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@scmcbride24 Thanks so much for the kind words and support!!

@criminallawyer03 We are tweaking it so it's not so Arnold Specific. I love the design and think it deserves to live outside of that single event! It will be making a comeback!

@furaycatholic Thank you. The program is a 4x/week training split, and has 1 bonus (optional) accessory workout. While it's intentionally written to be run either 4 or 5 days, you can follow the progression with some tweaks. So lots of our members run Stronger by the Day and make some...

@twinmama I'm always down for collaborations. We were originally planning to spend 2020 traveling and doing a lot of work like this, but then the pandemmy happened. Buff Chick was our isolation baby, and then we had another (human) isolation baby instead.

@twinmama I've seen more backlash for "selling out" earlier in my career when promoting other brands and doing influencer brand deals. Surprisingly a lot of people had some not so nice things to say when I partnered with Kellogg's and Special K. IDK what everyone's problem was, Special K is...

@zombijesus Schedule it and go at the same time each day Not everyone likes morning sessions, but going in the morning is when I'm least likely to skip a workout Find a buddy Commit to a program (we just made Before the Barbell free - it's 8 Weeks long only 3x/week) Take a preworkout or just...

@orbie I have a program called Before the Barbell that I recently uploaded on instagram completely free: https://www.instagram.com/beforethebarbell/ that can guide lifters to this answer (we introduce a bar on Week 3). Biggest thing with a newbie lifter is that they have their gym habit...

@noamsrai Lifters aren't gaining much by squatting lower than parallel. For many people, bouncing out of the hole is more comfortable and helps add weight and reps. I wouldn't sweat it. Have you tried heeled lifting shoes or 5lb plates under your heels?

@beautigirl1 I'm praying for anyone who has recently joined because this block is especially tough, it's probably the hardest we've run in the past 12 months. We're currently in the mesocycle 4 of 5 in a big 21 week focus. This is how it was structured: Accumulation Phase - Building work...

@pinkyandthebrain Congrats on the upcoming wedding! What an exciting time. I can only imagine how much you have on your plate right now. If you're already lifting, performing cardio, and following macros/cals with some degree of consistency, my best suggestion would be to consider hiring a...

@dawn16 I don't specifically help women get shredded, so my answer isn't around the shredee's habits, hormones, physical roadblocks etc. I think the biggest challenge to overcome is that when women's bodies change, it seems like it's always up for discussion. I don't think men are immune to...

@dawn16 While concurrent training isn't optimal for either, I think trainees can excel in both with some smart programming choices. I suggest following Alex Viada, and his book The Hybrid Athlete. This book helped me a ton when I programmed for a runner/lifter client. There are several...

@jackster My typical response "She will be at the gym with us, and she must move her body in some way when we are at the gym." I don't care if she decides to walk laps or ride a bike, but I'd like to have a weekend gym routine as part of our lives - especially because we train with my brothers...

@ericborden Woohoo! Happy to have you on board already for YEARS (how crazy is it that SBD is over 3 years old now?!). Great questions, will answer them as numbered: This is definitely on our medium term radar, and we should have a solution set up within the next 6-12 months. Framework is...

@pastormoazzam If you have big athletic dreams: being a generalist is in your best interest. Don't get hyper specific in a sport until late high school, that includes lifting. Use lifting to help develop muscle and strength in other sports and interests. People often forget that Lebron James...

@snowshard14 Hm, that's an interesting question. I'm not too familiar with strength standards, but I imagine anything that is percentile- or result-derived from a federation or competition may be misrepresentatively low of women's strength capacity just based on historically lower involvement...

@jhufstetler2 Gave some detailed answers in a thread above, but at a high level... We should have more frequency options live on the app within the next 6-12 months (3x, 4x, and 5x per week) Best way to modify is to prioritize any of your primary lifts so in each session, you're hitting 1-2...

@anytimeofday44 I think the barriers to entry to creating content have really been reduced -- even filming on your phone is better quality than most vlogging cameras that were popular in 2014-15ish! Beyond that, it's easier to share content and gain traction with platforms like TikTok, which has...

@nicole1997 How fun! Decent barbell, rack, and bench (bonus points for adjustable, but not needed!). Plates down to 2.5lbs (fractionals are nice but also not needed). We also had a cheap ~$150 plate loaded lat pull down / row combo that we used for all of our cable work. Finally, we had a set of...

@wallflower1104 Most lifters (especially intermediates) are not lifting as heavy or as hard as they think they are - especially on accessories. As strong proponents of fatigue management & autoregulation as we are, I think the overwhelming number of lifters are not truly pushing their accessory...