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The advent of the internet has seen a great deal of information being spread about strength training. Overall, I think of this as a positive thing, as it allows trainees from around the world to share ideas, thus exposing people to methods of training they would otherwise have been oblivious to. For example, I would never have found out about any of the 5/3/1 programs without the invention of the internet, for which I am very grateful. However, there are some aspects of the internet that have, in my opinion, led to a great deal of mis information being spread. One of these areas is the topic of beginners, and how they should train. Before I go into my arguments about this being a meaningless term, I’d just like to touch on what the “conventional wisdom” commonly advocates for beginners. Tell me what to do Most beginners have no idea what they need to be doing in the gym, so they go to the internet and search up “weight training programs for beginners”, or some...

Many of the greats in the strength/bodybuilding world swear by writing down a set of guiding principles for one's training. I figure I'm nowhere near strong/aesthetic enough to challenge such giants, so I thought I'd write down my foundational beliefs about strength training. Note that nothing here is particularly groundbreaking 1. "Big" movements should almost always take centre stage in one's training This isn't to say that isolation movements aren't worth doing (see point 2), but for 99% of people, weighted pull-ups are more important than biceps curls, for example. Some more examples of "big" movements being better than "small" movements include: Squats > leg extension; deadlifts > kettlebell swings; overhead press > lateral raise, etc. You get the idea. Plus, who am I to argue with those arms? 2. "Small" movements should almost always be a part of one's training While the first point highligh...

I completed Jim Wendler's Boring But Strong 3-Month Challenge back in January. I posted a full review of it on r/weightroom, so I'll link it here for my first post. I will run it again pretty soon, and post a second review. https://www.reddit.com/r/weightroom/comments/7rulrr/program_review_531_boring_but_strong_3_month/