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stuie

stuie

stuie

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Started stronglifts about 6 weeks ago and I thought it was time I started a log for both spurring on and guidance

So far I'm at

Squat 60kg no stall yet
Bench 40kg but only managed 5/5/5/5/4
Row 50k no stall but I dont thing my form is correct
Press 35kg but i stalled 5/5/5/4/5 at 32.5kg and 5/5/3/4/3 at 35kg
Dead 75kg no stall

At 30 y/o 5ft9 and according to my new scales 79kg 21%bf 41%mm have never lifted before and have spent 12 years in I.T. at a desk. Other than that I play golf every weekend.

Food generally consist of:

Breakfast
45g Oats with 200g whole milk
Protein Shake 2 scoops and 300ml whole milk

Morning Snack
Tesco 5 a day Platter

Lunch
Tinned tuna in spring water
Yoghurt

Afternoon Snack
Couple of handfuls of dry roasted nuts

Dinner
150g Pasta / Spaghetti
150g Chicken / Mince
50g Sweetcorn Onions and Peppers
Fried in Olive oil and flavoured with dark soy and worcester sauce.

Pre-Bed
Couple of tablespoons of peanut butter

All in that is around 2300cals spilt with around 32%carbs 34%fat 34%protein

My goals are to loose the b/f a lot of that im hoping to achieve by cutting cider in the new year but also to gain a fair chunk of lean muscle mass Ive never been big and genetically weak with only 6 inch wrists and 8.5inch ankles so any and all help would be welcome
 
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You're doing the right things - keep at it! The form thread has guides on row form, and what did you mean by only managed 5x5 on bench? OHP is always first to struggle so don't be concerned too much although make sure you're doing it right - I got much better once I pushed the bar back behind my head a little and got the rear delts involved.
 
Good luck with it buddy, i'm 4 weeks into SL 5X5 after doing various bro-splits over the last 2 years and getting nowhere.

Are you using the app?
 
So things are starting to get tough but that's the point isn't it?

62.5kg squat
35kg ohp
80kg dead

All for 5x5 today ohp being the one I'm most pleased with it's the hardest and to break through the failure of last time always feels good
 
stuie said:
So things are starting to get tough but that's the point isn't it?

62.5kg squat
35kg ohp
80kg dead

All for 5x5 today ohp being the one I'm most pleased with it's the hardest and to break through the failure of last time always feels good
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Deads are only supposed to be 1x5 though? You gradually get to 5x5 with the first 4x5 being varying warm up weights

Congrats on OHP, I know it's gonna destroy me in the next few weeks.
 
Well OHP was a complete no go today but I was short on time during a lunch break and was dead from squatting 67.5kg managed to get 85kg dead in though. Fortunately im done for lunch break lifting over xmas now as im off for 2 weeks
 
Just decimated the seams on my slim fit next trousers 8 weeks in and squatting is killing my clothes already
 
stuie said:
Just decimated the seams on my slim fit next trousers 8 weeks in and squatting is killing my clothes already
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I bought 3 pairs of new jeans in December, I already struggle due to having larger calves from being a climber years ago. Now my quads are starting to push the limits on the upper part of the jeans. :(
 
So update time.

Had to have a couple weeks off in Jan due to unrelated an arm injury but got back on a couple weeks ago.

So far I've added 1kg to my bodyweight taking me to 80kg I've not dropped any bf% sadly but I have lost 3inch off my stomach and added and inch to my chest.

Current weight's
77.5kg squat
47.5kg bench
52.5kg row but by far better form
32.5kg ohp but no stalling
95kg dead

So far I'm really happy its early days especially considering I lost 2 weeks and 20% off my weights. Starting to see but more importantly feel the difference. Really want to get my bf% down though and my mm% up. Any thoughts or just keep going?
 
It's actually very difficult to get bf% down whilst increasing muscle mass at the same time as one required calorie deficit whilst the other a calorie surplus.

Pick one and focus on it, although your body will look a lot better purely because you are lifting weights and being awesome :)
 
Mirin stronglifts brosannah. Will join you on road back to gainsville soon.

Would be interested in seeing form videos - specifically of dat row, seems like it's a little disproportionate to the rest in terms of weight.
 
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