Move to intermediate program from beginner?

[onthepianoroad]

Hi All,

I've been doing fierce 5 beginner for almost 3 months. My current lifts are:

back squat-350 lbs 3 sets of 5
bench- 245 lbs at 3 sets of 5
front squat-235 lbs 3 sets of 5
OHP-140 lbs at 3 sets of 5
pull ups- 3 sets of 12
RDL- 235 at 3 sets of 8 (not too difficult)

Should I move on to the fierce 5 intermediate? It's started to take me longer to recover from front squat and back squat. I've only had to do a reset on bench once.

Thanks for all your help!

[WolfRose7]

If you want. Sounds like you have more progress left to get though.
Rest longer between sets if needed

Have you got a video of your squats.
It's weird to see that much difference between front and back, and rdl and back

[Oleg1975K]

It seems this is not a back squat, but a slight bending of the legs at the knees with a barbell on the back)))
It’s better to learn how to do the exercises right from the start than to be retrained later, being experienced.
Now my friends and I are teaching in the gym to squat such a person who has 20 years of training experience. Training weights had to be reduced by 30 kg ....

[onthepianoroad]

Thanks for the input. Don't have a video of the back squat but I go down to parallel. I started at 145 front squat and 145 RDL which weren't heavy at all but I didn't want to start with too much weight. The bench and back squat are now heavy but the others aren't yet.

[weakham]

That moment when you realize that someone has accomplished your goal after 3 years within 3 months

#Feelsbadman

[RapidFail]

That moment when you realize that someone has accomplished your goal after 3 years within 3 months

#Feelsbadman

I wouldn't lose sleep over it - everyone starts from somewhere different and genetics make a big difference. I've been lifting for 10 months and my current lifts are in my sig - if that makes you feel better!

[WakingOp]

I wouldn't lose sleep over it - everyone starts from somewhere different and genetics make a big difference. I've been lifting for 10 months and my current lifts are in my sig - if that makes you feel better!

It makes me feel better. We're pretty even. You got my deadlift beat, but I just started those this month. I have to question OP and his lifts though. I mean, maybe. But that means he started at 185 bench and 230 squat. Those seem pretty suspect unless he was already somehow trained

[RapidFail]

It makes me feel better. We're pretty even. You got my deadlift beat, but I just started those this month. I have to question OP and his lifts though. I mean, maybe. But that means he started at 185 bench and 230 squat. Those seem pretty suspect unless he was already somehow trained

I don't think those numbers are suspect at all - some people are just naturally strong. If you want to look at a true genetic freak (and a natural), Greg Nuckols reportedly benched over 300lb and deadlifted over 400lb the first time he held a barbell at age 15 and was able to get his squat and deadlift over 500lb on beginner programs.

[onthepianoroad]

WakingOp, I was a D1 college athlete a while back so I have some previous experience. Just never tried to lift for size so this is foreign territory for me. Diet is my main hindrance at this point. Hoping to get to a 400 lb bench eventually but that's years away.......if ever.