Lifting in my garage makes me feel like Kevin Spacey in that movie American Beauty!

[dragginknuckles]

Age: 36
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 262.2 (cushion for the pushin')

I have lurked around here for long enough. Figured I might as well start a log here to keep track of my progress, post videos, get feedback, and subject myself to general ridicule.

This is my second go at SS. I was a fairly avid lifter in HS in the '90's while playing football. We had a PL team my sophomore through senior year. I competed in the 242's and placed 3rd in the Louisiana State Meet. I don't remember my exact numbers but my bench was around 300, squat around 500-550, and deadlift around 550-600. Ah... the good 'ol days! If I could go back I would never have stopped training. Unfortunately in real life Beer drinking and pussy chasing took over my college years and flat out laziness after that.

I discovered SS about a year ago after a brief flirt w/ xfit. The book blew me away and made me wish I had discovered these methodologies when I was 16. I got some weights for the garage and I was on my way.

My first run at SS went from 11/16/11 to 06/01/12. The numbers looked like this:

Squat: 140 x 5 x 3 to 330 x 5 x 3
Press: 95 x 5 x3 to 147 x 5 x 3
Bench: 135 x 5 x 3 to 247.5 x 5 x 3
Deadlift: 205 x 5 to 340 x 5
Power Cleans: 100 x 3 x 5 to 135 x 3 x 5

I took a week off to go on vacation with the family and one week turned into 2... into 3... into 3 months... Basic laziness, sloth, and not wanting to lift in my hot ass garage.

When the weather turned the corner I decided I had no more excuse so I am back at it starting from scratch.

I started 09/10/12 at:
Squat: 125 x 5 x 3
Press: 60 x 5 x 3
Deadlift: 155 x 5
Bench: 105 x 5 x 3
Cleans: 95 x 5 x 3

Current Stats as of 10/26/12:

Squat: 265 x 5 x 3
Press: 125 x 5 x 3
Deadlift: 300 x 5
Bench: 160 x 5 x 3
Cleans: 130 x 3 x 5

[JoshM7]

Congrats on the great progress, what part of la are you from?

[dragginknuckles]

Friday 10/26/12
Squat:
45 x 5 x 2
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 2
245 x 1
265 x 5 x 3


Press:
45 x 5 x 2
75 x 5
95 x 3
115 x 2
125 x 5 x 3


Deadlift:
135 x 5 x 2
185 x 5
235 x 3
275 x 1
300 x 5

[dragginknuckles]

JoshM7, I am from Lafayette area. Live in Milton and work in Youngsville.

[JoshM7]

JoshM7, I am from Lafayette area. Live in Milton and work in Youngsville.

Cool, I have cousins down there but I'm from the shreveport/bossier area

[dragginknuckles]

Same story here... I have an Uncle and some cousins up in shreveport/bossier area

[JoshM7]

Small world. One day I'm going to find a workout partner on here that doesn't mind getting up at 4 am to lift lol.

[algunos hombre]

Saw the thread title and my first thought, honest to God, was "that Mena Suvari is one sexy, skanky-looking little midget!"

Same story here... I have an Uncle and some cousins up in shreveport/bossier area

It only counts if your Uncle is ALSO a Cousin.

Disclaimer, my grandparents on my mom's side were cousins and that side of the family was in Louisiana when the U.S. purchased it, so I know of whence I speak ...

[dragginknuckles]

Saw the thread title and my first thought, honest to God, was "that Mena Suvari is one sexy, skanky-looking little midget!"

Ha! I have never known that actresses name because my wife and I have always referred to her as Fetus Face.

[dragginknuckles]

Monday 10/29/2012
Squat:
45 x 5 x 2
135 x 5
185 x 3
225 x 2
245 x 1
270 x 5 x 3



Bench:
45 x 5 x 2
85 x 5
115 x 3
145 x 2
155 x 1
165 x 5 x 3



Chins:
15 singles w/ 30 sec rest between