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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m no expert, and many people on DCUM disagree with me, but to me it means full body, progressive resistance, barbell exercises like barbell squats, barbell deadlifts, barbell bench, barbell overhead press, and barbell rows.

Lifting 2.5 times your bodyweight for deadlifts is a really different thing physiologically than a set of “heavy” lat raises with 15 pound dumbbells that you can only do 8 of.

I fooled around with various schemes I’d 8-12 reps and no deadlifts or squats for 30 years off and on without getting stronger.  Once I switched to focus on the big lifts for sets of 3-5, I got stronger than I ever imagined I could be, and my body really changed. [/quote]

I totally agree with the recommendation for including those kind of full body exercises. (I'd add pullups, which you can do anywhere.) But VERY few people will ever deadlift 2.5 times their weight. That might be a reasonable target for a young man lifting regularly for a few years, but for women, older men, or anyone who doesn't want to make lifting a major part of their life, the amount will be WAY lower - and that's fine! (I'm male, and when I was in my 40s, lifting several times a week for several years, I got to about 1.75 times my weight, which was a significant accomplishment for me.)[/quote]

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