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A little background on me. I am 40 years old and have been "working out" for the last 2 years or so. Much of that time I can honestly say that I have not known what I was really doing but the thought was that something was better than nothing. About 3 weeks ago I came across this video on the Art Of Manliness site. This was the first time that I had ever heard of Starting Strength or Mark Rippetoe. In this very short video I was able to see so many things that I had been doing wrong with my squat that I figured that the rest of the program could teach me a lot as well. Last week I purchased the Starting Strength 3rd edition book and have been pouring over it trying to absorb everything that I can. Today was my first day training on the program and I was mainly trying to set the baseline for the squat, press, and deadlift. Here are the results:
Date:
02/24/16
Body Weight:
211.4 lbs
Squat:
135x5x3
Press:
85x5x3
Deadlift:
185x5
I know that I could have done a little more on the squat and deadlift but I really wanted to focus on form today and try to get a decent bar path.
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Welcome. What is your height?
A consultation or even a regular contract with a certified SS coach is invaluable. Short of that and perhaps along with that post some videos if you are able. There are many here who can help you adjust just that little bit so you can progress well without injury.
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I am roughly 5'11". I have thought about trying to video my training days at some point. If I do I may post them here.
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Welcome!
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Date:
02/26/16
Squat:
Warmup
45x5x2
65x5
85x3
105x2
125x1
Workset
145x5x3
Bench:
Warmup
45x5x2
65x5
85x3
105x2
125x1
Workset
145x5x3
Deadlift:
Warmup
135x5x2
150x5
165x3
180x1
Workset
195x5
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Date:
02/28/16
Squat:
Warmup
45x5x2
70x5
90x3
115x2
135x1
Workset
155x5x3
Press:
Warmup
45x5x2
60x5
70x3
80x1
Workset
90x5x3
Deadlift:
Warmup
135x5x2
155x5
170x3
190x1
Workset
205x5
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Focus for the day was keeping my wrists straight in the squat and making sure that I was breathing properly during each set in all exercises.
Date:
3/1/16
Squat:
Warmup
45x5x2
70x5
95x3
120x2
145x1
Workset
165x5x3
Bench:
Warmup
45x5x2
70x5
90x3
110x2
130x1
Workset
150x5x3
Deadlift:
Warmup
135x5x2
155x5
175x3
195x1
Workset
215x5
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Date:
03/03/16
Squat:
Warmup
45x5x2
75x5
100x3
125x2
150x1
Workset
175x5x3
Press:
Warmup
45x5x2
60x5
70x3
85x1
Workset
95x5x3
Deadlift:
Warmup
135x5x2
160x5
180x3
205x1
Workset
225x5
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This was a good day. Back before Christmas I went to the gym with a co-worker and we worked on squats and deadlifts. I had never even tried 135lbs before but found that I was able to do it with not a lot of problem at all. Getting a big head about myself I thought I would try 185lbs for 1 rep. It was not going to happen. Today I did 185x5x3 and it felt great.
Also this was the first day that I have ever tried power cleans. It felt really weird but over all I think it went pretty well.
Date:
03/05/16
Squat:
Warmup
45x5x2
75x5
105x3
130x2
160x1
Workset
185x5x3
Bench
Warmup
45x5x2
70x5
90x3
115x2
135x1
Workset
x5x3
Clean
Warmup
45x5x2
55x5
65x3
75x1
Workset
95x3x5
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