if you have a power rack then you don't need spotters for the squat, set the safeties at the right height, i've only had to ditch a handful of squats in several years, when i was learning the lifts it happened more often then it does not, just get your cherry popped by having to do it and you'll learn
set the safeties about an inch below where the bar is at your bottom position, if you start to fail, just slide down to the bottom and then when you get there, bend forward and let the safeties catch the bar
homegym and you don't have a power rack, then get one
there's no good way to spot a deadlift anyways so it don't matter
if you're worried about 5lbs a session, try a double progression
get your 3x5 or whatever you're working with and stretch it out, do moar reps with the last set, then add to the earlier sets, and when you know you can do 3x6 or 3x7 then you should have confidence with more weight at 3x5
SS is the program for you, seriously, to get comfortable with it. get the BOOK, practical programming 3rd edition, run the program by the book, it's several stages, in a few months you'll look back at this with amusement and you'll be doing serious intermediate programming
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I have a rotator cuff pull. I'm resting it until it feels better (4days). I'm eating enough calories, just bummed because I just made a pr in benchpress. Any good links to help stretch out my shoulder?
>tfw no gf
look for the 7-minute rotator cuff solution pdf
it's a pdf scan of an older book but still good
I skipped dinner by accident yesterday and have felt like shit all day. Is this normal?
what do I do if I think I got fucking eye herpes
If you're afraid to increase the weight, this tells me that you're probably working with too heavy weights (relatively speaking).
On Starting Strength, you start out with a weight that's light enough that your reps only start to slow down a little. No grinding, no really tough sets.
And then the entire point of linear progression/single progression is that you only add enough weight for next session so that it'll feel about as hard as the previous session. Hence the need for micro plates. This is what everybody fucks up. They think that they're supposed to add as much as they physically can - They rush to their actual 5RM rather than taking the smart way and let the strength gains catch up, so that when you do get to that weight, you'll be even stronger and crush it.
Eventually it is going to get hard of course. But when the time comes you'll be more experienced and be able to trust your body better.
As for spotter, you DON'T need spotters. Attempting a rep that you're unsure you'll make is a really fucking bad habit, especially as a beginner as it comes with guaranteed form breakdown, increased injury risk and fucks up motor learning.
I'm trying to lose weight and I've been meeting my 1500 calorie goal per day perrectly, but I've found myself always hungry. What are some ways to avoid this? Like food that will make me feel full with fewer calories?
Just ordered some dumbbells off Amazon, will I be missing out on anything by not going to a gym with barbells and machines and shit? Want to get Veeky Forums but want to avoid physically going to the gym like the plague. Ordered a pair of 52.5 lbs btw for a total of 105 lbs
protein, fat
You're thinking backwards.
First, figure out your goal and exactly what methods and tools you need to get there.
THEN acquire said tools.
Buying random shit and going "wut now?" is kind of stupid.