Starting Strength after another program (or lack thereof).
36 year old male, weight of 195 at 5'10". Here's more of the background: https://startingstrength.com/resourc...ogression.html
I'm starting this log 3 workouts into the program. I followed Mr. Hill's advice (linked above) and started the squats pretty light. The jumps have been a little big since then, but I feel like I'm adapting from the switch from high to low bar fairly well.
Overall I feel good. The biggest question for me now is whether I move to phase 2 or try to keep the deadlift frequency high for another week or two. My lower back feels a little tired, but I certainly haven't hit a wall. Any advice is appreciated.
Here's how the last three workouts have gone:
Day 1:
Squat 135 5x3 - The weight felt very light, but the low bar position was awkward, particularly for my lower back and inner thighs
Bench 135 5x3 - Felt lite
Deadlift 275 5x1 - Felt like work but not too hard
Day 2:
Squat 165 5x3 - Felt good. Much less awkward, but I hadn't settled on the best foot position or degree of forward lean
Press 95 5x3 - - Felt like work but not too hard
Deadlift 280 5x1 - Felt like work but not too hard
Day 3:
Squat 185 5x3 - Felt very good. I think I found an optimal foot position for me (narrow) and degree for forward lean. I need to work on not squatting so far below parallel.
Bench 140 5x3 - Felt light
Deadlift 285 5x1 - Felt a little harder. I'm thinking about adding in power cleans now but not sure