Matt's Log Stardate 2013

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35 6'1" 180ish lbs Maybe 12%Body fat

I've poked around exercise for some years now. Along with everybody else I tried out some body builder style routines in my younger days. Never got very big but I had a couple decent lifts. Unfortunately I wasn't squatting - but I made up for it with lat raises?!!?? Was in the Army for a bit - I agree very much with the sentiment of Major Long's article on this sight. For a minute I even thought that running was where it was at. Got onto kettlebells and crossfit style programming. I guess I've been around trying different things out from time to time with a couple years of vegging out in between each of those fads. I think I'll fill in more of my background later and get started with my Starting Strength Log

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Started on my b-day August 4th
182lbs
Squat 185 x5, x5, x5
Press 95 x5, x5, x5
DL 225 x5

6 AUG

Squat 190 x5, x5, x5
Bench 185 x4 (decided this was too heavy to start as I want to run this for 12 weeks
165 x5, x5
Chin ups 8, 7, 6

8 AUG
184.25lbs
Squat 195 x5, x5, x5
Press 100 x5, x5, x5
DL 235 x5

[Aaront]

Happy Birthday!

Are you doing chins and pullups?

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Edited for the chins - Thanks

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12 AUG
185.5lbs

Squat 200 x5, x5, x5
Bench 170 x5, x5, x5
Pull ups 8, 6, 5

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14 AUG
187lbs

Squat 205 x5, x5, x5
Press 105 x5, x5, x5
Deadlift 245 x5

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16 AUG
186.5 after workout

Squat 210 x5, x5, x5
Bench Press 175 x5, x5, x5
Chin ups 11, 8, 8


17 AUG

Damned if I didn't do a bunch of kettlebell jerks


18 AUG
Squat 215 x5, x5, x5
Press 110 X5, x3, x1 (see yesterday)

20 AUG
191.25

Squat 220 x5, x5, x5
Bench 180 x5, x5, x5
Pull ups 6, 5, 5

And then, against my better judgement, I went and did some pushups, squats, and kb swings

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22 AUG

191lbs

Squat 225 x5, x5, x5
Press 110 x5, x5, x5
Deadlift 265 x5

Glad I got the press that time

23 AUG

Did a little bit of conditioning - it's like my crack. When it's around I can't say no

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24 AUG
192.5lbs

Squat 230 x5, x5, x5
Bench Press 185 x5, x5, x5
Chin Up 12, 9, 6

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27 AUG
192.5

Squat 235 x5, x5, x5

Press 115 x5, x5, x5

Deadlift 275 x5