Skating Strong - College Shredder's Journey to Strong

[joshmcintyre]

Hey everyone,

So here's what I am up to. I started out at a very skinny 6'0, 127. I love to snowboard, rollerblade, mountain bike, you name it. I feel that getting strong will be very beneficial to enjoying these activities, not only performance wise, but safety wise. I would image bigger muscles, bigger bones, and bigger tendons will come in handy when I take the occasional slam. Also, I am seeking to put on weight for aesthetic reasons. I'm not looking to get huge, but I would like to look athletic, not just so damn skinny. I am already much happier with the way I look, and I've come to really enjoy lifting as well.

I log my workouts in a spreadsheet. It can be viewed from my Public Dropbox HERE

Current Numbers:
BW: 142 lbs.

Work Sets (lbs.)
Squat 195
DL 205
OHP 75
Bench 100
Power Clean 55
Pullups/Chinups BW

[joshmcintyre]

Yesterday's lifts:

Big Success here: Squatted 200lbs. for work sets!!
OHP: Finally got one set of 5 @ 80lbs. The next two sets, failed at 3 and 2 respectively. At least it is getting better.
Power cleans: Tried adding some weight this time, but had a tad trouble with form. Really working on getting a good jump and not using my arms at all.

[PackMule]

Good job on the weight gain and lifts so far. Another 40 lbs would help you a lot with everything.

[joshmcintyre]

Thank you sir! I plan on keeping it up!

[joshmcintyre]

A bit of a dissapointment yesterday.

Made the mistake of going to the gym tired (Late work this week threw me off) and still tried to go for 215 on squats. Got 1 good set, 1 half set, and had to bail into the rack on my third set. Felt so run down I decided to skip bench and deadlifts so I didn't hurt myself.

Just a minor setback though due to shitty sleep schedule. Plan of attack is to rest for a few days, eat like a mother, and come back with a vengeance.

[joshmcintyre]

Big Success tonight, got 3x5 215 on squats after failing on my last set last thursday. Feels good to get it done.

Press is still a little weak though. 80 Felt like way too much tonight, so I backed it down to 70 to get 2x5.

[joshmcintyre]

Forgot to log the last workout, but here is the progress:

Squat 3x5 220
DL 1x5 185 (Should be at 215, but skipped a DL workout and need to work back up)
Press 3x5 75 (Down from 3x3 80 after a form check. Improved layback, ab tightness, and a little hip drive)
Bench 3x5 105

BW ~144

[joshmcintyre]

Bit of a weak night in the gym last night; went late after snowboarding a little in the morning. Numbers went up but didn't get all the sets/reps.

Work Sets:
Squat:1x3 225 1x1 225
Bench: 1x5 110 1x2 110 1x1 110
DL: 1x2 215
Thumbless Grip Pullup: 3x4 BW

[joshmcintyre]

Workout from 11/15

Squat 3x5 225
Power Clean 2x3 55 1x5 65
Press 2x5 80 1x4 80
Chinup 3x5

[joshmcintyre]

Workout 11/18

Squat 1x3 1x1 230
DL 1x1 215 (This one is giving me some trouble)
Bench 2x5 1x4 110
Thumbless grip pullups 1x5 1x4 1x3