.