Scots Tony's (belated) training log

[TonyE]

HI everyone (or anyone for that matter),

I started my linear progression a couple of weeks back but I thought it was time to put something up a little public to keep me on the right track.

I live in Scotland, and I'm 38, 6'1 and 108kg (238lbs). Too much of that is hosted around my belly, but by a quirk of fate, it makes me almost exactly the 'fluffy amateur' in Jordan's To Be A Beast article. So that pretty much gave me my nutritional guidelines!

Although I perhaps could do with a little conditioning, I'm going to wait as my two small children prevent me getting the sleep I perhaps need to recover correctly. I did a bit of powerlifting in my early twenties but I'm bright enough to know that that is long enough ago to be irrelevant now, so my ego is firmly parked and in check.

My starting weights are:

Squat - 50kg
Press - 32.5kg
Deadlift - 65kg
Bench - 45kg

[TonyE]

Workout 1

Squat - 50 x 5 x 3
Press - 32.5 x 5 x 3
Deadlift - 65 x 5 x 1

No dramas, although I'm struggling to get into the low bar position due to poor shoulder flexibility. Yes, I work in IT.

[TonyE]

Workout 2

Squat - 52.5 x 5 x 3
Bench - 45 x 5 x 3
Deadlift - 70 x 5 x 1

[TonyE]

Workout 3

Squat - 55 x 5 x 3
Press - 35 x 5 x 3
Deadlift - 75 x 5 x 1

[TonyE]

Workout 4

Squat - 57.5 x 5 x 3
Bench - 47.5 x 5 x 3
Deadlift - 80 x 5 x 1

[TonyE]

Workout 5

Squat - 60 x 5 x 3
Press - 37.5 x 5 x 3
Deadlift - 85 x 5 x 1

[TonyE]

Workout 6

Squat - 62.5 x 5 x 3
Bench - 50 x 5 x 3
Deadlift - 90 x 5 x 1

[TonyE]

Workout 7

Squat - 65 x 5 x 3
Press - 40 x 5 x 3
Deadlift - 95 x 5 x 1

[TonyE]

Workout 8

Squat - 67.5 x 5 x 3
Bench - 52.5 x 5 x 3
Deadlift - 100 x 5 x 1

[TonyE]

Workout 10 today - my first up to date entry!

Squat 72.5 x 5 x 3
Bench 55 x 5 x 3
Deadlift 110 x 5 x 1

I think my technique deficiencies are really showing up now, as reps are becoming a little bit of a grind. Will need to film some work sets and see where I am going wrong. I haven't missed any reps yet, but as with the press on Monday, I feel I am easily strong enough to complete the reps, but I'm doing something wrong as each lift is sloooooow.