Learning to Lift

[Learning2Lift]

29-05
2175 kcals
67g protein

30-05
2335 kcals
33g protein
Had a mini-crash of the diet over the weekend, but the drinks made up for some of the calories.

31-05
2600 kcals
132g protein

Squats
45*3
70*2
85
105
125 starting to get heavy
165#*3
Good and tough. Focus on keeping the lower back's arch tight.

Press
45*3
50*2 feeling good
55
60
80#*3
Sat between sets and visualized the proper form and the weight feeling light. The last couple reps of the last set were where willpower took over. Kept good form.

Power Clean
45*3
50*2
55 Feeling good and light, keeping form tight.
60 Working on squatting down to catch the heavier weights.
85#*5
Really feeling tired in my whole body in the last two sets.

Dips to fail 9,7,6

[MazdaMatt]

L2L, don't take my comment about the weights to be trashing... honest.

Glad you're learning the ins and outs. You wouldn't be the first guy to add too much to the bar in an effort to get stronger faster only to realize it doens't work that way.

Cheers

[Learning2Lift]

01-06
2860 kcals
116g protein

02-06
3800 kcals
197g protein
Eating felt good today. Very hungry.

Squats
45*3
70*2 (tore pants, gotta stick with gym shorts)
90
110
130
175#*3
Tough but good
Videos A, B, C

Bench
45*3
60*2
75
85
110#*3
New safety bars are something I need to learn to avoid. Tough enough that I am going to do this same weight next time.
Video (Forgot set A) B, C

Deadlift
45*3
65*2 Feeling solid through the feet
80
90 Getting heavy
125#*1
Fuck Yeah!
Video

On-ground reverse hypers, w/ shoes *5*3

[Learning2Lift]

(Not at all MazdaMatt, just thinking it through; just about to add some videos here)

[MazdaMatt]

I'd love to see a video of your deadlift. There's something wrong if you can squat 175 (tough but good) and a 90lb deadlift feels heavy and 125 makes your day.

Am i reading this correctly that you're doing 7 sets of 5 deadlifts before your workset?

[MazdaMatt]

Okay, the video angle makes it a bit tough to tell, but I THINK that you're making the very common mistake of having your shoulders directly over the bar isntead of your shoulder blades. Lean over the bar farther and use your lats to pull the bar into your shins hard.

Build up tension instead of setting up and then trying to crank out the rep.

Hope those help, focus on the first one a lot more than the second.