Your screename makes me think of Thin Lizzie, an excellent band. Best of luck!
I’ve decided to start a workout log on here and since I have only been doing Starting Strength for about 5 weeks I figure that I will just put my old workouts on here so I have my entire log in one place. At least I don’t have to worry about losing my paper log and not knowing how my progress went. Last summer I started doing Strong Lifts 5x5 and lasted for about 3 months. I was happy with how my progress was moving and I was putting up higher numbers and overall really happy with how things were going until I hit 135 with my squats and realized that I wasn’t getting deep enough. My form had basically deteriorated and I got frustrated, took “time off” and didn’t come back to anything similar until this summer.
I did some Crossfit workouts for about a month before starting Starting Strength. I really enjoyed the workouts but I didn’t feel like I was able to measure my progress the way that I wanted to so I switched to Starting Strength.
I am 27, 5’6”, 140lbs. Oh, and I'm female and weights are in lbs.
5/25/2011
This was my feeler workout to see where I should start weight wise.
Squats
45 x 5
65 x 5
75 x 5
Bench
45 x 5
55 x 5
65 x 5
Deadlift
95 x 5
135 x 5
5/27/2011
Squat
65 x 5
65 x 5
65 x 5
OHP
45 x 5
45 x 5
45 x 5
Power Clean
65 x 3
65 x 3
65 x 3
5/31/2011
Squat
70 x 5
70 x 5
70 x 5
Bench
55 x 5
55 x 5
55 x 5
Chinups
W/pink band assist wrapped 2x around bar
2 pullups/3 negatives
2 pullups/3 negatives
2 pullups/3 negatives
6/2/2011
Squat
75 x 5
75 x 5
75 x 5
OHP
50 x 5
50 x 5
50 x 5
Deadlift
135 x 5
6/4/2011
Squat
80 x 5
80 x 5
80 x 5
Bench
60 x 5
60 x 5
60 x 5
Power Clean
67.5 x 5
67.5 x 5
67.5 x 5
6/6/2011
Squat
85 x 5
85 x 5
85 x 5
OHP
55 x 5
55 x 5
55 x 5
Chin Ups
W/pink band assist wrapped 2x around bar
4 pullups/1 negatives
3 pullups/2 negatives
2 pullups/3 negatives
6/8/2011
Squat
90 x 5
90 x 5
90 x 5
Bench
65 x 5
65 x 5
65 x 5
Power Clean
70 x 3 - Not sure if this counts as as 3 or 2. The 3rd rep was borderline.
67.5 x 3
67.5 x 3
6/11/2011
Squat
95 x 5
95 x 5
95 x 5
OHP
60 x 5
60 x 4
60 x 3
Deadlift
140 x 5
6/14/2011
Squat
100 x 5
100 x 5
100 x 5
Bench
70 x 5
70 x 5
70 x 5
Chin Ups
W/pink band assist wrapped 2x around bar
5
4 pullups/1 negatives
4 pullups/1 negatives
6/16/2011
Squat – I think I just psyched myself out on these. I should have gotten them
102.5 x 4
102.5 x 5
102.5 x 4
OHP
60 x 5
60 x 5
60 x 5
Barbell Rows – switched from Power Cleans
65 x 5
65 x 5
65 x 5
6/18/2011
Squat
102.5 x 5
102.5 x 5
102.5 x 5
Bench
75 x 5
75 x 5
75 x 5
Deadlift
145 x 5
6/21/2011
Squat
105 x 5
105 x 5
105 x 5
OHP
62.5 x 5
62.5 x 5
62.5 x 5
Chin Ups
W/pink band assist wrapped 2x around bar
5
5
5
6/24/2011
Squat
107.5 x 5
107.5 x 5
107.5 x 5
Bench
80 x 4
80 x 3
80 x 2
Barbell Rows
67.5 x 5
67.5 x 5
67.5 x 5
6/27/2011
Squat
110 x 5
110 x 5
110 x 4
Starting to good morning a little - trying to choose to fail a rep instead of do it with terrible form just to move up in weight.
OHP
65 x 4
65 x 3
65 x 4
Chin Ups
W/pink band assist wrapped 1x around bar
5
4 Pull Ups/1 negative (negative w/o resistance band)
4 Pull Ups/1 negative (negative w/o resistance band)
6/29/2011
Squat
110 x 5
110 x 5
110 x 5
Bench
80 x 5
80 x 4
80 x 3
Barbell Rows
70 x 5
70 x 5
70 x 5
7/1/2011
Squat
112.5 x 5
112.5 x 5
112.5 x 5
Doing more good morning than I want to be doing. Repeat this weight next time and correct form.
OHP
65 x 5
65 x 4
65 x 4
Deadlift
150 x 5
7/5/2011
Squats
112.5 x 5
112.5 x 5
112.5 x 5
Bench
80 x 5
80 x 4
80 x 3
Noticed here that my arms are at a 90 degree angle to my body instead of a 45. I tried to correct this on sets 2 and 3 and the change in form probably had something to do with not getting the weight. I’ll decrease next time and work on keeping my arms at more of a 45.
Chin Ups
W/pink band assist wrapped 1x around bar
5
5
4 Pull ups/1 Negative (negative w/o resistance band)
Last edited by LittleLiz; 07-08-2011 at 11:27 AM. Reason: making format easier to read
Your screename makes me think of Thin Lizzie, an excellent band. Best of luck!
7/11/2011
Worst workout ever. Not trying to make any excuses but I attribute todays fails to the (near) week off and increase in alcohol consumption. I was in Colorado for a wedding and I missed 2 workouts and drank way more than typical. I also got home at 3AM today and didn't sleep nearly as much as normal so ideally this shittastic workout is in thanks to all of that. Heres to hoping that Wednesday goes a little (or a lot) better.
Anyway, here is what happened today;
Squats
115 x 4
115 x 3
115 x 1 (wtf?!)
I think that I am leaning too far foreward in my squats causing the bar to be too far forward but I am not positive. I tried to get some video but the garage is pretty dark tonight and you cant see them well. I am going to try to work out earlier on Wednesday and get a lighter, better quality video.
OHP
65 x 4
65 x 3
65 x 3
I didn't expect to get these after not doing OHP for 10 days. I also already tried this weight 2x and failed. Next time I'll get it.
Chin Ups
W/pink band assist wrapped 1x around bar
5
5
5
At least there was an improvement somewhere. Now I have to decide...more reps? Try to find a way to do less assistance? I have a week to decide.
7/13/11
Today was so much better than Monday. I feel pretty comfortable with my diagnosis of shitty food + small amount of sleep + alcohol all weekend = shitty workout. I was really pretty happy with how today felt so I can't complain too much. Maybe this is a good reason to lay off the wine a little this weekend.
Squat
Warm up:
45 x 5
75 x 4
95 x 2
Working sets:
115 x 5
115 x 5
115 x 5
Yes!!!
Bench
Warm up:
45 x 5
Working sets:
72.5 x 5
72.5 x 5
72.5 x 5
I decreased to this weight because I failed 3x at 80 lbs. I am working on keeping the bar in a straight line but I still felt like these were harder than they should have been. Most likely due to the long break from working out and tweaking form.
Barbell rows
Warm up:
45 x 5
Working sets:
72.5 x 5
72.5 x 5
72.5 x 5
It seems a little odd that I am benching the same that I am rowing but oh well. These were pretty tough but I managed. My body is already sore. I need to foam roll and stretch.
Last edited by LittleLiz; 07-13-2011 at 09:08 PM.
Great lifting! Poor workouts are a fact of lifting life. They are to be expected, usually at the most inopportune moment!
But a poor workout make the good ones all the sweeter!
Starting a log is a great way to improve you workouts.
Food and sleep are key.