Pyrosis's Starting Strength log

[pyrosis]

workout 9 7/23/10

squat
45x5
65x5
95x5
115x3
135x2
165x5/5/5

bench
45x5
65x5
85x5
95x3
105x2
120x5/5/5

dead
55x5
75x5
95x5
115x3
135x2
170x5

[pyrosis]

skipped monday 7/26 due to the fact that i partied too much last weekend, didn't sleep or eat nearly enough

workout 10 7/28/10

squat
45x5(tubow)
65x5(tubow)
95x5(tubow)
115x3
135x2
170x5/5/5 (posted last set as form check)

press
45x5
55x5
65x5
75x3
85x2
100x5/5/5

machine chins
90x5
105x5
120x5
135x3
150x2
180x5/5/5

[pyrosis]

yesterdays workout 7/29/10
week 4, workout 3

squat
45x5(tubow)
65x5(tubow)
95x5(tubow)
115x3
135x2
175x5/5/5

strength felt ok during these lifts. im still not near my 5rm (210) which should come at the end of week 6 at the rate i'm going. i video'd these and my form still needs work.. sliding forward at the bottom of the heavy lifts. once the block of wood is gone my form at the bottom goes to shit. and i keep going too deep. any suggestions?

bench
45x5
65x5
85x5
95x3
115x2
125x5/5/5

these felt fine. i dont think im near my 5rm yet. dont really know what that is but i imagine 145-155 or so for a 5rm.

deadlift
95x5
115x5
135x5
155x3
175x2
185x5

maybe a bit too much tonnage on the warmups. form felt ok but my low back is very sore this AM. ordered a belt and 10lb technique plates. should make the warmups more enjoyable, pulling 65lb from the floor at the proper height for the first warmup will be quite enjoyable compared to stacking plates under 95lb.

[pyrosis]

in other news.. im growing. noticably. in the mirror. and on the scale.

206# this am. up 6 from beginning of program. still need to eat more. im trying hard.

[pyrosis]

Week 5, day 1 8/2/10

squat
45x5
75x5
95x5
125x3
145x2
185x5/5/5

boy the work sets felt hard all of a sudden. I was paying so much attention to where my knees were going that the motion didn't feel fluid at all, it felt really clunky and heavy. BUT I got them all done

press
45x5
55x5
65x5
75x3
85x2
105x5/5/5

the work sets here also felt hard. i got all the reps, but a few were near misses. i made a major change in my form today, hopefully a major correction. i had hoped the reps would feel easier. they felt harder.

pulldowns
90x5
105x5
120x5
135x3
150x2
180x5/5/5

even these felt hard. wtf? i didnt expect these to feel hard until i got to weighted pullups.

im thinking i am not adequately recovering (already).. although i have been making a huge effort to eat more, i have been lacking in the sleep department. obviously 6-7 hours of sleep doesnt cut it on this program.

[pyrosis]

oh whoops. i was supposed to do 180# squats today. hm.. maybe repeat 185# on wed then. it felt hard.

[pyrosis]

week 5 day 2

8/4/10

sooo much better than monday.

weigh in 204# this AM. I seem to be fluctuating between 204 and 208 recently. i will continue to try hard to eat as much as possible and take my protein shakes. i am still working on quitting smoking. I just need to quit being a pussy and give up the loser lights forever.

anyway i lifted some weights.

squats
45x5
65x5
95x5
125x5 (oops meant to do 3)
155x2
185x5/5/5

felt way better today. form still needs work but much improved from monday. the sets felt a lot easier and i didnt feel nearly as frustrated.

bench
45x5
65x5
75x5
95x3
115x2
130x5/5/5

bar speed was good. never felt as if i had to push extra hard to finish the reps. will continue on the 5 lb jumps...

dead
45x5
75x5
105x5
135x3
165x2
200x5

almost to two plates. the deadlift continues to feel doable. will continue with a 15lb jump next workout. im eager to get my training plates in the mail.

[pyrosis]

week 5 day 3

8/6/10

squat
45x5
65x5
95x5
125x3
155x2
190x5/5/5

felt fine today. bar speed good. technique slowly improving as evidenced by video..

press
45x5/5
65x5
80
95x2
110x5/5/5

it is getting quite difficult to complete all the work sets on the press. my bar speed is very slow on the last reps of each set, the last few reps of the last set. I have fractional plates but have not yet used them. I think I will try a 4# jump for the next one....

chins on lat pull machine
50x5
75x5
105x5
135x3
165x2
195x5/5/5

this will be my last day of work sets on the machine for chins. next time chins come up, it will be with body weight. (205 currently)

In all, feeling positive.

[pyrosis]

So I went climbing yesterday...

The objective was the West Ridge of Mt Conness, elev 12,600', above Tuolumne Meadows, in Yosemite National Park.. The West Ridge can be seen in this picture, it is the first ribbon of sun to the left of the big shadowed face...

http://www.mountainproject.com/image...rge_9805ec.jpg

The ridge itself is 1/2 mile long and rises 1,500' vertical, rated 5.6. The climb itself seemed pretty chill, but all the hiking to get there kicked my ass... It's only 4.5 miles from the trailhead to the base of the climb, which includes 1 mile on trail, then 3.5 miles cross country including scrambling up 2200' of loose sand, rocks, boulders, talus, and snow.. THEN scrambling back DOWN about 1000' to the base of the climb...

Then the climb, beautiful, joyous, but racing thunderstorms to the summit..

Tagged the summit just as the first growls of thunder echoed over the meadows...

RAN down the 500' high rock staircase from the summit to the east ridge descent, then started walking until lightning hit the ridge less than half a mile from where I was standing... then RAN hundreds more feet again down all the loose sand and rocks and talus and snow!! thankfully never ate shit.. nor was struck by lightning...

then hiked back out to the car..

total 9 miles, 3700' vertical, mostly off trail, including 1500' of technical climbing. 12.5 hours car to car

I am really really sore today.

Going to rest and eat and sleep

Hopefully tomorrow's workout will be ok. If I miss a few reps here or there, though, it will have been worth it.

It was a grand adventure!

[3PU]

That sounds pretty wild! Your log is like an adventure novel.