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KidJSoul said:
Yo.

Here's the deal.

I have a lot of muscle mass and big defined shoulders, solid chest and solid upper back that I got mostly from dumbbell workouts.

But I can't tell if I'm a true beginner or not, because my barbell lifts are not very good.

Overhead press 100
Bench 190
Deadlift 225
Row 180
Squat 195
(uneven leg strength/flexibility has hurt my squat)

Am I still beginner, even with muscle mass? Like, should I just go with beginner programs like Starting Strength or SL5x5 or ICF and stuff like that?

My goal is to finish cutting, then when school starts, put on strength and muscle size.

Help me brehs :damn:



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I don't know how much the various labels really matter. If you are looking to add strength and size a program similar to PHAT might be the move.
 
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KidJSoul said:
Yo.

Here's the deal.

I have a lot of muscle mass and big defined shoulders, solid chest and solid upper back that I got mostly from dumbbell workouts.

But I can't tell if I'm a true beginner or not, because my barbell lifts are not very good.

Overhead press 100
Bench 190
Deadlift 225
Row 180
Squat 195
(uneven leg strength/flexibility has hurt my squat)

Am I still beginner, even with muscle mass? Like, should I just go with beginner programs like Starting Strength or SL5x5 or ICF and stuff like that?

My goal is to finish cutting, then when school starts, put on strength and muscle size.

Help me brehs :damn:



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Just eat and lift heavy..:yeshrug:

Sometimes we tend to overcomplicate shyt...
 
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Can someone explain to me the difference in weights at different gyms?
For instance the cables be labeled the same but they feel lighter at one gym than they do another
I be feeling strong as fukk curling 100s then I go back to golds and it's:damn:
 
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iBrowse said:
Correct all all fronts...especially considering if you're pulling off of a higher elevation. I hit 585 on a conventional deadlift in June but ever since then I've felt off. I couldn't even do 455 single a week later! Started like 5 pegs up on racks last month and have been moving up and down based on how I'm feeling. Gonna try just one or two pegs off of the bottom of the rack to see how I feel today.

With that said I love seeing nikkas hyper-extend their backs damn near falling backwards on a deadlift :mjlol:

On a bent bar: IMO for squats I don't mind as long as its curved in the center but generally I prefer good equipment.


EDIT: As far as the bars go, I always just pick the bent one for deads and leave the benching ones alone at the other side of the gym. Powerlifting gyms have a good policy on not mixing bars between different lifts...more gyms need to adopt that.
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So I got in the gym and said fukk it and did conventional deads and they went ok. Did some sets at 475 and all but the last one went well. Didn't get the slack out of the bar and ended up having a curly ass back lifting it up on the last rep. Locked it out and everything but it was an ugly rep. Rest of the workout was good af. Feeling confident to do 5 plates again next week or the week after inshallah.
 
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iBrowse said:
So I got in the gym and said fukk it and did conventional deads and they went ok. Did some sets at 475 and all but the last one went well. Didn't get the slack out of the bar and ended up having a curly ass back lifting it up on the last rep. Locked it out and everything but it was an ugly rep. Rest of the workout was good af. Feeling confident to do 5 plates again next week or the week after inshallah.
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