Hello all, I have just signed up to the Starting Strength forums and this will be my second time attempting the program. I decided to make a log to keep me on track and hopefully to get feedback as I get back into serious barbell training. Last time I was doing the program from the kethnaab write-up, but have since gotten SS:BBT and PPST thank god! The books really helped me understand some major form problems I was having. Also, last time I did follow a "70's big diet"(read: copious amounts of dblchzbrgrs) in addition to GOMAD, which got me strong but quite fat(after reading Rip's Clarification post, I came to realize my body type is prob not the best for that diet). Anyway, I spent a few months last winter doing the program the first time, with the following results:

5'8.5
185-189 pounds
Lifting PR's:
Squat 285 x 5 x 1, 280 x 5 x 3
Deadlift 325 x 5 x 1 DO
Bench 215 x 5 x 3
Press 155 x 5 x 3
P Clean 165 or 170(don't remember) x 3 x 5

By that point an elbow injury began really interfering with my lifts(clean and bench particularly) which was due to form problems holding the squat and pulling on the clean. This was shortly followed by a bad back strain/sprain which put me out of commission pretty much altogether. I lost fat once I was injured since I was a bit dejected and didn't want to be unable to lift AND pretty chubby, so I went down to a low of 156 lbs after a couple months of dieting + some lifting(bodyweight work etc + cardio). I'm currently ~165 lbs and ready to get back into serious barbell training and get strong, this time with much better form hopefully

Hope this wasn't too long lol