Stronglifts 4 weeks in

**Jamessi88** · 20-09-2011 11:59 AM

Right so im starting a thread going to update with pics every 4 weeks probably showing my progress on strong lifts 5 x 5.

I've trained for afew years and posted on here a long time ago but had a good year off but now im back and making some good strength gains on strong lifts, in fact im not far from where i was a year or 2 ago.

Obviously a lot of work to do but here is my starting pics, well 3 weeks in or so. Taken on the 8th so will post some more in 2 and abit weeks.

5,7
10st4lb (was just about 11stone when i stopped training )

Stats so far on stronglifts
Squats just finished 5 x 5 on 86kg yesturday
Db Pressing instread of Bench press currently on 30kg dumbells (struggling because my gym goes striaght from 26kg to 30's)
Deadlift 5x5 on 80kg
Military press 5x5 52kg
Bent over Row 54kg

Dont know how familiar any of you are with strong lifts but on workout b im dropping the squats as I struggle to dead-lift after and squatting 3 times a week i struggle with recovery.

**tony4100** · 20-09-2011 01:04 PM

I think you might be struggling with the dead lifts because you are doing 5x5 rather than 1x5 as the programme says. Keep the squats to 3x per week and dead lift to 1x5.

How much are you eating? I found since I upped my calories (from my goal of fat loss) my recovery has improved.

**Jamessi88** · 20-09-2011 01:12 PM

sorry I meant 1 x 5 with deads with a warm up set or two. Its not so much doms or anything just stuggle mentally and physically to keep form with deadlifts after doing 5 x 5 squats and afew deadlift warm ups. Also stuggle on the wednesday if i squat monday.

**tony4100** · 20-09-2011 03:33 PM

I am no expert, but your other lifts look pretty good but the DL Seems proportionally lower. Is it technique? I did struggle with DL because my form was not good and I was using more back than legs. If it were me I would keep the squats 3 times per week, lower the weight on the DL and concentrate on form.

perhaps post a video so some of the more experienced guys on here can give you some feedback.

**Jamessi88** · 21-09-2011 09:38 AM

Yeah I could probobly deadlift more just been taking it easy and missed a couple of sessions in the first 2 weeks happend to be workout B. I used to deadlift 108kg for reps so im sure I can get it up fairly quickly, really not comfortable dead lifting after squats though!

**DamianWalker** · 21-09-2011 11:04 PM

stop skipping workouts, for me i ached like hell the first week but still squatted and by the second week my body had got used to it, but its your own fault really, your supposed to start with just the bar so by letting your ego get in the way your already skipping workouts.
so either lower the weight or do the routine properly.

**Jamessi88** · 22-09-2011 02:24 PM

I missed some workouts for personal reasons not aches, and I haven't missed a session in 2 weeks now. I no longer get squat doms either Im just not comftable dead lifting with proper form after doing squats. You'll have trouble finding many routines that have squats and deadlifts on the same day for that reason. I dont think skipping the squats on workout B is the end of the world and I dint post here looking for advice just a thread I said ill add updates too if anyones intrested. Also im doing sum 3 x 5 weighted pull ups on B day.