https://symmetricstrength.com/
been lifting for 2.5 months and have generally gone from untrained to novice in most of my lifts. Do you think I can reach intermediate lifts by the end of the year?
5'11", 173 lbs
>>40261713
Yes.
>>40261713
>173 lbs
No.
You'll need to be bulking, hitting ~195 lbs by the end of the year. What's considered intermediate at that weight you probably can't lift, because your bf% is ~18.
Post-cut tho'.
>>40261713
Manlet here. I was an untrained in November last year.
>>40261745
Stats
>>40261726
kinda this, though it depends on what your short term goals are. You should really consider going on a small surplus of calories and focus on putting on as much muscle as possible. Hope youre not thinking of cutting because by the stats you posted youre probably skinnyfat
>>40261713
I don't know how to press, keep stalling, while the progress is linear on other main lifts. Been doing SS for 3 weeks.
>>40261866
You've been working out for 3 weeks that's why, be patient
>>40261866
The press is the least technical exercise though
Starting to see some green finally.
Started lifting at a maintenance diet in May. Switched to Bulking in late September. Doing a 4 day split.
Currently 6' 185lbs.
>>40261866
thats hardly enough time to know anything. Youre first 6 months of lifting is pretty much doing everything with shitty form anyways
>>40261713
5'8 140lbs, lifting 6 months.
>>40261713
5'10
215lb
>>40261713
>tfw mix of intermediate and proficient, except shoulders still novice
Fuck this shoulder injury. No way to fix it without quitting my job as a mechanic.
>>40262322
Post body, I want to either see this freak of nature for reals, or eat my words
>>40261713
Lads how do I into deadlift? I have 1,2, (almost 3) but dead is stuck at 3? Should I use mixed grip or just grind out 4 on double overhand
Fuck
>>40263138
>Do SS
>>40263074
I use mix grip for anything over 245. Straps for anything over 335.
>>40263169
More like be an ex-fatass that used to go to the gym and just leg press
>>40262870
I ain't posting anything till I start cutting. I'm like 18% bf right now and I hate myself.
Don't know my actual 5RM, so i roughly guesstimated based on my work sets.
6'1", 199.9#, 5 months
Fuck you OHP, why you so weak
>>40263074
n00bie here, I use mixed grip once i reach 225 (315 5RM). Keep trying for double overhand as much as you can, or start doing farmer's walks. BB rows helped me gain some grip strength too, over DB rows
>Subpar in everything
Tfw deadlift is your only decent lift
inb4 LONDON
>>40263423
forgot to say, lifting 2 years.gone from cardiwhore to relatively respectable lifts for a gril
>>40263423
pls be my gf
>>40263423
Post the numbers I want to see what is considered respectable for girls
>>40263496
bw 60kg
Squat 90
Dead 135
Bench 60
OHP 40
>>40263423
Height and weight?
>>40263540
60kg
About 5'2"
2 months on ss
bench lagging behind hard
>>40263519
Holy shit, there is that womenzilla in my gym that benches 2 pl8s, is she world class then?
>Girls dont give a fuck about legs
God I hope this is true
>>40263586
Drop OHP and bench 3x a week instead. Bench needs lots of volume senpai
>>40263770
Maybe. I'd rather do the program as is
>>40263613
thats fckn mental, how much she weigh?
>>40263796
Are you failing reps on bench regularly? If you you either need to bench more, start using microplates, or gain more weight
5'11" -- 190#
>>40263836
I've been stuck at 50kg for good two weeks now. Today I did paused bench with 47.5kg.
What weights did y'all start out with for SS? Is 100 too much for bench? Should I have just started with 60 like it said?
I'm just decent at pullups
I look super skeleton
>>40264029
>KG
yes
>lbs
no
But gauge yourself, you should start a bit below
year and a half lifting
ive had athletic background tho
1,8m 88kg
>>40264029
Do a warmup set with just the bar (45lbs) and see how it goes.
If it seems like you could do a lot of them, at least 10, then try 95lbs total.
But when you lift a new record you haven't tried yet, just lift the bar directly above where it rests and gauge whether its a lot.
>>40263986
The anon telling you to change the program may not have tried SS. Stick to the program, and microload. There are some cheap micro plates on amazon. I'd argue that dropping $50 is worth it though, because I have been using the same plates for years now.
>>40264195
Im the anon who suggested dropping ohp in favour of more bench volume. I did SS and got good results, but skipping ohp in vavour of more bench volume would help op progress faster
I do agree about microplates tho
other things that would hep are:
>Improving technique
>gaining bw
>adding volume through dips/close grip bp (which ripp recommends anyway)
>>40263557
>5'2
>132lb
>>40264317
Add more dips and incline/decline bench accessories.
>>40263825
I'm not sure I would guess 65 kg's if I had to she is pretty stacked tho, manshoulders and all
>>40261789
Penlay row is way too high. Suspect cheating
>>40264501
It's fine, Pendlay rows generally are the highest of the newbie lifts that people make progress on. Tapers off since it is a very focused lift. Usually a sign if back pain in the lower back.
>>40263074
No serious deadlifter does no-strap, double overhand forever. The only idiots who keep spouting bullshit about it are forever DYELs.
Expecting your forearms to keep up with your entire fucking back, hamstrings, and glutes is really fucking dumb. Go as far as you can with double overhand, but don't let it stall your progress.
For instance, I'll do double overhand all the way up to 315, but at 365, 405, and 455 I'll mix grip (hook grip if you prefer, which is probably the way to go).
>>40264317
>>40264388
Will consider. Thanks
>>40263423
L O N D O N ?
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any tips on getting a better bench?
>>40264740
bench more
>>40264740
bench more in different rep ranges
bench more often
focuse on bar path and technique, something is really off if you can pull 230 put cant press 2plates
>>40264828
105kgs is over 2pl8s though. But yeah he should bench close to 3pl8s compared to his DL and SQ.
Just stopped being underageb&, been lifting for about 5 months and "recovering" from a very inactive and unhealthy youth
I feel like I'll make it if I keep working
>>40264875
It's good that you feel satisfied.
You need to eat more though.
>>40264077
Okay it was pretty easy to do 5x5 with 100 lb, I'll keep going with that
6'5 230
tfw pressing with 6'8 wingspan
>>40264875
Unrelated, but are you an artist? I see you have a graphics tablet because of that pressure sensitivity in the writing.
5'10, 170 lb.
I wish to become yellow.
>>40264870
Alright, going back to madcow 5x5 with focus on upperbody. would that work? I'll be hitting some type of bench everytime I go in
>>40264523
this is an absolute truth. Only weak people, or people on serious juice will advocate 4ever double overhand.
5'9 163
How do I into better forearms and pecs? I do my flyes as accessories yet it never seems to amount to much. Also how to lats.
>>40264523
after using hook grip for so long, I can never go back. Although for some reason I can't do hookgrip rack pulls, why is that? is it cuz my grip is weak?
>>40265177
Indeed I am, a tablet makes everything so much easier
>>40263247
holy shit is that in pounds? Boi you need to bullllk...
bad stats by /fit's standards, also t-rex
5'6 inb4 manlet
Started lifting last summer hope to work more on my OHP
>>40265895
Fuck
>>40265812
Got any work? Kinda interested.
>>40265895
impressive
seems about right desu
How the fuck is this possible? Is this shit broken or I'm the most symmetrical perfect being on the universe.
>>40265989
The categories are pretty loose and wide. It's not hard to be symmetrical, especially since so many muscles work in tandem.
>>40266003
Yeah, you are right. Now that I look into the reference table on the bottom all my lifts are in the intermediate phase wich is a pretty wide range.
>>40261713
3 days of lifting, bruhs. Will I make it?
>>40266060
Only if you keep going!
>>40266060
No. There really isn't any point in continuing. There's much better ways you can improve yourself other than lifting. I suggest you spend your time doing that.
>>40261969
now try lifting with proper form
>>40266060
>not having world class stats after day 1
Natty (Light) 6'1.5" ~213 lb mid-20 strongfat nearly by calisthenics exclusively reporting in. Start doing something now, don't make no excuses ('cause you'll eat that too.)
>>40266131
>Natty (Light) 6'1.5" ~213 lb mid-20 strongfat with calisthenics nearly exclusively reporting in. Start doing something now, don't make no excuses ('cause you'll eat that too.)
>>40261713
2 years serious barbell training. started at 135 lbs 6'2, now about 200-205 lbs
5'10 172
Pathetic
>>40266171
Also, i don't bench because of a shoulder injury
>>40266171
>Back squat
>360 lbs
>3,5pl8
>intermediate
Damn, what do these people want you to do before you're "proficient"?
REEEEEEEE
>>40266198
It's dependent on your weight. If you're 300 pounds and you're squatting your body weight, it's not so impressive. If you're 130 and squatting 3x your bodyweight, that's a pretty damn good squat.
>>40261920
should my butt hurt after squatting?
like immediately after
it doesn't hurt while squatting, or days after like DOMS, just immediately after when im getting out from under the bar
5'4" 122lbs
>inb4 manlet
>>40266088
What do you mean? My back is straight, scapula depressed, I already know I have good form.
>hurr squat and deads should be
No.
Also, I don't go to failure on squats, I can push myself harder on deads than on squats because I don't mind if I fail the last rep. I never get to that point when I squat, so if I pushed 100% it might be more even.
Fag.
If it's about the dips, then you're even more retarded than before.
>>40266198
360lb squat is pretty average senpai. youve just fallen for the 1/2/3/4 /fit/ meme
>>40266694
>male
>122lbs
Why even live?
Legs have been naturally strong for ages- been doing upper body to catch up like a mad cunt
6' 140 LBS
We're all gonna make it, brahs
>>40267497
oh and forgot to say- 5'8, 170 lbs
just benchmarked everything with one set of 6... wtf OHP, y u so high
5'9 173
Deadlift is my downfall
>TREX MODE IS A MEME IS A MEME IS A MEME THEY SAID
r-rawr anon-kun desu~~
195 5'9 lifting for 6 years
>inb4 haha i had those numbers on day 2 :^)
Fuck i hate my bench
>tfw exceptional deadlift
>tfw still DYEL
5'10, 70kg.
>>40268652
Bench form is surprisingly hard to master
>>40263770
...Can someone explain this webm to me? I know back arch is good and all, but is this retarded overkill or some super sekrit advanced jutsu?
>>40262322
Holee shit I need to see what you look like
>>40268681
>retarded overkill
its a competition to max bench
more arch = less ROM and better mechanics, there isn't really a point where it becomes worse that regular humans can achieve
>>40268681
He's competing in the bench press. If the goal is to put up a big 1RM and you're allowed/able to do that, why not?
Different story if you're training for other purposes.
>>40263770
God what a joke of a sport
>>40263770
lmfao
>>40261713
Injury recovery got me like
>do stronglifts because it seems retard proof
>about 2 months in
>have to deload OHP at 80
>still untrained because fat
>>40263770
>>40268703
>>40268730
post your bench then faggots
>>40268740
i just realized she has a single ply shirt on too
lmao
>>40268740
beautiful t b h
>>40262322
>Squat: 108.9 [EXCEPTIONAL]
>Bench: 119.7 [ELITE]
>5'10, 215lb
Something doesn't add up here anon. You've clearly entered your weight wrong.
I'm 5'10, 155lb and with a 120kg bench and I'm only considered advanced >>40268676 so you're sure as fuck not elite son.
>>40262870
>>40268690
Nothing to see here bros.
>>40268703
>>40268730
Stay jelly of our strength anon
>>40261713
5'9 190
6 months back into lifting and on a cut
>>40261713
>6'1"
>84kg
>3 months of actual lifting
6'1, 91kg. Bf is around 15%-16%
Lifting for 3 months. Roiding for 10 weeks.
>>40268798
5rm's are:
>ohp-40kg
>bench-60kg
>squat-75kg
>sumo deadlift-120kg
>>40268804
>Roiding for 10 weeks
why the fuck would you roid you're weak as fuck
>>40268766
120 is his "strength score" not his lift
>>40264523
this is the truth
>>40263074
judging from your squat and bench relative to your deadlift, you are a short-limbed deadlet and you will always struggle with deadlift compared to your other lifts
>>40268847
height and weight?
>>40268856
Fat Fuck 6ft 250lb something
>>40268825
for faster gains ya fuckin goof, my stats are fucked for somebody who lifting since November.
>>40261713
Been training for about 5 months so im happy with the results, best exercises to focus on Lateral delts (my weakest part atm)?
>>40268804
>>40268872
Prob troll but why would you roid with very little lifting experience?
>>40268804
>roiding for this
6'0 89kg
lifting for 4 months
Natty for life
>>40268956
It's not really that complicated and I'm a busy person who isn't a mentally retarded gymbro.
I have a strength and conditioning coach whom I see occasionally for form checks, a doctor checking my bloods who knows about my useage, some sperm frozen ahead of time and at least a hundred hours sunk into research on roids/lifting/nutrition before I got going.
Why would I not choose the most efficient path, which contains mitigatable risks.
>>40269013
I believe u bro
>>40268736
>>40263074
Squeeze the bar with your hands. Like a man.
>>40261789
Height/weight?
something must be severely wrong here...
>>40261713
5'6" manlet
170 lbs
>>40265895
are you a ghost?
>>40269244
lifts? looking orange
>>40269456
>>40264523
this dude's spot on and those #s for where to swap grip are good'ns too. sometimes ill do massive reps at 365 for grip work but i also have a slightly weak comparative grip still -- holds me back on DL, but since that's p far ahead of my upper body lifts (esp OHP) anyways, hasn't been a focus
183 cm
77 kg
presslet lyfe :(
>>40269497
why is your OHP so trash? your other lifts are definitely respectable and your OHP is lagging so far back. injury?
187cm/74kg 18yr at the time.
>>40268766
175kg bench
250kg squat
260kg deadlift
I'm not a competitor, but it's pretty elite compared to most guys in my gym, I think.
>>40262870
>>40268690
All you're getting is a hazy back shot until I cut.
>>40270308
Lifts?
>>40271397
OHP - 80-85kg
deadlift - 140kg
squat - 140kg
bench - 100kg
currently making a comeback, last time i trained for 3-4 months, MMA before that
>>40271397
Didnt train for mass btw, i look weak af
>>40271806
Gross man, train your fucking chest
Maybe doing PPL as a beginner wasn't such a good idea.
Can't do squats cause Im fat af and have shitty balance.
Can someone recommend me a good routine? Im fat wanting to lose weight but also not have fucking subpar lifts.
>>40265855
Yeah that's pounds. You think so? I thought i was doing really well with my progress. Still have stupid-ass beer belly but it's slowly going away. Eating at maintenance for 4 months, deficit for 1.
>>40262322
>100 push ups
>100 sit ups
>100 squats
>10km run
>every single day
>>40265138
I'm also 6'5, what do you think is a good weight to shoot for? I'm 200lbs right now and still bulking (started at 175), but should I stop around 220 and then maybe cut to like 210?
>>40272984
My goal is 210 at 6'4" so it's probably good enough for your height too
>>40272724
If you're too fat to squat you should probably wait until you're thinner to start lifting. Improve your general physical ability before you start lifting and I guarantee you'll be better off.
Take a little while to do:
>HIIT/LISS Cardio
>Stretching and mobility work
When you've lost some weight and can run for more than 5 minutes without dying, consider weight training again and you'll end up significantly better off than if you had stuck to strictly weight training.
I know it's not really the answer you want, but trust me when I say doing this now will save you a LOT of time in the future.
hows this for a year lads :)
>>40275105
pretty impressive, almost not believable
>>40261713
184cm 78kg, what's wrong with me
>>40275250
OHP and backsquat. Cant say anything about the bench im weak at it :'(
>>40275197
Seriously? It's real senpai.
Calisthenicsfag here
I just test out my lifts every few weeks
I'd say im doing good for starting out since summers end and not gaining a single pound
Only been lifting for about 3 months, I suck at squatting it seems but otherwise I think I'm doing ok
178cm 77kg
>>40261713
5' 10" 200 pounds
The power clean are actually continental cleans because I'm going to be doing a meet in a month. So take that with a grain of salt.
>tfw presslet
181cm 68kg
Lifting for about 4-5 months. I really hate squat.
5'9'' 165 lb
Lifting for 3 years +
Yay something for the hungry skelly to be ok at
Except for bench. That and OHP were listed at -11% as compared to people at the same strength level
>>40274355
Not the same anon, but would you happen to have some good examples of either HIIT or LISS cardio programs?
Lifting about a year
Hoping to go up in bench this week...lifting 5-6 months
>>40281579
do women not have muscle under their tits
>>40281579
>>40281579
BATHURST
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>>40281608
no, just gyno
>>40281579
L O N D O N
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>mfw traps are actually that small :(
>>40270156
I was a wrestler in high school and dislocated my shoulder upwards of 35 times and have absolutely destroyed my labrum
>tfw squatlet
>>40282075
>>40272724
Just continue with ppl if it worked well for you. You can still up your lifts on a cut.
Lifting one year
T..thanks rip
>3 months into 5x5
I thought the t-rex thing was a meme...
Also, I'm doing bent over rows instead of pendlay rows. Should I put the same weight in the meter? I'm told pendlays are harder.
>>40263247
>>40272799
plz respond
would probably be higher deadlift squat now if my lower back didn't die.
>>40283567
wops, forgot picture
>>40279154
can you post picture of your body? what are your lifts?
>>40281579
You'll make it, sis.
5'10 59kg auschwitz breh here
inb4
>L O N D O N
Someone help me out please
I want out of novice hell
meme-split or
starting strongth
>>40267178
i'm like 5'10 and was around 120-130 most of my life, it's not the way we were meant to live let me tell you
>>40285211
EAT
Four months in. Finally got my bench and OHP out of "Untrained" tier.
>>40261713
Fem anon here.
I started lifting with my boyfriend in the summer