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If so, should I even bother working out with the few exercises that I can still do? Or should I just lay off the whole thing entirely until my lower back is better?

Could not doing squats/deadlifts/presses/rows be affecting my other exercises? (bench press, chinups, dips, etc.)? Ever since I stopped doing those four exercises, my others have pretty much stalled...

I've been doing Starting Strength for a few months and was making a lot of progress, but a couple weeks ago I lost my workout journal so I didn't know what weight to deadlift, so I guessed....

Grip width would be the same, as I use the bench to gauge grip width.

On Wednesday, I benched 185lbs for three sets (5x4x3) on a standard bar (the smaller/lighter one).

Today, I benched 185lbs...

I actually much prefer the olympic bar as it pertains to grip, comfort, and form. The smaller bar was hard to grip because my fingers dug into my palm when trying to wrap the bar firmly.

I don't...

I'm not sure you understand, it is easier to bench with the standard (smaller, lighter) bar.

Right, which is why it's curious that it's more difficult with the olympic bar. The best argument you could make would be that it would be just as difficult as the standard bar, which it is not.

How so?

The olympic bar is about 1.5 inches longer. But since I now have 44lb weights instead of 25lb weights, the center mass of the plates is closer to the middle anyway since I don't need to...

A sledgehammer weighs about 10 pounds. Hold the end of the handle and keep it parallel to the ground. Now take a 10 pound weight and hold it by your chest. Then come back and tell me what you've...

I just got rid of my standard bar & weights in favour of an olympic barbell and weights. However, just now, my bench press sets were far more difficult and I got out a few reps less than I did with...

I know, but I simply don't have any way to record it.

I'll see if I can note my knee position throughout my squat next time I do it.

But I'm doing Starting Strength. What is SS without...

I've always had hip joint pain when squatting, ever since I started squatting about 10 weeks ago. But in the past week it has been particularly debilitating. It's a sharp pain in my hip joint (like,...

No :( I don't even have a cell phone, let alone with a crappy camera :P

40lbs.

All right, I'll try adding weight even if I can't make the five reps, as suggested. Though one thing I forgot to mention, I've worked out for these 5 months every other day (with the occasional two...

But, for the sake of argument, if I was bench pressing 100lbs as a 180lb adult male, would it not be pertinent to compare that to others? My 16 year old 6' 130lb younger brother who just started...

I try to add 5 pounds every week or so, but every time I do I can't make 5 reps so I drop it back down to its previous weight. I could try sticking with the weight despite managing only 3 reps but...

I'm trying to figure out why I'm not seeing any improvement with SS. I'll give you all of the information I can that might help.

I've been working out for five months and for all of that time I've...

Apologies if this is in the wrong section, wasn't sure where else to put it. Okay, I've been working out properly for just over four months now, doing squats/deadlifts/bench presses/military presses...

I don't have an olympic bar or olympic weights, so when I deadlift the bar rests on the floor at 5" off the ground. How ideal is it to have the bar higher up? I believe 45lb olympic plates are 18" in...