MotoMoRon's Training Log

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5'10" 220lb 41 year old computer jockey who decided to get less weak 3 years ago. Started Starting Strength in Feb 2012 which ran 'till July or so. Then messed around with different intermediate programs since.

Starting lifts Feb 2012
bodyweight: 190
Squat 3x5x75
Bench 3x5x80
Press 3x5x65
Deadlift 1x5x115

ending SS June 2012
Squat 3x5x225 (probably too high)
Press 3x5x103.5
Bench Press 3x5x148
Deadlift 1x5x270
Power Clean 1x3x120 (I quit doing these because I could never rack them and it was hurting my wrists)

Current PR's
Power Snatch 2x1x120 (1/5/2015)
Bench Press 3x1x232 (3/3/2015)
Press 2x2x155 (1/27/2015) (I've somehow screwed up my form on these, excessive layback seems to bother my back)
Squat 1x2x340 (1/20/2015)
Deadlift 1x3x370 (2/15/2015) (big reset in 12/2014 due to excessive back rounding)

Last few workouts:

2/24/2015
Press: videoed form checks with sets of 5 and 3 with 95-135
Squat: 1x5x315 (reset after only making 1 rep of 335 previous week)
chinup: 2x5

2/26/2015
Press: videoed form checks with sets of 5 and 3 with 95-135
Bench Press: 2x5x200
Squat: 4x6x280
Chinup 3x5 each set right after first 3 squat sets

3/1/2015
Power Snatch: 2x1x105 (tried wider grip)
Deadlift: 1x5x340
Rack Pull: 2x5x295
BB Rows: 3x8x155

3/3/2015
Bench Press: 3x1x232, 1x5x205
Press: videoed form check with set of 5 and 3 with 115
Squat: 1x5x320
Chinup: 2x5

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Bench Press 2x4x210 1x6x195 (felt really heavy)
Squat 4x6x280
chins 3x5 (right after each of first 3 squat sets)

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Deadlift 1x3x375
chins 2x5
Cut this workout short because it was actually nice outside for a change!

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Press 3x5x125 (my form still has too much layback )
Bench Press 1x5x205
Squat 1x5x330
Pullup/chinups 3x6

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Press 3x5x130
Bench Press 1x5x205
Squat 4x6x285 (Volume PR!)

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Fri 3-13:

Chinups/pullups 3x5 (seemed to have tweaked my left elbow the previous workout and this made it sore for about 24 hrs)

Sunday 3-15

Power Snatch 2x1x125 (PR!)
Deadlift 1x8x310
Stiff Leg Deadlift 1x8x225 1x8x185
Row 3x8x155

no elbow soreness

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Bench Press 1x5x210 1x4x210
Press 1x5x125
Squat 1x2x335 (felt really heavy couldn't hold form) 1x5x295
chin ups 5 singles (no elbow issues)

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Bench Press 3x5x205
Squat 4x6x285

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Sunday March, 22

Power Snatch 1x2x115
Deadlift 1x5x345
Rack Pull 2x5x315
Row 3x8x155

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Press 3x5x132
Bench Press 1x5x205
Squat 1x3x335 (Failed Rep #4)
chin ups 3x7