Andy's Log

[AndyL]

27/5/12 edit:

2 months progress as of 27/5/12 (upper figures are 5RMs):

Squat - 45kg to 85kg
Press - 27.5kg to 42.5kg
Bench - 37.5kg to 57.5kg
Deadlift - 60kg to 100kg

Bodyweight - 69.3kg to 77.7kg

Beginner doing SS after an abortive attempt last summer (did it for 2-3 months before I had to move and it became less practical for me to get to an affordable gym 3 times a week). I'm only on the second week so it's not very taxing yet but I thought I might as well put my log up here.

Age: 24
Height: 6'1"
Starting Bodyweight: 69.3kg / 153lb

Today (fifth session) I did:

squat - 55kg - 3x5
bench - 42.5kg - 3x5
deadlift - 70kg - 1x5
chins - 5,5,3



Previous sessions:

27/3
squat - 45, 3x5
bench - 37.5, 3x5
chins - 4,3,4

29/3
squat - 47.5, 3x5
press - 27.5, 3x5
deadlift - 60, 1x5

31/3
bench - 40, 3x5
squat - 50, 3x5
chins - 6,5,3

3/4
squat - 52.5, 3x5
press - 30, 3x5
deadlift - 65
chins - 5,5,3


So everything's going okay just now ... I'd guess my press will be the first to fail, hopefully not for a couple weeks though.

[AndyL]

squat - 57.5, 3x5
press - 32.5, 3x5
deadlift - 75, 1x5
chins - 5,5,4

[AndyL]

squat - 60, 3x5
bench - 45, 3x5
deadlift - 80, 1x5
chins - 5,5,4

[AndyL]

squat - 62.5, 3x5
press - 35, 3x5
deadlift - 85, 1x5
chins - 5,5,5

Deadlifts getting a little bit harder now, might switch to 2.5kg jumps from now on.

[AndyL]

squat - 65, 3x5
bench - 47.5, 3x5
chins - 6,5,4

[AndyL]

press - 37.5, 3x5
chins - 6,5,5

No squats or deadlifts (lower back pain). Not sure which exercise is causing the pain, left out both today - should be able to squat again on Thursday (with focus on form).

[AndyL]

squat - 67.5, 3x5
bench - 50, 3x5
chins - 6,5,5

Trying hard to keep good form in the squat. Back feels fine just now.

[AndyL]

squat - 70, 3x5
press - 40, 3x5
chins - 5,4,3

[AndyL]

squat - 72.5, 3x5
bench - 52.5, 3x5
chins - 5,4,4

[slowjoe]

squat - 72.5, 3x5
bench - 52.5, 3x5
chins - 5,4,4

Congrats on the bodyweight squats (I presume). Always nice to tick off that milestone.