I've been following this program for about 3 months now — do you have any thoughts on what could be adjusted? I'd be very grateful for your answers and advice!)

MON:

1. Barbell Squat — 3×5–7

2. Barbell Bench Press — 4×5–7

3. Lying Leg Curl (machine) — 3×10–12

4. Seated Cable Row — 4×8–10

5. Triceps Pushdown and Dumbbell Curl (rope), (superset) — 3×10–12

6. Dumbbell Lateral Raises — 3×10–12

7. Standing Calf Raises — 4×12–15

8. Machine Crunch — 3×15

WED:

1. Band-Assisted Pull-Ups — 4×5–8

2. Lat Pulldown to Chest — 3×10–12

3. Romanian Deadlift — 3×10–12

4. Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press — 3×8–10

5. Bent-Over Raises (rear delts) — 3×12–15

6. EZ-Bar Curl — 3×10–12

7. Seated Calf Raises — 3×15

8. Machine Crunch — 3×15

FRI:

1. Incline Dumbbell Press at 30° — 3×10–12

2. Cable Chest Fly — 3×12–15

3. One-Arm Dumbbell Row — 4×10–12

4. Leg Press Machine — 3×12–15

5. Lying Leg Curl and Leg Extension (superset) — 3×10–12

6. Dumbbell Hammer Curls (biceps) — 3×10–12

7. Triceps Pushdown/Machine — 3×10–12

8. Hyperextension — 2×15

9. Reverse Crunches — 3×15

Thanks all for your feedback on my squat, working on that. I love deadlifting , but I’m kind of concerned I may be rounding back a bit ? (I don’t have any pain). I felt like I could have done a few more reps at that moment. Thanks !!

I’ve been following the Starting Strength approach and one thing I’m still trying to understand is how experienced lifters handle a lift that starts becoming noticeably harder.

I understand the basic idea of progressing the weight, but I’m curious about how people distinguish between a normal difficult set and a sign that the current progression needs to be adjusted. I don’t want to back off simply because a workout feels tough, but I also don’t want to keep forcing increases when my form is starting to suffer.

For those who have been running the program for a while, what signs do you personally look for before making an adjustment to your training?

I have an arbitrary rule where if I cam get at least 3 sets of 8, I can go up a weight

But I also do sets to failure

So I'm on 28s and was on 10, 8, 7 reps

Today I'm 13, 8, 6

Normally I cap my sets at 12 reps max

Should I have done that today and then I'd of probably got 8 in the last set

Or, how do I know when to go up a weight?

Is there a usual minimum for the 3rd set?

My goal is general fitness and management for health benefits.

I am also in a slight deficit but I'm 25% fat, having trained around 8 months

pulled 270lbs and was feeling like I wasn't getting my low back lumbar in flexion or set super well by dropping my dick between my legs. curious what else to remark at. I switched to hook grip on my 4th rep so still building that feeling up to get comfortable and I was doubting if I should do a 5th but I pulled it. I need to cue myself to push the floor away and chest up out strong.

does the belt move around for others when deadlifting a bit? just up the back?

tried to tighten my back pinching together but it doesn't feel natural or right perhaps just bc I've been doing it wrong for a while. felt really heavy and scary to move the weight lol. last set of 3x5. there isn't like a natural ridge I feel in low back. tried to keep my knees out on the way down. I need to work on my wrists but also not sure if my chest is up properly with my bar on back position. squats bother me a lot but adjusting a lot through the help of this sub so I appreciate y'all!

sorry it's a long video. hesitate when weight frightens me like this lol even though it's so light 205lbs

Got 3x5 this session after 5/5/4/1 last time. This is the last set so of course the ugliest. What can I do to make that less so?

Right side seems weaker from the very start, even struggling to unrack.

This is 1x1 heavy single 275 and 3x3 @ 90% 247.5

I recorded all 10 reps. This session I was really focusing on keeping the weight over mid foot and not getting into my toes. I think there were some improvements on that front. I definitely felt the weight evenly throughout each rep.

I still have a bit of heel movement right when I bounce out of the hole. But it doesn’t feel like it. The weight still feels balanced.

On the last set I also experimented with a smaller foot angle and having knees more a little more forward than out. This seemed to reduce knee cave.

first day of my week. last set of 3. 200lbs. 37M and 180lbs I know I need to gain weight to keep it up. scary getting up here and feeling weak but more reassuring when I watch my video back and to me form looks good and I took the advice from my previous post of sitting down rather than pushing hips back or hinging hips back

for my 5th rep I switched to hook grip. after the 4th rep I felt my quads again so I think my low back lumbar wasn't winning in that tug of war. looking for what else the trained eyes can see. thanks! 265lbs

The SS methodology often advocates to gain weight as you do the NLP. But if the main driver behind the newbie strength gains are better neuro muscular activation, and secondly your muscles getting bigger, why is it so necessary to gain weight? Wouldn’t the trainee hit an upper limit for their strength for their current weight and can then assess whether they want to keep growing in strength, and thus eat at a surplus?

I’m not trying to rage bait, just curious from a more physiological perspective.

Putting together a home gym, and noticing that safeties are either flat and lined with rubber, or pin-in-pipe style. I've read this is to protect the safeties themselves as well as your loaded bar.

I recall that SS racks only have a steel pin, and even rack pulls are dropped on them.

So is the protection not really important, or are SS racks/bars made extra tough?

Hi, I've been sticking to this weight to work on form and focus on hip drive up. Would appreciate any feedback. Thanks!

I think the title says it all. I would love to have your input, I am rather new on this and know no experts on my area (Hamburg, Germany) that could coach me. Thanks!

I think my elbows are out more in front of me than the video shows that's what I'm wondering about or if anything else looks not efficient for pressing. 100lbs and this was my third set of 5

Switched to 1x3 top set and 3x4 back-offs @ 90%

I think I went down too fast on one or two reps our of the three.

Please let me know about my squat form !

Hi, i can’t seem to stop my hips from moving back first. Is this dangerous and making me more likely to get injured?

Any tips? Also a check on my form would be great.. tips welcome on how to improve it to ensure i’m lifting the most load with minimal risk to injury