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Jim Wendler
Boring But Big Without a doubt, the Boring But Big is the most popular assistance template for the 5/3/1 program. This is because it is easy to program, easy to use and great for strength and size. There are a 2 basic ways to do the Boring But Big ... -
Jim Wendler
Some Perspective This question/answer was taken from a Private Message on the Jim Wendler Training Forum. Note: I got this private message about 2 weeks ago and have been mulling it over in my head for awhile. This is not something I get everyday and I was a bit surprised to get this. When you [...] -
Jim Wendler
The Purpose of a Training Max This is from a discussion about training maxes on the Jim Wendler Forum. Paul Carter: The whole purpose of a training max is to establish a baseline for where you are USUALLY at. The reason I grade sessions like I do (80%, -10%, +10%) is so that I don’t [...] -
Jim Wendler
Question of the Week – Size, Strength and Getting Lean
Question of the Week – Size, Strength and Getting Lean The new forum has been crazy this week and the questions have been really good. Here is the question of the week: Question: Jim, I read the question below titled Staying in a Weight Class and was writing a reply / comment which was really [...] -
Jim Wendler
Build Your Own Kroc Dumbbell I write this spill with the knowledge that I possess little mechanical ability or any type of genetics for building anything. I have great friends that harness these talents – Jim Messer (creator of the N.O.V name and fri... -
Jim Wendler
5 Ways to Increase Your Press
5 Ways to Increase Your Press Ever since I started pressing, I have been obsessed with making it better. Partly because I was so weak at it for so long (which meant that it had no place to go but up) and becaus... -
Jim Wendler
World’s Longest Question Ever
World’s Longest Question Ever Question: Dear Mr Jim Wendler, I wish my email will not makes you bored. In the last years I’ve always been dreaming to write you and ask you how to improve my training that I was doing alone, now I’ m ... -
Jim Wendler
How to Add Jumps Into Your Training There’s been a lot of confusion about the role of jumping, throwing, and different explosive movements in training. It’s reached the point that no one seems to be “ready” for them. Some expert... -
Matt P
[Link] Workout by Kelei at BB.com
Workout by Kelei at BB.com I dig workout setups like this. May be of interest to bodybuilding types. -
Jim Wendler
Perfect Form and Maxes I’ve talked about this quite a bit and have asked a lot of different people the same question; if you’re doing a rep max, whether it be for 10 reps or 1 rep, things might end up getting a little ugly. Now this does...
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