missing a week on strong lifts? Going to affect me much?

thehamo

Hey all, so ive been doin the stronglifts beginners for the past 2 weeks now, the 5x5 program. I was currently up to

Squat 5x5 112.5kg
Dead 2 x 5 110kg
Bench 5x5 85kg (i feel I could have done heavier but hadnt got a spotter)
Went from assisted chins x fail to bw x fail. getting minimum 10 motre press ups before fail, all in all progressing nicely.

However, I did my back in on Sunday, jumped up out of the chair as I forgot my potatoes were on the boil and did something, I dont know what but end product is I've hardly been able to stand up straight since! so Hoping to get back to it on Monday providing im right again. Should I start where I left off or will I have lost the strength I have built up by then?

Injuries who needs em!

d'Oracle

I'd be more worried about the back if I were you.
Get that sorted.

If you have a lay off of a week or two, just take a bit off the bar.
There is no rush.

But get the back sorted.

colman1212

Just an observation but noticed that your squat is higher than your deadlift. Do you do full squats?? Or is it something specific to your program...

InKonspikuou2

If you didn't change your diet usually a week off will not mean that you have lost strength. Ocassionally a week off can help you overcome a plateau and help you lift more. But since you are only 2 weeks into this i imagine you would continue on at the same weight.

But if your back is any way sore stay away from the gym and consult a physio.

The_ONeill

Let your back heal properly before you go back to heavy training, and a week or two off shouldent affect your training as long as your diet (protein intake etc..) hasnt changed.

First session back from your injury lighten up by 5 kg - 10 kg on each lift and guage how you are feeling strengthwise. If you feel good move up the weight if not adjust accordingly and try to increase the next week.

thehamo

colman1212 wrote: »

Just an observation but noticed that your squat is higher than your deadlift. Do you do full squats?? Or is it something specific to your program...

well the program only calls for deads one day out of the 3 every week. Thus i've only done the deads twice but the squats 6 times. So my increments on the deads will be bigger than on my squat, so in theory today I should have being doing 115-120 on the deads, which would have superceeded my squats............ Thats my thinking on it anyways......

armchairninja

If you've done 6 sessions with squats, you should have done 3 sessions of deadlift, it alternates.
Monday & Friday of one week should have deadlifts.
Just wednesday of the next week should have the deadlift.
and then back to monday & friday etc.