not sure that I'm doing it right

[FacePalm]

Here's my latest lifting logs:

10/9/16:
squats: 5 x 115, 5 x 185 (felt pain so I stopped since it's been so long)
bench: 5 x 135, 5 x 155, 5 x 185

10/16/16:
squats: 5 x 45, 5 x 135, 5 x 185, 5 x 205, 5 x 215
bench: 5 x 135, 5 x 155, 5 x 165, 4 x 185
power clean: 5 x 115 (stopped - left wrist pain)

10/18/16:
squat: 5 x 135, 5 x 185, 5 x 205, 5 x 215, 5 x 220
press (dumbells): 5 x 70, 5 x 90, 5 x 110
dead lift: 5 x 135, 5 x 225, 5 x 230

10/20/16:
squat: 5 x 45, 5 x 135, 5 x 185, 5 x 225, 5 x 245
bench: 5 x 45, 5 x 115, 5 x 185
power clean: 5 x 45, 5 x 115, 5 x 135

10/21/16:
(wasn't "sore enough" the next day so I went downstairs after a few beers & did a few bench presses - 5x120, 5 x 170, 4 x 190, 1 x 200, 1 x 210)

10/22/16:
squat: 5 x 30, 5 x 120, 5 x 210, 5 x 250, 4 x 250 (felt small tinge of pain near my 3/2/16 injury so I stopped)
press: 5 x 115, 3 x 135, 5 x 125
dead lift: 5 x 120, 5 x 210, 5 x 240, 5 x 240

10/24/16: my body weight: 239.8#
squat: 5 x 45, 5 x 135, 5 x 225, 5 x 245, 5 x 255
bench: 5 x 45, 5 x 135, 5 x 185, 5 x 195, 5 x 195
power clean: 5 x 30, 5 x 130, 5 x 140, 2 x 140

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I've read the book but it's been a while....I've been thumbing through it a little & watching the videos. I suppose my confusion comes in here:

"*Sets here include only work-sets, not warm-up sets. I also noticed I'm doing too many deadlift sets.

Starting Strength Training Programs

[FacePalm]

I pretty much stopped lifting 12/2014 or so, then 3/2/16 I re-injured my back while skiing (fell in the terrain park - aggravated an old injury from ~20 years ago).

I was torn up for a while.... X-rays showed no injury but had degenerative disc disease. Anyway, I walked into my basement weight room around 3 weeks ago and did a few deadlifts to see how the body was healing..... a week later I'm researching racks. The Sunday before last I drew up a rack, finally figured it out, and somehow after work on Monday I had a bunch of 3x3 tubing on my driveway. Cut & welded it, then was using it by the next Monday I think.



I dragged the pieces on & tacked the feet in place - that proved to be unnecessary



I'd have built it taller, I have to use my old bench outside to do presses. The whole room is too small @ 8' 7" x 9' 4", but it works.

[Joe Jaloszynski]

Yeah, something looks wrong. Work set is (weight)*5reps*3sets

You should reread the book. The 3rd edition.

[Nubygaines]

you're absolutely doing it wrong

[Nubygaines]

I'm not usual one to accuse someone of being a troll but you named yourself what all our exact relations are gonna be...

[FacePalm]

I think I found what I was looking for in chapter 8. I was way off!

I'll have to back my final set down I'm sure, and I'll try empty bar to my medium weight for the warm-up and see how that works.

Edit - another thing I'm doing wrong is working out every-other day instead of M-W-F. I'll do it like that as much as possible.

How much time do other novices usually take per workout? I was ~35-45 minutes at the gym in 2014, but today I spent an hour.

[Christopher Anderson]

Second, biggest red flag was "I didn't feel sore enough, so after a few beers..." Just don't.

C'mon man, Chris Duffin and Huck Finn drink and lift, and drink!

Some people you just can't help.

[DingusMingus]

How much time do other novices usually take per workout? I was ~35-45 minutes at the gym in 2014, but today I spent an hour.

It takes me about an hour. Nice welding.

[ravl]

It takes me about an hour.

How much time do you take between warmup sets?

[Christopher Anderson]

You should spend as much time as it takes for you to recover from the previous set and not feel fatigued from it.