ThomasWright1997 Member

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I do thrusters. By natural ham raises do you mean GHRs? I do BW ham raises, are they called normadic or Celtic raises? I don't do programs, but I do all lifts for 5 sets of 3, before dropping the weight by 10% for AMRAP (2-3 left in the tank). So its linear. I seem to make more gains doing my own stuff. Can Grip 130kg for…

Correction I meant conventional, though low bar squats and deadlifts are very similar movement patterns.

Can I DO the counselor.... Please?

Yum. (I love my cat though, I joke about putting him in the oven as he likes hot places, don't they all?!) Actually, I expect cat is rather nice, my local Chinese takeaway does chicken balls, and a few times they have NOT been chicken.. Delicious though - Possibly cat? French toast (never tried if but wanna know)

Nope, I don't think I could either. I'm single and have been for years and find most girls unnatractive, its only the odd one I find good looking.

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Nope, I'll take a few years to get to fit a large t shirt.

Good job. Make sure you take a day off each week or if not deload (do a light week) when you need to

Cherry tomatoes

Celery. It takes more calories to eat than it provides, apparently

If it costs money and it supposedly leads to a quick fix, most likely no

Nothing, I'm only 18! But who was vacation?

From day 1, I've hit 6days a week

You'll never guess my name!!

Rebecca

18

Cheat days make it hard to get back into things? Don't have them then, or reduce them to once a month or something.

Indeed it would. The combined weight of dumbbells is around 90% of what you could use with a barbell though, so take that into account.

Point taken

Just saying, SL5x5 is rubbish if you want to lose weight, as your gains will stop as soon as you become efficient at moving the weight, thus you will have no strength gains (or very little) due to being at maintaince cals or a deficit. Just my tuppence.

Agreed, but then reason he says that it because everybody should be able to do stuff with 20kg. If you are overweight (no offence intended) if is hardly surprising if you struggle with the bar, you are moving more weight than it is.

Partly agree, though, I would just mess around with the weights 3x per week until you can say lift 25ks for 5, before dropping to using the bar. Do this. Workout B: Squat (bb or dbs) Bench (bb or dbs) Row (bb or dbs) Workout A: Dead (bb or dbs) Press (bb or dbs) Chin (palms facing) (use Lat pulldown machine if not strong…

Here's the problem. Dead lifting HEAVY is fine. But 5 reps is not heavy, that will fatigue you and so is dangerous. Above, I have posted a short guide to how you should do 5x5. If you are going to do squats and DL s the same day make sure you squat first and please do them 3+ hours apart. This is partly where SL is stupid.…

I wouldn't use bars like that, they are likely to bend or snap if doing a program like 5x5 where you get to lift some appreciable weight. I suggest investing into a good strong oly bar, preferably with a psi rating and not a "weight capacity" and also it should have sealed ends. Think of it like a pair of shoes - you use…

Unfortunately, I am only an 18 year old wannabe Powerlifter who has a deep understanding in the sciences (currently doing some a levels) and self taught biomechanics.

Test all your 5 rep maxes and start from 90% of that. SL. I posted on another tread about SL the flaws of it, I urge you to give it a read. No, I'll PM you it...

Also, don't start with just the bar if you can do more, use around 80% of your 5rm, despite what mehdi says. You should only donit to get your form downz or otherwise you'll be ages doing easy stuff that doesn't cause adaptions when you could have been making gains. The program is a touch dodgy. But is good for the…