Black_Spit Starting Strength

[Black_Spit]

My lower back is a little sore from Deads and Squats in the same day on Monday. It occurred to me that I'm already starting to have a harder time recovering from adding weight to the squat 3x week at my current weights.

So my first adjustment is to ramp up to a top set on squats. And for the next week or so I'll be deciding where to go next training wise, whether Texas method or whatever.

Today:

Squat
135x5
225x5
265x5

Press
120x5
120x5
120x5

Power Clean
135x3
135x3
135x3

[Black_Spit]

Well I am reading PPST today at work and I guess I won't be doing what I talked about above.

I guess I will just stick out the program the way I am until I reach a point that I do not progress, and then follow the protocol in the book.

[Black_Spit]

30 minutes cardio today. Walking on the treadmill.

Did NOT feel like rolling out of bed for cardio this morning. I'm really just hoping to keep from getting bigger at this point. If I can "recomp" as they say (lose some fat and build some muscle) that would be great for now.

Appetite is huge right now, and I'm eating mass quantities of protein.

[Black_Spit]

Wow today was easily the toughest workout since I started this program. My sleep has not been enough this week, and by yesterday morning I already was looking forward to the weekend for some rest, and this morning I felt myself filling up with all kinds of excuses to not do squats this morning, or deadlifts... Of course I get up at 4:30 am to lift, so I need to work on getting to sleep a little earlier.

It felt good to finish up though. I''m currently about to kill my post w/o breakfast, the one thing I have not been skimping on this week is food/protein.

About to have 6 eggs cooked in coconut oil, 12 oz bacon, 4 pc toast, 2 pc sharp cheddar cheese, and a banana, and maybe some oatmeal if I feel like it. edit- ended up being about 76g protein.

Workout:

Squat- 275 lb 3x5
Bench- 240 lb 3x5
Dead - 275 lb 1x5

Btw I realize I write my sets and reps backwards from what everyone else here does, but I'm too stuck in my ways and I find it hard to think of it backwards.

[PVC]

Hey, I notice you're doing deadlifts for 3 sets of 5. FYI, the program calls for only one set of 5 for deadlifts, and I'm sure your deadlift numbers and your recovery will shoot up if you make this change.

[Rezart Erindi]

Hey, I notice you're doing deadlifts for 3 sets of 5. FYI, the program calls for only one set of 5 for deadlifts, and I'm sure your deadlift numbers and your recovery will shoot up if you make this change.

This. And why did you make a 10 lbs jump on the squat? I don't think that you can keep a steady progress with 10lbs every workout.

[Black_Spit]

Hey, I notice you're doing deadlifts for 3 sets of 5. FYI, the program calls for only one set of 5 for deadlifts, and I'm sure your deadlift numbers and your recovery will shoot up if you make this change.

I keep doing that on accident. I've only been doing 1 set.

This. And why did you make a 10 lbs jump on the squat? I don't think that you can keep a steady progress with 10lbs every workout.

You're probably right.

Thanks for stopping in guys.

[Black_Spit]

Rough day today. I've got my right shoulder bothering me and my lower back is starting to feel some pain (maybe not pain as much as getting pumped too much) like I said last week during squats especially.

That's one reason why I like to start using a belt when I get in this weight range. I'm hoping that Inzer belt I ordered comes before my next workout day on Wednesday.

Squat: 3x5 280 lb's
Press: 3x5 125 lb's
Clean: 5x3 140 lb's

[Black_Spit]

Another rough day today.

My shoulder is hurting, and Bench Presses aggravated it today. This happened to me before back in 06, when I was doing Starr's Intermediate, and believe it or not, at the exact same weight (in the 240 range). Last time, I had to take a few weeks (3-4, can't remember exactly) off of Bench Presses and it went away completely, and I ended up blasting through the 240x5 range all the way on up to the 285x5 range.

Strangely, overhead Presses didn't bother my shoulder at all. So I guess I could do like the guy in one journal here and just do presses every day and lower my progression rate to 2-3 lb's or so.

Today:

Light Squat:
135x5
225x5

Deadlift
280x5

Bench Press
135x5
185x5
225x2
245x5

I could tell after the first work set that it would be pretty dumb to continue.

[Black_Spit]

Well, with an injury, sore back and a lack of sleep last night, I missed my first workout in this 6 week time frame.

My alarm was going off at the normal time (4:20 am) and I hit the snooze (VERY unlike me) and after that it was over. I decided in my half-awake haze that sleep/recovery would be better for me at this time than my workout session.

Up until this morning, I have been excited for all of my workouts. Hopefully after a little bit of rest this weekend, I will feel that way again by Monday.