What has your lifting journey been like Jow Forums?
>Started with SL, doing 5x5 squats became too exhausting and I switched to GSLP >Did GSLP for a few months, didn't get anywhere with strength gains because I had to restart on every missed rep. >Took up SS despite all the memes around it, read the book, found it incredibly enjoyable making coonsistant strength gains, then I got swiftly bored with it. >Eventually found out you switch to 3x5, 3x3, and 1x3 on SL, decide to take up SL again +accessories instead of SS because power cleans are boring and pointless if you are not an athelete and I might as well do SL since it's just SS without power cleans. >Stick with SL+accessories for 6 months, made great strength gains, moved on to Madcow 5x5 and am now bulking my way to 4.5pl8 deadlift
If I had to give any any advice to younger me, it would be pick any novice routine and stick to it (they're all the same) and actually read about them in detail instead of fucking infographs from Jow Forums.
>be me, August 2016, 6'2, 200lbs, 20%BF >Outta college, new job >decide to get in shape >Lurk Jow Forums, join gym in September >SS 5X5 >Six months later, 175 lbs, 12%BF >maintain it to this day
Stopped doing SS awhile ago, switched to bouldering and a three day split 3x10 1. Push (Incline press, shoulder press, triceps, etc.) 2. Pull (Lats pull, row, bicep curl, etc.) 3. Legs (Squats, deadlift, calf raises)
I also do a bunch of bouldering for some weirdly defined forearms. Trying to figure out how much to eat.
Hudson Wood
I did SS without the cleans cuz lol.
Can pull 4pl8 for 5
I did SS for a long time then I did the Nebraska State football program that was
ABxABxx A: legs, chest back B: Light legs, shoulders arms But everything alternated every week
I still have it if anyone wants it
And Now I do a 3 day split, my own version of Arnold's blueprint
ABCABCx A: chest n back B: shoulders and arms C: Legs
Only barbell work on A&c and the goal on B is to not negatively affect the other 2 days. You can mess with sets/reps depending on your goals but I've BB'd and PL'd on it and it works great for both
I'm over 6' and have been 235@ 10% BF and now I'm up at 260 chasing an 1100 total and beyond
>I did SS without the cleans cuz lol. >Can pull 4pl8 for 5 Same tho
Connor Jackson
Shoop!
ahhhhh~
Justin Brooks
Any time I actually make measurable progress I get too comfortable and end up in a worse off state than before. Then again, that's a problem in all areas of my life. Complacency is killing me.
Thomas Lopez
>date with Jessica >after Jow Forums >date with Jeff
kek
Julian Reyes
>year 1: zyzz brosplit / recomp+ light bulk >year 2: find Jow Forums everyones asking sbd sbd? Everyones promoting pplxppl turn to the dark side >year 3: straight up powerlifter. Bulked 40 pounds up. Friends disappointed in me for getting fat >year 4: injured at work rehabing it up but didnt give up. Experimenting with my own routines >year 5: going with the flow. Basically bulgarian method. JTS videos released and shit like squat everyday is being memed. Still experimenting. Piana on youtube: eat big to get big cmonnn >year 6: literally make 0 progress. Huge waste of time? Out of school too much time on my hands >year 7: 2 stagnant years doing bulgarian method and out of nowhere i just start to blow up in strength. I really have no explanation. Insane gains since new years day
>: 2 stagnant years doing bulgarian method and out of nowhere i just start to blow up in strength. I really have no explanation. Insane gains since new years day ITS A MINDSET.
Kevin Robinson
>be skinny asian >buy pullup bar >find bodyweight program on youtube >get stronger, but not much ligger >build home gym >currently doing PPL without legs (have genetically big legs and calves)
>be skinny asian >work high stress job >boss buys beers every night >get fat >dad dies of stomach cancer >diet >lose 50 lbs >find low stress job >lift
in 6 months
70/115/135/155 to 110/155/235/285 also married to cute american waifu
Hudson Moore
>SL for 3 months, useless as shit routine >ICF 5x5 for 3 months, better, but it still lacked something >Brosplit for 3 months, it was fun as hell, but useless for natties >PHUL for 3 months, great routine, but I wanted to work out more often than 4 days a week >PPL for 2 years, now that’s a masterrace routine, I can be in the gym everyday, making aesthetic and strength gainz everyday and loving the fuck outta it, can post routine if anyone wants
Carson Miller
Damn bro
Brayden Butler
>SS >TM >U/L TM >Wasted time on "bodybuilding" >the bridge >BBM 12 weeks strength template.
Are really Strong Lifts as useless meme as everybody in here claims? So far I am progressing steadily on them but gotta admit, that I kinda look the same as when I started.
>actually read about them in detail instead of fucking infographs from Jow Forums fucking this, did SS for the longest time, not realizing that I was supposed to drop the frequencing on deads once recovering started getting harder.
Blake Long
I always hear about PPL on here but never looked into it Give me the rundown?
Liam Rogers
If you've never lifted before, it's the easiest way to start.
A: hit 5 rep maxes B: hit five rep maxes
I was squatting lmao3plates.atrac for sets yesterday and I can barely sit to take a shit. Skipped breakfast though ;-;
Noah Campbell
Okay, I kinda went overboard with stating that it’s useless. It’s fine routine when you are new to the gym and you’re struggling with empty bar. It helps you build some base strength. But 3 months tops is maximum you want to run it. From there on, you want to change your routine to something with more volume.
PPL is Push Pull Legs.
You run it PPLPPLX or PPLXPPL, or if you’re madman like me, every day.
Push day is Chest, Shoulders, Triceps Pull day is Back, Biceps, Traps Leg day is legs and abs
It’s nice routine because of it’s awesome volume and 2 times a week per body part frequency.
My routine is:
PPLPPLP
Push Day:
1 Upper Chest Exercise (Incline DB Bench Press/Incline Close Grip DB Bench Press/Low-Pulley Cable Flys/Incline Chest Press Machine) 4x6-10 1 Middle Chest Exercise (DB Bench Press/Close Grip DB Bench Press/Chest Press Machine/Cable Flys) 4x6-10 1 Lower Chest Exercise (Usually just High-Pulley Cable Flys) 4x8-12 1 Front/Side Delts Exercise (Some variation of shoulder press/laterall raise) 4x8-12 1 Rear Delt Exercise (Face-Pulls/Bent-Over Raise) 4x8-12 2 Triceps Exercises 4x8-12
I haven’t done Barbell Bench Press in ages since my chest was nonexistent and ever since I’ve switched to DBs, my pecs exploded.
I’m not doing Deadlifts since they are strength focused and honestly fuck strength, I’m all about looks.
Leg Day:
Squats (Holy Grail of Legs) 4x4-6 Leg Press Variation Exercise 4x8-12 Leg Extension 4x8-12 Leg Curls 4x8-12 2 Calf Exercises 4x14-18 1 Abs Exercise 3x10
Asher Russell
>be me, 18, 5'7 155lbs DYEL skinnyfat 20%bf >join the gym November last year >do a joke of a routine, cardio for 30 minutes followed by almost entire circuit of machines >lose 22lbs in 3 months, down to 13.3% body fat, 133lbs bw >still skinnyfat DYEL because I actually lost muscle >was eating less than 1000 calories a day and didn't even know protein was a thing >finally read the sticky and decide to do StrongLifts since I liked the website and the app >start counting calories, macros and trying to bulk up >still fucked sleep patterns >three months later, up to 139lbs, gained 5.5lbs of muscle and body fat went up to 14.5% >yet I'm stronger and my core is more rigid, less flabby overall
I'm doing okay.
Caleb Nguyen
>lifted a little at 15/16 just did basic lifts on my garage, followed a routine my dad gave me but was really restricted by what weights we had and my lifting wasn't consistent >started gym at 19 >pissed about on machines and had a retarded routine for a year and a half >make poor progress in terms of aesthetics >can't bench or squat more than 1pl8 >dont ohp or deadlift >decide to get serious >follow stronglifts for 4 months, reach 1/2/3/4 >currently doing PPL and feeling much better about my strength
Nathan Martin
>start SL in september >get decent results, switch to GSLP >get too exams in February, fuck around >get on SS from the beginning >make good gains >hit exam season again >don't lift. at 50/80/110/125 >wondering whether to deload and continue SS now I'll be getting more than 5 hours sleep a night or whether to switch to pic related >just want to work up to a 500kg total before the end of this year
