Shawn's Log - tall, thin, young-old-guy novice

[lonestar_shawn]

*I was on vacation (road trip) the week of June 10-18 so no workouts

Squat:
45x5
95x5
135x3
155x2
175x1
185x5
185x5
185x5

Press:
45x5
65x5
75x3
85x2
92.5x5
92.5x5
92.5x5

Deadlift:
95x5
135x5
165x3
185x1
195x5

[lonestar_shawn]

Squat:
45x5
95x5
135x3
155x2
175x1
190x5
190x5
190x5

Bench:
45x5
65x5
95x3
105x2
115x1
125x5
125x5
125x5

Pendlay Row:
45x5
65x5
77.5x8
77.5x8
77.5x8

[lonestar_shawn]

Squat:
45x5
95x5
135x3
155x2
175x1
195x5
195x5 (video of 2nd set: Squat set #2 - YouTube)
195x5

Press:
45x5
65x5
75x3
85x2
95x5
95x5
95x5

Deadlift:
95x5
135x5
165x3
185x1
205x5

[lonestar_shawn]

This log has caught up to real time now. Here is today's workout. I felt relatively strong today and everything felt pretty easy except the last 2 reps on deadlift. I guess two recovery days on the weekend and sleeping in helped quite a bit.

Squat: 45x5, 95x5, 135x3, 175x2, 195x1
200x5x3

Bench: 45x5, 65x5, 85x3, 105x2, 125x1
127.5x5x3

Deadlift: 95x5, 135x5, 165x3, 195x1
215x5

My first pair of weightlifting shoes should be here tomorrow so I'm very curious to see what it feels like to squat in those. I have really long legs so I'm hoping with the elevated heel they help a bit hitting full depth.

[lonestar_shawn]

First workout with proper weightlifting shoes (Romaleos 3). I really like them and can see that they will be a huge improvement, but they threw my squat form off just enough to make it feel a little harder than it should have been otherwise. When I was in the right position in the bottom and didn't lift my chest on the way up the weight felt easy. The other thing that threw me is that it was harder to wiggle my feet into the exact right position before starting. Other than that I'm feeling relatively strong and things are progressing as planned.

Squat: 45x5, 95x5, 135x3, 175x2, 195x1
205x5x3

Overhead Press: 45x5, 65x5, 75x3, 85x2
97.5x5x3

Pendlay Rows: 45x5, 65x5
80x8x3

[carson]

Welcome. It's always good to see new lifters. Keep up the good work.

[lonestar_shawn]

Thanks Carson! You have one of the epic logs so it's nice to see your comment here!

[lonestar_shawn]

Overall felt really good today. I'm working on some squat form issues so I recorded my first squat set. I'm focusing on stance, knees out cue, and hip drive. As a result I can see that I didn't hit full depth on these. I think I did ok with the knees and hips on the first two reps, and it got wonky after that. It's a work in progress for sure.

Squat: 45x5, 95x5, 135x3, 175x2, 195x1
210x5x3
First set here: 210 pounds, squat set 1 - YouTube

Bench: 45x5, 65x5, 85x3, 105x2, 125x1
130x5x3

Deadlift: 95x5, 135x5, 165x3, 195x1
225x5x1

[lonestar_shawn]

Felt a little weak today after a long weekend, but I hit all my reps. It was my hardest deadlift workout ever, and my grip almost failed. I'll go down to 5 pound jumps there for as long as I can. I'm within 2-3 weeks of all time PRs on my lifts at this rate.

Squat: 45x5, 95x5, 135x3, 175x2, 205x1
215x5x3

Standing Press: 45x5, 65x5, 75x3, 85x2
100x5x3

Deadlift: 135x5, 165x5, 195x3, 225x1
235x5x1

[lonestar_shawn]

I felt strong today and the workout felt easy. Squat form continues to get better and that seems to be making a big difference.

Squat: 45x5, 95x5, 135x3, 175x2, 205x1
220x5x3

Bench: 45x5, 75x5, 95x3, 115x2, 125x1
132.5x5x3

Pendlay Rows: 45x5, 65x5
82.5x8x3