57 and trying to crank it up a little

[munforsc]

I'm 57 years old, 148 lbs as of this morning, 5'8". I began my strength training journey 2 years and 8 months ago. Like most, I have made some progress doing the online workouts that are wide in variety and hypertrophy based. I can't say that I've gotten much stronger over the last year, so when I found starting strength I decided to give it a try. I began training at 138lbs, benched 135, squatted 95, deadlifted 185, OHP 80. In the 5-6 weeks I've been doing this, I've gotten much stronger.

Today's weight 148.
Bench: 3x132
Squat: 3x220
Deadlift: 1x265

[carson]

Good start. I'm glad that you have found the best scientifically based program I've ever seen.

Now, you need to target a body weight much more than you carry. You should probably look to weigh about 180. To do that you should calculate eating over 3000 calories a day and consuming 180 grams of protein per day.

Moreover, you should read the book "Starting Strength" by Rippetoe and "The Barbell Prescription" by Sullivan.

Lift twice per week for a couple of hours following the guidelines of those two books. You should consult face-to-face with an

SS coach at least on occasion. If you can swing it lift with the coach every session. If not you may be able to hire him/her online.

Stick to the program. In a few months you will problem reach your novice limit which will be your baseline for intermediate programming

Best wihses.

[munforsc]

Good start. I'm glad that you have found the best scientifically based program I've ever seen.

Now, you need to target a body weight much more than you carry. You should probably look to weigh about 180. To do that you should calculate eating over 3000 calories a day and consuming 180 grams of protein per day.

Moreover, you should read the book "Starting Strength" by Rippetoe and "The Barbell Prescription" by Sullivan.

Lift twice per week for a couple of hours following the guidelines of those two books. You should consult face-to-face with an

SS coach at least on occasion. If you can swing it lift with the coach every session. If not you may be able to hire him/her online.

Stick to the program. In a few months you will problem reach your novice limit which will be your baseline for intermediate programming

Best wihses.

Thanks, man.

[munforsc]

Saturday's workout
Today's weight:148
OHP: 3x85 (had to go down for some reason)
Squat: 3x225
Chins: 3x5 Apparently gaining weight makes these harder!

[munforsc]

Weight 149
Bench: 130 3x5
Squat: 230 3x5
Deadlift: 270 1x5

Calories are at 2900, steadily gaining weight

[carson]

Your comment about gaining weight and making chins harder gave me a chuckle. I'm 76 and weigh 215 and haven't been able to do any chin-ups for several years. It's great that you can still do them.