Gonzalo's Super Awesome Log of Awesomeness! Awesome.

[Gonzalo]

Age: 17
Weight: 135
Height: 5' 9"
Body Fat Percentage: Below 10%
Body Type: Ectomorph/Mesomorph


Program: Starting Strength (I know that one was hard to guess)


Diet: 4000 calories daily (around 30 fat, 50 carbohydrates, and 20 protein) with as much of the whole milk gallon necessary to reach that number.


Goals: (1) Become stronger, (2) gain 40 lb, (3) cut out the fat, (4) use my new strength and fantastic look to survive a zombie invasion with style, (5) take over the world.


More Information: http://startingstrength.com/resource...t=25660&page=1

[Gonzalo]

First workout: 8/8/2011, Monday

Squat:

1x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (55 lb)
1x5 (65 lb)
1x5 (75 lb)
3x5 (85 lb)

Bench Press:

1x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (55 lb)
3x5 (65 lb, me so strong!)

Dead lift:

1x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (55 lb)
1x5 (65 lb)
1x5 (75 lb)
1x5 (85 lb)

I started out with low weights as the last time I attempted this program I did the opposite (didn't work very well, really). Only Issue was the usual pain in my inner thigh when squatting (seems like it's the tendons). I feel like this is going to keep me from advancing as I progress, does anyone who shares this pain have any method to make it go away?

[dsp]

Few things:

- You'll probably go farther if you stop counting calories. I think that's an unhealthy obsession. Just read the labels and have a "gist" of what you're eating, don't log it into fitday. You'll get the balance eventually. I don't recommend the full gallon though until you feel like you need it. And remember, it's better to overshoot and gain weight a little faster than to undershoot and miss reps that would've been easily completed with an extra 400 calories.

- You're under 10% BF and one of your goals is to "cut out the fat.". You have no fat. Gain strength and that will quickly lead to muscle, and it'll show more because you're skinny to start with. No one here will say it, but we're all envious at the guys who start the program skinny, as any weight will be good weight! (Try to scale the weight gain with your strength gains, and you'll be fine.)

- Your bench is really not all that sad considering you just did basically half your weight. I think I started at 75, and I weighed 40 more pounds.

- As for the pain : Are you actively thinking of pushing out your knees when you squat? And are you doing the squat stretch rippetoe recommends in the book? I get something similar that feels like my left leg locks into my hip when i squat, i usually have to make it "pop" so the pain goes away.

Good luck, don't miss workouts, and post here so I have something to do while taking a dump. (i'm serious)

[Gonzalo]

Second workout: 8/10/2011, Wednesday

Squat:

2x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (55 lb)
1x3 (75 lb)
1x2 (85 lb)
3x5 (95 lb) +10

Overhead Press:

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3x5 (45 lb) +45 :PP!

Dead lift:

2x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (60 lb)
1x3 (80 lb)
1x2 (95 lb)
3x5 (105 lb) +20

Stomach Vacuums:

3x60

I made sure to push out my knees in the squat and the inner thigh pain was less severe. Unfortunately, it's still there, i'll look up the stretch in the book and see if it helps even more. Aside from that everything went well.

[Gonzalo]

-I have a hard time eating as much as I 'need' to when I don't record everything on fitday. I would much prefer not to do that though, It'll make all of this feel more natural. What method is there to know whether I ate enough without literally writing every meal down?

-That's really great to know! (When I wrote that goal though, I had meant to lose the fat that I'm supposed to gain while doing this program)

-no, but my other press is haha! (for now.)

-I'll definitely implement the stretch when I find it, at least now the pushed out knees helps to ease some of the pain.

[Gonzalo]

Third workout: 8/12/2011, Friday

Squat:

2x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (65 lb)
1x3 (75 lb)
1x2 (85 lb)
3x5 (105 lb) +10

Bench Press:

2x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (55 lb)
1x3 (65 lb)
3x5 (75 lb) +10

Dead lift:

2x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (65 lb)
1x3 (75 lb)
1x2 (100 lb)
1x5 (125 lb) +20


Stomach Vacuums:

3x60

[Gonzalo]

Fourth workout: 8/15/2011, Monday

Squat:

2x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (65 lb)
1x3 (95 lb)
3x5 (115 lb) +10

Overhead Press:

2x5 (45 lb)
3x5 (55 lb) +10

Dead lift:

2x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (70 lb)
1x3 (80 lb)
1x2 (110 lb)
3x5 (135 lb) +10

Stomach Vacuums:

3x60

[Gonzalo]

Fifth workout: 8/17/2011, Wednesday

Squat:

2x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (50 lb)
1x3 (75 lb)
1x2 (100 lb)
3x5 (125 lb) +10

Bench Press:

2x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (55 lb)
1x3 (65 lb)
1x2 (75 lb)
3x5 (85 lb) +10

Dead lift:

2x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (65 lb)
1x3 (85 lb)
1x2 (115 lb)
1x5 (145 lb) +10


Stomach Vacuums:

3x60

[Gonzalo]

Sixth workout: 8/19/2011, Friday

Squat:

2x5 (55 lb)
1x5 (85 lb)
1x3 (110) lb)
3x5 (135 lb) +10

Overhead Press:

2x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (55 lb)
3x5 (60 lb) +5

Dead lift:

2x5 (45 lb)
1x5 (60 lb)
1x3 (95 lb)
1x2 (125 lb)
3x5 (155 lb) +10

Stomach Vacuums:

3x60

[dsp]

Congrats on the 1plate squat. I was doing more than everyone in gym class when I got to that (and twice as deep). Keep it up!

What's a stomach vacuum?