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@gbailey Like almost everyone else who posts this question, the problem was probably with your counting, TDEE calculation, or compliance. There's a ton of evidence that eating more protein helps people maintain fat-free mass but if you eat too much of anything, you will put on fat. It seems very...

@gbailey Or you were eating at a surplus...

@ajvanyo Cool, I'm glad it's working out for you. As you increase the weights, you will need to rest more between sets. The Starting Strength book discusses this pretty extensively and most people find themselves needing 3-5 mins to rest between sets before they're ready to go again when the...

@legendforlife SL5x5 won't take you 45 mins for long as you'll need to increase your rest periods between work sets once the weight gets heavier. I suggest alternating lifting and light cardio instead of doing them on the same day unless you want to be in the gym for hours.

@johnkeck Lower rep ranges are generally better for strength, higher rep ranges are generally better for hypertrophy (though 15 reps is on the high end of that as well, usually people do 8-12 reps). So, it depends on your goal.