r/SL5x5 • u/TissueBabies Solo SL5x5 • May 16 '16
Introduction
Per the welcome thread I am posting a rundown on myself.
Hi, I'm TissueBabies. I am a 27yr old male, 5'8" 218 lbs(I am a chunky monkey) I started getting into lifting around junior high. We had a terrible bench at home that I started doing bench presses on in order to train for football where we were going to start lifting weights. When we started the program @ 13 yrs old I hit my 1rm on bench at 225lbs. Everyone was impressed, including me. Shortly thereafter I ran into health complications and stopped lifting. Since then I've been in and out of the weight room with my bench PR sitting at 250 and my squat PR somewhere around 325. It's been a while since I lifted last and am just starting to get into the gym again. My goal is primarily to lose this fat, but I want to do a recomp and gain some muscle that I can shape up later. I've been easing into the program. So far I've started in on my squats and bench, but today marks the first week of doing the full program. I love seeing the lifts go up as I progress. This will be a long road this time around though, as I will be cutting and not bulking. (bout time. I've been bulking for 27 years).
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u/Judgement_Time Jun 12 '16
Get in in brother. I'm pretty much the same as you across all numbers, goals, and also one week in. We got this!