Thanks for the tips @RampantBadger this cleared some stuff up and makes lots of sense. And I agree with you that one rep maxes don’t need to be used often especially when training for muscle gain and hypertrophy and not a powerlifting meet. I just felt I needed to prove something to those who doubted my ability.
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@kdjohn hopefully I can gain ur respect and not be one of those questionable teens
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I like this guy. Jump on 5/3/1 the original, Follow it for a year exactly as laid out, then reassess where you are at.
Dang! I was ready to call BS too. 295 looked good to me. Depth looked right there to me as well.
Yeah, that sumo looked ugly as hell, but a successful rep
Some small changes you can make easily:
Lift in barefeet/socks (ideally barefeet if you can), or flat soled shoes like converse or vans. Those shoes look squishy as hell and that small change could make a big difference.
Don’t put chalk directly on the bar, and make sure you clean it off after (soft brush will do)
Stick to one deadlift variation for a few months at a time (although I’m pretty sure 5/3/1 is partial to conventional - I read in a FAQ about beltless sumo too)
I think you’ll be successful with 5/3/1 BBB, but any program posted here run consistently for 3-6 months will do what you need it to.
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Well done OP.
You asked a common, albeit difficult to answer, question and, for the most part, just got called out on your lifts. I feel like you were hit head on by more scepticism than was necessary but you put up and proved yourself.
Getting too focused on numbers like 15% bodyfat is almost definitely the wrong way for you to be thinking at this point and the question you need to ask yourself is do I want to be smaller or do i want to be bigger.
Looking at your videos you have a good natural strength base, which almost always says good muscle building potential in my experience.
You also look pretty skinny and no offence intended, at 15 your build is supposed to just look athletic, because that’s all that active kids do, run around and play sport.
You are too young to be ‘cutting’. Actually getting lean causes marked changes in your body, moreso the leaner you get, affecting hormone levels across the board. Moreso spending periods of time in a caloric deficit absolutely could (could, not will) impact your growth or development to some degree.
You want a more impressive physique, the best way to do that is more muscle on your current frame. More muscle will make you look leaner anyway as long as you don’t put on loads of fat. I know the feeling as a former fat boy but just keep lifting and eat for progress. Don’t chase calorie targets necessarily, or weight gain goals. You are still growing and the normal calorie and weight gain reccomendations are not designed for people at your stage of development so you’ll have to eat somewhat instinctively. You know how much eating makes you fat, since you where, you know how much to eat to not be fat, since you aren’t. Train hard, then train harder, make sure you eat enough protein, and then eat whatever else you need to for recovery.
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Now that we have confirmation . My advice I gave in the original thread stays the same.
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Bravo for the raised weight at this age and at that personal weight. But you have to adjust the shape of sumo. It seems to me that you are unfolding your knees very early and the weight is more pulling it with your waist. Only after the boom passes your knees you need to push the pelvis forward and straighten the back. Such a way-so early that you unfold your knees and pull with the cross carries a risk of trauma to me.
Bud what’s your overall goal and your motivation at your current stage?
Well considering he’s 15 I thought it was safe to assume its get jacked and awesome, for the ladies. OR get jacked and awesome, for sport, for the ladies.
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Thanks for the tips @SOUL_FIGHTER I will try to incorporate all of these into 5/3/1 when I am deadlifting. All sound like great ideas!
@Pinkylifting this is awesome when people like u come in here and offer so much advice and help. From all I read and have learned from others I am now in 100 percent agreeance with you, and with how young I am cutting would be stupid and getting caught up in the numbers right now is not as important. Thanks for the help!!
@deyan believe me I know man, that’s why I think 5/3/1 would be a good program because it starts off lighter and this is where I will try and perfect technique before deadlifting heavy again because I’m not trying to get injured for sure.
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I would say my overall goal is to by age 20 either compete in a powerlifting meet or bodybuilding competition. And @bulldog9899 beside that I just want to get stronger, increase lifts, and just be a bad ass. I have been lifting on/ off with baseball for a little over a year but that was just like 2 a week. I really got motivated in May probably, when I just found weightlifting as an awesome hobby and just want to improve myself as much as possible. Also, I’ve found many role models in the bodybuilding world that also add to this.
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I would suggest you might consider going ahead and start doing meets now.
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Holy. Santa. Claus. Shit. Kid comes in, claims impressive numbers, PROVES them, then is open to taking advice from people that know what they’re doing. Very impressive maturity from someone of any age, let alone a 15-year-old. Socks or flat-soled shoes will make a big difference for you. Find a good program and stick to it, eat well but eat a lot. And keep the open mind and humility.
I second bulldog - get started with meets now.
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I didn’t want to assume anything at this point.
You think my numbers wold be good enough to start and compete? @bulldog9899
Thank you @garagerocker13 I really appreciate your kind words and i guess I’ll have to look into meets
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If I had your numbers at 15 I would go on 531 BtM, eat like a king and knock out anyone who tries to stop me.
In a couple years you’ll be strong, be a good size bigger and have girls(or boys) falling at your feet.
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Absolutely. (for powerlifting, not necessarily for bodybuilding)
If you can lift more than the bar for all 3 lifts you can compete, that’s the only criteria. You might not win straight away (though you might win local meets, I dont know how competitive junior categories are, or what the standards are there) but having a meet or two per year is a great way to keep your training focused and stop you half-assing things in the gym.
I wish I’d started competing earlier, Id be much stronger today if I had.
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