Hello all,
I've been doing Starting Strength pretty consistently for the past 2.5 months. My 5 rep max for bench has improved by about 20 lbs, 35 lbs for squat, and 15 lbs for overhead press. I've been pretty happy with it so far, but I've got a bit of a problem. My workout parter is significantly stronger than myself (90+ lbs on bench, 50+ lbs on squat) and recovery times for him vs. myself are quite different. I need 2-3 minutes in between sets at my level of lifting, where he needs closer to 5. Unfortunately, between racking/unracking weight, his 5 minute rest period, etc, I'm only doing sets every 5-6 minutes, and the total workout is about 75 minutes, which is longer than I think it should be.
I don't really want to hinder his progress for the benefit of my own, so I was wondering about mixing in isolation exercises inbetween sets (unless he needs me to spot him, of course). Examples would be calf raises, reverse flies, abs, or forearm curls inbetween deadlifts/bench/press. Something simple that would not interfere with the heavy lifts, but keep me moving and keep my heartrate a little higher. Getting abs done inbetween sets would also shorten my workouts by 5-10 minutes, which is a plus.
Thoughts? Would I be hurting myself? I know rule #1 of SS is to not screw with the program, but having these long breaks inbetween sets is already screwing with it... I'm open for all suggestions.
Thanks
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05-08-2013, 07:52 AM #1
Need to add intensity to Starting Strength Program
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