Return to Starting Strength
Just starting a training log to have better record of my lifts to point to in comms with coaches or anyone on these forums, as well as just a better place to make some notes about my workouts outside of my google sheet.
I made a long post on the SS Network forum about coming back to Starting Strength style of programming after about 6-months of Conjugate / Concurrent training. So I won't reiterate but it can be found here:
| Starting Strength Network
But in short, started an Intermediate version of the LP in the form of a 4-day split after some feedback from Nick D on the forum. My current lifts from a USPA comp in December 2021 are:
Squat - 410
Bench - 295
Deadlift - 465
Press - 160ish (not really sure, haven't done a lot of overhead pressing)
My first week (last week) back I did 3-days:
Monday, 1/3/22:
Squat: 3x5 @ 265
Press: 3x5 @ 115
Deadlift: 1x5 @ 315
Wednesday, 1/5/22:
Squat: 3x5 @ 270
Bench: 3x5 @ 205
Powercleans: Worked up to a few sets 3 at 25, been a long time since I've cleaned.
Friday, 1/7/22:
Squat: 3x5 @ 275
Press: 3x5 @ 120
Deadlift: 1x5 @ 325
I know I'm starting pretty low, but been a long time since I've done 5's and it feels "hard enough" right here by the end of the week. Deadlifts and bench are still pretty easy. Squats are ok, but I need to clean up my form some more. I plan on just making 5lb jumps on squat and 10 lb jumps on deadlift until I get my numbers back up. Thought about doing 10lb jumps on squat too, but like I said I need to focus on my form a little bit. Everything else feels good.