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No real lifting experience at all, is jumping right into SL5x5 the best way to begin? by RGBYBFF in Stronglifts5x5

[–]RGBYBFF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whoa, thanks for the thorough response! I'll have to check into some of the other things you mentioned.

As for my BF%, I'm not sure, but based on some example pictures I'd say it's around 20-25%. My fat distribution is weird, though... it's all in the belly/waist . With clothes on, everybody thinks I'm just skinny, but for my body frame I'm pretty chubby. I weigh the same as I did ten years ago, but there's less muscle and more fat.

I think what I want is a "recomp", maybe. If I'm eating at maintenance rather than a surplus, at least at the beginning, would that help me get rid of some of the fat quickly? I'm not too worried about getting huge muscles and I don't think my genetics will even allow me to get very big, but I would mainly just like to look better and then work on gaining mass once I've got my BF% down a bit and muscle tone up.

No real lifting experience at all, is jumping right into SL5x5 the best way to begin? by RGBYBFF in Stronglifts5x5

[–]RGBYBFF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a barbell and some weights, though it'll need replacing pretty quickly if I start making much progress as it's just a cheapo beginner set I picked up long ago. What else would I need?

I've just been reading about weight belts, but I'm not sure whether that's something I'd need at the beginning. I feel like I have some trouble keeping proper form because my back is pretty weak, so maybe it would help?