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Re: Bill Starr's 5 x 5 program... Variation per Madcow2 (thanx) So here it is! K up n Hmm... he says to hit the stomach, but both in the pics & the vids the bar doesn't seem to touch. In the guys video, you can see how he does loosen his torso in the final reps to get the weight up. If done...

Re: Bill Starr's 5 x 5 program... Variation per Madcow2 (thanx) So here it is! K up n YouTube - Pendlay Rows 250 X 5 YouTube - Strict Barbell ("Pendlay style") Row Demonstration In those videos, you can see how the bar doesn't physically touch, though it gets close... this is fine?

Re: Bill Starr's 5 x 5 program... Variation per Madcow2 (thanx) So here it is! K up n I am having some trouble with pendlay rows... I find that small changes in the form lead to massive changes in the amount of weight that I can use. As a result, it is hard to guarentee that I am progressing...

From http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=1720181 Cliffs at the bottom. "Introduction This method uses a sharp contrast in training variables between the beginning and the end of the week. High volume at moderate intensity is used at the first of the week, a light workout is done in...

Bump... still wondering about OH presses and the nerve pinch.

I would say you don't need the hold, just make sure you arch your upper back on the way up. It made a huge difference for me; I never really felt them before this.

Anyone know the answer to this or know why I feel a nerve being pinched when I do pendlay rows? (I'm pretty sure my form is correct, I watched tons of youtube videos and read a lot about them) I use a grip slightly wider than shoulder width.

Lol, idk, they do some weird stuff at crossfit.

It's pretty funny how blunt rippetoe is... http://media.crossfit.com/cf-video/CrossFit_RipPressInstruction3.mov

I'd say try 5x5, you should make some solid strength gains from it.

Ok... I'm a week in now. One thing I'm wondering, why does Madcow stress benching over overhead press? He even allows eliminating overhead press altogether. This confuses me because both Rippetoe and Pendlay stress that OH press is more functional than bench press and should not be skipped...

Just run it for now, I doubt you will regret it.

HST seems like BS to me... I agree with what you are saying. Generally the guys preaching a real complex method are just trying to sell something... go to HSTnutrition, and you will see just that. Also, I don't think HST would really make you much more proficient at the exercises... you don't...

I was wondering... would you be hitting the medial delts at all in the routine if you did incline?

I suck at pushups... I'm working to break 65 by early June for a test I have to take. It's hard incorporating them with Madcow's.