The Butcher's Training Log

[The_Butcher]

Age: 23
Height: 175cm
Weight: 75kg
Bodyfat: Unsure. Guess at around 12%

Training History: I have previously gone through a cycle of starting strength and topped out at a 140kg squat, 105kg bench, 65kg press and a 175kg deadlift. Sadly, I didn't really reach my limit, I just got bored of training and eating so much and decided I would pursue some more advanced 'bodybuilding' training. Fast forward a year and I'm pretty much at the same level as I was then, maybe weaker. Not Good. So I figured I would give starting strength a true run through and eat properly as I'm sure I can do more.

Lifestyle: As my name suggests I have recently taken up a new career and am an apprentice butcher. The job entails quite a bit of manual lifting and requires me to be on my feet all day (around 10 hours). Another downside of the job is that I rarely get more than 7 hours sleep which is sometimes a problem, but on the plus side I have good access to cheap meats of every variety!

Goals: My intention is to run starting strength for as long as I can milk it (hopefully around a 150kg squat,110-115kg bench, 70kg press and a 190kg deadlift) and then run the texas method afterwards. I would also like to get my bodyweight to around 91kg (200lbs).

Anyways,

First Workout was today.

Squat: 120kg x5x3
Bench Press: 90kg x 5x3
Pullups (wanted to do powercleans: gym was fucking busy): Bodyweight x10x3

All pretty piss easy.

[Kregna]

Looks like you're not far from were you left off. Good stuff

Are those previous numbers for sets or 1 rep?

[The_Butcher]

Those would be for 3 x 5 except deadlifts which were just 1 x 5.

[The_Butcher]

Wednesday 6/6/12

Squats: 122.5kg x5x3
Press: 50kg x5x3
Deadlift: 150kg x5

Once again they were all pretty routine weights.

[StrongLiftMyBalls]

Interesting log, will be following as we are same height and weight (although your lifts are about 10% higher than mine currently). Where are you based?

[The_Butcher]

Cool. I am based in the UK;Gloucestershire area.

[Brian Jones]

As my name suggests I have recently taken up a new career and am an apprentice butcher. .

Way cool . . . .

[StrongLiftMyBalls]

Cool. I am based in the UK;Gloucestershire area.

Im based in London.

Any chance of a SS-affiliated discount on good quality meat?

Edit: especially if your butchers do good dry-aged beef, home cured bacon, and rarer cuts/offerings such as sweetbreads, hangar/butcher's steak, and all things pig-related.

Esp if you can get me this:
http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/05/m...html?ref=title

[B4PJS]

Im based in London.

Any chance of a SS-affiliated discount on good quality meat?

Seconded

[The_Butcher]

Haha, maybe I've stumbled onto a gold mine here: cheap meat for the strength practictioner...

Meh, the title could do with some work. Sounds a little 'off' to me.

Anyways,

Friday 8/6/12

Squat: 125kg x 5x3
Bench Press: 92.5kg x5x3
Pullups: Bodyweight x 10x3