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@iconoclast If you check https://www.openpowerlifting.org/rankings/unlimited/women/by-total Of the 11 women who have totalled 1700 or higher, 7 of those women did it within the past 3 years. Women have been joining strength sports in greater numbers, and in 10-15 years they'll be peak and be...

@cthelight7 Newbie gains are from learning to use existing muscle. You mentioned losing lots of muscle from extreme dieting in another comment, so that's probably why you didn't get many newbie gains. 1400 calories isn't even two oatmeal breakfasts for me so that's not a lot of fuel for muscle...

@rob01 I have the York Pro Series 204 and love it. I take it apart and put it away between uses because I don't have a dedicated space for it, and it's very quick and easy to do so. A rack is more versatile, but after a decade+ use I highly recommend it. However if space/disassembly isn't an...

@meow69 Actually the 1950's had far better training than Starting Strength, they did 5x5 but they also stayed in good shape, did higher reps, lower reps, all sorts of bodyweight stuff, odd lifts, and actually looked good while they did it.

@ihavetwofeet41 I would change nothing and keep showing up. Failing is PART of exercise.

@robynnicole Thanks! I sure feel strong!

@cwngfd Definitely. Here's me (5'10") in the same shirt, when I started out super depressed weighing 165 pounds deadlifting less than 100, and here's me less super depressed 3+ years later weighing 245 and deadlifting pretty close to 400. Lifting hard + eating everything and taking advantage of...

@toni123 You're not measuring so you don't actually know how many calories you're eating. Since you've gained weight and strength, and don't mention being hungry all the time, you're almost certainly eating enough.

@anon103 High rep squats are so bad for this, do 15 reps, feel like it's impossible to do another, take some deep breaths and do 20 more reps before reaching muscular failure, and possibly having a spiritual experience after rep 30.

@ortho Then lean forward.

@skilletboy Super squats. It's linear periodization but you can start a little light and take more breaths to make your reps later on the program. Basically built around the breathing squat- taking 3 huge breaths between each rep, which lets your legs recover between reps. You use that rest to...

@volinfl It can be pretty cheap too. I bought an army surplus canvas duffel bag a decade ago for my sandbag, drum liners and duct tape for the sand. I've used 110 pounds in it and it seems like it would hold 220 if the sand was packed tightly. I repackaged my sand to be intentionally loose and...

@trinity50 I have found the same thing and wish I switched sooner. Not only because I grow like crazy, but I'm stronger too- stomping my old e1rm for a ton of reps. I bet you'll be hitting your old strength weights for a bunch of reps pretty quickly when you start squatting again. As well as...

@alxspntral I'll 2nd the RDL recommendation. They've not only made me stronger, over the years I went from straining to touch my toes to putting my palms flat on the floor with my knees locked and elbows slightly bent. No stretching has ever given me such improvement. As my RDLs get heavier...

@brokenjohninchrist You don't have big thigh gains because you only squat 55lb. I built my legs doing squats and basic compound movements, and gaining lots of weight. Basically no accessories, though that will be program specific, I've never run gzcl so don't know anything about modifying it. I...

@dawn16 Could be a difference in type of stretching, OPs post and research is about static, relaxed stretching, while every splits routine I've seen is based around active stretching + static stretching. Or just active and no static stretches.

@lifeunlocked This is probably the best description/cue I've heard for this. Also hilarious and relatable! Your whole post it great and I think you've really hit it spot on. The only thing I disagree with, and this doesn't mean you're wrong it's just a personal preference, is that I never...

@deepblues36 Without seeing a form video (so just a wild guess), my suggestion is to try getting over the bar more for deadlifting and not worry about your shins, and see how it feels.

@worshiper1994 Woohoo! Been waiting on this, awesome lifts! Bummer that you ended up limited by fatigue, but hey, maybe next weeks comp will let you tap into the rest of it! Or nationals! Also the first bench vid is a link to the last squat

@staywithme That's a pretty spot on description. His example daily diet in the book has a dozen eggs and 5 pounds of beef.