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@lowebo There's nothing wrong with running a bit after lifting, if you have the time. Or at a different time of the day. You alternate between kettlebells and bodyweight training 6x/week and run 7x/week on top of that. But sure, what you came up with also works. For 13 weeks straight at the...

@danit1999 Nice! Good job :)

@imsome For a few years I followed my own method. EMOM I'd do a somewhat easy set each side, until I'd done 100 reps. For example, it could look like this: 10x5, 8x4, 4x3, 3x2 Next workout I'd shift a couple of reps to an earlier set. For example, it might look like this: 1x6, 8x5, 9x4, 6x3...

@dawn16 You sit on the ground, and you press.

@philadelphiastory I believe Pavel Tsatsouline both coined the term "grease the groove" and developed the Russian Fighter Pullup Program. The big difference is that the fighter pullup program can be done in one session, as long as you recover fully between sets.

@alicerose There's no such thing as too many reps on DFW. It's a spectrum from strength to conditioning - less reps means you'll get more of a strength stimulus, more reps means it's more conditioning, provided you work hard in both cases. Feel free to up the weight for more of a strength...

@grace302015 That certainly complicates things! High pulls may be a reasonable substitute. Alternatively, you could try getting into kettlebell sport. One arm long cycle may fit your goals.

@brownie Yeah, largely it's just a matter of practing the squats more. You could do a hard squat workout with 2x20, and then follow up with single kb ABCs.

@grace302015 Here's an alternative: Do a single kb snatch based program (for example, King Sized Killer), rest a minute or two, and then do an all-out set of double kb press and double kb front squats. That'll only require a single double kb clean, so with a bit of concentration you could...

@coterw Looks good to me! You're covering all the bases. If you're limited on weight for rows, push the reps really hard. Go for 50+ reps; once you reach failure on one side, switch to the other, and back again, with as little rest as possible. If you don't have a challenging weight for...

@barronkanetaylor From what I can tell there's two things going on. One, he assumes access to and proficiency with barbell lifts. He also doesn't see the point in really heavy kbs (48+kg for most people), because they'll just gather dust - and also he could press a 48 the first time he tried...

@gina7arth You're looking for a solution to something that isn't a problem. Your legs are bigger than your arms and should be able to move more weight. Programs like DFW and complexes like Armour Building Complex are usually limited by your pressing or your conditioning. The solution is to...

@rarelozo Sounds like your arms are at the right level, so the problem is either weak back muscles, weak grip, technique, or weight. There are several things you could try: Passive hang and scapular pullups (hang, then pull your scapulas down). Often the primary limitation in pullups is grip...

@belovedsone Yeah, that's fair. I've also seen him suggesting the unofficial 1.05 himself. But personally I think he really nailed at least 1.0-1.2. It's some of the best progress I've ever made.

@belovedsone Makes sense. I suppose I'll have to soldier through his website once again and cough up the money.

@mir2017lma Excellent job! Sometimes a program may not pay off directly in terms of huge PRs, but in this case I assume your work capacity has skyrocketed. And as you said, sometimes you just don't hit it quite right on high reps. If you have a max of 15 with 2x32 you could probably press 2x40...

@snowlucario Sweet! It took a bunch of searching, but I think I've found it. Is it this one? And would you say it's the same value as The Giant?

@belovedsone Ah, fair enough.

@paulnolivia If it helps you stay consistent that's a good thing. The downside is that it biases light weights. As an extreme example, every now and then I'll do 300 presses each side with a 16 if I want some light recovery work. On a heavy day I may do a total of 10 presses each side with a...

@mightyrose I saw him somewhere discussing making a 1.05 as a bridge. You could probably improvise something by looking at the pattern for 1.0/1.1/1.2. Once you're done with 1.0 you're probably hitting something like 50-70 reps. I could see you doing 3.0 with 36s or 1.2 with 28s aiming for 80+...