Originally Posted by Jay585
what rep range are you at?
Had some personal stress in my life and noticed I increased the booze some. Decided to remedy that by doing two a day work outs 6 days a week for a month. Punishing myself for falling into the old trend of feeling sorry for myself
Good on you for seeing the problem and turning it into something productive. Your workouts are impressive already, but two a days will be killer.what rep range are you at?
Had some personal stress in my life and noticed I increased the booze some. Decided to remedy that by doing two a day work outs 6 days a week for a month. Punishing myself for falling into the old trend of feeling sorry for myself
As a personal challenge yes, for strength not really. I'm not into body building, and I'm not really knowledgeable about it, but I don't think being sore for five days is anymore conducive to body building than powerlifting. On Friday after posting, I did 295 for 27 with an SSB, and was using hands on the rack to cheat out reps and not claiming that I made depth on anything past 12.....still sore. I had to take a roadtrip on Sunday, and I had to stop every hour to get out and walk around. I think I could have done 295 x 10 for 3 sets (with plenty of rest in between)Friday and Sunday and be ready to go again on Tuesday. I'd be beat up, but still functioning. I have personal sense of accomplishment, but I'm not doing that again any time soon.
Whether you think you can or you can't, you're probably right.
Been on it since the middle of January. Going well. 255 to 214 (as of this morning) while not losing any lean body mass. Started kettlebells 12 weeks ago, and now on Starting Strength. No performance issues, except I'm pretty whupped about an hour after my workout. Not sure if it's the lack of food, the post workout protein shake hitting my system, or if it's a "drained battery". Probably not a drained battery because after another hour, I'm feeling pretty good again.
Program as outlined has you doing 3x5 with 1x5 for deadlift + 2x8 for dips & pull ups.what rep range are you at?
Had some personal stress in my life and noticed I increased the booze some. Decided to remedy that by doing two a day work outs 6 days a week for a month. Punishing myself for falling into the old trend of feeling sorry for myself
Good on you for not slipping into booze. My father drinks a lot now and it sucks... wish I had my dad back.
"Well you know, it's a toolbox. You put the tools in for the job." Sam
Sorry to hear that man. I have a couple friends who are functioning alcoholics, hard to watch.
Starting Strength increased my deadlift and squat. My bench has been stagnant for 3 years, mainly because I’m too scared to push it without a spotter. My previous spotter switched jobs. Since we worked out at work, it means I’m solo.
I really need to get over to the SS gym in Wichita Falls. It’s not that far for me, and I love characters. Mark Rippitoe seems like one for sure.
Yiur weight loss is impressive.
Last edited by TheNewbie; 05-14-2019 at 09:09 AM.
This may have been mentioned in the prior 57 pages, but Starting Strength has a YouTube channel with a lot of great videos on it. I also found the videos they did with Art of Manliness to be informative.
Hopefully, both of those links work....
"Sapiens dicit: 'Ignoscere divinum est, sed noli pretium plenum pro pizza sero allata solvere.'" - Michelangelo
I know money for power racks doesn't grow on trees, but now that I have a power rack there's no way that I'd bench outside of a power rack with safety pins in place. There are a lot of things a good spotter can do for you, but the greatest spotter isn't nearly as reliable at stopping a dropped barbell as safeties.
Rippetoe can probably refer you to a local (Wichita Falls) welder that can build you a great rack for a decent price. Even if you have to put it in the work gym, it's money well spent.
Whether you think you can or you can't, you're probably right.
“Strong people are harder to kill than weak people and more useful in general."
-Rippetoe
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Here are two 70+ year old weightlifters taking shot that would put most people in their age bracket in the hospital or morgue. Arnold took a flying kick to the back and was out later in the day greeting fans. Louis Simmons get knocked down Dave Hoff (who is retarded gorilla strong) and gets right back up.
Whether you think you can or you can't, you're probably right.
Mental toughness, I would argue, is every bit as important in weathering the storm. But totally agree that being armored is a big advantage. I'm just a runt at 175 lbs but know for a fact that what strength I have has been immeasurably helpful in virtually every aspect of life.
There's nothing civil about this war.
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