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Getting Strong without a Power Rack

September 16, 2011 By Gregor Winter

Jim Wendler on getting strong without a power rack or squat stands.

The main lifts you can concentrate on are as follows: deadlift, power clean, bent over row, and press. These four lifts will be your core lifts – if you are using my 5/3/1 training program, these will be the ones you will try to improve on and break records with. You can train these lifts, one per day, for a 4 day a week program. Or you can train 2-3 days, combining 2 lifts in any day you see fit. For example:

Day 1: Deadlift/Press

Day 2: Power Clean/Bent Over Row

I still believe you can add squatting into your routine but this will have to be done as an assistance lift for VERY high reps (20+).

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