2 months on Starting Strength; are my lifts any good?

[Throatwobbler]

I've been doing the Starting Strength program for 2 months. How are my lifts? Better or worse than average?

I'm 6'1" and 185. All are for 3 sets of 5 reps, except deadlift which is 1x5. I'm pretty much at my limit now with all exercises and only going up by small amounts, if at all.

Back Squat = 210
Bench Press = 140
Deadlift = 260
Front Squat = 170
Shoulder Press = 110
Bent Over Row = 135

Thanks

[isaku900]

eat more

[ohiobrah]

Nice lifts man, keep it up brah. Keep goin. You're an animal. Tear it up (srs)

[xRequiem]

not really, a lot of people make it further.

[gilesmiles1]

Recently a lot of questions here on SS and I'm sure all are addressed in the book including this one.

Its your rate of progress that matters, which btw we can't know since we have no idea where you started from.

No way you should be deloading after 2 months though, something is wrong

[AmericanPhysco]

Your lifts are bad and you should feel bad.

[7399martyn]

Your lifts suck which is expected cos youve only been lifting for 2 months.

dw, give it time.

[samsont]

no one cares how much weight you put on the bar....



only thing that matters is, are you making progress?

if not, your lifting sucks, if you are - good job kid, keep it up

[onz]

You should be able to take SS quite a bit further.

However, whether or not those lifts are good or not depend on how you started out. If you started out from a 70 pound backsquat, than you are doing ****ing stellar. If you started out from a 150 pound backsquat, then you are doing average.

[zakatak333]

like they said, there's a difference between personal progress and competitive status. person 1 benches 200 first time in the gym, after 2 months benches 250. person 2 benches 65 first time in the gym, after 2 months benches 150. same body weight. competitively, person 1 is doing much better. personally, person 2 is achieving more. average is a relative term, average of what? how are you doing compared to average elite lifter? horrible. how are you doing compared to average couch potato? excellent. how are you doing compared to average 6'1'' 185 guys with 2 months experience? i don't know.

[Anthony21]

no one cares how much weight you put on the bar....



only thing that matters is, are you making progress?

if not, your lifting sucks, if you are - good job kid, keep it up

This is all that matters.

Setting short and long term goals and working your ass off to reach them.

[Trexmeyer]

Without a baseline we can't say if you're making or progress or not. How much weight have you gained since you started? What is your BF%?

AND EAT MORE This something none of you kids understand for some reason. You can not get bigger and stronger quickly without a caloric surplus. This looks like a strong case of YNDTP.

[Kregna]

Rows and front squats aren't in SS dude

[Trexmeyer]

Rows and front squats aren't in SS dude

**** me with a stick I didn't even notice that.

OP why are you ****ing around with other lifts? Stick to the program. smh

[Throatwobbler]

eat more

I'm eating over 3000 kcal a day. On some lifting days I even go over 4000 kcal as my appetite is through the roof.

Recently a lot of questions here on SS and I'm sure all are addressed in the book including this one.

Its your rate of progress that matters, which btw we can't know since we have no idea where you started from.

No way you should be deloading after 2 months though, something is wrong

Here is my progress. I probably started too heavy.

Back Squat = 145...210
Bench Press = 105...140
Deadlift = 170...260
Front Squat = 125...170
Shoulder Press = 80...110
Bent Over Row = 100...135

Without a baseline we can't say if you're making or progress or not. How much weight have you gained since you started? What is your BF%?

AND EAT MORE This something none of you kids understand for some reason. You can not get bigger and stronger quickly without a caloric surplus. This looks like a strong case of YNDTP.

I've put on about 7lbs since starting. Not sure about BF. Probably around 13%. I can just see ab outlines when I flex hard. I've also recently started taking creatine which I'm hoping will make the strength gains come a little easier.

**** me with a stick I didn't even notice that.

OP why are you ****ing around with other lifts? Stick to the program. smh

I work out at home and don't have the equipment required to do power cleans. I do front squats on Day A so that my legs are less tired for deadlift. I know Rippetoe didn't write his program like that, but it makes logical sense to me, so I will keep doing it.

Thanks for the advice guys.

[Trexmeyer]

All you need is weights and Olympic bar to do power cleans...

[Jason2459]

I'm eating over 3000 kcal a day. On some lifting days I even go over 4000 kcal as my appetite is through the roof.


Probably around 13%. I can just see ab outlines when I flex hard.


Thanks for the advice guys.

You already got the best advice above. Eat more.

[Bobby1291]

All you need is weights and Olympic bar to do power cleans...

This lol.

[Jasonk282]

As long as you are adding weight to the bar each workout...that's all that matters with SS. At 6'1" 185lbs you are pretty skinny...eat more food.

[Throatwobbler]

This lol.

And bumper plates, and room to do them, both of which I don't have.

[Jasonk282]

And bumper plates, and room to do them, both of which I don't have.

why bumper plates?