weight training!!!

charlotterobson198

hey guys i have just began some weight training any tips/hints such as what to eat etc xxx

HappyStack

Something with protein, carbs and fats.

If you're new, you don't need to "optimise" anything, just eat healthily and eat for energy.

Personally I like heavy compound lifts 3x a week, working the full body (similar to the Starting Strength program). I think for the ultimate newbies, and this is just my opinion, that a program like that is best. Mostly because of the "newbie gains" phenomenon... but do whatever you feel most comfortable with, and do it consistently.

jmayerovitch

Starting Strength is awesome. I did it for about six months and got my Bench + Squat + Deadlift total from a starting point of around 400 lbs to around 600 lbs before I switched to 5/3/1.

HappyStack

Starting Strength is awesome. I did it for about six months and got my Bench + Squat + Deadlift total from a starting point of around 400 lbs to around 600 lbs before I switched to 5/3/1.

Have you seen a decent increase in your lifts since switching to 5/3/1?

I've been doing SS since just before December, and I keep progressing on 3x5. The only difference is I've gone from deadlifting 2x a week to a variation of the PPNP with BB rows and hang cleans instead of power cleans, because my home gym is too small to power clean in.

My progression is slower than I imagine it would be if I could power clean, but I'm not worried.

jmayerovitch

I haven't done 5/3/1 as continuously/strictly as a did Starting Strength, mainly because that coincided with the same time I started doing Crossfit (which I also really enjoy, but is better for Olympic Lifting rather than Powerlifting). However, my powerlifting total is now up to 620 (140 bench, 175 squat, and 305 deadlift). The thing I did prefer about Starting Strength is how much squatting there was, which I think might be part of the reason my squat really hasn't progressed.

EricJonrosh

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