>friend fell for the strength meme
>only does bench, squats and deadlifts 5x5 and nothing else, for almost two years already
>saw him shirtless once and he doesn't look like he ever touched weights in his life
So what's the point of training for strength? It's high risk but with no rewards.
If you look at the name of the program you just talked about, you'd find out OP.
> Starting Strength
> STARTING
> Friend still doing this after TWO YEARS
Good lord Anon, be a bro and tell him to find another program already.
>>42506273
>The only way to train for strength is to do 5x5 squats, bench and deadlifts
>If you do chinups and an arm circuit 3x12 after it doesn't count as strength training
Another day, another shit thread
>>42506634
Is this true??
Asking for a friend
>>42506634
That's what people who fell for the strength training fad think.
You better set your pal on the right path or else...
5x5 with on the big three is fine if your main goal is to be stronger on the big three. Other than that just do a brosplit and focus on nutrition. As long as you're pushing yourself you'll get stronger on your lifts.
>training for powerlifting is strength training now
if you also strength train for chinups, ohp or dips for example youll look like you lift