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    Starting Strength or Strong Lifts would be better...

    Starting Strength or Strong Lifts would be better if looking for a beginner full body routine.

    Doing both squats and dead lifts 3x per week is s recipe for disaster in the long run.
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    heavy upper body work before golf always a bad...

    heavy upper body work before golf always a bad idea. Chest especially.
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    Curls aren't a muscle group.

    Curls aren't a muscle group.
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    no harm in doing them. Pretty useless exercise...

    no harm in doing them. Pretty useless exercise though imo, never got much benefit from incorporating those into a program.
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    Bench almost always gets stuck before squats and...

    Bench almost always gets stuck before squats and dead lifts. Not as many muscles involved.

    You can always eat your way through a bench press plateau, but you'll gain more fat than muscle. Not...
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    If your running the same program as the other...

    If your running the same program as the other dude who just started a thread asking about whether he could do Yoga after his core day than yes. If you're going to be lifting heavy weights than no, at...
  • Doing 5x5 dead lifts the day after 5x5 squats is...

    Doing 5x5 dead lifts the day after 5x5 squats is a bad idea, especially 2x per week. You'll be able to get away with it for a while, but once you build some strength your hips and lower back are...
  • You won't be able to do it as written without a...

    You won't be able to do it as written without a barbell and a rack along with certain machines. You can take some of the principles of it and incorporate those into program at home, Lower body in...
  • If you don't have a squat rack I suggest you...

    If you don't have a squat rack I suggest you learn to clean. Plenty you can do with just a barbell and dumbbells. Do you have a bench at least?
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    6 weeks isn't too bad. If you have been training...

    6 weeks isn't too bad. If you have been training for a long time an extended deload like that might even help your muscles get re-sensitized to training. Once you get back in the gym you'll be back...
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    lol

    lol
  • The endurance part sounds specific to your sport...

    The endurance part sounds specific to your sport and is a better question for your coach/team trainer than a bodybuilding forum. As for losing fat what Suffolk Punch said is the answer to that part...
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    No accessory work aside from the 1 main lift a...

    No accessory work aside from the 1 main lift a day? Also, 3-5 reps across 4-5 sets means you're going to be working at a high capacity. It looks like you'll be doing a pressing movement at a high...
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    Personally if I'm working in the 6-8 rep range...

    Personally if I'm working in the 6-8 rep range than I want my work sets to be around 80% of my 1RM. I wouldn't be able to perform at that capacity across 8 straight sets of pressing. My advice would...
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    If you are not a beginner why are you eating 700...

    If you are not a beginner why are you eating 700 calories a day above maintenance? That's a 1 way ticket to fat camp for summer.
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    5/3/1 BBB template is a good one for 4 day's a...

    5/3/1 BBB template is a good one for 4 day's a week.
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    Yes that is fine progress. It's a marathon not a...

    Yes that is fine progress. It's a marathon not a sprint. Fierce 5 progression on bench is 5lbs a week right? I don't think you'll stall with in 3 months as long as you are eating enough, so 5x12= and...
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    Depends on what other work you are doing that day...

    Depends on what other work you are doing that day and the following. If you're going to be doing a lot of back work and especially heavy rows the following day, you probably want to hold off on...
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    7 minute abs bra

    7 minute abs bra
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    Body weight exercises are always good choices for...

    Body weight exercises are always good choices for accessory work with strength programs IMO. I wouldn't let it overtake the program though. How about just doing chins and dips after work out A and...
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