I found you guys through looking into Starting Strength (halfway through the book). I got some flack from those guys because I’m trying to start strength training while I have a half marathon that I am preparing for.
I looked at your beginner recommendations and noticed that it allows for some aerobic exercise. Granted, not as much as I am having to do for my upcoming race.
My goals are to be strong while keeping enough endurance to still be able to do half marathons on a whim. Or do long multi-hour hikes in the mountains. Basically be an overall fit person.
Current weights (in lb, sets of 5) while doing proper form 1.5months in:
low-bar squat: 165 – i wasn’t going down low enough until i video’ed myself so I wasted a few weeks
deadlift: 215
press: 90
bench press: 155
Body stats:
5’11" 34yo male
190lb
15" neck
33.5" waist
Current Week:
M - strength (squat 3x5, press or bench 3x5, deadlift 1x5)
T - rest
W - strength (squat 3x5, press or bench 3x5, deadlift 1x5)
H - 30-45min run
F - strength (squat 3x5, press or bench 3x5, deadlift 1x5)
Sa - rest
Su - long run (10+miles)
I don’t have any races over 5miles after the July 28th half marathon. How much would you recommend me cutting back on the aerobic portion after the race?
I am not sure if I would recommend cutting back on aerobic training if you enjoy it, but if you’re interested in pursuing strength with a bit more priority (for fun) then I think doing about 50-75% of your current aerobic work would be my general recommendation to start and adjust from there.
I’d recommend our Beginner Template over LP as well
Hi Ken,
There are short videos for the lifts in the Beginner Template ebook, and if you want something with more explanation, you can check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQU8wZPbioA
I haven’t bought the training package, yet. (Mostly because I am trying to spread out my training-related expenses… I had recently used up a good portion of my budget paying for a triathlon coach).
Does the package include explanation as to why the order of the exercises are shifting? I have been doing mine in the same order every time I lift: Squat first, then bench or overhead press, then deadlift last.
I have read the free version of the Beginner Rx, and will adjust my workouts to be the same as those given as an example there until I can convince my wife to let me spend $$ on the official template.
So as Day 1 starts with Squat and ends with DL and Day 3 starts with DL and ends with Squat, I believe the reasoning behind this is that this is the day’s lower body movement that is emphasized and heavier that day, so it is the one you open with and start fresh.
@Jordan_Feigenbaum I wanted to review the beginner Rx exercise order before answering and was surprised that it hasn’t been added to the resources page or drop down yet. I had no issue finding it in the blog section, but it won’t always be the first entry, and as this is pretty clearly intended to be a forward facing part of your products, I thought I’d mention its absence in that section of your website. I’m aware that a website revamp is in the works
We discuss our selection of movements pretty in-depth in the template, which is on sale now by the way, but the order of exercises is not something we spend a lot of time on because we don’t think it matters much in this context.
