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Good stuff - just stick to it even if it initially feels too light & try to make sure you get adequate rest etc. once it begins to get heavier (doesn't take too long!)
I did it for a while a few years ago when I could get to the gym Mon/Wed/Fri and made a pretty good improvement on my numbers from where I was initially, currently trying to get back into lifting but it's slow progress as I can only get to the gym Tuesday & Thursday now...
Recently I've been just sticking to bench / squat / dl but i'm finding it hard to make much headway - due to time constraints i've been doing 3x10 for bench & squat with couple of sets of 5 for deadlifts, main problem is doing the same exercises twice in a row with only a day in between... might switch to 5x5 again and try to use the lower number of sets to help increase the weight.
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I've just signed up to a gym and am going to start trying to do the Stronglifts programme later today.
I've always struggled a bit with self-esteem/body confidence as I'm lanky and have the physique of an average 8 year old. So whilst strength and fitness are the main goals after a few sedentary years of early parenthood, obvs wouldn't mind having some kind of muscle development and definition north of my belly button.
Was going to post my numbers/vital statistics, but on second thought it doesn't make much difference telling the internet what my waist/chest/leg sizes are, and have it saved on my phone.
Will try to keep things updated on here, at least for myself/accountability's sake.