Making it

maybe in a few years

>>35507457
>240lbs DL
>impressive
Come the fuck on

>>35507495
for one month DLing

>>35507457
Its all about progress man. We are all gunna make it. Good job. That being said i warm up on bench with the weight you deadlift, so dont let your ego get in your way.

>>35507534
People literally start at 100kg on deadlift

>>35507851
You shitting me? I just got to 140lbs. I'm doing 5x5 though, don't know what you guys are doing.

>>35507457
> I just broke my PR DL record at 315
> Finally hit 3 plate
> Still look DYEL as fuck
> 5/10 asian girl at work asks me if I got abs, but I'm bulking.

I may as well kill myself.

>>35507885
That's pretty weak desu. Starting your DL around 2pl8 (maybe a bit under if you were totally unathletic before you began lifting) is not a case of /fit/ trolling, it's the truth.

Starting low is fine to get your form down, and that is part of the goal in SL. Since you are adding 10lbs every DL workout, it doesn't matter much that you started low, but you likely did not need to start that low.

>>35507534
I'm eighteen and I started at 120kg

>>35507885
>5x5
yeah you're not going to make any progress doing that

novice programs have you doing 1 set of 5 reps

you should actually read the sticky.

>>35507895
3pl8 DL for 1 rep isn't that big. Also, volume with decent weight is what will make you "look like you lift," not hitting a single for strength.

E.g. you could bench 2pl8 for five sets, and get stronger and little bigger, or bench >1.5pl8 for five sets of 8 and get bigger and a little stronger.

>Be me

>250 bench, 425 squat, 495 DL

>look skinnyfat

Ok.

>>35507942
Sorry, I meant doing 5 reps out of that weight.

It's still shitty tho (I wanna get that 4 pl8). Does the "3x8" thing actually work for beginners like me, or do I have to wait until I hit the 1/2/3/4 before changing to it?

>>35507956
Oh, gotcha. 3pl8 x 5 is pretty solid. My 1 RM is a touch over 4pl8, so you may not want to take advice from me, as my strength levels are not much higher.

You are putting up enough weight for volume to help you pack on size, definitely. 1/2/3/4 is just recommended because it is an easy benchmark to remember.

Adding volume may also help you up your lifts (increased size means more capacity for strength, and doing an exercise more makes you better [form and efficiency]).

I went from SL to Boring But Big 5/3/1. You follow a 5/3/1 template for strength, and do 5 sets of at 50-70% of your 1RM. The added volume helped my lifts immensely, especially press and bench (SL is obviously leg heavy, BBB is comparatively way more balanced).

Hitting DL 5x10, squatting 5x10, pressing 5x10, etc. definitely helped my lifts immensely, and I packed on ~15lbs over the past 3 months.

If size is your goal, you need to add a volume component to your routine. If strength is your goal, you may or may not want the volume depending on your specific goals. I wanted to continue to increase my main lifts while adding mass, so BBB was simpler for me coming off of something basic like SL. You may find that PPL type routines or some random bro split fits your needs better.

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>>35507941
>tfw never just did 1 working set of deads
>tfw 530lb max

>>35507956
>>35508047

So bottom line is if you are not satisfied with your size, go ahead and add volume, no need to wait.

One thing I will say about high volume DL sets: if you are at a gym without bumpers, pulling with smaller plates can be taxing depending on your body (angle might be awkward).

I came home from college during my 5x10 at 70% of 1RM month, and pulling 255lbs that many times with small plates felt awkward. My back was stiff like never before. Just something to watch if you choose to do DLs for volume. It is a taxing lift. I don't know how much it was worth doing 5x10 DLs.

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>>35507457

>lifting serious for about a year
>was fat, but lost about 10 KG and gained a lot of muscle, i look i lost much more
>One girl i hate, but would bang compliments me i look great
>Do not know how to respond, i like she is giving me a compliment but do not like it is from her
>say that i am not done yet, dont say thanks

Damn compliments are hard to get used to. I know i look a lot better then this time 1 year ago but i also know i need to cut 10 KG at least to look pretty good

>>35507885
Ignore the e-staters. Nobody starts DLing 4 pl8 a month out the gate. Nobody gives a shit about their 3 pl8 cat back diddlys. Just keep at it and you'll be moving daddy weights in time.

>>35507913
>Starting your DL around 2pl8 is not a case of /fit/ trolling
Yeah, nah. Maybe, if you're physical worker. For an adult, untrained male 1pl8 without exploding their back is normal. Though you can pretty quickly up it to 3pl8s. A matter of few months.

>>35507895
I dl 405 and still am dyel. When does the swole life start? At 500?

>>35509743
Make it a rule to only say "thank you" after a compliment

>>35507948
how?
Not eating enough?
Never doing hypertrophy range?
Shit genetics?

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>11kg down in 40 days, fuck you fat
>maintained lifts with no loss
>no longer kissless
>tfw did my first pullup and chinup
>social gains are being made
>passing all tests and exams with ease

DEUS VULT AVE MARIA 2016 is gonna be the year

We're all gonna make it!

>>35507457
I'd be laughed at if I was doing 110kg at my gym...

Just pulled 400 with a 60lb bar for the first time yesterday.

Only been lifting seriously for 3 months. Started at 2 pl8.

feels good m8.

>>35509789
Your trolling right? Back when my bro got a barbell set I was 14(18 going on 19 now) and I just loaded 225 (all the weights he had at that point) on the bar and ripped it off the ground fairly easily... had never been athletic before. BW was around 140lbs, kinda chubby.

>240 mire

Newfag detected. How bout you put some weight on there bitchtits?

>>35507457
That's alright man, but I hit 3 plates after only 4 months while weighing 143 lbs at 5'8"

>>35507457
I just deadlifted for the first time in my life about a week ago. I got 220lbs 5 times cause that's all the weight I have.
im 5 7 160lbs manlet.

>>35509789
keep in mind that the average american is overweight

>>35509798
Eat more faggot

>>35507457
How the fuck do I improve my DL?

Been lifting kind of casually for 3 years (big breaks due to work ect)

BP: 100kg
Squat: 100kg
DL: 110kg

I feel like I should be able to DL more but I completely max out at 110. Any suggestions on how to improve my DL? I want to be DLing 150.

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>>35507534
No offense fäm but we literally have the bearmode maori kids @ my HS Rugby team staring off with 2.5/3 pl8 right off the bat

>>35507457
I hope you are trolling dude
I brought my stonehead roomate to the gym, he is like a gremlins with 0 muscle and he did 5x5 at 220 with a flat back the first time ever he touched a barbell. He has never done any sport his whole life and weight less than 150lbs

Another guy from my rugby team pulled 405 the first time ever he deadlifted but he weights 300 lbs so not a big deal

>>35510900
maybe you're lifting using only your back
watch some videos on form

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>>35507457
Doesn't matter where I look, everyone lifts more than me. Only just hit 2.5pl8 DL the other week (2.5 months), my squat is atrocious, and I compare myself to others too often to not think I'm inferior to even someone picking up a barbell for the first time.

It's shit, it really is. Just gotta keep my head down and keep at it...

>>35507457
>240 lbs

Nigga I lift over twice as much as you punk bitch ass, aint neva gon make it 500 lbs das whats up

OP, you will always face people bringing you down, we all start somewhere. But don't brag about someone mirin your 100 kg deadlift. It's just that he doesn't know shit about working out.

I started at 100kg, 5x5 and pulled 230 last month. But I don't feel like bragging about it anyway, there are a lot of people out there stronger than me

>>35507534
I started at 80kg when I was 16

>>35510908
If your roommate was that skinny and untrained he wouldn't have been able to grip the barbell at the least- don't bullshit.

>>35510852
If you were kinda chubby at 140lbs, dl 225 first time as a teenager and think that I'll believe you, you're probably kinda stupid too. Unless you were catbacking like a mofo and grinded that shit. Then maybe. Still doubtful though.

>>35510890
I want to be swole, not fat.

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>>35510908
>estats
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>>35507457

you got off to a good start and you have people around you that are encouraging.

no doubt u will make it bro

>>35510857
>5'8"

Ahhh gotcha

>>35509789
I worked in a Gravel pit shoveling rocks for 12 hours a day for 4 months straight. I managed 3 pl8 diddly after 1 month in the gym.


Fast forward 4 Years, I'm an office worker and go back to the gym. I can pull 180 for reps or 225 for 1rm.


Depends on ur fitness

I can do 140kg for 5 reps on deadlift, 3 months in, I still look small, might a technique thing op, just keep going up higher

>>35507534
i know you won't believe me
but i am a NYRfag, and my first time establishing a 1-rep max on deadlift, i pulled 230 pounds (This was 3 days ago)

did that for 8 sets.

if i understand my progression correctly, tomorrow i should be able to do 240lb?

i would have to say you are not impressive, as you are on par with me, and i am DYEL

Not really making it, but I managed to touch my toes for the first time today. Always used to be like 5 inches off but today I suddenly into flexibility.

>>35512761
flexibility training is legit

practice your flexibility 3x a day every day, and i guarantee you that you will touching the ground with flat palms, and locked knees within 2 weeks.

you will probably also be able to touch your forehead to your knees with locked knees in about a week or two.

doing the splits is hard, though...

>>35512761
Congrats, aim for knuckles then palms bro, once you can get palms on the ground with ankles touching, your pretty flexible

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>>35512781
knuckles then fist then palm
work on touching the toes, then the ground just in front of the toes.

don't be afraid to bounce, just make sure you do so gently.

ostrich walks are GOAT once you have a little bit more flexibility.


fucking awesome way to start the morning, by warming up your back and getting all limber and flexible.

back bends, toe touches, pic related, pancake stretch, and splits-training FTW

also, once you can touch your head to your knees, work on putting your head in between your legs, and also work on bringing your head higher up on the thigh... sounds homo as fuck, but you really feel the stretch in your spine.

laying on your back and kicking your feet over your head works well too - especially once you can touch the ground with your toes (keeping locked knees)

>>35512730
You're either fat or your form is God awful and you're gonna snap some shit up

>>35512730
Why are you wanting to establish your 1rm as a rank novice? Why would you start with 230 right off the bat, you're gonna stall pretty hard it always happens with guys that make far too big of starts or jumps.

>>35507457
>Be me
>PR 405 lb DL
>Nobody gives a shit b/c everyone around me can do more
Feels good honestly just gives me more motivation.

>>35507457
Personal trainer here:
That's not even your bodyweight, most men can do a 1rm of their body weight 1 week in (after learning form in the first week), you either misread the guy's face or he was being positive about your commitment to training.
You might be training wrong, get someone to check your form for stupid shit like:
>poor foot positioning
>bar not being over your toes
>arching of the lower back
>looking at yourself in the mirror/ahead instead of maintaining a neutral spine
>not pulling in your core
>knees pointing in or flaring out (connected to foot positioning)
>shitty rep timing/dropping the bar at the top of the movement

That said, your dedication to training is good, just aim for weight you can do 5 reps of (use a 1rm calculator) and try and beat 6 reps, when you hit 8 you can increase the weight to something you can manage 5 reps of.
4 minutes rest between sets (you are aiming to build strength)
Try and put the weight down counting to 4 to ensure you are putting your muscles under tension

Keep up the enthusiasm OP!

>been stalling at 315 squat
>never pushed past it because didn't want to have to bail out
>yesterday squatted 365 for 3 reps before bailing out
>wasn't that bad
I guess if you don't fail, you won't succeed. Won't be afraid to squat more now.

>>35507457
Deadlift, The lift that makes autists feel Good about them because they are The only ones seriously doing them and therefor higher numbers>>35507457

>>35512960
who said anything about his weight?

>>35512771
how do I progress to be able to do the splits? I can touch my toes with a closed fist, but i can't for the life of me get close to the splits

>>35513046
Shit, sorry that's my bad, I thought the brackets had @ before it.

Lmaoing at /fit/ weaklings, i started dl a month ago and I am pulling 200 kg now, Stay dyel faggots

>>35513054
sretch every day twice atleast, no other way aroung it

>>35512730
First few months is about learning proper form, not maxing out. Your back shouldn't be sore at all (maybe just a little at most) the next day. You should feel your hamstrings and glutes.

>>35507913
>tfw I just did my 2nd SL workout
>40kg
>a girl next to me squatted more than that
>keep telling myself that I'm doing the long game
I think I could have started with heavier weight
I was practising after my working set

I've seen plenty of faggots at my gym who came with their buddies for the 1st time. Guy loads em up 225 and backs are breaking.
BUT I pulled 225 for the 1st time brah.
Also love the SS guys who after 4 months can't no longer progress but still add weight and half ROM everything with garbage form so they can say on fit they squatted 315 after 4 months.

>>35513110
>>35513124
ego is the real gains goblin

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>>35510785
What kind of diet u on?

>>35513081
I know but what are some good stretches for it? Just spread my legs as far as I can?

>>35508047
>I went from SL to Boring But Big 5/3/1
Why didn't you switch to an intermediate program like Madcow or Texas Method first?

>>35513206
it sums up to that, really no easy way, if you can find any youtube video of martial arts stretches it's good.
If you yourself are doing MA then just do what your instructor does frequently, stretching in the morning really kicks off your day btw so it's easier to stay on the track.

>>35513108
i practiced my form with babby weight for a good while with my PT (we did stiff-leg as well).
spine stayed neutral, hips were high, shoulder blades pulled down, felt it in my lats.

did i do good senpai?

>240
Who's the dyel?

Does anybody have that Elliot gif where he breathes really hard and it gets really distorted? Shits got me weak when I see it senpai

>>35514946
what was sore the day after? That's how you know if you did good. It shouldn't be lower back.

Okay, either everyone is trolling or I'm just retarded, after a month of SS I can only DL 82kg, the same that I squat, what the fuck am I doing wrong? 22 y/o 5'10" 280 lbs, cutting
>>35515489
I always get a sore lower back after deadlifting, not immediatly but the day after

>>35507457
110kg is pretty shit for first time

>>35516199
He said it was his first day attempting that weight, please learn to read nigger.
Also if you didn't lift 2000kg on your first day you're weak

>>35507851
I started at 50kg. ;~;
Got to 100kg in a month and a half.

>>35512730
how much you weigh?

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>>35507457
>tfw when I used to work with glass windows
>never lifted a day in my life unless you count work
>pretty boy friend of mine invites me to the gym for the 1st time in my life
>he works up to 3 plates for a single while I am on the tread mill
>motions me over
>ask how much it weighs then proceed to lift it with no problem
>end up at 405 for 3
>friend goes around bragging to our buddies at the bar about my 1st time at the gym

this was last week.

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>>35507457
>dl 110kg
>make thread on fit about it
I already hate 2016

I pulled 410lb DL the other day for the first time. Was pretty happy. Started a couple years ago was fat ass weak babyman that struggled with 2 plates. Now I'm still fat but slightly stronger.

>>35516363
E10 Leyton, where you at senpai

>>35507851
On day 1 I did 205 lbs for a set of 5 and it wasn't really that hard. After cutting for 3 months I was at 3pl8. I had a decent base from swimming in high school though.

>>35507948
How do you look bad with those stats? Just cut. I bet you'll look sick once you get rid of some body fat.

I'm around 12% bf and look amazing by normie standards with a 215 bench, 310 squat, and 395 deadlift.

>>35507457
>Am I gonna make it bruhs?
Maybe. Just remember gains arent linear and you will plateau sooner rather than later unless you are eating 10k calories/day and cycling everything under the sun.

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>>35507457
Kek. I press more than you pull, kid.

Been diddylifting past month and a half, started at lmao1pl8 just to get form down but I've been adding 5 lbs each session until it gets difficult. At slightly over 2pl8 and I'm still going strong. It's now my second favorite lift too

>>35513254
Not him, but I went from ICF to TM for a while, but now I'm on 5/3/1.

TM is shit for upperbody from my experience, and it doesn't have enough deadlift volume once you get pretty high up. It made my squat shoot up like 70 lbs in the 3 months I was on it though.

I can't speak for madcow, but TM is another rippetoe program designed to make you even more of a Trex.
>tfw advanced deadlift and almost advanced squat
>still can't quite bench 2 pl8

>be me
>be 6'1" manlet
>never lift in my life
>friend convinces me to workout
>finish up my krispy kreme dozen doughtnuts for breakfast
>head to gym with friend
>he tells me DL is good lift
>I say whatever ok
>he goes over form for like 20 seconds
>i say yeah yeah wahtever man I got this
>he says "whoa there thats my weight, this takes years of deadlifting to get to"
>points to the lmao5plaet on the bar
>im like fuck it lets just see cuz he doesnt really even look that strong compared to bodybuilders
>get in position
>use mixed grip cuz thats how he was teaching me
>easily crank out 4 reps of lmao5plaet

why do ppl brag about 5 plate lifts agian?

>>35516965
Shouldn't your lifts be increasing weekly on TM, as oposed to monthly on 5/3/1?

>>35509757
Except Ed Coan. But he isn't the best of all time for nothing.

>>35516965
>running a program after it only continues working for squats
Dude, the moment your bench or ohp stalls, it's time to stop TM. It's not a goddamn squat program.

>>35517207
>stopping ppl before they become trex mode
But i like laughing at those ppl anon

>>35517006
Well, that's my point. Only my squat was able to increase weekly on it. My bench stalled out hard at baby weight.

>>35517244
Trex mode isn't all bad. I just added a 5th day on my 5/3/1 routine where I do a ton of bench and OHP. I'm slowly getting out of trex mode. In 2-3 months I should have a 1.5x bodyweight bench.

>tfw usually only deadlift 3 plates


what the fuck brehs, why is my deadlift so shit

my max ive ever done is 4 plates and ive been lifting for around 3/4 years

>>35517509
cont.

im bigger than most people at my gym and have the size/muscle but i just dont feel strong

i bench 275 and am probably going for 315 in about 3 weeks so why is my dl garbage