Is ss a meme? Don't you lie to me /fit/

Yes, but that doesn't make it bad.

No, SS isn't a meme

>>35578537
SL is
SS isn't
SS being a meme is a meme here

It's only a non-meme if you've never lifted in your life and are skinny as fuck and give a shit that you'll have a slightly stronger squat than some other new lifter who's been doing a 4 day split.

People recommend it because it's such a simple rountine it's impossible to fuck it up and will guarantee you strength gains which you can build upon once you're done with it.

I'd say do it for a couple months then find an upper/lower body split.

Yes and no.

Yes - it's only built for powerlifters. You won't look good, and you will fail immediately if you switch to a high-volume bodybuilding routine, wasting your time and basically forcing you to start over again.

No - it's very effective at building strength, particularly in your lower body.

Yes, but;

>Squats 3x a week for someone with weak hips, glutes, core, or lower back can be a terrible idea. I say -can-
>The dietary advice is shit tier in the book
>Technically, for an untrained person, can be difficult.
>Deficiencies can be developed; there's an inordinate amount of pushes to pulls

I'd advise -properly- learning to clean, DL and Squat. Learn from the book, videos and experienced lifters.

What I think could make it better would be
>more upper body pulling [even with the chins after week 3, or 4. Can't remember]
>Better dietary advice
>Some core work

It's honestly an amazing program, but someone with zero gym or fitness experience can get wrecked if they don't know what they are doing.

>>35578537
of course it is not, suika does it and look how strong she is

so I'm basically going to look like a t-Rex after a few months? are there any other routines I should follow?

>>35578667
What do you mean by get wrecked?

Can't I just add a lot of pull ups and dips to balance it out?

>>35578612
>You won't look good
well meme'd my friend

>>35578730
Yeah you'll look like a T-rex.

Honestly, I'd just find a bodybuilder you thought had nice proportions, grab their routine, and start doing it.

They'll probs have taken roids so you'll want to start light / remove some of the accessory work but I mean... if you want to look a certain way, train like people who train that way

Do you want to look like a powerlifter? Do SS

Do you want to look like a fitness model? Take their routine and do it

It's really simple shit

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>>35578730
not a lot but do add them over time, you can also add ab work but it's best to wait with the accessories and not overdo them
read http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=998224&pagenumber=
it's a detailed manual, not as big as The Book but it features everything you need to know
read it and understand it young adept and emprah will bestow gains upon you

>>35578537
It is a meme and a great programme that beginners should do

>>35578764
see >>35578754

>>35578730
By wrecked, I mean snap city. Not everyone has the spinal erectors, core strength, and mobility for everything in SS.
People who sit all day have weak hip flexors, weak core strength, and poor overall mobility.

SS -is- a great program, but it is absolutely necessary for proper form to be learned, and for the program -as written- to be followed as a basis.

>>35578764
But Reg Parks looks great, and he did 5x5.

>>35578768
This is good, and sound. Read this!

>>35578612

It's not for powerlifters you numbskull it's for beginners

>>35578764

This isn't the best advice. Bodybuilders are some of the worst people to get routine advice from since tons of them are juicing and have completely forgotten what a natural body can and can't do.
All of the fucking bro-science comes from Bodybuilders because they forget or pretend not to know how much of their gains are coming from roids.

OP the best routines are comprimises, ones that aren't retarded 5 day splits where you workout for 4 hours a day but also aren't 3 days a week powerlifting 1 rep max = a set bullshit.

>>35578852

>3 days a week powerlifting 1 rep max = a set

That's not what a powerlifting program looks like

>>35578882

Yes I was exagerrating in both examples.

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>>35578768
Wait so I shouldn't add a lot of pull-ups? What could happen?

>>35578789
So ss is more of a supplement? Damn why is lifting things so difficult.

>>35578852
So don't do this right?

>>35578537

Do you have the source for that video OP? I know it's 2hu but it looks pretty cool and I can't find the exact source, I'm guessing it's fanmade?

>>35578939
It's definitely fan made but I don't know anon.

>>35578918

Not longterm no.

After you're main lifts are decent I'd abandon strength routines completely and move onto a GOOD split.

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>>35578918
just read the link >>35578768
it'll give you detailed information
you shouldn't add pull ups at all at the starting point, you add them after like 3-4 weeks of training, just read the link

>>35578939
2 facts: it's not a video
http://www.deviantart.com/art/Angry-Suika-254504091
and you can't in2 reverse image search

now I'm spoonfeeding both of you but next time for the sake of the universe spoonfeed yourselves

>>35578593
What's SL?

>>35578537
Asking if SS is a meme is a meme.

It's only become a meme because it's good though.

>>35578667
>dietary advice
There's dietary advice? I thought it was just GOMAD

>>35579049
a meme
a deadly one, in fact

SS is great if you don't lift for aesthetics. If you're trying to get pussy or be beach ready do PPL or some form of a split.

>>35579099
Explain why PPL is better than SS please.

>>35579049
S T I C K Y
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>>35578537
no, but do accessories

>>35580273
how long anon?

>>35578612
SS isn't for powerlifting, it just happens to be useful for it.

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>>35578606
If it's so simple why do I need to read an entire book to figure it out? Can someone just post the workout so I don't have to read shit?

>>35580273
What are accessories?

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>>35580273
>those delts

naa

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>>35578537

>>35578537
Yes and No

Its honestly good advice for beginner strength training, but its also a old meme.

Just treat it like other positive memes on /fit/ like read the sticky.

>>35578537
if you do ss kys

SL/SS for military training? Combined with intervals, rucks, and muscular endurance stuff? Obviously I'm not trying to look sexy as fuck but max the APFT

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