Older newbie woman's 8 week don't fall off the wagon log

[tennies]

Goal: Complete 8 weeks of starting strength newbie programming, gain muscle on this 41 year old bod.

Workout 1:
Squat 3x5x40 lbs
Bench 3x5x35
Deadlift 1x5x50

Notes:
This is the first workout, getting the weights right will take a bit of adjustment, I will try 5 lb increases for now, 10lbs on the deadlift. I have been inactive for 3 years, and am 8 weeks post c-section.

Weight: 145 lbs

[jshreck]

Being 8 weeks post c-section (congrats!!); I would recommend not being concerned with your weight increasing right away and just focus on form of exercises. You will probably need another 4-8 weeks of healing before trying to push foward and exert "heavy" weight.

Jerry Shreck
www.varietytrainer.com
www.bestfitnessproductreview.com

[tennies]

Workout 2

Squat 3x5x45
Press 3x5x30
Power Clean 5x3x30

Thank you, Jshreck for the contrats. I will be glad for the extra strength as my little ones grow up.

[applescruffette]

Aw, congrats on your new baby! Rock on you for lifting 8 weeks post C-section.

[Eirikeb]

Impressed! And also, check out this video at 0:22. Do that with your kid.

[tennies]

Workout 3

Squat 3x5x50
DB Press 3x5x32 (or 16 lb per dumbbell)
Deadlift 3x5x60

I switched to the DB press, I like the range of motion a bit better, and they are more fun to do.

Thank you for the congrats, applescruffette. Eirikeb, I enjoyed seeing the toddler lifting with his daddy, very cute.

[tennies]

workout 4

Squat 3x5x55
Press 3x5x32.5
Power Clean 3x5x32.5

Must make it to workout #5.

Any other women out there logging workouts? I need inspiration.

[milesdyson]

Tennies,

Did you take pictures before you started? Even if you'd never post them here (don't blame you), they can be very useful/encouraging. So if you haven't yet, I'd recommend taking some.

[applescruffette]

Check out Gwynn's log. It's a good read.



I should log here, but I'm afraid my log wouldn't be particularly inspiring.

[Mr.City]

Nice numbers