Foundational Strength Exercises and duration.

f5combo's picture
f5combo

Question:

Foundational Strength Exercises and duration.

What are some good effective exercises for a foundational strength building programe and how long should the programme last?

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rawgrip's picture
rawgrip

There are a couple but don't follow those over volumed bodybuilding programs. Google bill stars, Riptoes programs. They are great for beginners.

Another thing you may want to consider is Joe Defrancos Westside for skinny bastards. Basically anything that spends all of its focus on heavy compound lifts but keeping the regime balanced.

You will also need to get your diet in shape. Read my blog on common mistakes that beginners make, it disscuses all aspects to do with training. http://www.pponline.co.uk/blog/hard-learner-38646

jusrockinout's picture
jusrockinout

Dips
Bench Press(Incline aswell)
Military Press
Upright Row
BB Row
Pull-ups
Squat
Deadlift
Snatch
Clean & Jerk

How long a fundamental strenght phase should last depends on how well the trainee adapts and what he/she is training for and their time limit.

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toughern

There four basic exercises, which are compound, and these will work the whole body. Here are the general basic exercises to be done for three months.
1 Bench Press. 2 Dead Lift. 3 Squats. 4 Standing Dumb/Bar bell curls.

Before starting these exercises, do a warm up for five to ten minutes. This is to warm the body core up and to get the heart rate raised.
Then the first exercise set is a specific warm up. For example, after your run or whatever exercises you use to warm the body up, your first exercise would be: -
The Bench Press. Load the bar with a light weight which you can press easily for ten repetitions. Many think that stretching would do this, but this is neither the place nor the time to stretch. A specific warm up is called for here. This is to warm up those muscles and joints that you are going to use in the bench press. Do not go and load on heavy weights that you think you can press, if you do, sooner or later you will injure yourself.
The method is; Lift the bar out of the rack (good to have the help of a training partner here)then let it down, controlled to the count of 3 until the bar is almost touching the chest (do not bounce the bar off the chest) then press the bar up to the count of 2. Repeat to finish the set. Take a rest of 3-5mins in-between sets for recovery.
Proceed to add 2.5 Kg. each side and do your first set of 8 repetitions. Did you find that all right? Good now add another 2.5 Kg. each side and do another 8 reps. You would have found that a little harder or maybe you barely got the 8 reps. Then do another set with the same weight, but if you found it easy enough, add another 5Kg.
Remember it is progressive resistance. If after 2 months you are still working with the same weight your training is wrong.
Regarts toughern

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