#252 - Getting Started #6: Linear Progression - The Simple Way to Strength

<p>In the sixth installment of the Getting Started series, Coach Matt and Scott explain why the simplest way of training is, in fact, the best way to train for strength.</p> <p> </p> <p>Linear progression refers to a program which increases the weight of the lifts every single workout. The increments are small -- 5-10lbs at first, 5lbs thereafter, perhaps 2.5lbs or less for women -- and the weight increases constantly. The lifter's progress on this program would be represented on a graph as a straight line with a positive slope, steadily climbing upwards. The  exercises, sets an...