I can't really compare it to anything else but I've been rather happy with the progress I've made on Starting Strength, so cheers to this thread. I'm trying a different routine now, but you can see my earlier posts here...I started out totally untrained back in August 2013 (9.5 months ago) knowing nothing about lifting weights and basically I could lift hardly anything (I was well below average on strength charts). Today I dead-lifted 415 lb. x 5.
Now, about the body fat issue, that's another thing entirely...
I probably could have made even faster progress but I've actually been restraining myself with regards to the caloric intake, trying to hold the line.
Now, about the body fat issue, that's another thing entirely...
I probably could have made even faster progress but I've actually been restraining myself with regards to the caloric intake, trying to hold the line.
If only you knew how bad things really are.