Where are the before and after photos of dudes "transformed" by Starting Strength?

[TruthSeeker]

i managed to get my squat to 130kg...at b.w of 77kg...but that's it. That was 2 years ago. it's actually gone down a bit now as i only do partial squats...That was my limit.

Seems like a popular threshold. It is 1.7 BW. Most fatsos on startingstrength.com ain't lifting more when it comes to their ratio. They are simply fatter and the ratio is higher.

E.g., 240x1.7=408lbs

[Jonesy]

Yeah. 125 - 127.5kg was when I felt myself starting to lose the fight against gravity as a natural in the squat game. Looking back, it is absolute insanity to think I contemplated turning into a swine by drinking gallons of milk just so I could add 10kg to that fucking bar.

[jimjohnson]

i managed to get my squat to 130kg...at b.w of 77kg...but that's it. That was 2 years ago. it's actually gone down a bit now as i only do partial squats...That was my limit.

Seems like a popular threshold. It is 1.7 BW. Most fatsos on startingstrength.com ain't lifting more when it comes to their ratio. They are simply fatter and the ratio is higher.

E.g., 240x1.7=408lbs

OK that's good to know.

So what can you guys deadlift? I got upto 180kg...but again that was 2 years ago. I doubt i could do that now. Maybe i'll try this week. I do rack pulls now at 245kg...static holds with that one.
Shoulder press i did a 80kg one (i did cheat a little on the upswing though) but that was a while ago. It's now down at 75kg...

I am nearly 50....i don't think i can lift much heavier now. I do not want to inure my-self

[TruthSeeker]

My best deadlift is a little over 200kg. I can't do that right now and don't care. I don't see why a recreational lifter would need a deadlift higher than 180kg.

[jimjohnson]

My best deadlift is a little over 200kg. I can't do that right now and don't care. I don't see why a recreational lifter would need a deadlift higher than 180kg.

Ok that is impressive...what hight and bodyweight are you by the way?

I am 77kg and 5 ft 7"

I agree if i can get back to 180kg i am keeping it there. 
Shoulder press is the one i can't seem to improve..probably at my limit...

[TruthSeeker]

When I did that I was either 77kg or 84kg (I don't remember since it was many years ago. It was after a cut from 88kg). I am 183cm or around 6'1".

I have long arms/deadlifter's body.

[jimjohnson]

My best deadlift is a little over 200kg. I can't do that right now and don't care. I don't see why a recreational lifter would need a deadlift higher than 180kg.

Why would a recreational lifter 'need' a deadlift at all? 

Since the lift offers nothing special and most of us don't have to pick up cars for a living.

It does feel good to occassionally lift a big weight (as long as you do not risk injury)

What would you recommend instead of deads? Rows and good mornings?

[Jonesy]

My best deadlift was 185kg... that I prob did with terrible form. I remember telling this massive bloke in the gym about it, thinking he'd be impressed, but he had a genuine look of "that's shite" about him that made me realise that if I said 175kg or 195kg it wouldn't have registered as any better or worse. That was turning point for me

[khrazz]

My best deadlift was 185kg... that I prob did with terrible form. I remember telling this massive bloke in the gym about it, thinking he'd be impressed, but he had a genuine look of "that's shite" about him that made me realise that if I said 175kg or 195kg it wouldn't have registered as any better or worse. That was turning point for me

Why would you want to impress that guy altogether? He could be jealous aswell and him acting indifferent to you telling him your PR could be a defence mechanism.

I never tell strangers my numbers. Most often here is what follows

1) They either have a friend/uncle/dead grandad who lifted more than you, hence your lift is not impressive.
2) They used to be a lifter like you, then they took an iron to the knee and stopped "lifting heavy" ( Skyrim reference there )
3) they will brush it off like its nothing, even though for YOU it might be a great accomplishment.
4) they get jealous and try to find something wrong in your form/program etc
5) they wont care at all

Stop telling strangers your numbers, most often they simply dont give a fuck about it. Only tell it to your (lifting) friends, your coach or your wife/girlfriend. They are the ones that truly care about your progress. Nobody else.

[Jonesy]

Haha, yeah i see what you are saying. That was my point really, that telling this guy was pointless and trying to impress random brahs in the gym is futile. The effort it took to get my deadilft up to 185kg just wasn't worth. As has been mentioned in here before, if I was on a desert island and nobody near me then I wouldn't be torturing myself getting my dead lift from 180k to 185k. I wasn't doing it for myself, but when you realise other people don't care either then it just makes the whole thing a waste of time and effort. I know that sounds negative, but chasi g numbers really us the biggest illusion in the iron game.