The chances are Mark already has a swell-head from seeing the huge amount of progress in such little time & success of his novice lifters, but I thought I'd make a thread dedicated to showing him that us whom coach ourselves after reading his books also make good progress.

I myself have been on SS for 11months(yes, I know, it's considered quite a long time for SS) now & I'm still continuing to progress each workout(so why the hell not stay on it?),with no prior training experience.

So anyway, post your then & now stats(typically the weight you're using / used for your most recent working set[s]). Also, pictures if desired too.

Then:
Age: 17
Height: 5'4" / 1m 63
Weight: 56.3kg / 124 lbs
Squat: 60kg 132 lbs
Deadlift: 65kg / 143 lbs
Bench Press: 40kg / 88 lbs
Press: 35kg / 77 lbs
Power Clean: 35kg / 77lbs

Now:
Age: 18
Height: 5'5" 1m 66
Weight: 200lbs / 90kg
Squat: 142.5kg / 315lbs
Deadlift: 185kg / 408lbs
Bench Press: 90kg / 200lbs
Press: 77.5kg / 170lbs
Power Clean: 82.5kg / 182lbs

& some embarrassing pictures(note: my motives for doing SS were not for aesthetics at all, but picture references are good & can be related to the strength gains):