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Yeah - that's what I thought. I've been guilty of not recording anything for several months. Felt like I have been squatting deep enough but nowhere near it! Did a 5x10 50kg session last night to just below parallel and nearly died! Something to work on Thanks - that's spot on. Whenever I fail a DL it's because I can't get it off the ground - I've never failed at lockout. I'll give this a go. Yeah - it's great looking back and seeing the progress in only a few months. Again, some form has definitely slipped - this has been a good reminder that I need to tape myself and watch it back to keep on top of things like elbows!

Just posted today's numbers. Legs were feeling quite wobbly - either not enough caffeine or too much caffeine.... Happy with squat at 120kg but await a judges review - is it deep enough to count?! Bench is a bit meh - progress is slow but hey - almost at body weight! Disappointed with DL today - maybe tired from the other lifts - can't believe my squat has caught up with dl! BW 74kg Squat 115kg, 120kg, 125kg Bench 60kg, 65kg, 70kg DL 110kg, 120kg, 125kg

I'm a joker too it turns out. Stumbled across this but glad I did. Worked on my row form when I started SL but seems I have forgotten about form along the way. Dropped some weight last night and will build up again with decent form. One question - do you count it as a missed rep if the bar doesn't touch your chest. I find the 5th rep tends to be just short!

Hawthorne effect in bros. Nice.

That's a big relative bench! Have you tried a 1rm calculator like this one I did my first 1rm recently and the figures were pretty spot on.

Drug dealers? Never understood why they sell grams or ounces......

Copying everyone......except I made an updatable spreadsheet (I like spreadsheets) It has actually made me feel better because I thought my OHP was at disasterous levels and was beating myself up when struggling at 35kg - turns out it's not too far off the mark ETA: aaah - why can't I post a table without it going weird - screenshot will have to do!

Since I bought a bean to cup machine (awesome) I only drink espresso. That means you can drink a lot more in the same period of time Caffeine is my only remaining vice and I'm not letting go - happy to see research enabling me

I was on 5:2 for 2 years. I initially lost 2 stone which got me down to 11st where I wanted to be. I then used it to maintain my weight while doing no exercise and eating nothing but crap on my eating days. It was perfect! Needless to say after 2 years my weight was perfect but I felt like crap. That's what propmted me to discover the phrase skinny-fat, find this place, start lifting some weights and eating real food. The 5:2 has real health benefits - not just weight loss - and I really liked it. When I stopped it I actually missed my fast days! It was just too easy to abuse for me - especially when the only outcome I was measuring was the number on the scales.

Great idea. I would add the Steve Rogers PS* Award for the lowest total wilks score - attract noobs like me with the potential to win an award! Doesn't have to be prizes - just immortalized on a sticky thread somewhere (until the next competition!). And being Scottish it seems I am destined for greatness (like I didn't know that already ) *Pre Serum

I started Stronglifts last October and have been on a slight calorie deficit since then (approx -200) to try to get body fat down. I have had no problems with da gainz. A few missed reps here and there - not sure if eating more would have prevented that. I'm sure I will reach a point where I have to up the calories to progress but I think that's a long way off. My muscles are definitely stronger and appear bigger but maybe that's just the dropping body fat (I've got these new things called lats).

Here was me thinking I might have another go - managed 3x5 of last weeks 1rm on squat and DL last night! #noobgainz

This cracked me up!

I feel a T-shirt coming on...