Dan John strength standards

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Conor78
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Dan John strength standards

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http://danjohn.net/2013/04/strength-sta ... n-seattle/
I always refer back to these as they are attainable in most cases and challenging as well. BP is my weakest lift but I've brought it to BW by 5 this week as part of Fighter Template.DL and SQ progressing well. Is anyone operating at game changer level in rexpect of these standards??

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I hope I don't sound like a dick when I say this, but those are very low standards. And seemingly unbalanced as the bench and squat have the same requirement.

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Rip has been going back and forth with his charts. There was age related version but I couldn't find it for some reason..

http://startingstrength.com/files/standards.pdf

But for majority of the lifting crowd (bro and/or not bro :D ) you are all set once you hit 1K club..
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Found that RIP chart that was converted to metric (very handy for those of us on the other side of the pond)and I can see the difference between it and DJ. The BP is the one lift that I find I need to train specifically in order to improve it. Still base building but might go towards a black protocol when it's finished. Find using standards useful as they keep me honest.

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Stechkin wrote:I like Brian Alsruhe's standards:

https://forums.t-nation.com/t/alphas-wo ... 47071/1021
Lol those are on the opposite end of the spectrum from Dan John. Those are some very specialized numbers. Wouldn't expect any less from a in-human monster like Alpha though.

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I shouldn't have read that....I'm starting to feel very inadequate :D

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Stechkin wrote:I like Brian Alsruhe's standards:

https://forums.t-nation.com/t/alphas-wo ... 47071/1021
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Agree with Green2Blue on all counts.

Bark, this may be what you were seeking. http://lonkilgore.com/freebies/freebies.html

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TBPenguin wrote:Agree with Green2Blue on all counts.

Bark, this may be what you were seeking. http://lonkilgore.com/freebies/freebies.html
This is the one :) Thanks, mate.
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