One criticism I’ve heard of it is that it can come with a bunch of unnecessary fat gain if the trainee doesn’t know how to regulate their diet so well - seems like GOMAD can make some people a little flabby. I’m honestly unimpressed with it’s track record, but I do feel like Rippetoe did a great job making lifting accessible to a lot of folks. I was referring more to the use of sets of 5, and that SS is probably one of the best novice programs out there. Same goes for back extensions and hanging leg raises in terms of being easy additions that won’t detract from your main work. I’ve found pull-ups/chin-ups are a good exercise just to learn to get and keep your whole midsection engaged, and they’re easy to fit in to a novice program (I’m pretty sure SS uses them). There is a plethora of exercises you can use to strengthen your back and midsection, but at your stage following something like Starting Strength and learning how to get tight will go a long way to fixing your issues. A huge part of that is breathing correctly (into your belly and not your chest). I’m curious, what makes Starting Strength a 5x5 variation? It never uses that set or rep scheme as far as I’m aware. Madcow I’ve heard is good too but is a weekly progression workout instead of every workout so its not really a beginner from what I understand. I’ve heard SS is great and I might try it eventually. When I mentioned my core I meant the whole core (not just abs). That would make sense with your deadlift being so close to your squat.Īnyway, again, well done, and I’d recommend checking out Starting Strength and doing that for six or so months. Starting Strength is probably one of if not the best, and Madcow is also quite good (but more for mass than strength as I understand it).Īlso, just as a note that while without video it’s hard/impossible to say it sounds more like your back isn’t strong enough and you aren’t getting tight enough in your squats. However, it is probably necessary to point out that Stronglifts is arguably one of the less good 5x5 novice program variations. It’s good to see that this worked for you.
Hope this helps anyone looking for a beginner program.
My core is giving out way before my legs. My only complaint is the program claims the lifts will keep your core strong enough for the squats. My diet is very bad though and I’ll be fixing that shortly. Initially I lost 10 pounds but have gained it back because you have to eat a lot to keep the gains going and daily energy. I would highly recommend it to anyone whos starting out lifting. I switched to sumo and my form is now in check.Īll in all this is a good program. Deadlift is low because of form issues too. I kept deloading trying to get it so I wasn’t straining my lower back. These aren’t my maxs its just where I am now and its way more than I know I could have done 12 weeks ago. This is hard on the ego but smart because these lifts need to be learned with minimal weight or it’ll suck down the road. I followed the programs advice and started with just the bar on everything. When I started I was 6’3’’ 230 pounds and 26. You can read all about the program on the Stronglifts website so this will be just what it’s done for me.Ībout me.
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I’ve finally finished my 12 week trial run of Stronglifts and thought I’d give a review for any others thinking about using it.