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And maybe a sticky for beginners too all about the Rippetoe program, eating enough food, proper form, sticking to compound exercises, what not to do, etc.

I second the Anthrax Invasion advice sticky idea.

I'm in the same boat as you as far as going to high school and having to fit in meals. I would have a much bigger breakfast (Maybe a big bowl of oatmeal and some eggs) and bring both a lunch (A couple slices of wheat bread and a couple chicken breasts would work because it could be like a...

Like the others said, maybe more helpful stickies. Good articles, a sticky of video hosting sites for people who want others to critique their lifts, etc. I'm aware that these threads would have to be made first but you get the point, more helpful training shit and less killing of it.

You made that look easy for a PR, nice job.

Yeah I think I'll head to Home Depot this weekend with a printout from the site and get them. I'm going to need them for push press and bench I'm sure. And thanks on the congrats. You too, I've been reading your journal a little and it's cool to see you're doing good on your second run.

Quit being a pussy and squat. Squat high reps, squat low rep, squat your fucking sister, but squat. Hahahaha, that's the greatest thing ever. Good read, funny but with a point.

I'm still a beginner and definitely no expert on the subject, but I think you should try scaling your lifts back a few weeks and working back up to your current PRs. Some advice I've received is to scale back to 80% of your 5RM, then 90%, then hit your current 5RM and then try and break the...

Wednesday 4/26/06 - Week 8 - Day 2 Squats: 105 x 5 120 x 5 140 x 5 140 x 5 140 x 5 Push Press: 65 x 5 80 x 5 95 x 5 105 x 5 120 x 5 PR Deadlift: 115 x 5 135 x 5 160 x 5 185 x 5 215 x 5 PR Chin-ups: BW x 5 BW x 5 BW x 5 BW x 5 BW x 5 Needsize Crunches: BW+25 x 6 BW+25 x 6 BW+25 x 6 BW+25 x 6...

Yeah, even after resetting to 80% I just didn't feel comfortable with the bench. If I switched to db pause presses I could still use it in the 5x5, like say start with the 35s x 5, then the 40s x 5, etc., right? I've also heard (Not sure if this is true or not) that db presses actually help your...

Hmm, yeah I guess I'll go ahead and do that and up my calories week by week until I'm around 3500ish. I've been eating around 2900 calories and my weight has practically stayed the same, lost like 3 pounds is all. Thanks asd, I really needed some reassurance. :)

Yeah, I'm thinking the same thing, I just get so damn paranoid that I'm going to get fat again. I know it's all in my head, but I still feel that way sometimes. Bah, oh well, I'll just have to deal with it. What are your opinions on starting a new 5x5 with the substitutions I listed? I would...

I just went out for some Pollo Loco instead of eating my usual dinner because my family invited me. If someone offers me something then I'll usually eat it and then just compensate later on with less calories so that the numbers are basically the same at the end of the day.

I put all my plates back but I'm definitely starting to feel less and less inclined to do so every week. The thing that I hate is not as much when people leave their plates (I'm ok with taking off a couple 45s) but how they completely screw up the weight order. People are putting 10s and 25s...

Monday 4/24/06 - Week 8 - Day 1 Squats: 105 x 5 120 x 5 140 x 5 160 x 5 185 x 5 PR Bench Press: 65 x 5 80 x 5 95 x 5 105 x 5 120 x 5 Power Cleans: 65 x 5 80 x 5 95 x 5 105 x 5 120 x 4 Fail Weighted Hyperextensions: BW+45 x 10 BW+45 x 10 BW+45 x 10 Needsize Crunches: BW+25 x 6 BW+25 x 6...