Hey any thoughts on starting strength? Been struggling to work out by my self so gunna see a trainer who specialises in starting strength I’ve heard it’s good. Hopefully it gets my ass into gear.
i usually put 5-7 points in, i don’t centre my builds around it usually but i don’t like having to micromanage my carryweight
Imo starting strength is a badly designed program by a shitty texan, pretty much anything works when you never worked out before but not including AMAP is just a bad idea imo. I also strongly dislike the starting strength crowd because of just how fucking orthodox they are when it comes to modifications. As far as getting your ass into gear I think this could be an interesting read for you to navigate some stuff easier
It worked well for me. I should note that a lot is the hype is less about the program than the book; it gives excellent explanations of the lifts and how to perform them properly.
Keep in mind though that it’s optimized for football, thus the emphasis on legs and back, plus explosive strength from the power cleans. That’s also why the diet is largely about getting calories in you, and you have quotes like “an adult man weighs at least 200 lbs”.
At the end of the day, as a beginner it’s far less important to spend time learning what lifts to do than it is to spend time doing them. What is important is making sure you know how to perform them properly, and the SS book is a great resource for that. DM me if you need a copy.
Wow that sounds like a lot of milk if I’m already heaps fat I won’t need to eat as much or is that not how it works? What sort of stuff are you transitioning too?
5/3/1 is decent but a bit slow texas method is another good intermediate but you kinda have to bulk while on it, alternatively Greg Nuckols has a master spreadsheet with a ton of variations that you can grab or I can send it to you if you don’t want to give him your email.
