5 months gym but small gains. Why?

and twisted.



Right in front of me. All hail mikestraws and his incredible gains.

Got any progress pics? And your then/now stats and lifts?

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1878343&page=7&p=36860141#post36860141

These are his photos for the TSR transformation contest (not sure if he was doing SS for that).

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1878343&page=7&p=36860141#post36860141

These are his photos for the TSR transformation contest (not sure if he was doing SS for that).

Say what you like those were taken after only after 4 weeks or so of working out.

The point is, I lost fat. And got stronger.

According to you, ss just makes you get fat. You have been proven wrong.

Now, where are your pics?

And how strong are you

My stats are as follows, not my 1RM because I don't feel the need to know what my 1rm is.

SQUATS: 75KG 5X5
BENCH: 47.5KG 5X5
DL: 80kg 1X5

8 weeks ago I had never touched a barbell before in my life Still got a long way to go but since I plan to keep fit and strong the rest of my life I'm not too concerned.

Tell us again how compound based training routines make you fat, please.

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I'll let you know in a year or so how gaining weight on that style of training went.

Care to tell me how weight lifting is directly opposed to a goal of being fit and strong? Sounds pretty interesting.

You're better off in the pub.

I have pics that make me look jacked, and pics that make me look terrible. Neither of which am I posting here because I value being relatively anonymous. I was 143lbs at my current height and now I'm 200lbs. I've been lifting for ages, though, and it's all be pretty futile. I thoroughly discourage anyone from bothering.

Just to ask though (maybe I misunderstood your posts) do you not think that if you now cut and lost a few pounds you will look a lot more better than you did when you first started?

Plus how many calories where you eating whilst doing SS (as you've gained quite a lot of weight)

I've never done SS, though I did spend several years pratting around with similar bare-bones routines and never got along with them.

If I cut now I'd lose muscle and fat and basically just shrink. I've been all over with my bodyweight, imo most people generally just grow and shrink without any huge change in their body composition. In fact obviously most people make **** all gains ever, but we look at the minority who do and for some reason believe anyone could have done the same.

Overall yes I look better than if I had never got into lifting, but with several rather serious physical injuries, and psychological damage due to the solitary, obsessive and isolating nature of this hobby when taken to an extreme (I was very stupid), I can't say it's been good for me.

You probably would but you could minimise muscle loss by taking it really slowly and losing at a very slow rate. Just to also ask how long did it take for you to get up to 200lbs?

Its a shame that it hasn't worked out for you. I do think it does work as long as you have a decent lifting routine (doesn't have to be SS) and a good diet but it may be at a lot slow rate and would take a couple of years. From someone who lost weight and took up heavy lifting even though I'm a girl my body has transformed in a positive way and look like I have gained some muscle. I also believe that you can still achieve your body as well maybe you just haven't found what's best for you???

I'm ****ed if I know how I can obtain impressive results. It's all genetics, innit.

you can get an impressive physique even with **** genetics.

if you want to compete/take it to the next level then genetics start becoming a determining factor.

you keep slating for people not posting pictures, where are yours?

what gets people jacked is consistency in diet and training. even if you have crap genetics you can get a physique that both the ladies and lads will lust over.

too many people cry over genetics rather than manning the fcuk up and deal with what they've got

There are only a small handful of people here with any level of muss or strength and afaik they're all juicers. I can "give advice" like the next gym fag but honestly I'm ****ed if I know how I can obtain impressive results. It's all genetics, innit.