TL Health and Fitness Initiative 2011 - Page 685

On November 21 2011 21:07 Zafrumi wrote:
good prepare for your life to become way more awesome than you could possibly imagine!!

On November 21 2011 20:57 glurio wrote:


sick physique.

On November 21 2011 20:08 guyabs wrote:
Hey ive read the SS and im really interested in giving it a try. I'm looking for advice from you guys. I'm 18yrs old, 5'4 and weighs 65kgs or 141lbs. Basically, i think i got the right weight for my height. The problem is there is just too much fat on my belly and my chest(I got man boobs).Should I start doing a SS-based traing?. In fitness, i think exceed an average person?(I dont really know) Just plainly basing it on how many pushups i can do on a set time. Currently, Im lifting dumbbells in my home, doing pushups and runs.

Im currently looking for a good gym to start my SS-based training. Im not really sure if i can do the paleo diet but im gonna try. Can you guys give me advice on what weight should i lift on the gym and also a good program. Im a "Noob" on gym, your advices would really be helpful Thanks in advance guys.

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On November 22 2011 01:24 Zafrumi wrote:
impossible is nothing

On November 21 2011 23:23 NeedsmoreCELLTECH wrote:
How are they so big relative to their strength, though? Is it just supplements? Really don't think 140kg bench press with someone touching the bar is impressive; plenty of guys at my gym that can do the same.

On November 22 2011 01:17 Kamais_Ookin wrote:
I wish I was as big and ripped as those black guys in the video above. Is it even possible without steroids?

On November 22 2011 02:16 glurio wrote:


No, not possible. Look at Layne Norton, natural pro, he might be achievable natural.

On November 22 2011 01:55 Kamais_Ookin wrote:
Personally I would say yes because I'm getting near 2x body weight squat at 5x5. I don't think it's normal to be able to bench more then squat/deadlift but that's just my opinion.


Your right dammit, IMPOSSIBLE IS NOTHING!

On November 22 2011 01:51 Raidern wrote:
I'm very disappointed and feeling like something is wrong with my legs hehe (my bodyweight is 75-76kg)

I started SS on October 13 and started Squatting 3x5 60kg and lifting 50kg at deadlifting. Three workouts after my start, I was at 66kg when I felt some pain under my butt, in the right leg. I went to a doctor and discovered it was an inflammation in my sciatic nerve (sciatalgia). I stopped exercising my legs for 10 days and deloaded all the way back to 50kg -it felt very light, obviously.

During that time, I did only one deadlift, because I felt some back pain after a long day seating in front of the computer (I have a problem that goes all the way back in my lower back, it was not related to the deadlift).

Okay, so my disappointment is based on the following. I currently lift:
Bench press: 3x5 68kg (started at 60kg, worked up to 68kg, deloaded to 60kg after deloading squatting, didn't want to stretch the gap)
Squat: 3x5 64kg (started at 60kg, worked up to 66kg, deloaded to 50kg after sciatalgia)
Deadlift: 3x5 58kg (started at 50kg, stopped exercising for 10 days)
Military Press: 3x5 34kg (30kg)
Chin up: 12 rep (PR) (7rm)
Pull up: 11 rep (PR) (6rm)

Deadlifting doesn't feel hard to me. I get tired from the exercise, but I feel I can continue adding weight every workout for a long time. I don't want to rush it because I've never worked my lower back before, so I don't want to risk an injury because it's too heavy for my body. I add 4kg every workout.

Now, Squatting is killing me. I still feel I can lift more, but not much more, and every single set is a huge struggle. Based on my bench press, I was under the impression I'd be able to add weight to squatting for a long time without getting bothered. I see a lot of people squatting double the weight the lift when bench pressing, so I thought I'd be able to steadily add weight and strength my legs until I was getting close to that 'double' number. Also, the fact that its still 10kg below my body weight and it's already a struggle to finish bothers me.

Should I be worried about that?

On November 22 2011 01:47 eshlow wrote:
Hey guys,

I'm happy to announce that the book I've been working on is complete and available on Amazon!

Purchase on Amazon

Description of the book:



Table of Contents and additional information.

Feel free to ask me any questions.


FWIW, should I start a bodyweight training topic or just have stuff in here?

I feel like not many people besides me are interested in it to a significant degree.