weak person log

[ben b]

male, 6'1" 225lbs.

Can't commit to 3 workouts per week due to schedule. Also can't eat enough because it makes me feel like shit. YNDTP. Gonna try to get less weak, if possible. QUESTION: are 3 sets of 5 reps written as 5x3 or 3x5? I believe my book (3rd Edition but 2011 revision) writes it as 5x3 but I see people writing 3x5 a lot. Feedback in general will be appreciated in this log.

4/21/2017
squat 135 3x5
ohp 55 3x5
dl 155 1x5


4/25/2017
squat 145 3x5
bench 100 3x5
dl 175 1x5

[MBasic]

200 3x5 means 200 for 3 sets of five reps

200X3x5 means 200 for three reps . . . five times (Sets)

and when a scheme is all by itself (no weight listed), its set x reps normally
. . . 5x5 is five sets of five reps
. . . 3x5 is three sets of five reps
. . . 5x1 is five singles; five sets of one rep

a lot of people get this wrong.

[ben b]

5/2/2017
squat 150 3x5
ohp 60 3x5
dl 180 1x5

Gave up on trying press 2.0 today. Not gonna try it until I can see a SSC again. Feels decent with just the bar. Any more weight than that and I lose tightness or something on the hip thrust forward. Then I overextend my back right in the middle of my spine. Couldn't keep abs tight today so I just pressed overhead with no hip movement.

[ben b]

5/5/2017
squat 155 3x5
bp 105 3x5
dl 185 1x5

[ben b]

5/7/2017
squat 160 2x5
ohp 65 2x5
dl 190 1 rep

[Chebass88]

I just wanted to comment on your log title. Don't put yourself down. To use your last session as an example, don't say things like "oh, it's only 160lb, and I wish it was _____". Instead say "I was able to squat 160 today!" If you believe it, you can achieve it (a trivial saying, yes, but it works).

Keep pushing ahead!