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>Duration
7 months (deloaded 3 times)
>Bench Press
160lbs --> 250
>Deadlift
185lbs --> 420
>The Press™
100lbs --> 175
>Power Clean
115lbs --> 240
>Squat
150lbs --> 360
>Bodyweight
220lbs --> 275
I started out wtih a split didn't bother with SS. Maybe after I'm done progressing with my split i'll start SS
I was impressed then I read how ducking fat you got
>>36873786
>split
>progressing
Pick one, unless you're incredibly patient and have years to waste.
>>36873804
At least half of that was muscle.
Anyway, I don't care about aesthetics. I care about strength.
>inb4 fedora
>>36873786
>SS after split
you've got to be baiting
>>36873826
>At least half of that was muscle.
>275lb
An hero you stinking landwhale
>Duration
3 months
>Bench Press
85 lbs --> 115
>Deadlift
95 lbs --> 185
>The Press™
55 lbs --> 80
>Power Clean
55 lbs --> 110
>Squat
80 lbs --> 155
>Bodyweight
114 lbs --> 123
>Duration
???
>Bench
45lbs --> 195lbs
>OHP
45lbs --> 155lbs
>Squat
95lbs --> 275lbs
>DL
115lbs --> 295lbs
Bodyweight
195lbs --> 235lbs
>>36873898
I don't even look fat. I look built and powerful
>>36873826
>half was muscle
I hope youre trolling.
>>36873967
>almost double your deadlift and squats
Nice my man
>>36874044
[citation needed]
post a picture anon
>>36873769
Solid bro. Most people should be able to achieve similar results (relative to bodyweight) on SS if they actually follow the program.
These are where mine ended up, can't remember the number of months, but I think it was about 6 to 7. Don't know what starting weights were, just started really light. I did 2 deloads before I decided I didn't want to do that shit again (it's really fucking hard, for the autists).
bench: 245x5
squat: 335x5
dead: 365x5
power clean: 185x3
The Press: 145x5
bodyweight 205
>Duration
8 months
>Bench Press
175lbs --> 205 lbs
>Deadlift
255lbs --> 315lbs
>The Press™
95lbs -->125lbs
>Power Clean
Dindu
>Squat
225-->265
>Bodyweight
170 lbs-->170lbs
>Duration
2.5 months
>Bench Press
26lbs --> 87
>Deadlift
52lbs --> 147
>The Press™
18lbs --> 63
>Power Clean
57lbs --> 67 technique problem I think
>Squat
46lbs --> 75 :( no rack, I have to goblet squat the heaviest dumbbell for volume
>Bodyweight
spooky skeleton --> spooky skeleton
>>36874098
I'm not SS BTW
>>36874069
Noob gains brah. 25-30 lbs of muscle first year of lifting is possible.
The fuck is the deal with calling OH press "The Press™"? And why the fucking TM shit? I see this shit in every thread about OH press
>>36874098
>>Power Clean
>Dindu
>>36873769
>not even a bodyweight bench press
TOP
FUCKING
KEK
SS
NOT EVEN ONCE
>>36874069
Would be more accurate to say "lean body mass", and yes, it's possible to add that much lean body mass in that period of time.
For me so far
BW: 173 -> ~185ish
Squat: 165 -> 275
Bench Press: 135 -> 195
Deadlift: 205 -> 325
OHP: 95 -> 132.5
All 3x5 except DL is 1x5, of course.
Its been 3 months and about 1 week
Post your GOMAD progression
Starting weight:
130 lbs
Current weight:
230 lbs
No lifting just GOMADing for 6 months
>>36874356
do you bench 250 after under a year lifting?
>>36874508
no, but then again i dont weight 275 lbs
if he can DEADLIFT 420 lbs in under a year he should be able to have a bw bench
>>36874568
Most people are going to have one of the four that just lags. My bench was decent compared to my dead.
>>36874568
it's pretty clear from op's stats that he is t-rex mode. Some people are just naturally t-rexes
>>36874505
kek
>>36874159
I can work out my back with Diddlys and Bent over rows thank you very much. I don't need these explosive workouts
>>36873769
>those starting weights
did you actually do SS as your second routine or something? the fuck is wrong with you
>that body weight gain
lmao
>>36875648
Most fat people are strong as untrained
220 as an untrained is pretty fat, unless he's very tall.
>>36873967
>114 lbs --> 123
123 lbs AFTER SS?!?
Are you an ultra-manlet?
Bench; 50kg x 6 -> 100kg x 5
Squat; 80kg x5 -> 180kg x5
Deadlift; 70kg x5 -> 180kg x5
Press; 30kg x 8 -> 60kgx 5
7 months, had done a 6 month brosplit along with playing icehockey beforehand. 155lbs-> 182 lbs
>Duration
7 months (Deloaded once on squat only)
>Bench Press
Bar > 95 kg
>Deadlift
60 kg > 145 kg
>The Press™
Bar > 50 kg
>Power Clean
Bar > 65 kg
>Squat
Bar > 120 kg
>Bodyweight
88 kg > 74 kg. 170 cm manlet.
>>36873769
>7 months (deloaded 3 times)
all aboard the t-rex train
>>36874121
yeah, but after 7 months he would have put on 15lbs of muscle... and he added 55lbs. That's 40lbs of fat.
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>>36878021
>le ebin t-rex meme
>>36873769
Everyone is telling you shit for your lifts OP but honestly you're pretty much stronger than most of the lean bulking guys even after 2-3 years of their lifting because they are obsessed with keeping their abs.
The only issue I have with big strong guys like you is a lot of you guys never ever cut down in weight but if you are planning to cut then again nice lifts man.
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>>36873769
nice deadlift
>>36873769
>220lbs --> 275
Just to be clear: you DO realize you put on at *least* 30lbs of fat, right?
I mean that's fine, if it doesn't bother you then whatever. You've made great progress regardless. But please don't trick yourself into thinking you've only put on muscle; unless you were doing steroids (in which case SS would be an odd choice of program) it is impossible to have gained that much lean body mass in 7 months, even with newbie gains.
>>36873825
You can still progress nicely with a split, just not as fast as a full body workout.
SS is for sure going to give you some nice strength, but it's gonna do fuck all for overall upper body development.
If getting bigger is your main goal, then SS is a terrible choice.
>>36873967
LONDON
>>36873769
Finished my 3rd week.
The bar is 20kg, yeah?
Squat: 40kg-> 72,5kg
OHP: Bar -> 30kg
Deadlift: 40kg -> 77,5kg
Bench: Bar -> 40kg (I think, don't have the numbers in front of me)
>>36874152
noob
>>36878141
Yeah because pressing 3 times a week, and doing chinups 2 times a week will get you nowhere.
what is ss ?
looking back at my logs, first time doing SS (after 6 months of random fucking around):
>Duration
3 months
3x5, except DL 1x5
>Bench Press
65kg -> 90kg
>Deadlift
140kg -> 165kg
>The Press™
30kg -> 57.5kg
>Power Clean
dindu
>Squat
90kg -> 125kg
>Bodyweight
about 80kg
next time doing SS two years after the first time, after spending one year in conscription during which i hit the gym maybe 10 times
>Duration
5 months
3x5, except DL 1x5
>Bench Press
75kg to 115kg
>Deadlift
130kg to 180kg
>The Press™
45kg to 65kg
>Power Clean
dindu
>Squat
90kg to 130kg (deloaded a few extra times due to form issues, got to 140 or on a cut a month after SS)
>Bodyweight
82kg to 94kg
>>36879484
starting strength by mark rippletits
>what is a sticky??
>>36879442
Just shut the fuck up if you dont know what you are talking about
>>36879484
what is shitposting?
>>36879442
An average of 4.5 sets of bench press a week, that's gonna give you a massive chest; an average of 4.5 sets of OHP a week, massive shoulders incoming, kek. Also enjoy having next to no development for the back head of the shoulder, that's gonna give you a great and "balanced" look.
Again, that sort of low volume strength approach is going to give you great strength gains, but at the end of the day you're still going to look fairly DYEL. The only part of your body that is going to have massive growth is your lower body because of squatting 3 times a week (centaur mode inc).
If you want strength, then SS if of course the best routine out there; as you can see by the strength gains in this thread, SS is amazing in that regard. But I think that if everyone in this thread who posted their strength gains were to post before and after photos most of /fit/ would have a good laugh.
>>36879745
If you're not doing a modified version of SS after a month you're retarded.
Also I have boulder shoulders from doing ohp alone for years as my only shoulder exercise, including rear delts big enough to rest a bar on, fuckboy.
Also if you'd actually read SS instead of spouting meme tier bullshit, you'd know you can do rows and chins (which can be weighted).
Plus heavy power cleans will give you a massive upper back.
>>36879824
>Also I have boulder shoulders from doing ohp alone for years as my only shoulder exercise, including rear delts big enough to rest a bar on, fuckboy.
Please post a picture of your upper body then pretty boy ;)
Doing SL actually but here it is anyway
Duration: 2 months (so far), deloaded once on squat and deadlift
>Bench Press
85lbs --> 120lbs
>Deadlift
125lbs --> 195lbs
>OHP
55lbs --> 90lbs
>Barbell Rows
65lbs --> 120lbs
>Squat
120lbs --> 160lbs
>Bodyweight
195-->? (Haven't been keeping up with it desu)
Feel like my deadlift should probably be higher but I've been iffy about upping the weight before I get the form down particularly because of many people get injured doing it
Really want that 1pl8 bench
>>36873769
>Duration
6 months
>Bench
40kg --> 70kg
>Deadlift
60kg --> 130kg
>OHP
30kg --> 45kg
>Squat
50kg --> 115kg
>Row
30kg --> 65kg
>Bodyweight
58kg --> 68kg
Those are my 5RM, never tried to max out.
>>36873769
1 Year.
>Bench
60kg - 87,5kg
>Deadlift
90kg - 125kg
>Squat
never squated before - 100kg
>OHP press
40kg - 55 kg
Deffinately think my dl should be bigger. Kind of frustrating when everybody says they have much bigger progress than me in the same time.
>>36877940
this is good progress, your press is behind your others lifts though
>>36873769
all in kg
>duration 6 months
>bench 60 ->100
>Squat 60 -> 135
>dead 80 -> 170
>ohp 40 -> 65
>BW 77 -> 85
>
>>36879745
What you and many others fail to understand is that there is a maximum amount if "gainz" that can be made over the course of a given time period, and for a beginner, the amount of work it takes to realize these gainz is pretty small. That's actually part of the reason why so much research on resistance training is useless - Because it's done on beginners and the group that uses the shitty protocol still does enough work to realize the maximum amount of gainz and such get just as good results as the group doing the great protocol, with the end result being "no difference between x and y".
So while the Starting Strength program at first glance seems to be very low volume, this amount of volume is likely more than sufficient for the average novice trainee. Of course, no two persons are the same and huge individual differences exist - It's very plausible that somebody whose work capacity is above average would thrive on a greater workload. But the program isn't something Rippetoe pulled out of his ass. It's based on years and years of experience - Not just his but his mentor's Bill Starr's as well, and people before them. There is a reason it's put together like it is and that's because it's what been shown to work. It just fucking works.
And just for the record, Starting Strength in spite of its name and what people like to say, is just as much for building muscle as it is for increasing strength. I have a quote somewhere from Glenn Pendlay saying nobody knows how to bulk up young men like Mark Rippetoe does.
Listen, it's not a magical program, but it is a good one. And it works FOR MOST PEOPLE whether you like it or not.
2.5 Months
BW: 75ishkg -> 77kg
Squat: 75kg -> 107.5kg
Bench: 50kg -> 72.5kg
Deadlift: 90kg -> 112.5kg
The Press: 42.5kg -> 55kg
>>36880451
>What you and many others fail to understand is that there is a maximum amount if "gainz" that can be made over the course of a given time period
I think most people seem to take that to the extreme though. You can grow more than most people think; the notion that your chest will receive maximum growth as a beginner from 4.5 sets a week is simply ludicrous (maybe for the first few months that is true, but then you need more stimulus).
I am not advocating beginners having a day for each muscle and doing a billion sets, but there is a sweet spot in between that and SS.
>And just for the record, Starting Strength in spite of its name and what people like to say, is just as much for building muscle as it is for increasing strength.
Then why do we see so many people do SS, get great strength gains and their upper body remains almost the same after 6-12 months of SS? One common theme for people who make great gains after a year is that they didn't do SS.
>Listen, it's not a magical program, but it is a good one. And it works FOR MOST PEOPLE whether you like it or not.
I never said it was a bad program. I am just tired of all the "SS memers" who recommend the program to everyone regardless of their goals. It's an amazing program for strength.
>>36880506
>Then why do we see so many people do SS, get great strength gains and their upper body remains almost the same after 6-12 months of SS?
Most of what you're saying makes sense, but this particular part, I think, is simply due to the sad fact that the majority of people who begin training never get anywhere. This can be due to a million reasons other than the program in question.
This thead alone is filled of testimonies of people who've had great progress on their lifts and seen increases in bodyweight. Those two things combined means muscle growth (even if there's also fat gain).
>there is a sweet spot in between that and SS.
I agree. Which is why we see the standard recommendation of adding at least chins and dips.
>>36880550
Well it seems like we actually agree on most things.
>>36880506
It's a beginner workout, designed primarily with football linemen in mind. Do it for 6 months, start Texas Method or 531 and go on a cut. Its literally in the book.
>>36880550
As a beginner one issue I have when it comes to trying to add pullups to my routine (doing SL 5x5) is that on A days between Squatting, Bench, and Rows I'm pretty exhausted, and on B days doing anything after deadlifting seems impossible. Should I just take some time after the last exercise of my routine and then try to do some dips/pullups after I feel rested enough?
>>36880579
>texas method on a cut
Is that what he recommends?
I was cutting before starting TM.
>>36880586
I was planning on*
>>36880550
>This thead alone is filled of testimonies of people who've had great progress on their lifts and seen increases in bodyweight. Those two things combined means muscle growth (even if there's also fat gain).
complete nonsense.
increasing bodyweight just means eating more, which you need to do to increase your lifts (because that's the one thing vanilla SS is good at). it has absolutely NOTHING to do with muscle growth or the fact that every SS victim ends up looking like a t-rex
the idea that adding chins and dips is enough is also just as laughable
>>36880584
I'm not trying to be a dick, but if you're really completely drained after 3 compound movements, so much so that you can't even do accessories, you're in for a rough time when you move on from SS
You should try not being a bitch.
>>36873769
WEW lad
I was gonna say that's great progress until I saw your bodyweight haha. You're fat as fuck mate. You're 100 pounds more than me and not as strong as me. Granted, I've been lifting for a couple of years, but fuck, man, fat.
Why is everyone bullying op? What's wrong with being strongfat?
>>36880594
You need to put more words in capitals if you want effective bait
>>36880584
Well there's no obvious answer to that, but here are some things to consider...
1) StrongLifts quickly becomes significantly harder than Starting Strength.
2) Maybe some cardio (yes, cardio) can help increase your work capacity.
3) Depending on bodyweight and strength levels, maybe pull-ups and dips are too challenging as accessory lifts at this point. Consider good ol' push-ups in place of dips. Pull-ups aren't as essential on SL because you're doing rows as a main exercise.
>>36880594
>which you need to do to increase your lifts
Did it occur to you that the reason increasing your bodyweight helps drive up your lifts is that it allows you to build muscle, which increases strength potential? I mean, really. Think about it. Do you honestly believe that if I had a huge gut but no additional muscle mass that I'd be way stronger?
>>36880550
>This thead alone is filled of testimonies of people who've had great progress on their lifts and seen increases in bodyweight. Those two things combined means muscle growth (even if there's also fat gain).
complete NONSENSE.
increasing bodyweight just means eating MORE, which you need to do to increase your lifts (because that's the one thing vanilla SS is good at). it has absolutely NOTHING to do with MUSCLE growth or the fact that every SS GYMCEL ends up looking like a T-REX
the idea that adding chins and dips is enough is also just LAUGHABLE
>>36880642
>1) StrongLifts quickly becomes significantly harder than Starting Strength.
SL5x5 becomes 3x5 as soon as you get out of the "rank novice" phase
>>36880606
Not him but how do I train myself to not be completely drained. Im eating 3k cals a day and sleeping at for least 6 hours yet still feel like a weak faggot after doing squats
>>36881680
>atleast six
You should be sleeping atleast 7.75 hours.
>3000 calories
Use the scooby calculator.
What are your lifts?
You could do front squats on Wednesday to lessen the fatigue.
>>36874105
Try front squats, you can clean the weight without a rack and use more weight than a dumbbell
>>36881714
>Duration
3 months (skipped like 5 days)
>Bench Press
95lbs - 125
>Deadlift
195lbs - 235
>The Press™
65lbs - 85
>Power Clean
85lbs - 95 (still dont understand this one)
>Squat
95lbs - 160
>Bodyweight
185lbs - 205ish
6' 2"
I cant seem to stay asleep for more than 5 hours even with ZMA and melatonin. How do I fix this? Also I wasnt eating enough when I started and might not be eating enough now that Ive gained some weight.
>>36873769
How the fuck was your bench higher than your squat and almost higher than your deadlift?
>>36873967
>still can't even bench bodyweight
>>36883077
Not him, but almost everyone has benched casually or done push ups sometime in their life. Also, mobility issues can hinder a lot of beginners with squats.
