I'm entering a SS Log, to help keep me honest. Before I deployed I did a novice progression, eating until I felt a little sick and resting (I was on pre-deployment leave and I have an amazing fiance that enjoys cooking for me). I got up to (warning: I'm not sure if the way I write the # x reps x sets is correct but that's the format I'm using):
5'8" (didn't change, surprisingly)
Bodyweight: 175->198
Squat: 295x5x3
Press: 175x5x3
Deadlift: 375x5x1
Bench: 235x5x3
Powerclean: 185x3x5
Since I'm on my way back I'm restarting and hoping to break 200 lbs bodyweight and start repping with 4 tires on the bar for squats. I'm not sure if that will happen and I'm on a time limit, because I'll have to get ready for the PFT sometime at the beginning of next year, but I should have enough down time to make it work and pack on the weight. If I stay on schedule with modest increments I estimate that I can break 300 lbs on squats in early December.
Yesterday I did the following:
Warm-up: Bar muscle-ups and 60 lbs dumbell snatches 10 each arm. (Shitty warmup, I know, but there was only one squat rack at the gym and I didn't want to lose my place in line.)
Squat: 135x5x2, 185x3
Work sets: 225x5x3
Press: 95x5, 115x5
Work sets: 135x5x3
Deadlift: 135x5, Powercleaned 135x2, Deadlifted 225x1, 275x1
Work sets: 315x5 (used parallel grip, and it felt a little heavier than it used to... might stick with 315 or go down to 295 next time to make sure I'm maintaining proper lumbar extension)
Eating: I drank 5.1 liters of milk yesterday most of it was low-fat, unfortunately, but it's all I got here at the moment. I'll be back in California soon and will be able to drink raw milk again. I also ate the equivalent to a whole chicken, 8 pats of butter, 8 oz of tuna, 6 strips of bacon, a few ounces of steamed vegetables, and 3 servings of ice cream. Not very specific, but I'll record more accurately in the future.
This morning I had one 3-egg omelet, one 4-egg omelet, 2 hardboiled eggs, 12 strips of bacon, 8 oz. of tuna, 8 pats of butter and 700 mL of milk (200 mL of whole milk, 500 mL 1%). Eating for the rest of today will be a challenge as I will be travelling overnight.
I haven't been able to weigh myself, but I will when I get home. Feel free to offer any advice as I still consider myself very new to this. One area I'm still unsure of is my warm-up regimen. I usually do a few minutes on the rower (sometimes 3, sometimes 8 minutes depending on how I feel) then start with squats: 135x5x2, 185x5, 225x3, 275x1 (that's what I was doing when my working sets were 295x5x3). Happy lifting, everyone.