Geoff's Late Intermediate Log v2.0
Height: 71 inches
Weight: 208 pounds
Age: 43
Most recent log is here (and the first post of that includes links to previous logs if anyone cares):
https://startingstrength.com/resourc...overy-log.html
Short version:
After picking up weights in 2008 in Iraq, I was able to goof around for 10 years and get a small base of strength and technique, but in 2018 I did a legit LP using the SS method and got legitimately strong, and then intermediate training using Texas Method and other tweaks got me even stronger.
Bests:
Squat: 405x5, 455x1
Bench: 327.5x5, 365x1
Press: 207.5x5, 240x1
Deadlift: 460x5, 500x1
Currently:
I've left Enlisted service and commissioned as an Army Chaplain, and now serve on Active Duty at the battalion level. Time for training requires sacrifices, but I'm generally willing to make those sacrifices, as long as they don't harm mission or family (wife, three young kids, ages 9/6/4). As I begin this log, I am 6 weeks post-surgery for an elbow repair that included removal of a bone spur, excision of calcified tendon, and repair hardware inserts to connect the tendon back to the bone.
Barbell lifts require the arms for everything. Squats: Gotta pin that bar to your back. Bum elbow prevented that. Deadlift: Gotta hold the bar. Bench and press: Self-explanatory.
So I didn't touch a barbell at all for four weeks, during which I did some leg press and other minor work; two weeks ago I started pressing/benching empty barbells (the 15lb bar for the press) with some weight added for tolerance.
Today, I began coached training again. Lord-willing, I'll be stronger than ever by the time this run is done.
I'm calling this initial run "New Arm, New Me," or NANM.
First workout to follow.