I have been training for almost a year and all my lifts are shit.
Here they are:
B: 145lbs
S:155lbs
OHP:105lbs
My routine is sth like:
Normal Bench: 4x8
Incline Bench 4x8
Decline Bench 4x8
DB normal Bench 4x8 and same with decline and incline.
I do between 5-7 excercises + triceps(3 more exercises).
What do you guys think? I usually do ABCxABx
Read the sticky, get a concept of nutrition (calories in, calories out, iifym, etc.) And get on a proper routine like ss + accessories
See that dinosaur running around at the top of the front page? Click it and read.
>>36473109
I already have done that.
Do you think im overtraining with my current routine?
Do you recommend me SS even if im cutting?
Btw thanks for the reply.
>>36473282
you clearly haven't
if you were concerned with upping your lifts you'd be doing heavy sets of 5, not 4x8 you fuckin dweeb
>>36473068
>B: 145lbs
>S:155lbs
>OHP:105lbs
holy fuck hahaha
I started this January and I have slightly better lifts than you. What the fuck have you been doing?
need more info
starting weight?
current weight?
I would put money on the answer being revealed in those two questions
>>36473386
strength gains are similar between sets of 8 and 5 actually
http://strengtheory.com/the-new-approach-to-training-volume/
>>36473498
Started at 165 skinny fat
Bulked up to 191lbs
My starting lifts were
B: 45lbs ( i could not even Bench the bar correctly)
S: Bodyweight
Ohp:45lbs (only the bar).
Im 6'1" btw
If you can follow your routine you aren't over training.
During a 2 week vacation with a friend we were hyped on boxing so we condensed training into lifting in the morning , cardio/ HIIT in the afternoon and boxing on the evening with 2 days a week of rest (saturday afternoon and wednesday). We were eating for almost 4-5000kcal a day and after 2 weeks it started to take its toll on our body but by then we felt it : apathetic mind,slow reflexes and almost 10 hours of sleep needed for a full week after that.
Once you hit that state you can talk about "overtraining" ,but doing 8hours of sport a week ain't gonna kill anybody
>>36473490
Trying not to kill myself
How is your routine? Share please
>>36473577
>Trying not to kill myself
I do way less work than you and get better result.
>How is your routine? Share please
Look up Jim Wendler 5/3/1, it is in the sticky.
>>36473577
Op here, back picture. cutting right now cus i hate my wide hips genetics
>>36473508
hows that been working for op. I am 7 weeks into SL with accessories and my lifts are on par with ops.
Get on a beginner program. lifting 5 days a week seems like something one does once they get their lifts to a respectable weight (intermediate)
you say you read the sticky but you must have skipped the part that basically babywalks you to pick SS or SL
>tfw at 125 lb bench 3 months in training.
>cant get over hump for 2 weeks.
>started cut for summer
Hold me ; (
>>36473784
Don't cut you won't look that good, and you'll stall your progress a ton. Just clean bulk through the summer to retain some aesthetics and then bulk till next feb/march. Cut for summer 2017 and you'll look great.
>>36473741
Sorry i was just doing the routine that my Gym does.
I will start a strength program today.
What you guys think is the best having in mind that im in a cut?
>>36473741
OP didn't post that, I did. I'm much stronger than you so yeah its working out well. I do agree with you about the intermediate part though because thats where I am
but yeah OP get on a program with a planned progression if you don't know what you're doing. Accessory work is fine, do chins and curls and dips as much as you want basically
>>36473490
Post your face so OP can laugh at you.
>>36473490
Not OP, but fuck off
>>36473490
Suck a dick, anon. Being a cocksucker is unattractive no matter how big you get
>>36473490
Op here, dont fuck off.
I understand that i have been doing it wrong. At least im trying to change it i guess...
>>36473668
Anyone know how to get rid of those lines in the lower back that OP has? I got similar ones there and my ass
>>36473553
You stupid faggot. You put 100 lbs on those lifts and 30lbs of weight.
Your lifts are shit because you were a fucking weakling when you started. You're doing fine.
>>36473933
They go away over time
>>36473490
>you probably look like trash fatty
I don't know OP. Are you experiencing lowered sex-drive, depression, elevated rest heart rate, decrease in performance, are you getting sick more often, are you moody all the time and feel fatigued?
>>36473968
>>36473968
It's been like 10+ years, how much longer do they need?
>>36474053
Another decade
>>36473965
I guess you re right but im still weak as fuck and i could have done it better. Gotta keep trying and maybe some day i will make it.
>>36474053
Op here i understand that they slowly fade away.
>>36473668
You have like 1.5 shoulder to waist ratio. It's not wide hips at all. Stop being so insecure you're looking fine
>>36473825
I have been doing SL with accessories for almost two months on a light cut. I have lost around 13lbs so far. I do cardio on rest days. Eventually I will plateau (at least i am mentally prepared if and when i do). But even if I can up lifts 5lbs a week I will be happy.
Make sure you understand what to do if you fail sets and what not. Don't get all discouraged if you fail a set or have to deload. I have stalled on ohp and diddlys even rows once or twice. I like SL because there is a nifty free app
>>36474171
Thanks i will look into SL
>>36474158
You re right, i am kinda insecure... (Thanks for the image btw).
>>36474044
i have low sexual drive the days i lift, but when i dont i get horny as fuck lol.
About feel fatigued i need to sleep around 9 hours to feel good.
>>36473741
You know some people reach the end of ss with lifts like 70lb ohp, 110 bp, 135 squat and 225 diddly, right
>>36473068
>>36473490
My best OHP is 50 lbs right now. 5x5. I started a couple weeks ago. Is it really that bad?
>>36474299
>You re right, i am kinda insecure.
Don't think you're insecure. You don't look absurdly deformed. You have nothing to fear.
I'm a fattish bald guy with bad facial hair,short legs and broken teeth on my bad day or and a witty,precise with his hand and level headed guy on a good day. It's all about mindset m8.
>>36474368
How do you train it ? I have a 1.5 plate OHP. When i beginned I plateau'd at 45kg x8 OHP before doing a lot of incline BP ,lateral raise and arnold press.
Don't forget your back if you want to progress on OHP too. Be sure to do lats and lombaries for dat core strenght
>>36474299
>i have low sexual drive the days i lift, but when i dont i get horny as fuck lol.
>About feel fatigued i need to sleep around 9 hours to feel good.
Yeah bro you're definetily overtrained, the only way to cure it is total rest. I'd get a scooter if I were you
>>36473741
Ss what a meem
>>36474424
Thanks for the words dude.
>>36473068
get a new routine, run a smolov for or ppl + cardio for aesthetics
