New guy/ 1 year progress

[ryan22]

Never posted here before. I'm 19 and started lifting February '12. By June I was at 415 dead, 225 bench and 300 squat

This April I hit a 275 bench, 495 deadlift and 315 squat (sprained knee, squat took a ****) all at 185

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No idea if that pic uploaded or not but that's 495 dead, awful ****ing angle though , looks like 405



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Here's a better pic of 480



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[napalm]

Your squat only went up 15 lbs in 10 months?


And why is that dude standing right the hell in front of you?

 

[ryan22]

I mentioned I sprained my knee. And he was pumping me up

 

[Sean1332]

Welcome

What's your training? Upcoming meet?

Feel free to post anything up. We all critique the **** out each other

 

[ryan22]

Thanks Sean. No upcoming meet, never done one. I most likely will at some point. Never followed a program, I've spent the last month focusing on my lacking squat, thinking about giving 5/3/1 a go in a few days, or Carter's strong 15

 

[Sean1332]

5/3/1 would be excellent for a beginner. Highly encourage you to buy his E-Book for 20 bucks on Jim Wendler's website. It's worth it. Powerliftingwatch.com has a list if meets by state.

 

[ryan22]

Thanks for tip man, ill give it a shot and hopefully get to a meet one of these days

 

[herderdude]

Thanks for tip man, ill give it a shot and hopefully get to a meet one of these days

Make it soon, dude! Nothing more motivating than training for a meet. Plus, you never know what you'll learn. Maybe some old guy will fix your technique between attempts or you'll find a crew to train with. You never know. Not to mention it's a ****ing blast.

Welcome to our happy little dark corner of the site, known to the outsiders as the "Powerlifting Section".

 

[CountryLiftin]

Nice lifts man you are making good progress. Welcome. 5/3/1 would be great for you as you seem to be getting to an intermediate level of lifting.