>hit 1plate deadlift
>hit .5plate bench
0,5? How's that?
nice job anon. you are going to make it
>>35981027
Thanks for being polite anon
I hope you have a wonderful weekend
We all start somewhere
The secret is not giving up
I recently hit 1 plate bench 5x5; gonna throw on five more pounds next time, hopefully 10 more pounds the time after that and so on. Feels pretty good.
>>35981019
You hit a higher weight than you were at before. That's improvement. Never stop and you'll make it.
>Tfw havent tested my bench in over 2 weeks because inhome gym has no bench press.
>0.5pl8 ohp
>10 lbs to 1pl8 bench
>1.5pl8 squat
>10 lbs to 2pl8 deadlift
She will love me when I hit 1/2/3/4 r-right guys?
>been lifting since October
>had barely hit 135 on squat when I injured my hip
>had to rest and all of my lifts went down
>I'm barely above where I started after 5 months
s-still an improvement
>lifting about 2.5 months
>Deadlifted 250lbs today 1x6
>Feelsgoodman
>>35982635
Literally this. I started super weak now I'm less weak. Continue doing it. It's not about who does it the fastest but it's just about actually showing up and following the routine.
>>35982754
>inhome gym
>no place to bench press
wut gym, you have a home, not a inhome gym
>be me
>go to gym
>decide i am going to try squatting first
>can only do the 45 pound bar
>too embarrassed to continue
>decide i will try out bench next
>can only do the 15 pound bar
>too embarrassed to continue
>decide i will try out deadlifting next
>area looks open, i walk up
>a wild bodybuilder appears
>he says that he is using the station now, but will be done in like 5 minutes
>i leave to the sound of him deadlifting 5 plate
>go to hallway and stare at the wall
>a wild bodybuilder appears
>tells me he is done deadlifting, and asks if i want to do some
>i say 'no'
>continue staring at wall
i do not know if i am going to make it socially lads. but i will make it physically, i bought a power rack and am saving up for a bench, bar, and plates.
>>35983006
You spent a fuckload of money just because your autistic self cant handle that other people are better at lifting than you? lol
>>35981024
>>35982635
yeah this. I started off only benching the fucking bar (5'7 auschwitz survivor) and now I'm doing 2pl8. not spectacular but a huge fucking jump.
>>35983006
Do bodyweight squats and pushups to failure while you wait for your plates to arrive.
>hurr durr high reps only build endurance
No, it will actually transfer really well.
oxox
Fuck I love when /fit/ is in a supportive mood.
>>35983006
You should have finished your sets with the bar. Your next session you would have added some plates. Your next session you would have added some more plates.
You would have felt proud that you're no longer only working the bar, which in turn, would have cured your social anxiety. I feel you though. Build your muscle with that home gym shit you've got coming in(alternatively you could've done what bodyweight brah mentioned), then head back to the gym and you make that bodybuilding motherfucker weight till your done. No puno.
I'm deadlifting more than what I'm benching. Is this normal? Started recently, a month.
>>35983581
Yup. Deadlifting should almost always be higher than benchpress. My bench is higher, but only because i didn't have access to a rack for my first year of lifting. Luckily, my body puts on fat in my legs naturally so i don't look too top heavy.
I just hit 3pl8s squat
Feeling really good and strong as fuck, family
1 pl8 OHP
2 pl8 Didly
What is short arms
>>35983779
hahahahaha it piss
>>35983802
I am 183cm tall, my mom is 166cm. She has bigger hands. My deadlift is an extreme deficit deadlift. just end me please.
Man, how I miss them noob gains
>>35983657
>tfw you're at 295 squat
Fucking so close brehs
>0.75pl8 OHP x 10reps (haven't tested 1 pl8)
>1.5pl8 bench x 4 reps
>2.625 pl8 squat x 3 reps
>3.5 pl8 diddy lift x 1 rep
WHEN AM I GOING TO MAKE IT /FIT/???
>>35983779
3 plate diddy
.75 OHP
What is long arms
>>35983006
>be me
>240 3x5 bench
>have to start with just the bar on squats
>up to 90lbs adding 5lbs a session
Everyone starts at the bottom. It's nothing to be embarrassed about. Get back to it
>>35983834
You're gonna make it
>>35983881
>ζ(3) plate OHP
>e plate bench
>Ï€ plate squat
>Γ(1/5) plate deadlift
AM I GOING TO MAKE IT BROS??
>>35983006
If you get embarrassed by being weak in front of other people you should just quit there. Most of the time people in the gym have the motivation and have also started from somewhere and understand. They might even hook you up with some technique advice.
If it helps get some own gym buddies from school/work/bar/whatever. Im personally weak as shit. The guys i go with can lift over 200 lbs while im hanging in around 70 lbs. Guess what, i dont care because im there for the gains. They give me good advice on everything and we have a good routine. I used to go alone for a while and didnt feel embarrassed even back then. (I only started going seriously recently, it's basically a lifestyle now)
>>35982826
No.
You might start liking yourself though. Then she might live love you.
>>35982855
Just jump back in when you feel ready. Youll make it.
>>35983881
>He doesn't do 1pl8 OHP for 20 reps
>>35983881
if you're serious than you're t-rex as fuck (your deadlift and squat are much farther than your bench and OHP).
if you're just lifting for e-stats or are doing some sort of permabulk then do whatever. if you want to look somewhat balanced then lower the frequency on the squats and deads, add some supplementary exercise and possibly fix your form
>>35983059
It is spectacular. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise anon. There are a thousand people who can lift more than you, but millions who can't lift half as much. You made it
>>35981019
i feel it bro
>1 plate bench 5x5
>1 plate dl 5x5
>1 plate squat 5x5
I've literally been fucking stuck here for three months
>>35981019
Ive found I can progress nicely on the deadlift.
still can't 1pl squat though. Not even close.
We're gonna make it
My squat has been awful. I can just barely do 100 for reps now.
Realized that after sitting on my ass my whole life my legs are weak as shit (posterior chain)
Now I get to spend the next few weeks-months training to be able to do one pistol squat so I can train to do a proper squat.
>Flexibility is so shit I can't properly diddly or squat leaving only my upper body making gains while my lower body is not
It's fucking embarrassing
>>35988478
Come over and I'll stretch you out like you've never been before bby
Going for 3 plate 5x5 tonight
On a smith machine. Fuck my small town gym.
Still can't wait
>>35982855
Once you get back into it, you'll get back that strength lost in no time.
Hit 160 on the bench today
Tried for 105 OHP but couldn't. Kind of bummed about that.
>fatty on a perma cut
>down to 220
>was benching lmao1pl8, diddylifting 2pl8, ohping 95lbs 5 months ago
>nowadays
>benching lmao1pl8, diddying lmao 2pl8, ohping 90lbs, albeit for slightly more reps and better form
>only significant improvement in lifts have been skwatz
>>35988547
No, you're not going for anything. It's a smith machine, that's like saying "I hit a new squat record on the leg press today".
People think a smith machine is like a barbell that's restricted to one path, but it's an understatement. It's NOT ANYTHING. A SQUAT ON THE SMITH MACHINE IS NOT AN ASSISTED SQUAT, IT'S NOT ANYTHING.
TFW you plateau in every lift within a couple weeks...
145lb squat
110 row
105 bench
165 deadlift (not quite plateaued)
and
65lb OHP for >1 month now FUCK
>tfw statt lifting
>tfw get a personal trainer
>tfw pay him half my salary because all i want in life is to make gainz
>tfw he has me on machines for the first 3-4 months at the gym
>tfw aushwitz mode
>tfw the only compound we ever did was bench because i insisted
>tfw started benching the bar 4 months after starting to lift
>start learning about lifting
>realize my trainer is a fucking retard
>tfw he pulls the weight up while spotting me on the bench everytime
>tfw i barely ever made strength gainz
>stop personal training
>statt doing compounds on my own
>bench 175
>squat 175
>deadlift 185
>leg press 4pl8
I only started deadlifting and squatting this month
>>35989293
What did you start at on your squats? I'm at 1pl8 and I'm scared to go any higher and I don't know why.
>>35989437
Started with 35s on each side of the barbell so 115 to get some form in me. I was wobling like a joke the first time. If you're scared to go up on weight just use the smith machine. Up the weight get comfortable with it then try it freestyle. Thats what im doing senpai
>>35989458
>tfw my gym doesn't have a smith machine
GOTTA RISK IT FOR THE BISCUIT
That's good to hear though, I started off with 25 or 35 on each side, I can't recall right now. Thanks anon. I'm much less afraid now.
How busy is the gym saturday night? wanna go a bit late and try some 1RM but I'm a bit semiconscious.
>>35983059
>not spectacular
dude going from just the bar to 2pl8 is pretty fucking amazing.
>>35983006
holy shit, how can you be so autistic?
you have to get out more, anon
>>35989437
If you are concerned, consider micro loading with 1.25 pound plates. That's Only 2.5 pounds extra, so it's not the same jump as to adding 5 or 10 pounds.
Then find something that weighs 2.5 pounds and think of that when you lift. It helps to break the mental barrier.
>started at .5/1/1/1.5 6 months ago
>tfw hit 1/2/3/4 for 1 rep max a month and a half ago
>tfw injured myself shortly after and haven't lifted since
>tfw I can feel the muscles wasting away
On the plus side I am starting physio next week because the 6 weeks rest prescription from the doctor hasn't fixed it so he can write a script for free physio for me
>>35981019
Nice anon, I went from 85 bench to 125 and 115 deadlift to 155
guys after a year of lifting i can only do 120kg squat
how fucked am i?
>>35989993
Not fucked at all that's a good squat
>>35981019
Good going, man. Keep at it.
>tfw failed 280 lb deadlift 1x5 and rounded back like a fucking madman on last 2 reps
I feel so bad brehs. I'm getting fat and whenever I miss a rep or form breaks I feel like it is all for nothing. It doesn't help that my face is naturally round so now I look like an otherwordly creature.
I JUST WANNA HIT 1/2/3/4 FUCK
>>35990022
>I'm getting fat
watch your priorities
>>35990022
Hey brah, 1/2/3/4 is a recent /fit/ meme. It used to be 0.75/1/1.5/2x bw.
Don't get frustrated at memes
>>35989993
Realize that if you're doing it with proper form you're doing much better than your average guy who has fucked around in the gym for yours
>lifting 1 year
>tfw still .5/1.5/1.5/2
i havent squatted or diddly'd in 3 months due to back pain for my shit form goodmorning lowbarmeme squats. i really need a form check
>>35988362
I have almost always done chest (bench + accessories) and back (pull ups, rows, etc.) twice a week and my squats and DLs once. And yeah, I am t-rex mode naturally - 26 inch thighs at 5'7", with 15 inch arms and a scrawny chest.
Thats good if your about 13.5yo
nice work OP
