Beginning Powerlifting Training

Training
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I have been working out off and on mostly for the past couple months with a 3 day on 2 day off chest-tri, back-bi, leg-shoulder split and its consists mainly of high reps. I have never really had any muscle before so there are results, but I feel like I could be doing a lot more.

I have been training with only powerlifts (deadlifts, squats, bench, rows) for the most part and I haven’t really been gaining much weight. I usually do pretty high reps and I wonder if that is my fault. I like to have 8 reps be my maximum but I end up underestimating myself and doing too low of weight.

I have a great diet, I have been studying dieting for the past 3 years and going to school full time for exercise science and kinesiology. I just can’t seem to find myself getting the strength I want in comparison to my friends, but I work so fucking hard every time I lift and train.

What do you guys do and what has worked for you?

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eating more solves all problems

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Stats? How you actually train aka your last workout? Tell us what you ate in a day?

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I am not quite sure I grasped what you do with the reps. It seems to me though you are not following the best training protocol. Why don’t you use a 5/3/1 or a classic 5x5?

I personally love the classic Starr approach, easy and brutally effective.

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ps. man you’ve got to push yourself ESPECIALLY on the fundamentals. You’ve got to be careful not to injure yourself but not be a pussy either. Strive for PRs every single session.