COMING BACK to SS AND DOING THE PROGRAM

[newtoss2022]

2019
Height 6’0
140lbs- 190

All in lbs
Squat 95 - 200 x 5
Deadlift 135- 225 x 5
Bench 90 x 155

Cut down to 160 , got lean but no strength so still skinny
Fast forward doing magazines BS training etc etc,

All to failure and shit,
Didn’t get much of it,

Went up to
Squat 235 x 5 - YES ONLY 30lbs in span of 2years because i am program hopping
Deadlift 352 x 4 - with roundback action, got injured
Bench 220 x 5 , all out set
Press 132 x 5

YES VERY VERY WEAK!!!



Now coming back to SS for a MONTH of DOING THE PROGRAM

Starting weight 160 to 172

Squat 280 x 5 x 3
Bench 232.5 x 5 x 3
DL - 330 x 5 - good form now (working my way up now i am currently doing 285 x 5 due to injury
Press - 137.5 x 5 x


Yes sir, instant gains when YDTP

Now i am eating about 3500+ calories
Weight 172lbs

Feeling some grind on my Bench/ Press,
I think i still got 2 weeks left before I can’t do a set of 3 sets of 5,

Plan to stick at LP for SQUATS AND DL, I think i got a few weeks/months ( GODWILLING)


Please give me some advice how to adjust my Pressing excercise , TO TEXAS METHOD
OR HLM, even progressing 2.5lbs per week (bench focus) is still 10lbs per month,

Godwilling






(I have try texas method 1 whole week, seems i got beat up, i start a bit higher on load , being impatient and greedy) (not doing this at the moment, switched back to LP) and don’t know what to do next,


Thankyou in Advance ,

[Mark Rippetoe]

Age? Why do we have to ask this every fucking time?

[newtoss2022]

Sorry my bad
Age: 28
Resting time : 6-9 minutes per set,

[Mark Rippetoe]

So you are now 6' and 172, at 28. You are currently 50 pounds underweight. Nothing else is relevant.

[newtoss2022]

So you are now 6' and 172, at 28. You are currently 50 pounds underweight. Nothing else is relevant.

Now i am ready to regain all the weight (190) + 20lbs-30 more,

should i do more LP? Or go to early intermediate programming while gaining my bodyweight back sir mark, 40-50lbs, might take about 3-4 months to REGAIN, whatever it takes to get strong

[newtoss2022]

So you are now 6' and 172, at 28. You are currently 50 pounds underweight. Nothing else is relevant.

Before i move back to SS , i went on a CUT

So i was “UNDERWEIGHT” now


But Sir Mark, I AM DOING YOUR PROGRAM
In a MONTH
+12lbs bodyweight - (more to come)

+55lbs on the squat
+ 15lbs on the bench
+15lbs on press
With a 3 sets of 5,

Deadlift with a good form of 315 x 5
Took some weight off because i watched all my recorded videos my DL looks like a shrimp , and all that roundback action aka scaredy


Really need some direction now and i would say the starting strength is a hell of a CHEATCODE TO GET STRONG

[VNV]

Strength potential is wasted on the young. (nothing personal new-guy)

[newtoss2022]

Strength potential is wasted on the young. (nothing personal new-guy)

Yes sir i got your point, admitted my mistake, but it’s not too late for a “comeback” And do the program, The fact that i still had a chance to do it “ again” maybe any advice would help, thank you sir

[francesco.decaro]

Yes sir i got your point, admitted my mistake, but it’s not too late for a “comeback” And do the program, The fact that i still had a chance to do it “ again” maybe any advice would help, thank you sir

The advice is put 5 pounds on the bar and keep eating, for many many weeks. When you get over 200lbs bodyweight and have gone through all the late novice program modifications, maybe you can think about doing Texas Method.
Presses are done for 3 sets of 5, not 5 sets. That's why you're stuck. Do the program.
Your bench is pretty strong already, you probably have been doing it for a long time so that is likely to be the first lift to go into intermediate programming, WHEN IT'S TIME TO, not when you feel like it.