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Thread: kurt1911's Beginner Log, Take 2

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    Age: 30
    Gender: Male
    Height: 5' 7"
    Weight: 155 lbs

    Background: I've always been lean and moderately active, was a runner in high school then joined the Army. Two years ago I decided to try and get stronger so I joined a CF gym. Yeah I know, bad idea, but it did lead me here. I definitely got stronger but the gains leveled off after six months. Last summer I did SS linear progression for four months and made some solid gains. Then life and injuries got in the way and I shelved it for nine months. Surprisingly enough I didn't lose much of my mass gain, gaining and maintaining weight has always been difficult for me. I'm nowhere near as strong as I was last August but definitely stronger than I was starting out the first time. Yesterday was my first day back and I'm hoping my spine holds together for the long haul this time around. The recurring back pain issues I've been fighting since I was 15 are the reason I'm taking things so slowly. Big weight jumps are not ever going to happen for me but hey I have a lifetime to keep going up in little increments.

    Goals (long term): 165 lb press, 225 lb bench, 315 lb squat, 405 lb deadlift

    6/23/14 Workout (working weights only):

    Squat: 135 x 5 x 3
    Press: 65 x 5 x 3
    Deadlift: 145 x 5 x 1

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    Welcome. Do you have a coach with you? He/she may be able to help you with the back problems.

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    Hi carson, thanks. I don't have a coach, as far as I know we don't have any SS coaches in this area. Last time around I did post videos for critique and the feedback was mostly good. I've also switched to a standing desk at work. That's helped a lot.

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    6/25/14 Workout:

    Squat: 140 x 5 x 3
    Bench: 115 x 5 x 3
    Deadlift: 145 x 5 x 3

    I used a TUBOW to make sure my knees weren't coming too far forward on the squats, turns out they were. That was a problem last time around, hopefully I can correct it early this time. I'll post form videos after Friday's workout.

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    6/27/14 Workout:

    Squat: 145 x 5 x 3
    Press: 70 x 5 x 3
    Deadlift: 155 x 5 x 3

    Didn't have time for videos today. Checked my squat form with the TUBOW again and it seems to be good. I'm making it a point to push back into the squat and keep my knees from coming too far forward. I can definitely feel the difference and the weight went up very easily today. Part of me is tempted to jump up in weight but I'll just keep it at 5 lb jumps. It'll get heavy soon enough.

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    6/30/14 Workout:

    Squat: 150 x 5 x 3
    Bench: 120 x 5 x 3
    Deadlift: 175 x 5 x 3

    Realized that my deadlift on 6/27 was actually 165 x 5 x 3. I have it right in my logbook but not on here.

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    The holiday schedule for my gym only let me fit in two workouts last week. Oh well.

    7/3/14 Workout:

    Squat: 155 x 5 x 3
    Press: 75 x 5 x 3
    Deadlift: 185 x 5 x 3

    7/7/14 Workout:

    Squat: 160 x 5 x 3
    Bench: 125 x 5 x 3
    Deadlift: 195 x 5 x 3

    Woohoo I'm back over a body weight squat! The gym was ridiculously crowded yesterday. I've got to start going right before lunch or something. I can definitely feel that workout today especially in my upper back. Not in a bad way just a "pushed the limits a little" kind of way. That is kind of the idea.

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    7/9/14 workout:

    Squat: 165 x 5 x 3
    Press: 80 x 5 x 3
    Deadlift: 205 x 5 x 1

    Today was a good day. Gym wasn't too crowded and the weights went up easy. I think I could have added ten pounds to each of my lifts. I didn't even get that much sleep last night!
    Last edited by kurt1911; 07-10-2014 at 08:41 AM. Reason: Brain no worky

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    Welcome to the logs kurt! Quick question, are you doing 3 sets of 5 on deadlift? The SS program only prescribes 1 heavy set of 5 for deadlift.

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    Hi Trane! Thanks for pointing that out, I'm actually not doing three sets I'm just typing that because my brain isn't working right. Sorry for the confusion!

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