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    6'2"
    235lbs
    24 years training. Most of which was spent training for sports. Got serious about being a strength athlete about a year ago, then came up with a whole host of excuses to not train for about the past 6 months. Kind of started outsmarting my common sense and let my training get way too complicated and got frustrated.
    So I'm starting over at the beginning and doing it right this time. Hoping to use SS to reattain the strength I've lost in the past 6 months before progressing.
    Got back in the gym yesterday for the first time in a while (been doing KBs at home, not recommended).

    Previous maxes
    Squat PR 607, as of Jan. 500
    bench PR 365, as of Jan. 305
    DL PR 545, as of Jan. 500
    MP PR 235, as of Jan. 185 (sticky bastard)

    6-15-2010
    warmup 5 min on bike
    Squat
    45x2x10
    95x10
    135x5
    185x5
    225x5
    275x5
    315x3
    Tried to use Rip's squat form. At 315 kept trying to revert to power squat so stopped. Will set work weight as 255 for sets across and aim for 5lb jumps

    Olympic Press
    This is one complicated SOB. About the most uncoordinated I've felt in my life. I'm commited to learning it though..
    45x2x5
    65x5
    85x5
    105x5
    125x5
    walked away. Was getting frustrated. Will find my work sets next session.

    DL platform was in use (don't normally train during rush hour)

    Dips
    2x10

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    Just a note on Rip's squats-

    First time I can remember that my entire quadriceps was sore. Oly squats usually make me sore in the lower thigh. Power squats hit my hips/glutes/hammies. Keeping in mind that I haven't squatted in 6 months.

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    6-19-2010
    Squat
    45x2x10
    95x5
    135x5
    185x3
    225x1
    255x3x5
    Better on Rip's squats today. Still feel like I'm squatting in 3 stages though, not smooth yet

    BP
    45x2x10
    95x5
    135x5
    185x3x5
    Switched from PL bench to flat back/wider grip. Picked 185 at random, probably a bit too light but that's not really a bad thing.

    DL
    135x5
    225x3
    315x1
    365x5
    Reset method

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    6-21-2010
    Squat
    45x2x10
    95x10
    135x5
    185x3
    225x1
    265x3x5
    decided to do 10lb jumps for as long as possible

    Military Press
    45x10
    95x5
    135x3x5

    Muscle Clean
    haven't cleaned in a while so I'm feeling my way back to good technique
    45x10
    95x5
    135x3x5

    Dip
    15,10,10

    incline Crunch
    3x10

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    6-23-2010
    Warmup on bike
    Squat
    45x2x10
    95x10
    135x5
    185x3
    225x1
    275x3x5

    BP
    45x10
    95x5
    135x3
    165x1
    195x3x5

    DL
    135x5
    225x3
    315x1
    375x5

    Pullup
    3x5

    Sidebend
    75x3x10

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    6-25-2010
    warm up bike
    Squat
    45x2x10
    95x5
    135x5
    185x3
    225x1
    285x3x5

    Mil press
    45x10
    95x5
    145x5,5,3

    muscle Clean
    145x3x5
    Incline Crunch
    3x10
    Dip
    14,10,10,6

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    Couldn't get to the gym yesterday-so T, Ths, Sat this week
    6-29-2010
    Warm up bike
    Squat
    45x2x10
    95x5
    135x3
    185x1
    225x1
    295x3x5

    BP
    45x10
    95x5
    135x3
    205x3x5

    DL
    225x3
    315x1
    385x5

    Chin up
    8,6,4

    Side Bend
    80x3x10

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    starting strength coach development program
    7-1-2010
    warm up bike
    squat
    45x2x10
    95x5
    135x3
    185x1
    225x1
    255x1
    305x5

    Mil press
    45x10
    95x5
    145x5

    Muscle clean
    155x5

    Dip
    10

    Incline crunch
    10

    Did not feel recovered from Tuesday. Planning my next move

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