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CarlJung · **#41**

Careful there. Me, some judo friends, booze and a sauna is how I dislocated my shoulder

tealeaf · **#42**

CarlJung wrote:

Careful there. Me, some judo friends, booze and a sauna is how I dislocated my shoulder

I call that "living".

Stable · **#43**

tealeaf wrote:

(I find that going to a park with capoeira friends for a picnic, including a glass of wine, is a marvellous way to get new moves that you'd not dared to try before. It's how I first managed a backflip.

)

I'll have to give that a go when the sun finally comes out.

I was told that butterfly kicks are a good way to work up to it, so I've been practicing those a lot recently. I think I need more explosion though.

wossname · **#44**

cdybeijing wrote:

wossname wrote:

I chose the program based on the general consensus at another online community I'm a member of - a lot of people there have gone on SS while following weight loss plans and made pretty large strength gains while they do it. For me, I am trying to eat at above maintenance, although I'm not sure I make 4000 calories every day.

Would that community be Crossfit?

Starting Strength and weight loss are not complementary propositions, but it may work for some. It would probably only work if you considered yourself to be overweight (i.e. not just simply someone looking to cut a few stubborn pounds.)

The community is right here: http://forums.somethingawful.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=179

You're right about the "few stubborn pounds" distinction - when I said weight loss, I wasn't thinking about going from basically in shape to getting ripped. W&W is SS-centric for beginners but there are plenty of people doing more advanced programs. My lifts are still going up every workout or every other workout, so I'm happy with what I'm on right now. I'm gonna switch to a body building split once I hit a 2 plate squat (which will be probably 2 or more months from now, considering it's at 165 right now).

cdybeijing · **#45**

wossname wrote:

cdybeijing wrote:

wossname wrote:

I chose the program based on the general consensus at another online community I'm a member of - a lot of people there have gone on SS while following weight loss plans and made pretty large strength gains while they do it. For me, I am trying to eat at above maintenance, although I'm not sure I make 4000 calories every day.

Would that community be Crossfit?

Starting Strength and weight loss are not complementary propositions, but it may work for some. It would probably only work if you considered yourself to be overweight (i.e. not just simply someone looking to cut a few stubborn pounds.)

The community is right here: http://forums.somethingawful.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=179

You're right about the "few stubborn pounds" distinction - when I said weight loss, I wasn't thinking about going from basically in shape to getting ripped. W&W is SS-centric for beginners but there are plenty of people doing more advanced programs. My lifts are still going up every workout or every other workout, so I'm happy with what I'm on right now. I'm gonna switch to a body building split once I hit a 2 plate squat (which will be probably 2 or more months from now, considering it's at 165 right now).

If you're adding weight to the bar every week, and meeting your goals for weight loss, etc, there is no reason to look for another program. I'm happy to hear about your progressions. I wish I could still add weight to the bar sometimes...

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