So far so good, snatches a bit hard on the shoulder though.

SQ 95 2x5
115 1x5
135 1x3
185 3x5

PR 45 2x5
50 1x5
55 1x3

Not quite the normal progression, interrupted by my 9yo who wanted to lift and did squats after me, then wanted to not lift, then wanted to bug the shit outta me, but here goes for today remotivated:...

Back in the new garage gym:

SQ: 95 2x5
115 1x5
135 1x3
165 3x5

PR 45 2x5
50 1x5
55 3x5

Or T-bone's video transformation diary . . . that's some scary footage!

Well, having had a few geezling moments lately but getting back together with some major schedule changes around the household. My 9 year old finished football and is taking a break from taekwando...

8/8/12 - A session, went well overall, did more of a jerk press which tore up my shoulder but pushed through it, snatches were good and changed the protocol - any advice? - deads were good - coming...

8/1/2012 - B session

Squats - 95 2x5
135 1x5
165 1x3
195 3x5

Press - 45 2x5
50 1x5 (hurt!)

I'm proud to be a geezling and know all about my eventual progress to geezer status when i get truly old! Been lurking here for a while, coming out of the noob closet so to speak. Tbone and Hill...

OK, Intro: title says most of it, but here's the rest - 46, overweight at 310, history of back and shoulder problems/injuries. Track cyclist but having a crap year (exchanged strength for fat),...

I think John C. Lincoln. I send some emails out to a couple places I found on powerliftingwatch.com and am headed to ATL to the airport now. Default is Golds but they ain't what they used to be. ...

I'm headed to Phoenix next week - 29 January to 4 February - and am looking for a good gym to do basic lifts. Anyone on the forum who can hook me up with a good place at a good price so I can get...

Sure looks in the first rep like the guy comes up and moves something on his stomach UP higher. Maybe just an illusion I suppose but why the fuck would someone come up and move something on someone...

Great article by Tommy Suggs on mental training and focus applicable to lifting.

http://startingstrength.com/index.php/site/train_the_mind_for_increased_strength


Bill

Bif, I do appreciate it and know I have a LOT of problems, this being one of many as Rip and Steve know. I guess the question I really should have asked is what are some successful techniques for...

I thought about ear plugs for silence. Ironville has the "Less Talky More Lifty" t-shirt for passive-aggressive types. Maybe various combinations will work but tonight dragging my bumper plates to...

Had a Microsoft Zune but the largest armband was too small so I gave up on that. I guess I could pull music from a cloud server to integrate my droid x2 with a bluetooth duel wraparound headset to...

I'm 45, not sure if that qualifies me as elderly but here's the issue. I get seriously pissed off on my working sets when some douchebag nearby starts yaking away about sports or some silly shit...

Coach Rip, I read the great article by Bill Starr right when I've ordered a 5kg bar for my 8 and 11 year old boys who have decided they wanted to start lifting with me. My oldest does gymnastics and...

Awesome article. I have two boys, 11 and 8. My 8 year old is 96 pounds, stocky and can lift my skinny 11 year old (106 pounds) and wants to do weights so I want to start him off right. I think he...

The TUBOW (terribly useful block of wood, 2x4 cut to size from floor to a couple inches higher than the kneecap) will stop the knees being forward in a short period of time. Its in the book and...