# \#beginner

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## [What program should I run? ](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/what-program-should-i-run/16896)

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**Author:** [@Novice519](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Novice519)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/what-program-should-i-run/16896 "2025-02-25T16:14:45Z")

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43-year-old male here. 6’1", 228lbs (185cm, 103kg). I have a belly, maybe 35" waist currently. My highest single reps are: squat 245, deadlift 300, bench 135. Overhead press for reps at maybe 95, row for reps at maybe 1…

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## [asdfpji's Training Log](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/asdfpjis-training-log/9313)

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**Author:** [@asdfpji](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/asdfpji)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/asdfpjis-training-log/9313 "2023-01-28T12:21:41Z")

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Restarted strength training mid June 2020 after a 5 month layoff due to wrist pain and gym closing due to COVID19. My current goals are to gain strength in the four big lifts: Squat, Bench, Deadlift, Press. I started li…

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## [How to warm-up to find the correct weight for the prescribed intensity?](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/how-to-warm-up-to-find-the-correct-weight-for-the-prescribed-intensity/11238)

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**Author:** [@reygunz](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/reygunz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/how-to-warm-up-to-find-the-correct-weight-for-the-prescribed-intensity/11238 "2021-09-06T01:10:35Z")

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I have both read the warm-up instructions in the Beginner Template and watched the video on how you, Jordan and Austin, warm-up for the deadlift. However, I still find myself unsure of the best practice in specific warm-…

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## [RPE: Exertion and/or technique?](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/rpe-exertion-and-or-technique/8977)

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**Author:** [@reygunz](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/reygunz)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/rpe-exertion-and-or-technique/8977 "2020-06-23T11:16:26Z")

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I am a typical American gym goer. I go for a few weeks and then get too busy to go to the gym missing it for some time. I have been deadlifting for a couple of years now and have some experience with RPE. I am currently …

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## [Help with OHP](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/help-with-ohp/7512)

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**Author:** [@thicky](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/thicky)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/help-with-ohp/7512 "2019-11-22T15:44:21Z")

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Hi, I was wondering if you could give me a tip on my overhead press. “Anamnesis”: I’m a beginner, with a solid conditioning base and a history of competitive kickboxing and rowing. Strength is not my forte though, an…