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I remember Jim Wendler writing something about having this same problem. He wound up measuring where he wanted his feet to be and putting tape (I think electrical?) on the floor to make sure he was...

5/3/1 comes to mind.

If it's really a tear or some other semi-serious injury, I doubt very much it is going to get better if you just work through it.

To piggyback off that, you'd probably be best off looking for something tangible in terms of weight and body fat percentage, and then figure out how to get from where you are to where you want to be.

What's better for what?

If you want people to comment on your routine, you need to the list the routine. The whole thing, with specifics, not a vague overview.

I agree. Too much forward lean - when you do that, it's hard to hit depth because you start feeling like you're going to fall over if you any deeper.

Another thing I noticed is that you look...

Oh, man...it's going to be kind of a long answer, to ready yourself.

I first used SS when I was coming back from a broken hand in, I believe, November of 2011. My strength was virtually nil from...

Overhead presses, bench presses, and chinups/pullups will help your arms. These same exercises plus deadlifts will help your forearms. Squats and overhead presses will help your abs.

These are,...

Way, way, way too much, especially for a beginner. Why are earth are you doing so much?

Okay, I think I get it now. It actually sounds a lot like what I used to do when I started hitting the gym regularly when I was in college - I'd start with a certain weight and try to get to six...

All of these muscles are going to be hit by what is done in starting strength, especially if you do the version with chin-ups or pull-ups. You are underestimating the reach of the big compound...

I would say the predominant sentiment has been that you want to break from conventional wisdom when it come to setting up a novice/advanced novice program, and so people want to know why you are...

I admit, I am not an expert on AllPros program, but isn't it one day on, one day off, like the one you had originally listed? If so, why not go with his?

No, I don't particularly like that program, and I don't see a reason to deviate from a novice program that is working.

Basically, I see this as a decision-mapping issue. To get to where you were...

OP,

How long have you been doing SS?

Okay, fine, you're an ectomoprh, you have a slender build. But that doesn't change all that much, does it? You still have to do something to stimulate muscle growth and eat to recover, right?...

When you say "the actual program" do you mean what you posted originally, or AllPros?

First thing is to get on a specific program. Know what you're doing, how you plan to progress and why. Whether it's a strength-first or bodybuilding-first one is really up to you. I'd go with...

No, probably not.

Why did you decide on this routine?