Ddtediejm's SS Training Log
I have been working the program for about 3 weeks now, and thought I would start posting up my logs. My goal is to get a bit stronger and lose some weight. I started my fitness journey last Jan with the New Years resolution to get the weight off. I was pushing 300 pounds, and am only 5'6". 53 year old male, retired US Army after 22 years. Gave Nutrisystem a go at first, then moved onto a program called Optavia. I just could not stand their food, so just switched it up to a paleo type diet. I cut out bread, dairy, etc. I dropped the first 50 pounds rather quickly, but started to head to the gym at lunch time to get out of the cube and get my body to lose even more weight. Soon, I was down another 25 lbs, but was not going beyond. I decided since I was in a military gym that had set up for Cross Fit to give it a try. I found I loved the variety of workouts, and enjoyed moving in at lunch time, knocking out a 15 or 20 min. WOD and getting back to my cube. I think like many others though, I found when I was using the CrossFit program on their web page, I was not getting any better at snatches, cleans, deadlifts or squats. That is when I stumbled across Starting Strenght and Coach Rip. Watching his Youtube videos, I thought "wow..this is a no bull shit guy who makes sense." So I started my journey and hope to still pull off some fat, yet gain some strength.
Day 1:
Squat: 3x5 @ 175 lbs
Press: 3x5@100
Deadlift: 1x5 @ 225
Day 2:
Squat: 3x5 @185
Bench: 3x5 @165
Deadlift: 1x5 @235
Day 3:
Squat:3x5 @ 190
Press; 3x5@ 100
Deadlift: 1x5@ 245
Week 2, Day 1:
Squat;3x5 @ 195
Bench: 4 @ 175, 2x5 @ 175 (this is where I learned to rest more than 2 min. between sets)
Deadlift;1x5 @255
Day 2:
Squat:3x5@200
Press; 3x5@110
Deadlift: 1x5@ 265
Day 3:
Squat: 3x5@205
Bench: 3x5@175
Deadlift: 1x5@275
Week 3, Day 1:
Squat:3x5@ 210
Press: 3x5@115
Deadlift: 1x5@ 285
Day 2
Squat: 3x5@215
Bench-4 @ 185, 4@ 180, 3@175, 4@175-really struggled with the Bench tonight. Not sure if I ate enough today, or if being in the rain all day just wore me out.
Deadlift: 1x5@295-felt this a bit more as well.
Day 3 to wrap up my first three weeks.
Squat 3x5 @ 220 lbs.
OHP, 3X5 at 120 lbs. Started to have to push it a little bit more towards no. 4 and 5 on the last two sets.
Deadlift: was supposed to be 1x5 at 305 lbs. I got it up once, and while it was a PR for me, I wasn not too happy that I couldn't do more. Just kind of ran out of juice. I dropped back to 295, and same, couldn't get it up once. I think I discovered that one should eat prior to coming to the gym, as I skipped breakfast to get there a bit early and get the training session out of the way. So again, need to get the book and get with the program.
I am still at the YNDTP stage, as I have yet to get the book. I am hoping it is under the Christmas tree for me, as it is on my list. I would just buy the damn thing on Amazon, but that would just piss off the wife, as our little home rule is not to buy for yourself after Thanksgiving. I am hoping to get a bit better at press and bench, and to improve the deadlift a bit more. I am feeling the weight more and more as I progress with the deadlifts.