young_squatters Single Factor 5x5 Journal

[StiLL_ShurGGIN]

hmm i like this new routine however, some changes to the exercise choices shall be made. what u doin right now is what looks like DFHT to me. however, some mistakes i think he had made is doin 5x5 on leg press and cgbp. they are totally gd for hypertrophy but not much strength. adding bb row for upper bod and clean/clea&jerk for lower body and SLDL will be a gd choice.

i wont recommend u to do ur main lift (squat bench deads) again on ur hypertrophy days as u nid to stay away from them and focus on bringing up ur weak points. however, front squat and good morning is a gd choice. besides, foin some flat db bench is gd for improving ur bench press if u add some speed work to it.

 

[anotherbutters]

If you read his posts, you'd see that he isn't going to follow that routine.

 

[blut wump]

Young_Squatter, I'd be greatful if you could explain why you're deliberating whether to follow Rippetoe's advice.

As I see it, you have personal advice from one of finest strength and conditioning coaches on the planet and you're looking to us as ratify his words. What's more, he seems happy to continue to coach you over the phone so you can give him feedback and he'll moderate his advice to you as time passes.

I can't understand why you're not jumping for joy secure in the knowledge that, with sufficient effort on your part, this could be one of the best years in your ongoing training that anyone could hope for.

 

[young_squatter]

Young_Squatter, I'd be greatful if you could explain why you're deliberating whether to follow Rippetoe's advice.

As I see it, you have personal advice from one of finest strength and conditioning coaches on the planet and you're looking to us as ratify his words. What's more, he seems happy to continue to coach you over the phone so you can give him feedback and he'll moderate his advice to you as time passes.

I can't understand why you're not jumping for joy secure in the knowledge that, with sufficient effort on your part, this could be one of the best years in your ongoing training that anyone could hope for.

Well I am a former fat boy who went aneroxic to lose a lot of weight, So its hard to gain more then a lb a week when anyone tells me to, I fare being fat again. That is why I have a hard time following rippetoes advice, because I dont want to gain more then a lb a week. And I dont know how well this program would work unless I gained more then that.

 

[RipStone]

Well I am a former fat boy who went aneroxic to lose a lot of weight, So its hard to gain more then a lb a week when anyone tells me to, I fare being fat again. That is why I have a hard time following rippetoes advice, because I dont want to gain more then a lb a week. And I dont know how well this program would work unless I gained more then that.

Like I said before, your body composistion is different now bro. Maybe re-read that post I made yesterday man.

 

[young_squatter]

Yeah I know ripstone, But I am still not for gaining more than a lb a week, Im just not cofortable with it, But I increased my calories this week by 300, so we will see how this week goes and how my weight goes. If I dont make Pr this week then I will eat a lot more and just hope that most of weight is going to be the good kind.

You know its hard to want to even gain more than a lb a week when you see all of these people saying anymore then a lb a week you are gaining to much fat.

So we will see how it goes.

 

[Madcow2]

Young_Squatter, I'd be greatful if you could explain why you're deliberating whether to follow Rippetoe's advice.

As I see it, you have personal advice from one of finest strength and conditioning coaches on the planet and you're looking to us as ratify his words. What's more, he seems happy to continue to coach you over the phone so you can give him feedback and he'll moderate his advice to you as time passes.

I can't understand why you're not jumping for joy secure in the knowledge that, with sufficient effort on your part, this could be one of the best years in your ongoing training that anyone could hope for.

A pertinent excerpt from Glenn Pendlay's interview at The Core Magazine.

<what should....>A relatively inexperienced athlete who wants to train for general strength and size.

He should live and die in the squat rack. <snipped> An alternative to that would be to just go to Mark Rippetoe and get a program and do what he tells you. Its normal for him to take a high school kid and put 30-40lbs of muscle on them in a period of less than 6 months, without drugs and without ever spending more than 3 days a week in the gym. I should say it’s normal IF they listen to him, most won’t listen to anyone.

young_squatter - do not be the type of kid that Glenn is refering to. Everyone here has told you to eat, Rippetoe has told you to eat. You were fat before because you didn't have enough muscle to consume the excess calories and your activity level wasn't high enough to offset it. That ain't the case anymore. You have a chance to really pile on some muscle here. Do not make the same mistake as many of us did with restricted diets during our first year or so (you already have good training in place and that's more than we ever did). You will never get this chance again for newbie gains.

 

[anotherbutters]

Someone new to lifting weights is going to make their biggest gains in strength when they first start. I suspect you can match those gains in strength with fast gains in muscle size, hence Mark's advice that you can safely put on more than 1lb per week without getting fat. This won't continue and I'm sure he'll tell you to slow it down at some point. Try to enjoy it while you can!

 

[anotherbutters]

And try not to feel as though we're all ganging up on you

 

[Madcow2]

And try not to feel as though we're all ganging up on you

That's a good point. In the end, it's what makes you happy even if that means zero muscle. It just depends on your goals and priorities. You'll have to figure that out for yourself but do it with full knowledge that there are sacrifices that will be made on both sides (i.e. maximizing muscle means challenging your weight issues and challenging your weight issues is obviously emotional). Neither is the end of the world but it's important that you have all the info and make a conscious decision that you are happy with.