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Re:Why I Recommend Strength Training and NO Cardio If You're... by atdrummond on Monday June 24, 2013 @10:17AM (#5933018)
What's the rationale for shifting programs right at 270 lbs? That seems somewhat arbitrary, at least more so than say 225 (2 45 lbs plates per side) or 315 (3 45s per side).
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Re:Why I Recommend Strength Training and NO Cardio If You're... by pvnick on Monday June 24, 2013 @10:23AM (#5933065)
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/SquatStandards.htm...

Really it's somewhere between 250 and 300, but I chose 270 because 1) it's in the middle near where average-weight men would be and 2) starting strength just keep being good right up to around 300 pound squats.

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