Hey all, new guy here. I found this site a little while back and after reading through tons of threads I ended up buying Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe. I just finished the book last week and started my workout on Sunday. I just wanted to make sure that I was doing things as closely to correct as possible. I have decided for the time being not to do the Power Clean as I'm having enough trouble making sure I am doing the other 4 exercises with proper form and they are considerably easier to learn, so there is a hole in the program already. But other than that I hope I have everything else in line. I'm 35 years old, 5'11" and 165lbs. I've worked out on and off in the past, but after reading this book, I've never done a single lift correctly. I'd like to put on about 10lbs of muscle, and would love to put on around 20lbs of muscle. My wife and I eat pretty clean for the most part, so I don't think there's any major changes needed to make to my diet. But if I understand Mark correctly, I can add a gallon of milk a day to my normal diet which would add enough calories and protein to allow me to grow?
Also, as far as the workout goes, I just wanted to make sure that it's as basic as I think. A few warm up sets while increasing the weight, and then 3 sets of 5 for the Squats/Bench/Press and 1 set of 5 for the Dead. Since I'm not doing the Power Clean, I'm using that free time for ab work and light shoulder work to help with a rotator cuff problem that seems to flair up every now and then.
Sunday - Squat/Bench/Dead
Tuesday - Squat/Press/Abs
Thursday - Squat/Bench/Dead
Is there anything I'm missing here? It's so simple that it doesn't seem right.
Newbie just wants to verify I am on the right track
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