Bulking program. My story

[NOLOGY77]

Hello there. I started heavy lifting the previous summer. I was in August 2008 163lbs weight and while i was searching in the Internet i came face with a program from a guy that is called Vince Delmonte(I know you may say he is scum and everything) which said he was doing programs and had an e-book about skinny people and how to gain weight.

I bought it and read it and found out that he was right in many things so i decided to go forward and started his training program which included full body training with exercises both heavy like deadlifts,squats,stiff-legged deadlifts etc and others like dumbell rows etc. All the core exercise no fancy ones. I also started eating like crazy.

The results in 30 December i was up to 198lbs, my jeans wouldnt fit me anymore, my suits that i wore to the office didnt fit my back and i was really heavy i mean for my history. My Squat went up to 190lbs 5x5, deadlifts 270lbs 5x5, bench press 187 5x5. I have never done this kind of weights before, i know for you guys maybe again light but for me to do these weights now are heavy. and i am still going strong. I am doing some cutting now though for summer even though i dont care much about six pack etc.

Myq uestion when you read this, i want to start bulking again from September to put on weight since now i came down to 185lbs. What do you reccomend me to do? Will 5x5 Bill starr routine you suggest to everyone will fit for me? Thanks

 

[NBAfan#21]

Yea it should fit you perfectly. You can still make alot of progress on your compound lifts. You are about 35 lbs heavier than me but i can squat 35 lbs more than you. And just like you i never used to lift such heavy weights before starting some 5x5 programs. Ive been following it for only 1 month and a half too

 

[djeclipse]

Hello there. I started heavy lifting the previous summer. I was in August 2008 163lbs weight and while i was searching in the Internet i came face with a program from a guy that is called Vince Delmonte(I know you may say he is scum and everything) which said he was doing programs and had an e-book about skinny people and how to gain weight.

I bought it and read it and found out that he was right in many things so i decided to go forward and started his training program which included full body training with exercises both heavy like deadlifts,squats,stiff-legged deadlifts etc and others like dumbell rows etc. All the core exercise no fancy ones. I also started eating like crazy.

The results in 30 December i was up to 198lbs, my jeans wouldnt fit me anymore, my suits that i wore to the office didnt fit my back and i was really heavy i mean for my history. My Squat went up to 190lbs 5x5, deadlifts 270lbs 5x5, bench press 187 5x5. I have never done this kind of weights before, i know for you guys maybe again light but for me to do these weights now are heavy. and i am still going strong. I am doing some cutting now though for summer even though i dont care much about six pack etc.

Myq uestion when you read this, i want to start bulking again from September to put on weight since now i came down to 185lbs. What do you reccomend me to do? Will 5x5 Bill starr routine you suggest to everyone will fit for me? Thanks

Weight is all relative. A 130lb guy making a 160 bench PR is just as good for him as some powerlifter making a 405 PR. Each have just achieved something they have never done before, each worked hard at it, each diverse credit.

Congrats on your progress and sticking with it.

Here is the 5 x 5 site if you haven't read it already.

Bill Starr 5x5 - Madcow Intermediate or Linear Version