I will stop deadlifting when I am dead

[Spider1956]

OK - I am going to take a shot at maintaining a log. I am 36 y/o male, 6-2 220, pretty much a skinny fat guy. I have narrow slumpy Peyton Manning-esque shoulders. My workout history has consisted of brief unsuccessful forays into BB, distance running, and crossfit. One positive thing I can say about CF is it introduced me to Olympic lifts and barbells. I also play judo on a regular basis which is decent "exercise", lot of matwork, pushups, situps and throwing people around. It is also a frequent source of injury. I spend a decent amount of my day eitherin a car dealing with shitty traffic or at my cubicle, which seems to contribute to back and neck discomfort.

Anyway, I discovered SS about 6 months ago and I have been fucking around with barbells at my commercial gym since. It isn't ideal but there is enough stuff and no one bothers me when I occupy the rack for an hour at a time. My back feels great when I am lifting. I have been trying to go twice a week between judo practice, which is 3x a week.

Today:
PC 45x3 55x3 95x3 125x5x2

Squat 95x5 115x5 135x3 160x3x5

BP 95x5 115x5 145x3x5

Pullups 3 sets of 10 with 135 pounds of assistance. My pullup skills are and have always been an abomination due to the aforementioned narrow shoulder and extra weight curse.

[Karl Schudt]

Good luck, Spider. If it were me, I wouldn't worry about my slumpy shoulders. I'd just get stronger with the parts I have.

[Brian Jones]

Have at it Spider!

[carson]

Welcome. We eagerly await your DL numbers.

[Spider1956]

PC 45x3 55x3 95x3 125x5x2. Felt good - I am ready for 130 next time.

Squat - 95x5 125x5 135x5 165x3x5. New PR, felt good, I am going for 170 next.

Press - 45x5 65x5 75x5 95x3x5. Last rep of last set sucked, the bar was all over the place. I need at least one more 95x3x5.

DL 125x5 145x5 165x5. Felt good, I am ready for 170.

[Spider1956]

Severe DOMS yesterday. Holy fuck. Back and legs were on fire! I am learning the importance of rest for sure.

[Spider1956]

Today sucked. Did not feel strong at all and judo is kicking my ass. Uchimata looks awesome and all but it sucks when someone is practicing it on you.

S 95x5 105x5 135x5170x3x5 PR. These felt good but then....

PC 45x3 65x3 95x3 125x2 130x2, OK. 130x1 second rep total failure. Finished up with 125x3x2. I am going back to 125 for work sets.

BP 45x5 65x5 95x5 135x5 145x3x5 Felt good may attempt 150 next.

Overall I guess it wasn't horrible but I am annoyed about the PC.

[Spider1956]

Today was good, despite a savage hangover.

PC 45x3 65x3 95x3 125x5x2

S 135x3 145x3 155x3 175x3x5 PR

Press 45x5 65x5 95x3x5. 95 finally felt somewhat light. Ready for 100.

DL 135x5 145x5 155x5 185x1x5. PR. Felt good. Kind of a big jump but fuck it.

A little extra rest made a big difference in my scapular and upper back DOMS.

[Spider1956]

PC 45x3 65x3 95x5 115x2 125x5x2. Still hesitant to go for 130 again. Maybe this weekend.

S 115x5 135x5 155x5 185x3x5. PR

BP 45x10 95x5 135x5 150x3x5 PR felt surprisingly easy. Must have been the blueberry poptarts I crushed beforehand.

[HandPlaneSteve]

Keep at it man. PC needs lots of practice to keep good form. I've been skipping out and it shows.

Looks like you and I started with pretty close numbers.