@rockmanjl9981 Very interested to see what comes of this thread.
I started Ice Cream Fitness 5x5 in mid-December.
We're about the same age and weight, and from similar background.
I've freaking stalled at this:
* Current ability (@5 sets of 5 reps):
* Squat: 135
* Deadlift: 155 (started at 85, been a great improvement)
* Bench press: 130
* Overhead press: 70
Everyone of those is less than what I could do when i was 15 years old.
P90X is not dogmatic, just lower the volume of the barking monkey trainer's voice and follow along. The P90x core and stretching routines I use between Ice Cream Fitness days when I don't go hiking.
Good luck with your journey,
everyone has been telling me to 'keep adding weight as long as you can, you can de=load your weight if you hit a wall. it's worth pushing early, it really is.'
I've hit that wall and deloaded my squats, mixing high bar and low bar squats now to keep it interesting.
Don't know where to go next either.