Strength Regime (Sets and Reps)

runawaybishop wrote: »

Why are you making your own plan and not just using an established plan, is there a specific area/weakness etc you are looking to concentrate on? What is your goal?

I am basically looking to get stronger to the point that I can do dips, pullups, chin ups, push ups etc with ease. I have been dabbling a little bit with olympic weight lifting recently and would like to get a lot better at it. I couldn't really find an established plan to suit these goals. To be honest I am pretty new to strength training and all the jargon. The amount of information available is mind boggling, its hard to know where to start. It

jugger0 wrote: »

Here ya go, http://stronglifts.com/

Most trainers don't have a clue what they are doing by the way.

Excellent, thanks for this. I am well aware that most trainers are pretty useless, they also charge around $85 an hour in Australia. I refuse to pay that. I am sure there are some really good trainers out there, but I have yet to come across one that is worth that money. This is the reason I am trying to teach myself.

Mellor wrote: »

What exercises did you include? If you are missing the basics regarding sets/reps there's a chance that you'll have holes in the program too.

Also how do you know that the trainers you were copying were programming fir strength?

I am basically looking for an all round strength program. From what I have learned, it is best to focus on compound exercises. I have a 3 sessions per
week that look like this:

Day 1:
Deadlift
Lat Pull Down
Front Squats
Seated Row
Preacher Curls

Day 2:
Strict Press
Push Press
Upright Row
Dips
Preacher Curls

10 minutes of Kettle bell swings, push ups, grass hoppers.

Day 3:
Back Squats
Bench Press
Preacher Curls
Weighted lunges

Would appreciate any advice or tips. I don't really know if the trainers are programming for strength to be honest. I just kinda presumed if they are incrementing weights that they are?.

Cheers.