LP Reboot (starting in my basement)
So, after spending months out of a gym messing around with high rep sets, I went ahead and tried some 5s and found my strength had dropped significantly. Since I've also been taking this time not being able to get stronger to trim some fat off, I decided I'd jump back into real strength training and amp up my diet out of a caloric deficit to support it. Being that I am working in my basement and cannot truly press without smashing a barbell up into the floor, I am instead doing a seated overhead press on the same bench I bench from, no back support utilized. I know this is an inferior exercise, but hauling a bar and plates upstairs through my house to either outside or my garage, then bringing them back when I'm done, will add intolerable length to my workouts. Not to mention, the risk exists of whacking out a chunk of drywall or something carrying a bar around. I'm not sure how long I'll be able to do this, as I have limited plates to put on my bars. I'm hoping by the time I hit up against that limitation I'll be able to make use of a gym again. Supposedly all the Gym owners gathering together to sue the state of New York has prompted the re-opening to get underway.
Starting height/weight: 6'2"/247 pounds
Old 5RM PRs from last year:
Bench 200x5
Deadlift 350x5
Press 130x5
Squat 285x5
WEEK 1
Monday, 8/10/2020
Squat 195x5x3
Seated Overhead Press 105x5x3
Deadlift 245x5
Wednesday 8/12/2020
Squat 205x5x3
Bench 170x5x3
Deadlift 260x5
Friday 8/14/2020
Squat 215x5x3
Seated Overhead Press 110x5x3
Deadlift 275x5