How to Become an Intermediate with Nick D | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #59
Ray and Nick review the steps in the NLP and go through progressions to intermediate programming for each lift and examples of common issues with making changes.\n\n01:47 Squat progression - Novice to Intermediate\n03:37 Start with the basics - only make changes when needed\n06:22 Technique/form\n09:23 Adding a light day\n11:59 Changes are individual dependent\n13:51 Go up on the first set of five\n15:33 Anything that's not adding five pounds to a workout isn't NLP\n16:54 40-year-old/last steps for progression/decide which day is the heavy day\n19:19 Triples\n21:44 Considerations on program changes at this level\n24:00 Women will move to threes pretty early\n25:42 Programming issues - determining what change to make\n26:36 Too much stress or not enough?\n30:16 Not enough stress\n31:49 If you make a change, make a small change\n37:48 Standard progression on the deadlift\n41:15 Simplifying things\n44:37 Alternating the deadlift with another pulling movement\n52:19 Making 10-pound jumps on the deadlift\n55:09 Bench progression\n57:30 Press progression\n1:03:10 Nick's clients grinding through reps\n1:04:39 Post novice - continue increasing stress