From Weak 40 year old to Starting Strength Samurai

[samuraimilkman]

MON May 7th. BW 83.4kg

SQ 75kg 2x4 w/ pause rep 1 & 3, no belt
BP 56kg 4x4
ROWS 45kg 4x4
Chin ups 4,4,4,3

Made a few more chins today. Short intervals on all lifts.

[samuraimilkman]

THUR May 10th BW 83.4kg

SQ 80kg 3x4
OHP 37.5kg 4x4
DL 95kg 1x4
DIPS 5,5,5

Tired from lack of sleep and a busy week at work, and hungry, so I was feeling pretty weak. Got the work done though and looking forward to getting some good rest before Saturday's workout.

[samuraimilkman]

SAT May 12th BW 82.8kg

SQ 82.5kg 4x6
OHP 32.5kg 3x6
DL 77.5kg 3x6
CURLS 25kg 3x8

Dropped a bit of weight probably from not eating enough. Also quite tired still but I got the workout done. Squats were a little hard, I'm quite a way off my 5RM of 100kg but these felt not so much heavy, just draining. I'll try eating more and see what happens.

[Ken_L]

It looks like your lifts are coming along nicely! Consistency is the most important thing for progress and you have done good with that.

[samuraimilkman]

It looks like your lifts are coming along nicely! Consistency is the most important thing for progress and you have done good with that.

Hi Ken
Thanks, yeah I try to be consistent if nothing else, and just plod along with my program.

[samuraimilkman]

MON Apr 14th BW 83.0kg

SQ 70kg 2x6 Paused, no belt
BP 52.5kg 4x6
ROWS 37.5kg 4x8
CHINS 4,4,4,4

Nice workout, energizing!

[samuraimilkman]

THUR Apr 17th BW 83.2kg

SQ 75kg 3x6
OHP 35kg 4x6
DL 90kg 1x6
DIPS 6,5,5

Moved last nights workout to tonight due to a work do. Got home late, slept poorly and being the end of the week am pretty stuffed. Looking forward to hitting the hay.

[samuraimilkman]

SAT Apr 19th BW 83.4kg

SQ 87.5kg 4x5
OHP 35kg 3x5
DL 82.5kg 3x5
CURLS 25.625kg 3x8

Was out till late having beers, and only slept 4 1/2 hours but I woke up feeling pretty good so did my workout this morning before breakfast. Didn't really feel weak, but struggled a little to stay real tight through the sets. Last rep on each of the final two squat sets I had to grind. After coming off NLP about 5 weeks ago these were the first grinder reps I've done. I'd forgotten what it was like. I'd better get use enjoying it again.

[samuraimilkman]

MON Apr 21st BW 83.4kg

SQ 75kg 2x5 Paused/No belt
BENCH 56.125kg 4x5
HIGH PULLS 40kg 6x4
CHINS 4,4,4,4

Did high pulls today instead of rows. First time so I'm not sure how my form was. I'll keep videoing and reviewing. Chins after pulls probably isn't an ideal way to finish the workout.

[samuraimilkman]

WED Apr 23rd BW 83.0kg

SQ 82.5kg 3x5
OHP 37.5kg 4x5
DL 95 1x5
DIPS 7,6,7

Solid workout. I've had an easy week at work, couple of early days and naps to boot so I felt very fresh. I even wanted to do another set of squats. OHP felt a little heavy for some reason.