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@galactusthedevourer The goal of Starting Strength is absolutely to train, what are you talking about? Given that OP has a bench press 8 lbs above his body weight after lifting for multiple years, despite not being morbidly obese, he clearly needs to learn the main barbell movements. The purpose...

@mamajaiy A novice is somebody who can make progress every session. The vast majority of lifters and gym bros don’t stick to a program hard enough or work hard enough to ever break through and become an intermediate trainee; this is why the vast majority of lifters never make fantastic progress...

@mamajaiy You’ve been working out 3 years, age 22, 5’8 with no sort of serious genetic deficiencies or illnesses that you can name. Your bench PR is 155, your squat PR is 245, and your deadlift PR is 315. You don’t look bad, but you look like those are your PRs. And they’re all pretty weak...