Ok so i’ve been on the starting strength for 12 weeks now… a little rundown of things that have happened-
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First two weeks I was training with smith machine for squats/bench etc. etc… it was terrible
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My own powerack since then… much much better
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Squat has gone from 40kg SMITH to my best 5RM of 102kg…
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Deadlift has gone from around 80kg+ bar weight (probably around 90kg) to my best 5RM of 132kg including bar…
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My benchpress has gone from 50kg SMITH to my best 5RM of 66kg
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Press is now 42kg including bar for 5RM… not a great deal of progress here for some reason… definitely didnt start any lower then 30kg
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Power Cleans… i tried to learn but it never really happened… could do about 55kg 5RM with very bad form. Switched to BOR instead… 5RM of 70kg
Weight wise i have gone from between 158-161 to 165… its a little hazy but i have put on at least a few pounds.
On paper (or monitor) it seems like decent progress but the past week and a half have seen me have some terrible sessions where i just havn’t been able to shift the weight at all, nevermind the progress just stalling… like i might have only managed 1 of my 3 sets… or today where my body just wouldnt even let me try and shift the weight for a deadlift… even when i dropped it down to 125kg.
I by no means think my gains are “lost” or something and i’m sure I am around the same level of strength as my 5RM’s listed still really… but its very demotivating and basically brings me to the conclusion…
I i want to to be training lots… i dislike days when i’m not training, especially when 1 out of my 3 hours a week might go completely wrong.
Also… I know the idea of changing may be contested against, but surely no one can tell me from a purely bodybuilding view i cannot make progress any quicker then this?
As always, i’m eating as much as i can afford/stomach… all i can really do for now.