New to the barbell.

[carson]

Gains can be made more rapidly if you follow the guidelines in the book. You should take notes as you read and you will probably need to read it a few times and some of the sections you will want to read more often than that. A coach can be invaluable. Some of the problems you are having with various lifts may well have to do with technique. If you don't have a coach to give you the proper cues, and I mean an SS coach, you may get into some bad habits. If you don't read the book you no doubt have many bad habits. Still, some videos will help. Either some friend can take them for you or you can set a camera up at 45 degree angle, so we can see as much as possible. Take a look at some of the many instructional videos on this website. Your progress on some lifts seems unduly slow, unless for some reason that is your preference.

[Ruthless]

I am back with updates of my week 9 workouts.

Monday June 23rd 2015

Exercise. / Weight (lbs). / Sets. / Reps

Squat. / 45lbs (bar). / 2. / 5
75. (10, 2.5). / .1 / 5
105. / 1. / 3
140. / 1. / 2
175. / 3. / 5
_____________ ______________ ____________ _______________
Bench. / 45. / 2. / 5
80. / 1. / 5
115. / 1. / 3
145. / 1. / 2
167.5. / 3. / 5

Chin up. ??????? 2+1+2+3+3+2+3+1+1= 18 chin up done with rest in between sets. Rest is determined on my how I am feeling.

The workouts this week felt good. Getting those reps in with complete focus on form.

[Ruthless]

Wednesday June 24th 2015

Squat
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45lbs - 2 sets of 5
70lbs- 1 set of 5
105lbs- 1 set of 3
140lbs- 1 set of 2
177.5lbs- 3 sets of 5

Press
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45lbs- 2 sets of 5
50lbs- 1 set of 5
65lbs- 1 set of 3
80lbs- 1 set of 2
95lbs- 3 sets of 5

Deadlift
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70lbs- 2 sets of 5
105lbs- 1 set of 3
145lbs- 1 set of 2
175lbs- 1 set of 5

This workout was pretty good overall. Really felt like I performed exercises with solid form. I checked all the angles possible to record and wasn't able to, unless I leave the squat rack. So I will, hah. Will try to upload a video A.S.A.P. for form check.

[Ruthless]

Friday June 26 2015

Squat
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40lbs for 2 sets of 5
70lbs for 1 set of 5
105lbs for 1 set of 3
140lbs for 1 set of 2
180lbs for 3 sets of 5

*Side Note- Felt like I did good on form through the exercise. Next workout will up the weight by 5 pounds.


Bench Press
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45lbs for 2 sets of 5
85lbs for 1 set of 5
115lbs for 1 set of 3
150lbs for 1 set of 2
170lbs for 3 sets of 5

*Side Note- As felt like the exercise was well executed.

Pull-Ups
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Completed 6 sets of 3.

*Side Note- I feel like I am improving on the pull ups based on the numbers. Let's see how the upcoming exercises go.

Week 9 Wrap Up

Was having a little trouble with the shoulder press, form wise because I got the weight up but the form wasn't the best. Will try the exercise again next week and see how that goes. If form keeps breaking down like it was, I will deload. Squats and Bench Presses, were solid this week. Will start doing 5 pound jumps on squat and deadlifts in the upcoming workouts.

[hondotbt]

Keep up the good work. I've re-read SS book and the Practical Programming book several times and still find nuggets. I also have the DVD and re-watched it this past weekend and continue to learn nuances. Keeping my log online has been great motivation as well. I recently got dumb and took a break and the amount of strength that I lost in 6 weeks is apalling.... it really is different at 52 years young. Anyway, stick with the program and well done.

[Ruthless]

Keep up the good work. I've re-read SS book and the Practical Programming book several times and still find nuggets. I also have the DVD and re-watched it this past weekend and continue to learn nuances. Keeping my log online has been great motivation as well. I recently got dumb and took a break and the amount of strength that I lost in 6 weeks is apalling.... it really is different at 52 years young. Anyway, stick with the program and well done.

Thank you sir, I will try my best to do so and likewise. Thanks for stopping by my thread.

[Ruthless]

Week 10
Monday June 29th 2015
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Press
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45lbs for 2 sets of 5
50lbs for 1 set of 5
65lbs for 1 set of 3
80lbs for 1 set of 2
95lbs for 3 sets of 5

First set

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yCa-JjgZKI

Second Set

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qFz-Y3qymY

Final Work Set

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whhFNlP_k20 <---------After feeling the struggle of uploading these videos, I have decided to only upload the final work sets.

*Side Note- I have made videos of my final work set. Plan on uploading today. Just have to handle somethings first then I'll get to it. Let me know what you think about the form. I was also thinking about deloading due to the bad form I felt like I had but I decided to finally record and see what you guys think. The weight wasn't too bad this time. Completed the reps.


Squat
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45lbs for 2 sets of 5
70lbs for 1 set of 5
110lbs for 1 set of 3
145lbs for 1 set of 2
185lbs for 3 sets of 5

*Side note- I have recorded my final work sets for the squats, will upload as soon as I can. Form check.


Chin Ups
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Completed 5 sets of 3 and 1 set of 4, for a total of 19 reps.

*Side note- I see the numbers going up so that is a sign of progress, which is nice to see.