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		nojs on July 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Workout.lol – a web app to easily create ... To be fair, Mehdi is clear that he didn’t invent the program. > The 5×5 workout is a strength and muscle building program that’s been around for over 60 years. > It’s not clear who invented the 5×5 workout. The first person to write about in the 1960s was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s mentor, Reg Park. https://stronglifts.com/5x5/#Overview

zls on July 14, 2023 [–]

That is fair and I didn’t know that! Thanks for the info. Dude made a lot of money off of it for not being the inventor :)

Now that you mention it, SL is probably a great program if you’re doing steroids and can recover from ~anything in 24 hours!

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