**** is kinda emasculating the first couple days cuz you only lifting the bar

The start is the toughest part. You may have to jump 10 lbs or so the first few weeks if you have been in the gym before.

I also had to do 10 reps early for awhile to avoid feeling like I was wasting time.

You from Georgia?

and yeah I did 10 bench reps and 10 row reps.

I played high school bball but never lifted really, sohh i've got gym experience but nothing major. 6'3, 180

I started with the bar on all my bb lifts and look where I'm at breh. Keep at it and watch that turn to

Lol the start is easy physically... tough on your psyche as a man... especially in a crowded college gym

Mentally speaking, the start is tough because you're just lifting the bar.

That changes in a hurry. It gets tougher physically in a few weeks.

Yep. Born in Decatur. Grew up in the country. Back to the city for college.

If you are going 3 days a week, you add weight in a hurry. You have to tune out the jackasses that ask why you are lifting such low weight. Keep pounding our the reps/sets/days/weeks and they won't have anything to say in a month or two.

From East Point... just graduated from UWG... but yeah man ... I just go in the mornings when it aint packed... gonna keep that going until I get where the workout looks decent lol

This is why I go very early in the morning. Im very self conscious about my lifting technique so that that time is the best. Barely anyone there.

lol yeah maybe for the ego it's the toughest.

What program is this?

I'm done with gvt in 2 weeks

Someone put me non to this I'm interested breh

http://www.lundswingtsun.se/pdfwce/stronglifts5x5.pdf

myself, @Serious, and a few other people got started using SL5x5

Ty sir I will do this after gvt.

So how much weight am I suppose to start with?

How much rest time between set's?

SL5x5 is designed for people just getting started with lifting

best bet is list your major lifts(reps/sets/final lifted weight) from GVT come time ur making the switch

this is just my opinion, but Rippetoe's Starting Strength is >>>>>> SL5x5 in hindsight.

both are based on increasing maximum strength thresholds in as short a time possible. i just feel SS does it better(its 3x5 instead of 5x5)

as far as rest time, when it comes to strength...id say anywhere between 2-3 minutes to be real. with strength routines **** like warmups and proper stretching become a real issue, in essence this is equivalent to HS strength routine getting kids ready for big boy athletics(football,wrestling,track,baseball etc)