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How long did it take you to hit 1/2/3/4 and
-Which programme did you use? (SS, 5x5, e.t.c)
-What did you do wrong?
-General tips
For five reps?
About 5 months.
I got 62.5kg Press, 97.5kg Bench, 132.5kg Squat, and 180kg Dead
What is 1/2/3/4? I never used any /fit/ approved routine, because my pal is fitness trainer.
>>37517514
60kg OHP
100kg Bench
140kg Squat
180kg Deadlift
>>37517534
>tfw year of lifting
>57,5 kg ohp
>105 kg bench
>135 kg dl
>90 squat
Is it ok or am I never going to make it?
>>37517624
>90 squat
what the fuck
>>37517637
You tell me, senpai. My legs look like small trees, but they're weak as fuck.
>tfw almost 3 years of inconsitent lifting riddled with injuries inside and outside gym, horrible form, horrible diet, daily drug use first year
>77 kg 1RM bench
but i've recently got my shit together injury-wise, form-wise somewhat, diet-wise and drug-wise so things are looking good.
>>37517624
Okay if you had really shit programming
>two months in
>22kg ohp
>40kg bench
>54kg deadlift
>60kg squat
>all this inadequacy
w-will I make it, /fit/?
>>37517844
Are you progressing?
>>37517866
steadily, +2kg every session (because it's the increment I can do in my gym since no 0.5 weights. I don'twant to go for 4kg increments because of safety concerns)
>>37517844
2 months in here as well, looks ok.
No idea how KGs convert to pounds, but I'm:
90lbs Press
140lbs bench
175lbs squat
210lbs DL
I do SS with a few accessory workouts mixed in to not T-Rexify myself.
>>37517884
Don't be afraid of 5kg increases lol.
Rip even recommends increasing the DL by 10kg a session at the start.
>145kg squat
>130kg DL
>80kg bench
>50kg press
t-thanks SS...
>>37517889
40kg press
63kg bench
79kg squat
95kg deadlift
>>37517899
I read the book a few months ago, i might have forgotten about that part. I'll try increasing the weight by 4 every session and see what happens. Thanks.
>>37517844
Also two months in, SS:
30 kg OHP
45 kg bench
75 kg squat
90 kg deadlift
two years of lifting
>63kg bodyweight
>65kg ohp (1 rep max)
>90kg bench (1 rep max)
>0kg squat (fucked up spine)
>0kg deadlift (fucked up spine)
TWO YEARS OF LIFTING
W
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>>37517889
What accessories do you do?
>>37517959
eat food
11 weeks
70kg ohp
90kg bench
115kg squat
130kg dl
all for 5-5-5+
did some rock climbing and yoga before
gained 15kg in this time. getting stretch marks. gonna slow down now
>>37518025
oh yeah im 188cm and have 109kg. just because you people appear obsessed by this
4 Months on SS
All for five
Squat: 110kg
Deadlift: 120kg (took ages to fix my form)
Bench: 80kg
Press: 57.5kg
>>37518050
I weigh 80kg and I'm 5 10
>>37517884
>because it's the increment I can do in my gym since no 0.5 weights
M8, go on ebay or amazon or some shit, and get some microplates
>>37517884
lol we have sames
>>37517624
I'm at 60 kg squat and I've been lifting for 3 weeks.
been wondering for a while, what is femanon version of 1/2/3/4?
>>37517994
well, i was on a deficit most of the time so you are right about the food
>>37517501
HOW
>>37518096
1/2/3/4
>>37518314
>>37517501
WTF
after 5 months now im at
35kg press
40kg bench
60kg squat
85kg deadlift
>>37518571
eat food
>>37518578
i am but i guess im not eating enough ? gained 2kg during those months
>>37518096
Female 1/2/3/4 would be
46kg OHP
66kg Bench
93kg Squat
133kg Deadlift
>>37518587
Eat way more lol
I was stuck at 105kg Deadlift
Upped my calories and managed to wack on 5kg a session to 130kg then I slowed to 2.5 a session
>>37518641
i guess i have to?
it feels like im putting on fat though
>>37517501
Took me two weeks wasn't even hard breh
>>37517458
about 3 months (for 5 reps 3 sets)
65KG OHP
100KG Bench
135KG Squat
140KG deadlift (my grip is too weak)
>>37518654
Boo hoo
>>37518587
when I bulk I gain 2kg/month
>>37518790
then im really not eating enough
>>37517889
Lbs to kilos multiply by 2.2
>>37518096
You know those are just plate numbers right
>>37518920
dude yeah but the equivalent strength standard for females would be different
>>37518034
>just because you people appear obsessed by this
well, there is a slight difference when you bench 2 plates at 120lbs and 260lbs bodyweight
>>37518920
You know you are just retarded right
>>37518096
0.5/1/2/2.5 maybe, fuck if I knew, women are so weak
>>37518571
Wow you're making me feel really good about my 1 month progress anon.
>>37519015
noi problem
>>37518761
>squat is same as yours
>bench is slightly above half as yours (65kg)
I should stop squatting, fuck.
>>37518604
Those figures for ohp and bench are close to what I thought. I can 2 plate for diddly but only 0.25(30kg) for ohp though so the squat and dl seems a little low.
>>37518761
fucking try 5x5 you fuckwit
>>37517993
A
Supinated DB curls 3x5
Dips 2x10
B
Chin-ups 2x8
Pendlay Rows 3x5
>>37518761
How fat are you
>>37519084
not him but what is wrong with 3x5 for heavy weight?
>>37517889
Month and a half here, my press and bench is the same as yours. My squats a diddies are 230 and 275, respectively. Looks like I'm already a TREX
>>37519116
nothing but you will move up in weight a lot faster than 5 x5
>>37519122
You feeling any mild pain/soreness in your hips? I've had trouble progressing with my squats due to that. I'm not sure if it's form related or if I'm progressing too quickly. Started with my squat at 90lbs.
>>37519145
You shouldn't feel any pain. Check form and stretch daily.
>>37519145
Nah, not feeling any pain.
>>37519145
only time this happened to me I didn't warm up. hold squat position more before doing heavy squatz
its always fat people in these threads bragging about how fast they hit 1/2/3/4
Not 1rm
135lb ohp
165lb bench
275lb squat
275lb deadlift (grip issues)
Been back at working out for 2 weeks after quitting for 2 years
>>37519227
No need to get salty you weak faggot
>>37517458
1 + 2months year in.
72kg OHP
50kg/hand DB bench x 3
don't really skwat
stiff legged dl 100kg x8
3 weeks into SS
OHB 25kg
Bench 35kg
Squat 55kg
Dead 62,5kg
>>37518571
i dont really understand how stuff like this ever happens. the entire point of SS is that you make linear gains the entire time on the program
you clearly arent, so what exactly is happening? did you put 5 seconds into looking this stuff up?
it's obvious something is going wrong and yet people constnatly come on this board shocked or upset about their progress
>>37517844
if you started with a 45lb squat in two months you should be at 15*4*2 = 120 + 45 = 165lb squat
unless you weigh 90lbs you did something wrong (skipped some days or somehow stalled even though ur weak af). if you skipped stop it. if you stalled eat more
>>37517458
3 weeks in
ohp 45kg
squat 60kg
bench 40kg (I know, right?)
deadlift 100kg
idk what to say
186cm tall 80kg former fat fuck of 120kg
this is my first time in gym
>>37518302
hes estatting
>>37518096
http://www.exrx.net/Testing/WeightLifting/StrengthStandards.html
>>37517458
permacut mode here.
started gslp in mid january.
current lifts are
OHP - 140x3
bench - 200 x 5
hip thrust - 300 x 5
i don't squat or dead.
started lifting at 190.
currently 175
anyone who says you can't make gains on a cut, even when lean is lying.
>>37518974
but 1/2/3/4 has no meaning to begin with. its just cool to fill out the plates
week 4 SS begins today
all lbs
press 65 -> 87.5
squat 95 -> 135
bench 95 -> 110
deadlift 135 -> 200
6'2 162 -> 168 (this might be a high end measurement cause it was 165 a few days ago)
does everyone have no issues jumpin 5lbs on press every week? i have microplates but its a little depressing to be having to use them already
>>37520139
I imagine this graph assumes an average body composition
>>37520286
do you sleep and eat correctly?
>>37520155
>but 1/2/3/4 has no meaning to begin with. its just cool to fill out the plates
???
>>37517458
10 months
Did SL then PPL
>>37519350
1/2/3/4 at 70kg fatty
>>37520316
ye. notice my other lifts are improving fine
the only thing I can think of that might be causing problems is I get sore shoulders from lowbar squatting
Im gonna move ohp to before my squats and see what happens
>>37517458
Trust me on this: you need to ge
6 months in
Current 5RM:
125 lb OHP
195 lb Bench
190 lb Squat (top kek)
255 lb Dead
170 lb Pendlay Row
Weighing 168 lbs
Work/life interfering with optimum gains. Even then, my squat is a joke.
>>37518571
what did you start with?
I started 2 weeks ago and my lifts are:
35kg press
35kg bench
50kg squat
70kg diddy
6'2 200lbs 9months training
1plate ohp
1.5bench
2.5squat
3plate dl
Im gonna reach it someday
>>37520520
watch ripps 20min video for ohp form tips
>>37520591
you can probably bench a lot more than 35 if you can press the same weight
>> Approaching 2/3/4/5
>>37517501
>5 months
lmao sorry about your genetics bud, it took me 5 days
>>37517458
>How long did it take you to hit 1/2/3/4 and
Current stats after 6 months (3X5, except DL 1X5):
OHP: 130
Bench: 205
squat: 295
DL: 345
>-Which programme did you use? (SS, 5x5, e.t.c)
SS
>-What did you do wrong?
Lots, not checking form from the very begining, waited too long to actually read SS
>-General tips
Go to a gym with the proper equipment, I go to shity commercial one with only one squat rack in which the saftey bars are way too low and can't be adjusted, so if I need to bail I end up hurting
my neck.
Read SS even if you are not doing the program
>>37517624
squat and DL are a bit low, OHP and bench are fine though, remember that half of /fit/ e-stats and the other half thinks eating at a 1500 cal surplus is a sensible way to bulk
Coming up on 3 months I'm at
47kg press
70kg bench
90kg squat
120kg DL
Squat is lagging a bit cause I had some form issues and hurt my groin but I've found my groove and should be moving up quickly
I also switched from SS to GSLP with a few bodybuilding lifts so I'm not true SS
>>37520748
ya I watched hte shitty gentlemen of manliness one lol. the official vid is way better.
what day do I add chins and dips to my SS routine
how the fuck you all have shitty ohp and a decent bench and i have good ohp but shitty bench? my bench should be better if my press is good
>>37521070
art of manlyness is with those hipster moustaches it's just so.. wrong.
>>37521085
every day?
i just do chinups as last thing of every workout day.
don't do dips tho.
>>37521332
my chest is underdeveloped so I def need to add them in
>>37521345
doesn't bench press solve that eventually? it is not like you are going to progress forever with all exercises, chest will catch up eventually.
>>37520155
>omg weight is just a numberrrr
fuck off m8
>>37521345
everything is underdeveloped. that's why you're doing a novice routine. dips will directly interfere with your press and bench press on SS, so there's a chance it will make your progress worse, not better.
>>37521615
this.
>>37521411
personally I don't mind my lift(s) stalling if I know that I had a shitty week due stress, irregular sleep or shitty eating.
also, form.
>>37517889
45lbs = 20kg
So:
22.5lbs = 10kg
2.2lbs = 1kg
10 months in with 5 months fucking around on brosplit that did not include squats or deads
Bench 80kg
Squat 109kg
Diddly 133kg
A-am I doing alright lads?
I took a lot of time to try to perfect my form on squats before trying to make linear gains which I think really helped, cause if not, I would be on here e-statting about how I can squat 150kg when in reality I would be half squatting that shit with a rounded back. Now I squat past parallel in both low bar and high bar and have no ragrets because form is most important. I'm weak as shit but fuck it depth is nice.
Pic related is from a month ago after I finally learned how to squat deep
>>37521849
if that back doesnt bend when you go up thats great
>>37517501
i did that on the first day. I shit you not. I only eat ostrich eggs though.
>>37521811
i get what you're saying,
if you stall it's nice to be able to point to shitty sleep schedule, bad diet and whatever else
instead of stalling while sleeping enough and eating well.
but in the end stalling is still not something you should be content with.
>>37521927
Lowerback is already rounded. hes fucked.
Today was my my fourth SS day and I finally hit lmao1plate squat, diddy, and bench. How long did it take y'all to hit 1plate OHP? I can only do 55lbs and my shoulder already hurts.
>>37522127
Just slight bending of the lower back when I go complete atg like in the pic
I've been working to fix it but just don't have recent videos/pictures
>>37521927
Also yes, back stays straight. So thanks anon. I've been really working on my form lately. Weight will come once form is perfected
>>37520468
I'm 78kg and at 1/2/3/4, skinny
>>37522416
about 4months for 1plate press, but that's my best lift
8 weeks lifting on 5x5
82.5kg Squat
110kg DL
40kg OHP
57.5kg Bench
Starting to stall on my lifts after steadily making progress. Deadlift is mainly down to lack of grip strength, OHP is slowly getting there, and bench is beginning to get to the point where I need a spotter which isn't always feasible.
I'm getting pretty frustrated with my squat though, been in this rut for a while now where it's taken me about three weeks to go from 75kg to 82.5kg and I'm starting to regularly fail on the fourth or fifth set. I've read that it's fairly typical to begin stalling when you reach your bodyweight. Anyone here give me some tips to break this plateau? My form seems to be fine, and I squat ATG every time
>>37522543
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83nEQAO_U9k
also
>I squat atg
Do this instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu6-KiPL89c
I did this in combination with eating more and my squat numbers flew up
>>37517458
It took me about 2 years I'd guess, with poor regularity and many stops and starts in progression.
I was doing SL so I got 3plate squat first. 4plate dead nkt long after. Bench took a long time but with fairly linear progress. OHP took me a fucking AGE to break through a plateau at 50kg - of all the lifts I'd say don't forget to do accessories for this. In particular side lateral raises and dumbbell press.
Current stats if anybody cares:
215kg dead
150 squat
107 bench
72 OHP
>>37522605
Thanks m8. So hybrid squat is basically a wider stance and not quite ATG?
How do I fix my hyperextended spine during squats?
>>37517624
way too much upperbody strength compared to lowerbody. Step up your core senpai
>>37522543
I platued pretty fucking hard on squats at around 205lbs and there were several things I did which helped me progress finally
1) Switched from 5x5 to 3x5. Those last sets start to get hard with the increasing intensity so going down to 3x5 worked great
2) Fixed my fucking form. Are you truly going atg? Can you truly not go any deeper? I found when I finally learned how to REALLY sink the shit out of my squats, I gained more strength. Record your squats, post it somewhere, and get someone to critique it. It might not be as great as you convince yourself it is. Also, pause squats help too. Just remember form is more important than weight.
3) Deload motherfucker. Deloads work. Fuck your ego and take some weight off and work your way back up. You probably just tried to progress too fast and literally don't have the right amount of strength to move up. A deload will help.
>>37518314
0.5/1/2/2.5
Girls have more lower body strength so less drop off. But their upper body is noticably more weak.
>>37522713
Pretty much
have your legs wide out of your hips
and you'll only be able to go just past parallel -- look for a stance that suits you, I have my knees just further out than my shoulders
for me it feels 10x better than when I did regular high bar -- no more knee collapsing, no more good mornings
remember to eat enough though
>>37517514
1 plate is 45lbs and the bar is 45lbs
so /1/ is 2 plates (one on each side) and the bar, so 135bls
/2/ is 4 plates (two on each side) and the bar so 215lbs
so on, and so on
>>37522737
1) Agreed
2) Yeah fix form. Going deep as possible won't always be helpful for strength. There's a reason powerlifters train lowbar not highbar.
3) Agreed, but he should make sure he's eating enough first.
>>37517458
M, 26, fat.
Took me right about 4 years starting from:
75 lb OHP
90 lb Bench
115 lb squat
145 lb dead
In those 4 years, I had to get one of my menisci repaired, tore my rotator cuff, and got diabetes, all right before I would get the final lift up high enough.
My lifts are super embarrassing for how long I've been lifting, but sometimes shit gets in the way.
>>37522737
Yeah. I deloaded when I reached 77.5 and went back down to 70, now I've worked up to 82.5 I'm stalling again. I missed two squat sessions last week because I went away and it definitely felt like my progress suffered for it. Will try a few things out. Thanks.
>>37522756
Thanks. Yeah, when I started lifting I weight just under 12 stone, now I'm about 12 stone 3lbs. 5lbs in 8 weeks probably means I need to eat more.
>>37522779
True about point 2; I personally found deep squats to very well benefit me. But everyone is different so you never know.
But the thing about powerlifters - lots of them train atg high bar squats, they just use low bar for competition cause the decreased rom and how you can usually squat more weight is beneficial to doing well.
IMO for general strength/noobies, squatting deep is in fact helpful at least to learn how to not cheat yourself on squats. Squatting is super easy to cheat on, but if you're squatting deep (pausing in the hole as well) then it's very hard to cheat, and you have to rely on how much you really can lift rather than how much you can cheat lift.
This is just my opinion so take t with a grain of salt
>>37517913
HOW DO YOU SQUAT MORE THAN YOU DEADLIFT? LITERALLY SQUAT DOWN AND PICK UP THE BAR AND GO UP AGAIN IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE. WHAT THE FUCK MAN?
>>37517458
>How long did it take you to hit 1/2/3/4
>>37518761
>about 3 months
>65KG OHP
>100KG Bench
>135KG Squat
>140KG deadlift (my grip is too weak)
But that's not 1/2/3/4 so what the fuck are you on about?
>>37522737
I'd thought about switching to 3x5 but it felt like a cop-out to me. Is it worth sacrificing 10 reps to lift a bit more?
My 1RM on OHP is 1pl8 but I'm seriously lagging behind on everything else. I'm very soon on 3pl8 deadlift and I've already hit 2pl8 squat. Bench is not even 1,5 pl8
>>37517844
Sounds about right. Keep at it
>>37517844
>Can barely OHP more than the bar
Wow that's awful.
Props on the 1pl8 squat though. That took for forever relatively speaking.
>>37522759
>215
Wanna know how I know you don't lift?
>>37517844
three months in here
195 lb bench press
235 lb squat
275 lb deadlift
i feel like my deadlift has really stalled tho any tips?
>>37523233
hook grip on dl?
>>37523233
Eat more and do more reps.
Just hit 1 month of SL5x5
All for 5 reps:
200 lbs bench
110 lbs OHP
255 lbs squat
275 lbs deadlift
155 lbs pendlay rows
I did random shit for a few months then I decided to start a program. Also, I cannot fucking progress on OHP, any tips or supplemental exercises to help with that?
>>37520155
take your existentialism and fuck off
>>37517458
what´s 1/2/3/4?
>>37517624
are you on a bro split? what routine did you use?
>>37520139
thank you! these tables are for 1RM tho, does that mean when fit talks about 1/2/3/4 it's 1RM? I was assuming working set.
>>37520297
>>37520297
>>37523347
More volume with lighter weights
Push Press
>>37523505
different ego goals for different people idk do you want to estat or prove in real life you can lift the weight at least once sure
>>37520841
What's a good way to bulk? I'm going full 2k calories surplus.
>>37523832
Tell obesity I said hello
>>37523505
On /fit/, 1/2/3/4 is for 1RM, the 5RM stuff is just a meme
>>37522737
Deloads are a meme and don't do shit. Why would lifting light weight you're already adapted to with equal volume help you lift more weight? Instead just make your progression slower or switch from high volume like 5x5 to more strength based range like 3x5. Switch from progressing every day, to every other day, to once a week to periodic. The only reason people suggest deloads is to prevent novices from hurting themselves by progressing too quickly with shit form, or to make them feel good about themselves by lifting easy weight.
>>37525693
>something that thousands of people have done that ended up working for them is just a meme because I said so
Know how I can tell you've never deloaded before, egolifter?
>>37525693
It dissipates fatigue. Fatigue masks fitness.
in 6 months my best lifts were
65kg/100kg/135kg/170kg
Then i stopped lifting for a while, Did stronglifts 5 x 5.
>>37523832
D O N T
O
N
T
you are putting on fat unnecessarily which will be a bitch to lose later. 500 is a good surplus go 1000 if you are fucking crazy but not 2000
>>37517458
5 months here
50kg ohp
80kg bench
100kg skwat
165kg didlift
>>37520096
lmao if you think thats estatting
>1/2 as a teenager about 2 years
>3/4 about 6 months
>>37517932
height? weight?
almost the same except my squat is only 60kg
Im 6'1" apparently explains my shit squat also i do high bar and ass to grass
am I making excuses for myself?
>>37528234
180 cm (~5'11''), 71 kg, two weeks with 500 kcal deficit.
>>37528234
>>37528254
Instead of ATG try hybrid sqauts, your gains should skyrocket.
>>37528271
why not simply just pick up the bar and rack it back, no squatting needed at all!
just go all the way down man, but I would suggest lowbar and practicing with the bar until you get your form right...
lets say you did 30kg first time you came and then upped to 40, did that too but form sucked mayor balls.
then next time you upped to 50 and eventually finally to 60 and even your crappy form cant take no more.
deload to empty bar one session and do like 5 times 3x5 or just add 10kg to the bar if bar wobbles around too much since load is so light. spend the day learning form. next training do pyramid fom bar only to whenever your form starts lacking.
thats your new max.
train at it next time (so 3rd training) and after that week start loading 2.5kg per week. kinda slow but it is progressive
>>37522740
fucking retard, pls dont give advice if your iq is below 50
>>37519413
>>37520286
L O N D O N
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>>37521849
That's great progress, man/
Just be careful with that lumbar because it does look a bit rounded there.
>>37523483
1pl8 (60kg) overhead press
2pl8 (100kg) bench press
3pl8 (140kg) squat
4pl8 (180kg) deadlift
Depending on the context people usually mean one rep maxes, but sometimes they mean for reps.
Also usually they mean low bar squats to parallel for squats.
>>37517458
2 years now paralyzed left forearm muscle from childhood surgery. Pectus but not severe.
Age: 25
Height: 172cm
Weight: 69kg
60kg OHP
80kg Bench (left arm fucks me over, working on it slowly)
145kg squat (been lagging)
180kg DL
I'm pretty happy with my pace, I don't just focus on the big lifts but since I joined my Universities lifting club this year I want to try competing at power lifting for fun.
>>37528653
If its any consolation, today I saw a guy with only one usable arm total 1100 in competition.
>>37528665
That's bad ass.
I should mention I did SS for about 8 months than added in more accessory stuff as I progressed so it's not pure SS. Mostly I'm happy with how I look and I still have fun in the gym aiming for new PRs and stuff.
>>37528677
Dude did something like a 200lb one-arm bench and a 430 one-arm deadlift. Strong motherfucker.
>>37528687
Fuck, if he can do that I can hit 2pl8 bench. I'm going hard on bench tomorrow. Thanks for the motivation brah.
>>37518302
starting off extremely obese
>>37517501
Nice bait faggot
3 weeks into SS, just easing back in.
45kg OHP
50kg bench
70kg squat
100kg DL
95kg 5'10" manlet eating a 1000cal a day surplus with neutral weight.
After the SS I usually do 50% Max on all 4 lifts until failure, seems to work for me.
>>37528722
5'10 95kg... 1000kcal extra..
Why am I so weak?
10 months in.
5'8 170lb
>all x5 reps
115 lb OHP
160 lb bench
230 lb squat
325 lb deadlift
45 lb chinup
Switched to trappy's Texas method recently from a 3 month bro split and saw my squat go up from 185.
>>37528722
Yo man at that weight/height and those strength levels you are almost certainly fat. You shouldn't be eating a 1000 calorie surplus.
Cut down to a healthy weight before you even attempt to bulk or you'll end up as a fatty mcfattass. Trust me I know from experience
>>37517458
9 months, SS for 3 months then into candito's
I'm a manlet tho
a month and a half on test e
got back after 1 year off working out
lifts are now
squat 140kgx5 ez
deadlift 180kgx5
ohp i reckon 65-70kgx5 last time did 65
bench kinda weak but 105kgx5
off the test now feel crappy
so much time to recover
Yo OP. Don't concern yourself with what routines everyone else does and how long it takes them to achieve X, Y, Z. For two reasons:
>everyone lies, for real. The majority of people on /fit/ lie about their routine, natty or not natty, how long they've been lifting, all of it.
Clint Eastwood used to lie that he worked out at all, he said he looked that way naturally. For whatever reason there's a natural desire not to show how hard you've had to work to look at certain away. Perhaps because we're aware that it's ultimately quite a vain pursuit and don't want to tell people how devoted we are just to looking good.
Second reason
>you are not the same as the other person
So they're probably lying, and even if they aren't, it's irrelevant.
I've been lifting for three or four years. In that time I've done P90x, I've done SS, Madcow, Texas Method, 5/3/1 and finally Hepburn.
I've bulked when I shouldn't have, cut when I shouldn't have (multiple times), slapped weight on the bar with no regard to form or technique, all because I felt like I should be at a certain point by a certain time. I even told myself if I wasn't swole by the time I hit 25 I'd give up.
I'm 26 now and still don't look as good as I wanted to when I was 24.
But I look good. I've hit 1 plate OHP and 3 plate Squat, and fuck does it feel good when you've put so much time into it and never given up.
Lifting is an exercise in doing things wrong until you finally find what works.
It takes a long ass fucking time.
>>37528820
Appreciate the advice mate but I'm not fat (25%) by my standards and I don't really give a shit about aesthetics anyway.
I could cut down but I'm enjoying being able to lift again after a long time (medically imposed) and would rather be 5-10% over bf and be lifting, than cutting and feeling weak again.
Just posting numbers because I'm happy to just be active again.
>tfw i made great progress after about a year and a half of SS, made it to 1/2/3/4 even though I was a fat fuck who could barely squat 2 plate when i started
>tfw I pulled my groin really bad and only just now, after 6 months, and i back to where i left off
>tfw I'm still on 5x5 instead of texas method because of my injury
feels real bad man, never hurt yourself youll lose your gains so fast
>>37529166
good for you then. if you stall, cut. why lift up extra fat every time you squat
>>37517458
If you are asking because you are curious about when you will meet your goals, the answer is a lifetime.
>>37522715
Stop hyperextending your spine. Simple.
>>37529090
This guy not only has sweet dubs but also tells it like it is.
>>37522901
Fuck the grip. Use mixed grip. Chalk. Straps. Whatever. The deadlift isn't a forearm exercise so use whatever you have to to stop the failing grip being the limiting factor.
Mixed grip and chalk worked wonders for me.
>>37529279
I agree in general, but I would use hook grip instead of mixed, and probably straps before mixed if hook grip didn't work.
>>37523233
How many times a week do you train deadlift?
What's your set/rep scheme?
Do you use mixed grip, chalk, anything else?
Where do you feel the lift is failing? Getting the bar off the floor? Past knee height? Grip?
>>37523347
Sounds corny but press more. Deload slightly, aim for higher reps. Pause at the top, control it all the way down. Like the other anon said, play with push press.
Make sure your form is good, particularly the grip width and bar path.
Do deltoid accessories as well. Side lateral raises, dumbbell press. Maybe switch to seated press for a while if you feel you may be cheating the movement.
Eat more, sleep more and train more all apply too of course.
>>37523832
Daily? Good fucking luck.
>>37517458
It's been 5 months now, I'm on 5x5, as of yesterday:
120 Kg Squats
70 Kg Bench Press
72 Kg Barbell Row
52 Kg OHP
119 Kg Deadlift
>>37523505
What's a working set? 3x3? 5x5? 3x8? 5x8?
1rm is the only useful measure. If you can do the weight for reps then kudos, but a single has to be the benchmark.
>>37525693
Deloading and reducing rep count are both legitimate solutions to different problems. Namely, deload to assist proper form, reduced reps to counteract fatigue being a limiting factor.
>>37528754
>cubemode unlocked
>>37529183
>pulled my groin really bad
Another failed nofapper
>>37529284
I didnt get on with hook grip at all. Hurts like fuck.
>>37517458
Took me around 5-6 months I'd say.
>-Which programme did you use? (SS, 5x5, e.t.c)
I did StrongLifts but 3x5 instead of 5x5
>-What did you do wrong?
For a while I started cutting depth on squats rather than actually getting stronger so had to go back and be more strict.
>-General tips
Consistency and form are important. Take the ego hit on weight to focus on form more.
Currently I'm at 85kg/130kg/192.5kg/225kg so -nearly- 2/3/4/5
doesn't it all depend on your body size?
172cm, 68kg, 4mo lfting
30 kg OHP
50 kg bench
50 kg squat
60 kg deadlift
>>37517458
I hit 1/1.75/3/4 in about 8 months of training on a bro split.
It took me another 3 months to hit 2 plate bench.
>>37517458
4 months
35 ohp
65 bench
70 squats
90 deadlift
HELP
>>37522106
Don't forget to activate your almonds
>>37529648
same anon: just started 5x5, 6 days per week with some accessories like pullups, core, lat pull, curl, cable row.
Is this ok at 4mo and my stats?
also I do bench and OHP on the same day, is that dumb?
>>37517458
My stats
>60x3 OHP
>90x5 BP
>110X5 squat (New)
>190x2 dead
2.5 years of lifting.
Just realsied about 6 months ago diet is actually everything. WELL FUCK
Literally eat well and do whatever keeps you coming back to gym and you WILL make it.
OHP: 4x60kg (132lbs)
Bench: 3x90kg (198lbs)
Squat: 5x105kg (231lbs)
Deadlift: 1x190kg (418lbs)
Bodyweight: ~82kg, 182cm (176lbs, 5'11.65'')
Squat was not progressing at all for months on end, but I changed around my programming a bit, did some front paused squats with lower weight, added lunges etc., and my squat is now improving slowly but steadily. The difference in strength between back and legs is tremendous, though. If I mess up my form and lift from the back during a squat (like a good-morning), it becomes a lot easier, but that is obviously not the point of the exercise.
Around 2 years of lifting, mostly fucking around, maybe a combined 8 months of serious lifting actively trying to progress over these two years.
>>37530693
Define "eat well"
