Lift things up and put them down.

[ohnodeadchickens]

If there aren't any stores in your area the best thing is to order from an online store with free returns so you can order a bunch and send the rest back. I'd suggest getting your street shoe size and maybe half a size down from a couple different brands on some entry-level (nonaggressive) shoes to see which lasts fit you best. Also leather shoes will stretch a bit.

[RomanEmpire]

Hit a small milestone today and repped a plate on squats today My chin-ups still suck though

[sparkyoriental]

Got roped into signing up for a triathlon by a few friends. We've got a group of 4 to train together. It's a sprint - .5 mile swim, 16 mile bike ride, 3 mile run.

Anybody here do triathlons? I'm quite excited for work/school to die down so I can train seriously. It's nice because a female friend and I have pretty equal fitness so we're going to be accountability partners and do most of our runs/bikes/swims together and carpool to the lake and routes. Woo!

[rjbman]

Wish so hard that I had a good lifting buddy :(

[seth83292]

I love lifting alone. I get to keep my own pace, have my own party with my headphones and it keeps me focused. A regular spot to try and push some exercises would be nice though.

also I *never* am on the same body part as a friend when they want to lift.

[stealth]

My progress so far



Short video of a deadlift:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-bnRd3eA-8

[bueno]

Do you guys mix your bean energy shake with anything to make it taste better?

[rjbman]

My shakes are usually made of bean energy powder, milk, ice cream, and whatever fruits/nuts I wanna add to it.

[SteevMike]

225 bench today.

yay.

[RomanEmpire]

Haven't been able to increase squat weight for a week or so. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong or what. Any way to lose body fat while gaining muscle? I know that sounds very noobie but I hate this extra flab.

[UnwashedMolasses]

You can gain muscle while losing fat but it's a very slow process that takes a lot of dialing in. You have to be eating very little and making most of what you eat bean energy.

[g2x222]

[sid3000]

I use a blender bottle without the ball. powder, water, ice. I recently started using a hard shake, which is the like a bartenders cocktail shake but with a more specific technique and jesus it's like Ive never tasted chocolate before. The extra step of really working air into the drink is so worth it.

[brlmski]

tested 1rms before I go to china. 190/280/345. Don't know if I want to keep trying LP when I get back or move to like 5/3/1.

[RomanEmpire]

[UnwashedMolasses]

It's really up to you man. It's getting into summer now so it depends on what body you want and how long you want it to take.

[BobbyZamora]

I think I am going to cut out most of the squats from my routine- once a week probably. At least until I can sort out my muscle imbalance. I have literally no muscle on my upper body. All of it is in my legs. I feel like a t-rex.

Is it really necessary to squat three times a week?

[rjbman]

No, and that's honestly my biggest issue with Starting Strength and anything else doing that. IMO 1 major lower body exercise (squats, deadlifts) and the rest upper body is my current plan.

[nucktux]

[donut_milk]

I'm going to attempt to squat my body weight later today (120 lbs). I feel like it should be alright seeing as 115 lbs is getting easier.

[sid3000]

I find doing a very low weight, high rep set on leg press loosens my upper legs up nicely for deadlifts. 8 months seems like a long time with no improvement, try looking up a program or something. just make sure from starting position you take a deep inhale and hold it to engage your core, that should make it significantly easier to get off the ground and bring your hips forward.

[nucktux]

[nevergreen]

not necessarily lifting but still working out: FUCK burpees and mountain climbers goddamn i forgot how much i hated these things

[Capt]

Man the talk of burpees reminds me of doing updowns in full pads for football. There was something special about being able to drop straight down and not feel a thing.

I think my fondness for them is more clouded my nostalgia, but man up downs were great.

[balloons]

people who travel a lot: how do you stay in shape?

[ramseames]

Not sure what travel a lot means in your context but every hotel has a gym and even if you don't bring proper runners sneakers are fine for the treadmill (although fuk treadmills in any other situation)

[balloons]

was mostly just out of curiosity; I don't travel to the point where it's a serious limiting factor

[teck]

its blasphemy to say this because im a lifting bro but traveling and running go together well -- its a great way to explore a city, its free, you can do it anywhere its safe and as long as u have shoes, and its supposed to help with jet lag. plus it builds a nice appetite so u can eat local foods!

[teck]

yea SL has a lot of squating. its good for starting off because its such a good basic movement. i stopped squating 3X a week because it was killing my knees even with good form. now i just do 1x a week

[fountainstairs]

sometimes getting in the shower after a workout is more of a struggle than the workout itself.