Is my program too much?
Well i have been doing rippetoes starting strength for 3 months now....
before that I did scrawny to brawny with which I gained 25 pounds
I was told by many (from all different sites) to do rippetoes strength when i finished s2b and so I did...
I was told also to do 5x5 rather than 3x3 with the workouts because I wasnt a beginner and that it would be better...
I have gained only 10 pounds in the past 3 months, but
I figured it was because I started college and its harder to eat all the nutrition
it was going ok and I was definitley getting stronger, I was lifting 5 pounds more each week with almost every workout and I never thought twice
in fact I added bicep curls and a few other little things to my workout program and everything was fine...
until yesterday...
yesterday I was doing the workout and I felt like I had gotten weak... in fact when it came time for military presses (my second workoout after squats, which went ok...) I could barely lift the amount I had done the week before... I went down 20 pounds until I was able to perform it properly!!! that pissed me off!!
after that I felt very drained and...I just stopped working out....I have never done that before.... I mean not that early into my workout...
it was weird... I always feel a bit worn out after my workout, but this time I just felt I couldnt.....
a few days ago someone told me I shouldnt do 5x5 and that its too much... i began to think...
is it? I mean I have been doing it fine for 3 months....
but perhaps its hurting me?? maybe its not letting me grow?
perhaps its too much?
it is the longest workout routine I have ever done. it takes me at least an hour and a half to do all 5x5 sets for all exercises, sometimes even longer!
I thought feeling worn out was ok and normal...
there was a problem I ignored: that by the end of the workout when I did my last exercise (power cleans or deadlifts depending on the day) I would sometimes do them carelessly because I was just all ugh! and couldnt wait to get out of the gym!
maybe 5x5 is hurting me? or maybe its just yesterday that I had a really bad day because I didnt get enought sleep the day before
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