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You really need to stop giving out advice, and stop pretending to be doing this routine.

This is just me, but after making sure your bench press form is perfect, I'd advance bench press at a slower rate than overhead press, until it gets into the proper ratio (OP should be around 60 to...

If you're increasing the weights during the cycle, you're doing it wrong... You only increase your weight if you pass all reps on both sets on *test* day (week 5, day 1). For example, if you...

I'd be *really* careful with you bench press, because of how low your OP is. You're asking for a shoulder injury if your ratio is out of whack like that. I was in the same boat, and it finally...

If you don't have a power rack of some kind, you're just begging to make it onto the yearly "Darwin Awards" by trying to do squats / calf raises with the bar on your back. Either use dumbbells (ok,...

Make sure you're doing SLDLs correctly... There are videos posted a few pages back. It's a little odd your squats are so weak, but your SLDLs are fairly high. As AllPro stated in the threads a long...

Right... to find your 10 rep max, pick a weight you think is about right, and then see how many reps you can get with good form, even if it's MORE than 10 reps. Use one of the 10 Rep Max...

No, you were right the first time. When determining your initial weight, you use a weight you think will challenge you... you do as many reps as you can with good form. You then use one of the...

That's squatting 2x you 1RM, not your 10RM, right? Seem to recall that... Not sure many people would make it to 2x their weight for 10 reps ;-)

Since you asked... are you positive you're doing strict SLDLs, and not doing more traditional deadlifts? Just seems really odd to see someone doing more weight on SLDLs than squats...
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You don't get stacked like a brick ***house by doing isolation exercises like lateral raises and dumbbell flyes. Heavy compound exercises like the ones in this program are the best way to go,...

You've done a couple of days... which means you're doing low reps, and low weights (deloading). Why not listen to all of the people who say give it a few cycles??? If you really aren't getting...

A properly used power rack will allow you to go to failure just as safely, the cost isn't going to be that much different, and will allow you to use free weights. And use the collars on those free...

Between bench press and overhead press, the triceps get plenty of work, especially for the target audience of this program, but it probably varies individual. You'll know better after those 3 you...

http://www.exrx.net/WeightExercises/Hamstrings/BBStraightLegDeadlift.html

Sorry, you must have been looking at a different exercise. Lower back & glutes are involved, but not the prime mover. ...

If you aren't gluten intolerant do a google search for "Seitan o' Greatness"... Makes a high-protein meat substitute that actually tastes good and has a texture not far off from something like, say,...

FAQ
Question 1: So how many sets am I doing exactly?
Answer: You are doing exactly 2 work-sets for each exercise. In addition, you are doing 2 warm-up sets for the first three exercises only...

It's all about progression & deloading.... Trust me, by the time you get through a few cycles of this program, you will be LOVING the "easy" weeks. Hell, I even feel the same way on workouts 2...

Why not make it a "game time" decision? See how you feel right before you should go. For me at least, missing a workout, especially on a light day, is better than running myself down and getting...

Is this just in addition to a power rack, or in place of? If it's in place of, I'd say no since it's an accident waiting to happen for someone working out alone.