Hey any thoughts on starting strength? Been struggling to work out by my self so gunna see a trainer who specialises in starting strength I’ve heard it’s good. Hopefully it gets my ass into gear.

  • InternetLefty [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I did strong lifts and then starting strength for a LONG time, probably longer than you're supposed to as I would have to drop a workout a week for months at a time in college. For the first 5 months I did it, I saw tremendous increases in strength, especially in the squat and deadlift.

    I think it's crucial for a beginner lifter to take advantage of the "noob gains" and capitalize on your ability to lift more weight than you did even a few days ago on the same lift. Starting strength does that by having you put 5/10lbs on a lift every time you do it, which isn't sustainable in the long term but should be for the first 3 months for someone getting enough sleep and eating enough.

    If I could recommend one modification - for your bench and OHP, add another final set AMRAP (as many reps as possible). You'll quickly find that starting strength doesn't provide enough upper body volume for you.

    That said, stick to it for a few months and you'll see improvement, no doubt about it. After you have had to deload a few times you can mix some more training variables up (intensity, volume, training frequency) or switch to a different program. I did strong lifts> starting strength > Texas method > nSuns > Barbell Medicine "The Bridge" > some other random shit inspired by Eric Bugenhagen > 5/3/1 BBB with plenty of random breaks throughout.