Originally Posted by
bongoman
Hi there
After a fairly intense period of research, everything seems to point me to SS.
I'm 43 year old male, 6'5" and skinny at 170 pounds. I'm fit and active and have just completed a year of Pavel's Enter the Kettlebell which has made me stronger and more athletic, but left me much the same weight, which is it's stated aim - "strength without bulk".
But at this stage of my life, I'm sick of being skinny and am motivated by the noticeable body comp changes I noticed with Enter the Kettlebell.
As I mentioned, all research seems to indicate that SS is the program for me. My goals are increased strength and the physique change that comes with that, along with increased athleticism.
No real questions at this stage, just wanted to check in.
I will be proceeding slowly - I've had some AC joint issues when pressing the bell, and some niggling golfers elbow that chin ups seem to aggravate (not so much pullups). I've had to take a couple of breaks due to these issues and hate the feeling of not being able to train so will not be rushing to progress my weights in SS too quickly.
I'm a little concerned that the SS pressing might flare my AC issues so am spending a few weeks doing some shoulder work with just a resistance band - working on rotator cuff strengthening.
At my age and at my height, are there any other issues I need to be aware of?
I'm still thinking about diet and researching that. I do want to try and eat fairly clean. I'm lucky in that I have access to raw milk straight from a dairy, from pasture-ranged Jersey cows. I pour it straight from the vat myself, as much as I want. It's delicious and seems to agree with my stomach just fine.