Big on the Basics... at 40.

[my_back_hurts]

W2D3

BW 159.2

Deadlift 170x5
Incline press 90x 5, 5, 13
Belt squat 140 x5, 5, 6
DB row 77x 5, 5, 4. Back down to 70 next week.

Finished with sled drag &push 90lbs x 5 min

[my_back_hurts]

Despite adding a meal per day and a weekend full of BBQ and beer I weighed in at 160.2 this morning - so my average weight has not changed at all in 2 weeks.

[Bill Anders]

You're +3lbs from when you started this log three weeks ago (yes, I saw your 161 a couple of weeks ago). Honestly, all within margin of error for a standard scale, and all within margins of error due to daily fluctuations in water weight, etc. Heck, if I weigh first thing after that wake-up pee, then weigh again in the afternoon after a few meals and getting ready to do my chin-ups, I have seen 8-10lbs of change.

Perhaps quit weighing on a daily/workout basis. That frequently, the data becomes noisy. Pick one day or workout of the week and weigh then to see your week-to-week changes, which are less noisy (as long as you weigh at approximately the same time of day/same conditions). I started weighing only on chin-up day, since I just want to see where I was on that day.

That can still be a bit noisy, so perhaps also pick one day of the month for an additional data point. That will be more representative of your overall changes.

Daily weigh-ins can make one neurotic.

[my_back_hurts]

You're +3lbs from when you started this log three weeks ago (yes, I saw your 161 a couple of weeks ago). Honestly, all within margin of error for a standard scale, and all within margins of error due to daily fluctuations in water weight, etc. Heck, if I weigh first thing after that wake-up pee, then weigh again in the afternoon after a few meals and getting ready to do my chin-ups, I have seen 8-10lbs of change.

Perhaps quit weighing on a daily/workout basis. That frequently, the data becomes noisy. Pick one day or workout of the week and weigh then to see your week-to-week changes, which are less noisy (as long as you weigh at approximately the same time of day/same conditions). I started weighing only on chin-up day, since I just want to see where I was on that day.

That can still be a bit noisy, so perhaps also pick one day of the month for an additional data point. That will be more representative of your overall changes.

Daily weigh-ins can make one neurotic.

I think you're right. Will stick to 1 day a week.

[my_back_hurts]

Belt squat 150x3x5
Bench press 100x2x5, 1x10
Chins 7,5,5,4,4

[my_back_hurts]

A.M.

Walk Tall Backwards 16 x 4 x 30s

Walk Tall Forward 16 x 4 x 30s

Cable Core Palloff Press
6s /2s tempo
25 lbs x 3x 12

P.M. Ruck 40 w/25

[my_back_hurts]

Belt squat 160x3x5
Incline press 100x3x5
Chinup 15x4x5

[my_back_hurts]

I've successfully altered my schedule so I can get in two during the week at night. This helps alleviate the time and other issues I was having with morning workouts. Reading through Barbell Prescription I am going to reorganize things slightly, this is a modified Program 2B:

Workout A
Belt squat 3x5
Bench 3x5
Deadlift 1x5

Workout B
Belt Squat 3x5
Incline Press 3x5
Chins

So, after this first month is done, I'll be deadlifting more frequently for the next couple of weeks. This brings me a little closer to Doing The Program at least in spirit.

[my_back_hurts]

Deadlift 180 x 5x1
Bench 110 x 2x5, 1x8
Belt squat 170 x 3x5
Chinup 17.5 x 3x5, 1x4

[Daniel Kerrick]

Good luck with the modified program.