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Does this need to be cycled?

If you have already completed a cycle of Rippetoe's Starting Strength then why not consider the Texas Method? It seems pretty versatile to a variety of goals.

I just completed Monday's workout. I over-estimated how much I could lift for 5x5 Bench Press. I tried 100kg but only managed 4x5@100kg and 1x4@95kg for the final set. Should I back off to 95kg next...

Thanks for the advice.

I can't do powercleans just yet. I workout with a squatrack from home, I need to get some different flooring for them incase I drop it weight from too high.

I have...

I have just finished reading Mark Rippetoe's book, Practical Programming for Strength Training. I am interested in using the Texas Method. I have devised the following.

Monday:
Squat: 5x5...

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Thanks for the reply.

The Texas Method actually looks like a good change. I did a quick search and this spreadsheet seems quite useful hxxp://stronglifts.com/files/texas.method.xls
I'd have to...

anyone?

Hi everyone,

I have been doing Madcows 5x5 and these are my current lifts (mostly 5RM):

Bench press: 4x100kg (220 lb)
Squat: 5x120kg (264 lb)
Military press: 5x62.5kg (137 lb)
Bent over...

Creatine increases my blood pressure from an average of 115/70 to 135/80 at a dose of 5g/day so I'm not sure about taking it long term. I'd like to see more people regularly monitor their blood...

I'm interested in this also.

Do you have any research to back this up?

Hi everyone, first poster here. This is a really interesting topic and anecdotally I have noticed greater gains since I have stopped taking supplements containing high levels of anti-oxidants within...