Stronglifts 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Dude, if you can't shift the midriff using Stronglifts then additional cardio is probably not the answer...
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I'd struggle to see how your legs will recover when squatting 3x a week and doing any sort of meaningful cardio 
I squat regularly (ish) and cycle 2 miles a day in to work.
My resting heart rate is lower than a bro who cycles 90-100 miles a week. And we both have broadly the same capacity for cardio of a non-bike type. Because cardio is entirely activity-based: being a good cyclist will not necessarily make you a good runner, in the same way that being a good runner will not necessarily make you a good rower as the neural pathways and loading cycles are very different.
Remember: fitness is about recovery capacity from bouts of activity, not how many miles you can run/cycle or how many hours you can play football/whatever.
Good effort, I find BOR is easy till you hit a certain weight then you just plateau like mad.
You should re-consider the deadlift, moving on to more than one set IMO. One set for me, just does not work. You should, or I can and most people, be able to deadlift more than your squat.
I squat 3x a week, mountain bike, and do sprints through the week. TFW legs constantly feel like they've taken a beaten. But seriously, my body just adjusts.
You should re-consider the deadlift, moving on to more than one set IMO. One set for me, just does not work. You should, or I can and most people, be able to deadlift more than your squat.
I'd struggle to see how your legs will recover when squatting 3x a week and doing any sort of meaningful cardio
I squat 3x a week, mountain bike, and do sprints through the week. TFW legs constantly feel like they've taken a beaten. But seriously, my body just adjusts.
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I know what you mean about the DL, i set it fairly low when I restarted and I feel like I can lift more. tbh Squats were a struggle today, wouldn't be surprised if DL catches/overtakes that soon.
Squat
20kg 2x5
40kg 1x5
52.5kg 1x3
62.5kg 5x5
OHP
20kg 2x5
30kg 5x5
DL
60kg 1x5
broceps
yes
Squat
20kg 2x5
40kg 1x5
52.5kg 1x3
62.5kg 5x5
OHP
20kg 2x5
30kg 5x5
DL
60kg 1x5
broceps
yes
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Nice steady gains on squats #bravo
lol what is update.
ironically enough, my legs have been giving me grief all week, been doing all the stretches i can find to try and ease things but not having much luck. dropped the weight on squats today so i could keep the movement without so much exertion, made my other lifts sooooooo much easier too as i had more energy for them.
squat
20kg 2x5
30kg 1x5
40kg 5x5
tricep rope pushdowns
many
bench
20kg 2x5
30kg 1x5
42.5kg 5x5
BOR
40kg 1x5
47.5kg 5x5
dumbbell incline bench (weight per side)
14kg 5x6
ironically enough, my legs have been giving me grief all week, been doing all the stretches i can find to try and ease things but not having much luck. dropped the weight on squats today so i could keep the movement without so much exertion, made my other lifts sooooooo much easier too as i had more energy for them.
squat
20kg 2x5
30kg 1x5
40kg 5x5
tricep rope pushdowns
many
bench
20kg 2x5
30kg 1x5
42.5kg 5x5
BOR
40kg 1x5
47.5kg 5x5
dumbbell incline bench (weight per side)
14kg 5x6
friday night fun
squat
20kg 2x5
40kg 1x5
52.5kg 5x5
ohp
20kg 2x5
35kg 5x5
DL
60kg 1x5
75kg 1x5
broceps x yes
one of those days where ohp continues to be a fickle mistress, same weight i struggled with last time went up relatively straightforwardly this time. DL was a bit grind-y, but focused on form and the last few reps were nice. bodyweight DL next time...
squat
20kg 2x5
40kg 1x5
52.5kg 5x5
ohp
20kg 2x5
35kg 5x5
DL
60kg 1x5
75kg 1x5
broceps x yes
one of those days where ohp continues to be a fickle mistress, same weight i struggled with last time went up relatively straightforwardly this time. DL was a bit grind-y, but focused on form and the last few reps were nice. bodyweight DL next time...