Stand Strength | How I built my strength after the Early Novice Stage @StandStrength | Uploaded July 2021 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
I did not consider myself to be an intermediate lifter until I hit a 3 plate bench and a 5 plate deadlift.

Anyone who trains for an extended amount of time can hit my numbers. If you run a standard novice linear progression program, it is unlikely for you to build intermediate to advance strength or muscle. In this video, I share with you some methods I used to continue progressing.

Ideas mentioned are from Alan Thrall, Steve Shaw, and Natural Hypertrophy.