Symmetric Strength Thread

>311lbs
>tfw when fat fuck
I'm losing the weight though. I was 336 in December.

My training buddy has lots of red on hers and world class lifts, wonder if I should identify as female.

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jesus

Hey man at least I'm losing it and seeing results, don't bully me.

Switch to female and post the results.

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

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>tfw as my lifts goes up I get fatter

I feel like I make no real gains

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Hmmm

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No rows user?

I super-set them for assistance work 4 times a week but I don't really target them at all, so I didn't bother enter a number.

I tried it doesn't let me.

Also why can't I edit the date for inputs.:(

So are you doing gear?

If so any details?

idk man I'm disappointed

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I don't squat but my max was 3pl8s

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>I don't squat
leave

I am a perfectly balanced amateur.
I haven't updated my DL/Chin-Up this week (doing it tomorrow), so hopefully I make some good gains there.

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I got a lot of work to do but I can see and feel the gainz

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Took half a year to get here, still going with ss

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Symmetric Strength doesn't have info for biceps. I use SS to set goals; anyone know a similar metric for barbell/straight-bar curls?

It does, rows and chin ups

Rows and chinups, why would they have something tailored to inflate the ego of curlbros

Need to work on my squat number a bit.

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Changed gym and this one doesn't have a power cage so no safety bars and im too much of a pussy to keep adding weight to a 3pl8 squat

Started lifting in November. Lift 6 days a week after doing 7 days a week for 2 months and my body wasnt recovering correctly. Started at 140 cardio fag now 170 lifting fag. Im gonna make it brahs

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you can just dump it onto the floor. take it a bit slower, you'll be fine my dude.

My OHP is finally progressing a little.

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Then do higher volume sets and lower the weight, pussy. Stop making shitty excuses

p-progress~

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Yeah its probably an excuse to completely focus on my deadlift.
Went from 315 to 390 in two months

125mg of pharma test every 5 days. I weigh 88kg at the moment. But gear isn't the defining factor in strength, see that Nuckols article

damn man nice. good programming will do that.

>gear isn't the defining factor in strength
Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better

Maybe for World class strongmen or powerlifters who blast grams, not a trt amount

post body

post body

are you steven seagal in hard to kill?

>tfw blue boi
Is this good for 5 months training while trying to lose weight?

I WANNA BE THE YELLOW MAN

So about 200mg when you allow for half-life

We're all gonna make it bros

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post body

How does this happen? Did you blow out your back or something?

I really like doing pull ups

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This you?

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How the fuck do i escape this mode aaaaaa

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he's just insecure about his numbers, keep it up user, you'll make it

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Whoah im green lol

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>Tfw only my hip flexors are teal.

Hey dudes, y'all seem fairly fit. I know it's a QTDDTOT deal, but I'd rather get advice from people who look like they know what they're doing.

I started lifting ~6 weeks ago. I'm registering as uniformly untrained. I'm wondering if I maybe started my weights too low? My OHP is a struggle but everything else it usually feels like I could for more on.

I was completely sedentary this time last November for years, so I'm a bit afraid of injury. But I also don't want to be wasting my time in the gym.

Numbers:
Squat - 125
Bench - 95
Deadlift - 140
OHP - 60

You are untrained. It's normal. Program?

cut

Would you consider a soldier who has only been in bootcamp for 6 weeks trained?

Nah, I'm cool with the label. Not sweating it, someone I know who has some lifting experience suggested I might be lifting too light and wanted a second opinion. Thanks bros.

Stronglifts 5x5 with chin-ups/dips on A/B

I'm doing sl myself, one this I'd say is stick religiously to what Mehdi says. I've fucked up and deviated from the path and now my lifts are all over the place, all uneven.

>I might be lifting too light
That's entirely up to you to judge. If you lift with proper form and end the last set with enough strength to do 1 or 2 more reps at most, you lift right. The ideal is not being able to do a 6th rep but it's better to leave a bit in the tank than to risk failure

Haven't benched in a long time and just started deadlifting consistently again.

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Just try to add weight every time. There are plenty of safeties in place.
>Squat
Drop it on the rails
>DL
It's a floor pull
>Bench
Rack it on the bottom set of hooks

>1 to 2 reps at most

nice this is a great guideline. appreciate it man.

still internalizing all the information on the page desu but appreciate the advice, i'll do my best to keep it up.

hell yeah dude i've finally got the progressive overload thing down consistently, appreciate the reminder

hope y'all make it, god bless

How accurate are the one rep max estimates on this site? I entered my 10 rep maxes I put up this week and got:

Back Squat:370lbs[Proficient]
Deadlift:400lbs[Intermediate]
Bench Press:250lbs[Intermediate]
Overhead Press:155lbs[Intermediate]

Which seem insane. I've never worked out with anywhere close to those numbers.

the higher the rep number the less accurate 1RM will be, at least thats my experience
it seems to be working pretty well for low reps, like up to 5

Why do my shoulders hate me?

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My numbers

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The site even tells you that calculations start to break down at ~10 reps

I am shit at bench

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Do you go to the same gym as me? I do a PPL 6 days a week, and every day the same guy is there and does pullups, chinups and some weird variations. Every day.

Nah, it's best to start light and get your form right. Focus all that extra mental energy on getting your form perfect, and you'll massively reduce the chance of injury once your weights get higher.

Just do more ohp

We get it. You're gay.

Nah I don't do chin ups just pull ups

How much does that translate to in your ng/dl total test levels

Fuck, I really have to escape beginner mode. Also need to do my pull-ups

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bro... how long have you been lifting?

Seriously ? Like 4 months ago, but I fucked around for 2 years while injuring myself playing football

You're not alone.
I've just been doing at home stuff; just have dumbbells that I throw on 20lbs of weight, my barbell that I vary from 50 to 130lbs depending on what I'm working on. I know if I had a rack and bench I could do more but also hate the idea of going to the gym if I can steadily increase my strength at home. Started around November.

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Start practice Bulgarian split-squats now.
It take practice to get the form and balance down, and you're going to want to get accustomed to it when you run up against your back squat limit. It'll extend the lifespan of the 130lbs you're working with.

I will get that into my workout starting tomorrow, I find stuff where I have to get the balance right effects me really well so this might solve my issue perfectly. Thank you.

S-squats are life

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How do I fix my stalling bench

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High frequency bench 2-3 times a week
High frequency ohp
high frequency triceps exercise

most important is working on getting a solid form

>2 plates of 20kg and 1 plate of 10
That's 3 plates of 20kg plates plus a 8kg whatever. How huge is your or his dip belt chain to support 4 plates

Just started working out last year.

I guess I really need to start focusing on my upper body more.

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Time to move on from ss

Seems I need to focus squats more.

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i weigh 90 kg with 25+% bodyfat
i could probably cut down to 70 kg and maintain/increase my lifts

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Green guy. Still fat though.

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