Finally lifting heavy things again
Somehow the forum was wonderful to me and ate my very first post. Ugh. Here's the short version:
New guy here. U.S. Army Major stationed at the Pentagon. Haven't lifted much since I was in Iraq back in '08/09. Intrigued by the Starting Strength programming, so I bought the book and started lifting again. Form on some exercises is okay, some others suck. "First workout" weights were as follow:
Squat: 215
Bench: 135
Deadlift: 225
Press: 95
Powerclean: 95
My bench and powerclean 1RM are higher than would be expected by the work sets, but I want to make sure my form gets better before I start getting to heavier weights. Powerclean form SUCKS. I'm only lifting Tues/Thurs since that's what works for the office rotation (sub-optimal, I know, but don't even get me started on 'office SOP').
Last work set for each exercise (Just started 4th week on the program, though powercleans just got into the rotation) is as follows:
Squat: 285
Bench: 155
Deadlift: 275 - I had 295 up 1x this morning, but just dropped the weight and walked away. Going to drop back about 15% and go without the weight belt since I think it's interfering with my back as I start the lift.
Press: 105
Powerclean: 95 - Just started these last week.
Diet is okay, though I could likely use more protein. For reference, I'm 37, 6'0", and ~212lbs. Complicating factor is that I have to pass tape every 6 months, and I didn't get started on this until a month and a half after my last PT test. I've got about 2 more months before I have to cycle back to 'exercise' vs strength training, just so I can make sure I'm squared-away for the tape. Then rinse and repeat.
Questions, comments, snide remarks?