CoryB's Log of Not-Good-Enough

[CoryB]

Feel free to make fun of my lame numbers, it might motivate me.

31 year old, 6'-164 lbs

Just to catch up on my last few workouts:

10/30
Squat-120
Bench-135
Clean-135

11/2
Squat-125
Press-95
Deads-185

11/4
S-130
B-140
C-135

11/7
S-140
P-105
D-215

11/9
S-145
B-145
C-135--failed on first set. ran out of time, had to cut workout short

11/11
S-150
P-100
D-225
Pull-ups-3X5

11/14
S-160
B-150
C-140

10/30 is probably when I got SS:BBT and really started to do things right, included 2-3 quarts of milk a day on top of my mostly paleo diet.

Weighed this morning (11/15) at 176 lbs.

[CoryB]

11/16
S-165
P-105
D-245
Pull-ups-3x5

[CoryB]

11/19
S-170 (+5)
B-155 (+5)
C-145 (+5)

Weight is holding steady at 175-176 lbs. Thanksgiving should take care of this plateau.

[CoryB]

11/21
S-175 (+5)
P-105 (+0) I need to get smaller plates
D-255 (+10)
Pull-ups 3x5
I'm doing pull ups on one of those assist machines. I'm working my way down to body weight.

11/25
S-180 (+5)
B-160 (+5)
C-150 (+5)
Pull-ups 3x5--down to plate #2 on assist machine, started at #5.
Did 3x3 front squats 95, 115, 135. I may add these 3x3's to every workout or every other, I like front squats.
weight is 180.

[CoryB]

11/28
S-185 did 2 sets, felt like my form was garbage, did 175 the last set (+5 -5)
P-110 failed last rep set 3 (+5)
D-skipped
Pull-ups-3X5 Plate #1--should move to BW on Friday
Why do my squats suck? I'm thinking about getting a coach or PT from the new crossfit gym in town to watch me, laugh and point, and tell their friends about how much I suck. Maybe I'll post a video on here, that way I won't have to pay to be laughed at...because paying for it is borderline dominatrix-type stuff, amirite?

[CoryB]

11/30
S-185 (+0)
B-165 (+5)
C-135 (-15) just by golly felt like doing a lighter weight

12/2
S-190 (+5)
P-115 (+5)
D-255 (+0)
PU-3x5 BW

Here's the first 2 workouts in my calendar book:
10/30
S-120 (+70 for month of Nov.)
B-135 (+30 ")
C-135 (+15)

11/2
S-125
P-95 (+20)
D-185 (+70)

[CoryB]

12/6
S-195 (+5)woo hoo! next workout will be 200! I actually thought I was going to lose my balance on one, I think I went a little too low...scared the shit out of me.
B-170 (+5)
C-145 ---

If I keep up this 5 lbs increase every workout I'll be using 240 lbs for my work-set at Christmas.

If someone had told me that if I started squatting (well, started keeping track of squatting numbers) on Halloween with a work-set weight of 120 lbs and I could be doing 240 lbs at Christmas I would have told them that's not possible. 2 plates is my short term goal, if I really can get 240 by Christmas I'll be a Rippetoist for life.

[jdavid]

Hey good work getting it going with the program. I am currently in a similar place with my squats (205 3x5) but have gone as high as 240 3x5 in the past. I personally found it hard to just keep flying by with 5lb increases after 225. That was discouraging for me and one of the reasons my first attempt at SS fell apart. Don't let that happen to you! Even if you don't get 240 by Christmas you will get it shortly thereafter, and then 300 after that. At least thats my plan!

[CoryB]

Hey good work getting it going with the program. I am currently in a similar place with my squats (205 3x5) but have gone as high as 240 3x5 in the past. I personally found it hard to just keep flying by with 5lb increases after 225. That was discouraging for me and one of the reasons my first attempt at SS fell apart. Don't let that happen to you! Even if you don't get 240 by Christmas you will get it shortly thereafter, and then 300 after that. At least thats my plan!

Thanks jdavid. I finally hit the 200 mark. I'm thinking about doing 200 one more workout before moving on up to 205 because I think a couple of squats could actually be considered good mornings.

12/9
S-200
P-110
Pullups 2x5

[CoryB]

12/12
S-185 went down in weight and really focused on correct form. I nailed them. I might try 195 tonight. I also wore a ball cap pulled down (Mirrors everywhere) and a sweat shirt. the shirt helped the bar stay up and the cap helped me look down.
B-175 almost did 5, 4, 4. will stay at 175 next time
D-225 down again, after reading others threads I decided that I was probably doing 5x1 instead of 1x5. So 225 was pretty easy but was more intense since I actually did 5 in a row.

I have readjusted my goal to 225 at Christmas.