>Be 5 months ago, hungry skelly, 6'3" 155 lbs, never lifted before. >Been doing SS, with mild calisthenics on days off since March. >Eating consistently 1500+ calories over maintenance level. >Today, be 181 lbs.
Any guidance? Should I keep doing SS even at 20 weeks on?
yeah keep doing SS as long as you're progressing with it then switch to whatever program it is that will help you reach your ultimate goal
Ayden Brown
5x5 Deadlift: 2.5 pl8 (moving to 3pl8 soon) Squat: 2 pl8 Bench: 1 pl8 plus 10 pounds (embarrassing but tough with my long gangly arms)
Xavier Phillips
Thanks
Leo James
10kg overhead press
Nathan Powell
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Aaron Martinez
25 lbs you got it
Jacob Jones
Please work on that
Ethan Long
Definitely am. I started that one with just the bar. Thankfully that didn't last long at all. Again, 5 months ago I had never lifted.
Asher Brown
>Be 5 months ago You have a bigger problem than looking like shit.
Jordan Ross
What?
Isaiah Morris
Nice weight gain. Took me a long time to put on twenty pounds. A full body routine should still server you well, but make sure you add in curls on your ohp day and tricep work on your bench day so you don't wish you did more arm work a year from now
Grayson Price
Good call. Yeah my arms have gotten bigger but not all that defined
Kayden Butler
Dude, im literally a skelle 6'3 130 pounds my lifts are still better then yours. just keep doing the big 3 and add your own shit to the mix heres mine
sunday >Squat 5x5 >bench 5x5 >deadlift 5x3 >3 sets of pull ups to fail monday >sprint >10x4 1 leg calf raises >10 x 4 dips >pyramid pullups >100 second plank tuesday >squat 5x5 >overheadpress 5x5 >curl 5x5 >Push ups 25x5 wensday >Pullups 6x9 >skull crushers 15 x 5 thursday >deadlift 5x3 >sprint >pull ups 6x9 friday saturday >Rest the body read a book and play guitar all day
Leo Nguyen
>5x5 >SS how about you actually do SS?
Jace Cox
it took you 20 weeks to get those stats,what the fuck is wrong with you?
i have 1.25 pl8 bench 1.5 pl8 squat 2.5 pl8 DL 45kg OHP
at 5'8 150lbs, and i've been doing Sl for 6 weeks.
Daniel Evans
>be a manlet starting at the same weight as a hungry skelly
Stop posting if you can't see why he would take longer
Jace Ortiz
Wow... op please dont copy his routine
Brody Green
I started much lower than you, is all.
I started at bar OHP, 10 lb bench, 25 lb squat and 1 pl8 deadlift.
My progress is there, I was just a no muscle mass, pencil neck skeleton when I started.
Aaron Green
That's impressive for 6'3" 130. What's your bf%?
Joseph Howard
quick, someone tell me if addding 2 fl oz of peanut butter oil to your daily protein shake is helpful with gaining mass.
Jose Carter
Yes. Use oats also if you're blending
Easton Howard
Jesus christ how? I'm the same height, few pounds heavier, and my only lift that is higher than yours is my squat at just shy of 2 plate and I've been at this for months and months. Did you lift at all or play sports before you started SL?
Carson Adams
Probably does 20% rom on his lifts
Jacob Bennett
i dunno bro, always been into sports as a kid, and i eat a lot but eat clean.
Jack Cook
wait what
Benjamin Gomez
my fucking head is exploding lmao
best post of the day
Ethan Martinez
sure you dont wanna do some pullups on your rest days ?
Ayden Edwards
>those deranged pecz
Robert Green
you keep doing SS if you get linear results. Once you stop getting linear results, you do something else.
Tyler Lee
what the fuck? 5 months? man I have a shitty body too but at least I'm easily at 24kg after 1 month
Jacob Thomas
>am i still in dyel mode?
nigga you lok like youve never even seen the outside of a gym.
Thomas Green
How can one be 5 months ago? I can't even be yesterday. Teach me your ways oppa.
Ryan Barnes
I'd probably reduce the calories over the next few weeks until you're only 500-800 over maintenance, over 1k is absolute overkill when you put into consideration that your stats are still in the novice bracket, it'll just be meaningless fat gains.
Connor Russell
>10kg press
are you trollan opie? the bar by itself weights 20kg, lol??
Christopher Scott
if not troll, that's literally the most bizarre routine i've seen in ages
Christian Young
Sheeeit :(
Carter Thomas
You're not doing the program. Those are bad numbers for someone doing the program for 2 months. Read the book.
Leo Miller
300% increase in five months. You've got to consider my baseline strength was lower than average.
Camden Cox
What the fuck am I reading???
Brandon Richardson
>these are the people giving advice and estatting on this board
Jackson Rodriguez
5lbs/session x 3 sessions/week x 20 weeks = 300 lb increase in the squat. That's not taking into consideration that you can do 10 lb jumps for 2-3 weeks at the start.
I'm not trying to disparage you, it's great that you did successfully add a lot of weight to the bar, but you did something wrong along the line. I'd really recommend checking out the book. A lot of people try doing the program without reading the book and wind up failing to gain size and strength.
Most people can stick with SS until at least a 315x5 squat and a lot can get even further than that. Just keep sticking with it until you can no longer add 5 lbs/session with perfect recovery.
Henry Cruz
H R T R T
Noah Bailey
Sounds like you're saying the opposite of what you mean
Like he's never seen the outside of a gym cause he spends all his time inside the gym
Leo Ross
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Nolan Green
i dont understand this 5 lbs/session thing unless you are a genetic freak. 5lbs in 2 weeks would be amazing for me
Connor Thompson
>manlet trying to brag about how strong he is
Benjamin Phillips
I'm more of a manlet then you are and those are some pretty shit stats bro. I mean they're good for beginner gains, but come on bud, don't brag.
Anthony Jones
If you can't add 5 lbs a session, you're doing at least 1 of 3 things wrong: 1) You're not resting long enough in between sets. The fatigue from the previous set shouldn't affect your next set. 2) Not eating enough 3) Not sleeping enough.
I've trained several people and all of them have managed to add 5 lbs to the bar every session. If you're a man in between the ages of 18 and 35 there's no reason you can't add 5 lbs a session to your squat until you reach your intermediate stage. Even if you're old you can still make great linear progression if you take the time for proper recovery.