New PR on benchpress while traveling out of the country! Just back from 2 week construction mission in the Artibonite Valley, northwest of St. Marc, Haiti. The first week I was at a hotel in St....

Must be one of those middle aged days.......everything I have is hurting; lower back, both knees (especially the recently repaired one), tendonitis in the elbow. I loosened up good on the foam...

Continued 1RM testing in prep to switchover to 5/3/1

OHP 145#
DL 330#

Notes: That 145# on the press surprised me because the low 120s have felt really heavy during workouts. I think I...

Testing this morning for 1RM in preparation for switch to 5/3/1.
Squat 1 rep @ 290# which is all the weight I currently own. Using Wendler's formula I then estimated my 1RM at 300#, took 80% of...

Squat 220# 3x5
OHP 120# 3x5
PC 140# 3x5
Chins 4/4/2
Neckbridge 3x as long as possible

Notes:
Missed Tuesday for a long overdue dinner date with my bride.

Yes, I sometimes feel exhausted when trying to lift, but I am also 43 yrs old, and my lifts are at or approaching my novice limit, so I'm probably more susceptible to that than you might me. Without...

BTW, I'm not a huge fan of lots of supplements (just my opinion, so take it for what its worth), but get yourself some whey protein. And don't buy into all the marketing garbage. Go to Walmart, buy...

The short answer on calorie range: More! I don't mean to be flippant about it, but seriously, eat more. The unavoidable bottom line truth is that it takes a caloric excess to build strength and...

Schizophrenia is better than dining alone.

Your squat is pretty decent for your bodyweight, but I don't see why you shouldn't still be able to make 10lb increases for a while. To do that you have to eat enough to support the lifts, you should...

Squat 220# 3x5
Bench 200# 1x4, 195# 1x3, 185 1x5
Dead 175# 1x5
Dips with 10# plate 10/10/10
Shrugs 220# 3x5

Oh, to be 16 again and have discovered SS earlier! Nice lifts, Darius. Don't get sidetracked and stay with it.

Squat 220# 1x4
OHP 115# 3x5
PC 140# 2x5, 1x4

Pain in the left knee this time forced me to bail out after 4 reps! I was trying not to be gun shy from the recent surgery on the right knee,...

The problem with a lawyer joke is that the lawyers don't think the its funny and no one else thinks its a joke.

Nice lifts! We're the same age with approximately the same amount of time under our belts, and we started at around the same weight. I've outgained you in weight, but your lifts are well ahead of...

Squat 215# 3x5 (first ever attempt at box squats)
Bench 190# 3x5
Dead 250# 1x5
Dips 14/13/11

Your deadlift is progressing nicely as you're pulling better than bodyweight now, so good job there. Regarding the squat I would surmise solely on what you're posting here that 1) there's a...

Weighed in at 216# this morning. I have hovered between 214# & 217# (depending on time of day) for a week or so. I think the "Quest for 216" is officially conquered. I haven't been able to squat...

Postworkout Notes: Not much to say. 85 lbs is a sorry-ass weight for the snatch, but my elbows are straighter. CJ was not pretty, but it went up, and arms were very straight on the second pull of the...

Squat 205# 3x5
OHP 110# 3x5
PC 135# 3x5
Neckbridge 3x front and back
Farmers Walk with 160# 8x100'
Prowler with 70# 8x100'