>Been doing SS for 9 months >170kg 3x5 squats >90kg 3x5 OHP >120kg 3x5 Bench >210 kg DL >Realized just how much I'm pushing my body through hell 3 times a week
I've only been recently thinking about this, is this even safe? Pushing my body and forcing it to lift max 3 times a week? I eat properly, get enough sleep. But always find on my last workout (Friday) everything is heavier and it feels like I'm punishing my body.
I've been recently thinking about doing 2 max lift days, and on Friday only doing about 60% of my max, is this fine to do?
Alexander Collins
Unless you weigh 200kg those lifts are beyond intermediate which is beyond the scope of Starting Strength
Nolan Nelson
you are much stronger than me but it seems like its time for you to move to an intermediate routine like TM or madcows if you want to keep strength training. They are less intense than beginner programs because immediately can't do 3 sets of their max 3 times a week
Jace Cruz
Don't care about muh six packs or muh aesthetics, I'm working out purely for strength.
I like this program.
Owen Stewart
Picture of you OP, please.
Ian Rogers
Yea show pics
Justin Taylor
Pics?
Isaiah Diaz
>stronger than 95% of Veeky Forums in less than a year shit m8
are you 6'5 250+lbs?
Evan Ward
how have you kept injury free? I've been doing SS for 5 months with weights around half of yours and have had loads of injuries. Tendonitis in elbows and knees, herniated disc amongst other things?
Would appreciate some advice
Dominic Nelson
Deload and work on your fucking form, holy shit. You're going to be in a wheel chair if you don't stop fucking up your body like that
Aaron Jenkins
did you jump into weight training straight from inactivity? seems a common source of injuries.
Cooper Rogers
This desu. also post body plz
Parker Baker
>herniated disc How'd you do that?
Cooper Myers
been lifting same time, never had serious injuries besides tendonitis in left bicep. Of course some days things like my upper-lower back are sore and maybe sometimes my neck but others I'm fine.
Bentley Phillips
>Deload and work on your fucking form, holy shit. You're going to be in a wheel chair if you don't stop fucking up your body like that That's what I tried but I injured myself again squatting 60kg with good form. I must not have recovered fully. >did you jump into weight training straight from inactivity? seems a common source of injuries. First weight training yes but I've been playing football and cycling for some years - I put it down to weak tendons/ligaments will post later if I get some good responses >How'd you do that? squatting 100kg, not sure what went wrong really - 95 and 97.5kg felt so easy the sessions before >been lifting same time, never had serious injuries besides tendonitis in left bicep It's frustrating, I know I could have much better progress by now if it weren't for the injuries
Adrian Ramirez
what the fuck, those lifts after 9 months?
after 5 years the only thing I have you beat on is deadlift (235kg)
are you a giant or something, or just extremely gifted?
Caleb Howard
6ft4 105kg, but i also use tren.
Mason Jones
alright good i was about to hang myself in the closet
you should move on to intermediate programming now, something like candito 6 week or texas method or 5/3/1 (with added volume)
Zachary Parker
Solo tren?
Mason Peterson
Fucking hell this. I'm actually considering ditching barbell training altogether because I keep straining my lower back, despite the fact I fucking paid some guy to teach my correct form and make sure I was doing it correctly. And yes, everything he told me agreed with what I'd read online.
Chase Hill
shitter here
what REALLY happens when you dont get enough sleep?
Oliver Butler
You feel tired
Julian Reed
care to give me more details?
like what happens if you get 4 hrs vs 8 hrs?
or what happens when you get 2 hours or nothing at all?
Xavier Evans
Don't care how much you like it, with those lifts you're at the point that to progress you'll need to switch to an intermediate program to keep making gains. Maybe even an advanced program because your lifts are crazy big already.
In fact I'm just going to assume you're an e-statting faggot because with lifts like that after 9 months you're either a fucking liar or going to be making Brian Shaw your bitch when you compete in WSM at the end of the year.
Charles Smith
Go get him s-senpai!
Samuel Bell
>Fucking hell this. I'm actually considering ditching barbell training altogether because I keep straining my lower back Yeah I've thought about it. I hope this injury is something I'll grow out of as I was making good progress and starting to like squats/deadlifts
Cooper Bell
Fucking post pics man holy shit
Jose Davis
>Tfw after first visit at gym >squat 45kg 5x5 >Bench 45kg 5x5 >Sore muscles especially legs aftersquat Its not terrible for first timer r-right How do i keep track of my weights properly Just make a notebook or sht?
Also im 190cm 82 kg atm
Anthony Allen
pretty standard for first time. DOMS won't be so bad after another week or so. Yeah write them down in a notebook but probably don't take it to the gym with you