Is my program too much?

[shamguy4]

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

[AFI82]

You're going to have off days. You can't have a new personal record everyday on every lift.

Have you been doing the same 5x5 routine on the same lifts for the last 3 months? If so, you might want to change some things.

[jvernacchio]

Originally Posted by shamguy4

or maybe its just yesterday that I had a really bad day because I didnt get enought sleep the day before

You think?

[shamguy4]

My workouts for the last 3 months are as follows....
every other day:


A
back squat 5x5
bench press 5x5
deadlift 5x5
dups 2x8
ab exercises

B
back squats again!! 5x5
military press 5x5
power cleans 5x5
pulls 2x8
bicep curls and sometimes ab workout depending on how much strength I have left

so could it be I was very weak yesterday because of how i got no sleep?
or am I just working too hard??

and about eating...
today so far I had a bagel with eggs and cheese and milk
then I had some cashews and more milk to keep me eating...
now im gonna have raisin bran with milk.... ... milk is my main thing basically
then I will probably have some samon and tonight... I dunno I will eat something...maybe noodles or I'll make steak ro sometinhg...

[shamguy4]

I was told on another site that I am doing too much and that I should look at this
Bill Starr 5x5 - Madcow Intermediate or Linear Version

but it looks like my gains will be much slower...
and I am a bit confused with day 3 on that thing...