Too late for Starting Strength?

[revs114]

Hi Mark,

I just discovered your starting strength program but I've been going to the gym for about a year now. I weigh 180lbs and for sets of 5x5 i can do...

squat: 220 lbs
deadlift: 230lbs
bench: 180lbs
Military: 130lbs

Is it too late for me to get on S.S.? If so, do you recommend anything else (Madcow intermediate? Texas Method etc..)?

Thanks for your time!

[MikeC1]

Why don't you just try it and find out?

[newguy32]

I'm not the expert, but I weight 185 now and have been doing SS for 7 weeks.

Squat: 270
Deadlift: 310
Bench: 175
Press: 130

I'd say jump right in if you were asking me.

[Carnivroar]

get to 200 lbs BW and 300 squat then move on

[Subsistence]

Deload a little, start, do it until it stops working. If you are eating enough you can likely go further.

[revs114]

Thanks for the advice guys, I feel like the squatting is going to rip me apart but ill give it a shot!

[ColoWayno]

You would be doing lower volume so it should be a little easier on you than 5x5's, even though you should surpass the weight you are currently squatting pretty quickly.