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I did SS for 7 months, but the last few months my gains slowed. I gained some muscle and fat, but they changed the scale at the gym and I don't know how much we
by iopq 12y ago
I did SS for 7 months, but the last few months my gains slowed. I gained some muscle and fat, but they changed the scale at the gym and I don't know how much weight I ACTUALLY gained because the old one was off by like 10 pounds and they changed it half way through so it had me confused. I probably gained 15 lbs, half of which being muscle. Didn't gain much more after that, even though I continued working out, nothing has been very effective after the initial five months or so.
My stats after 7 months:
https://imgur.com/Pmnmkc8 https://imgur.com/Pmnmkc8
Two years later, they barely improved:
https://imgur.com/P7qGI5n https://imgur.com/P7qGI5n
- kyllo 12y agoYeah, that's expected. SS is a beginner program designed to be done for only 3-6 months. When your progress on your lifts stalls out, it's time to switch to a periodized intermediate program such as Texas Method[1], which will have you doing ramped work sets and taking deload weeks to allow for more recovery time between your max effort sessions. [1] http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/The_Texas_Method http://startingstrength.wikia.com/wiki/The_Texas_Method
- iopq 12y agoI wasn't interested in strength gains anyway, so I did a few different hypertrophy programs, but nothing had really amazing results for me.