I’ve been reading the replies and it’s wonderful to see the amount of information exchanged. If and when that happens, I’ll see what other programs may make sense.

It may well be that at some point I’ll grow beyond the point where SL can continue to get me further towards my goal. Not looking for washboard abs or a selfie-worthy bod. If my BF% goes down as a result of that, I consider it a bonus. I want to get stronger, and it’s working. I am not particularly interested in adding huge amounts of bulk. That takes a few weeks minimum, and I know myself well enough that if I started missing reps in my first couple weeks because I was “getting challenged” I’d probably have found that discouraging, and might have been enough for me to give up and try something else.Īlso agree that SL is a strength program, which is precisely what I’m looking for.

The other thing that I think is good about the low starting weights is that it’s not a bad thing for folks to be able to lift the weight easily, because IMO one of the most important things about any exercise program is turning it into a HABIT. I don’t know that my form is awesome, but I think there’s merit to the idea of learning to perform the motions with the bar before starting to put too much weight into the mix. I would agree that the bottom end of SL is probably too light for many folks, but it has the upside of allowing a better focus on form while not lifting too heavy. Had to take a break for about 6 weeks due to a foot injury, and have been back at it for around a month now. mix in some box jumps and lunges if i wanna fry the legs but dont add weight.Still doing SL. I’ll do 5x5 or 5x7 but i dont need to risk the additional weight just to keep adding and potentially risk injury. I have a rule now where I dont lift over 245# for back squat. forget about a calorie deficit…just not sustainable for more than two weeksĪll of that said, once you go through it and get your strength up, its relatively easy to maintain even if you don’t add weight.

any more than 2 days of lifting a week is incredibly taxing and likely will result in a hole.

you need to double up your days on the bike and lifting, then just have a full day off, otherwise you never get to recover.

Its hard to do on a mid-volume plan and likely needs a low vol plan to be successful.

Its a good way to start and make good progression but once you get to plateau becomes incredibly taxing.

Similar to what has been posted I’ve tried Starting Strength which follows a routine close stronglifts.

Stronglifts 5x5 routine