Last nights workout was:
Squat :135lb
OH:65lb
Dead:165lb I bumped this quite a bit last night. This is hard but not close to a failure for me I probably won't bump it more than the suggested amount from here on out

Bench:120
Row:105

Not sure if anyone is still here or not. I am about 7 weeks into the program.
Squat 150
BP 95
Row 115
OHP 100
DL 195

Body weight is about 215

What's up everyone...

I originally joined a commercial gym in hopes of being able to secure a power cage to do SL5x5. Turns out that almost everytime I went, there would be someone in there with someone else waiting in the wings. Working graveyard shift and going to gym after work, I only have limited time to get it done due to homely duties (i.e. kids, getting sleep, laundry, etc.) so I ended up cancelling my gym membership and (6 months later) getting a cheap Fitness Gear 300lb barbell set from Dick's and a Gold's Gym squat rack.

I've been at SL5x5 since late Feb of this year and have only missed a few days of sessions but have had to deload a few times.

SQ 205 (1RM 255)
BP 116 (using fractional plates right now)
Row 95
DL 220
OHP 75 (also using fractionals here)

I've had to deload a few times on the BP, Row and OHP. Training at home is not a big deal except on BP...I've had to take the safety pegs out because they keep banging into the barbell at one height and are too low at the next lower height.

Vanguard1 wrote: »

Great job sticking with it!

Thx Vanguard1! Just trying to stay consistent, and 3 days a week works perfectly.

Trying to revive this thread for motivation!! I have had to deload twice due to injury.
Squat 155
BP 140
Row 155
OHP 110
DL 165

I'm doing the Pendlay row as well, it just seems to feel better

I am on month 3.

I am using the smartphone Stronglifts 5x5 app with all the paid options.

I started with the 45 lb. Olympic bar for all exercises only, back in the mid part of December, The 21st of December to be exact.

Today, I just did exercise A.

Main Lifts

3x5 of 235 lbs for Squats

I swapped to 3x5 after hitting 225 lbs for Squat and my recovery, between sets, were taking 5 minutes or sometimes more and I had intermittently deloaded twice over the months.

5x5 of 140 lbs for Bench Press
5x5 of 160 lbs for Barbell Row
5x5 of 130 lbs for Overhead Press

I've had one stall, but no deload on Overhead Press

1x5 of 255 lbs for Deadlift

Assistance Lifts

3x5 of 100 lbs for Paused Bench Press
3x5 of 100 lbs of Close Grip Bench Press
2x8 of 65 lbs of Barbell Curls
3x10 of Unweighted Dips
3x10 of Standard Pushups

Results

I am stronger than I've ever been. Pushups are slowly becoming a non-entity. And to me strength is everything. My joints once bothered me and now they don't.

I did not get this sort of power and strength from doing Power 90 or Insanity, which I have struggled with in the past, especially when it came to things like Pushups or the Weightlifting / Strength portions of those exercise series. Also, I felt like my unassisted Squats, Lunges, Pushups, Planks, Tricep, exercises, I was not doing well at all.

I haven't done a moment of cardiovascular since starting Stronglifts, outside of walking 10,000 steps 3 to 4 times a week.

However, I plan on re-starting cardio exercises this week now and beginning a cut diet to get rid of some weight, and occasionally doing some assistance / dumbbell exercises to further help me cut down to a size that I want.

But Stronglifts is more important to me than anything else.

Stronglifts 5x5: Strength perceived is strength achieved.