Eagle's progress

[Eagle4Christ]

Wacky weekend. Good diet, but irregular sleep.

Bodyweight: 213.4 lbs
C2 Rower: 3:00
Squat: 220lbsx4, 215lbsx5x2 (with great difficulty and form breakdown on the last rep of each set)
Press: 95lbsx5x3
Deadlift: 255lbsx3x1

Notes:
-I felt generally unwell the entire workout, I think due to the ingestion of more than the usual carbohydrate intake this weekend.
-Form breakdown on the last rep of the squat sets was concerning: I had a terrible time lifting my back after driving my hips, and came close to a good morning before straightening out in the end. On the first set, after 4 reps at 220, I could tell I would fail the fifth.
-Similarly with deadlift, I could only manage 3 reps.

Goals for 5/2/2017
-Squat: 215lbsx5x3
-Bench Press: 120lbsx5x3
-Deadlift: 255lbsx5x1

[Eagle4Christ]

Bodyweight: 209.4 lbs
C2 Rower: 3:00
Squat: 215lbsx5x3
Bench Press: 120lbsx5x3
Deadlift: 255lbsx5x1 (PR)

Notes: Few. Felt good throughout. Deadlift was HARD--I may drop to 10 or 5 lb increases henceforth.

Goals for 5/5/2017 Workout

Squat: 220xlbsx3
Press: 100lbsx5x3
Deadlift: 265x5x1

[Eagle4Christ]

5/10/2017 Workout

I missed two workouts due to illness. Though I didn't make it to the gym, I kept up the high protein diet. So, no increases today--just restart.

Bodyweight: 213.0 lbs
C2 Rower: 3:00
Squat: 215lbsx5x3
Press: 100x4, 95x5, 95x4
Deadlift: 255lbsx5x1

Notes:
--Squat and deadlift were easier than last time (deadlift still terribly difficult, just not as much so) in spite of missed workouts. Neat.
--I got greedy on press. I shouldn't have tried for an increase. Next time, I'll repeat 95x5x3, then on to increases again.

Goals for 5/12/2017
Squat: 220lbsx5x3
Bench Press: 120lbsx5x3 (no increase)
Deadlift: 265x5x1 (I'll try...)

[Eagle4Christ]

Bodyweight: 210.8 lbs
C2 Rower: 3:00
Squat: 220lbsx5x3
Bench Press: 120lbsx5x3
Deadlift: 260lbsx5x1 (PR)

Notes: It's been a tough two weeks for me, with only three workouts in the fortnight, but I've still made gains in squat and deadlift and held serve (mainly) in bench press and press. I'm looking forward to going full bore for the next two weeks, now that my schedule is settling down.

I hope to regulate my diet a bit, reducing the impulse carbohydrates and being more paleo with whey protein shakes. This also has the benefit of being more budget-friendly; hopefully that extra motivation will work.

Goals for 5/16/2017:
Squat: 225lbsx5x3
Press: 95lbsx5x3
Deadlift: 270lbsx5x1

[Eagle4Christ]

Bodyweight: 210.2lbs
C2 Rower: 3:00
Squat: 225lbsx5x3
Press: 95lbsx5x3
Deadlift: 270lbsx0, 265lbsx0

Notes: obviously, I was not ready to increase theweight in my deadlift. Though I had been able to pull 260x5 the last workouts, the move up from there proved impossible--that is, I could not even lift the bar more than an inch off the ground. I can only imagine that my recovery was poor (don't think so, I've slept well the last two nights and maintained the high protein diet), or I have reached that mystical state of being unable to recover from a deadlift in two days. Now that my deadlift has a nice lead on my squat, I look forward to adding power cleans back. Their kinda fun.

Goals for 5/18/2017 workout:
Squat: 230lbsx5x3
Bench Press: 125lbsx5x3
Power Cleans: 100lbsx3x5

[Eagle4Christ]

Setback week--no training for a week, and my diet was trash. No excuses--you don't want to read them, and I don't want to write them.

Bodyweight: 211.2lbs
C2 Rower: 3:00
Squat: 220lbsx5x3
Bench Press: 120lbsx5x3
Power Clean: 95x3x5

Notes: None of these were super hard, but it marks a good place to start after a week off.

5/26/2017 goals:
-Squat: 225bsx5x3
-Press: 100lbsx5x3
-Deadlift: 255x5x1

[Eagle4Christ]

Bodyweight: 214.2lbs (too many donuts)
C2 Rower: 3:00
Squat: 225lbsx5x3
Press: 100lbsx5x3
Deadlift: 255lbsx5x1

Notes:
-Press tied my personal record from my jog last year.
-Deadlift was...not exactly easy, but it was certainly not the balls-to-the-wall strain factory of a few short weeks ago. Progress!

Goals for 5/28/2017:
-Squat: 230x5x3
-Bench Press: 125lbsx5x3
-Power Clean:100x3x5

[Eagle4Christ]

I had to skip a day due to family stuff. Today:

Bodyweight: 211.2lbs
C2 Rower: 3:00
Squat: 230x5x3
Bench Press: 125lbsx5x3
Power Clean: 100x3x5

Notes: This is my eighth week on this iteration of SSBBT3 (with a few missed workouts included), and I am close to matching or exceeding my personal records in all lifts (except for Power Clean, which I started later this time). If I continue the linear progression, I will hit PRs in all four lifts by Friday, June 2nd, the beginning of my ninth week. I have a lot of work still to do, but I'm stoked.
-Squats were hard today, so I'm going to focus on entering the hole a little quicker and making the most out of the hamstring rebound.
-Left bicep is a little sore as I type this, so I'm going to take an ibuprofen before bed. Again, no big deal, except this is the first time I've been sore enough post workup to make me think about ibuprofen. It feels like a big step to me.

Goals for 5/31/2017:
-Squat: 235lbsx5x3
-Press: 105lbsx5x3 (PR)
-Deadlift: 270lbsx5x1 (PR)

[Eagle4Christ]

Happy June.

Bodyweight: 212.4lbs
C2 Rower: 3:00
Squat: 235lbsx5x3
Press: 102.5lbsx5x3 (PR)
Deadlift: 270lbsx5x1 (PR)

Notes: Rarrgh! I feel like a monster!

I know this is nothing but I couldn't ever have imagined doing this just a year ago. What a remarkable change. I did 5 deadlifts at 270. I can hardly believe it.

I had to go up 2.5 lbs on press instead of the scheduled 5--still good enough for a personal record though.

Goals for 6/3/2017:
Squat: 240lbsx5x3
Bench Press: 130lbsx5x3
Power Clean: 105lbsx3x5

[Eagle4Christ]

In re: last workout, a chart showing my progress, regress, and return to form. No place to go but up now...



For clarity, I've also created a graph showing only my progress from the last two months, since I restarted after abdominal surgery: