BrianHunter Training Log

[brianhunter]

Age: 34
Height: 179cm
Weight: 129.6kg (central obesity, well over 20% BF)

Brief bio would be that I am a novice lifter, I have switched over from approximately (with some gaps) 12 months of Olympic Lifting. I was just focusing on technique at the Olympic Lifting, so I switched to this program to work on my strength for a while. So I switched Gyms to one where I can go in the mornings before work.

One aspect I am worried about is the weight. I've upped my eating as per the instructions, keeping it to 3,500cals, but I was 146kg in September 2016, and dropped down to about 125kg just before Christmas. Life happened, and my weight has creeped back up a bit. If I start noticing my weight climbing beyond the low 130's kg then I will probably start having issues in my head, but I'll try to stick to the program the best I can.

I'm two workouts deep into SS LP, and I wanted to start logging to be more mindful about my training, so here we go.


Workout 2016-03-01

Weight: 129.1
Calories (previous day): 3,042 (C: 310g, P: 207g, F: 102g)

Squat: 70kg 3x5
Press: 40kg 3x5
Deadlift: 80kg 1x5

I wasn't too sure how to judge the weights, so I just picked a number really. Felt happy with the workout, familiar with all the exercises, wasn't really taxing, but I am aware it soon will be. Done Press 1.0, but have since discovered Press 2.0 so will try that from here on out.


Workout 2017-03-03

Weight: 129.6
Calories (previous day): 3,492 (C: 320g, P: 221g, F: 149g)

Squat: 75kg 3x5
Bench: 45kg 3x5
Deadlift: 85kg 1x5

Happy today. It's been a decade since I benched, and even then I done it maybe 10 times. Lucky it was with some powerlifters, so they taught me about planting the feet, getting the chest up ect. I watched the bench video's that Rip has up to remind myself of what I should be focusing on, and the weight felt OK. Bar speed was fine, but I stopped at 45kg as there was a small amount of lateral movement, so I need to either develop those stabilisation muscles, or just improve technique. Probably both.

Rest of the lifts felt fine. I use the hook grip for deadlifting, and do suspect that grip maybe will be an issue, but we will see. I'll purchase some chalk to aid the grip.

[Glasgow_Jock]

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Thanks for the kind words and good luck with your training. Like yourself I just picked some conservative numbers when starting SS LP and took it from there.

Check out the nutrition forums & Jordan's articles for ideas, there's good stuff there for advice on adjusting your macros for re-composition so that your gainzZz don't suffer while you steadily drop the kgs.

And definitely purchase chalk asap.