In my quest to catch up to Gillian, I'm dedicating the next several months to Starting Strength. Since she's gotten herself a new, improved training partner (I could never adequately spot her on bench), I'll be posting my log here so that she can keep tabs on me in the virtual world.
Short and sweet background - been lifting since 2008, made some really good gains for a while but lost momentum when my training partner moved away (ahem) and foundered for a bit when left to my own devices (figure competitions may or may not have been considered). I'm currently blessed to be working alongside two very capable lifters who have been generous with their time and expertise, and am looking forward to kicking Gillian's ass in the future.
Yesterday was my first Starting Strength workout. Started conservatively, dropping current 5+reps max weights 15-20% to start.
Weights are in pounds
Squat
warm up sets
45 x 5 x 2, 60 x 5 x 1, 95 x 3 x 1, 125 x 2 x 1
work sets
160 x 5 x 3
Press
work sets (couldn't get any lighter to warm up)
33 x 5 x 3
Deadlift
warm up sets
65 x 5 x 2, 100 x 3 x 1, 140 x 2 x 1
work set
170 x 5 x 1
Right knee was not my friend during the work sets on the squat, but I was able to manage after considerable foam rolling and stretching between sets. Press was entirely too light, so per Gillian's recommendation I will be jumping 10 lbs next time.