Late arrival to SS

[alex_tait]

10/11/2010
Squat 2x5 115kg
OHP 62.5kg 3x5-4 Couldn't make the final rep.
Deadlift 150kgx5

[alex_tait]

12/11/2010
Squat 3x5 145kg PR

Tried benching but it just ended badly. Even the bar felt heavy. I tried setting up a regular bench press in the squat rack. The bench felt narrow and wobbly too. Maybe my shoulders just weren't recovered from the OHPing I did. I'm happy with this PR nonethless. Hopefully my progress will continue until I squat my original 1rm of 150kg for 3x5.

[alex_tait]

15/11/2010
Squat 3x5-4 150kg. Bottomed out on the final rep
OHP complete fail.

Perhaps I was overly ambitious. One thing that I need to improve is my concentration. I think I am too calm before I get under the bar and as a result my technique is suffering. My lower back may be rounding at the bottom because I am getting the same pain as when I deadlifted with bad form. The OHP will be deloaded back to 50kg and I will try the squat again on Friday. I suppose I can still say that I have smashed my previous 5rm record from madcow which was 147.5kg and my 1rm max is going to be a lot higher than 150kg now.

[DV]

If I were you I'd start reducing the increments on the lifts. You havent stalled completely yet - just had a bad day or two.

I'd eat/sleep like a motherfucker for the next few days, then repeat the last succesful weight for the exercises and add 2.5 kg to the squat/workout and 1.25 to the B/P per session and see where that got me.

That said you are already lifting some decent weights - good job.

[alex_tait]

17/11/2010
17/11/2010
Squats 2x5 120kg
OHP 50kg 4x5. Did another set because I didn't think the reps on my 3rd set were locked out properly.
PC 1x5 50kg

I wanted a break from deadlifting so I chose the PCs today. I will look up the deadlift variations that are part of this program. The OHP felt pretty light which indicates that I haven't just randomly lost my pressing strength. I am using the straight wrists and bar just under the chin form rather than bending my wrists in order to get the bar starting on my shoulders. I feel I lose so much initial power in the former position despite it being the starting position in the starting strength book.

[alex_tait]

19/11/2010
Squat 3x5 150kg
Pullups and Dips
My lower back was hurting quite bad so I didn't bother with presses or inclines.

[alex_tait]

22/11/2010
Incline BP 3x5 80kg
Squats 152.5kg Wasn't going to do these to rest my back. But after staying by the rack for like 10 mins I decided that I wasn't going to leave the gym till they were done
Pullups

[alex_tait]

24/11/2010
Squat 3x5 125kg
OHP 3x5-6 55kg Easy
Deadlift 1x4 160kg

My right bicep was for some reason hurting after the OHP. My right hand just kept giving way in the deadlift. Choosing the thicker bar didn't help either. I just chose it because the thinner one has side that not all the plates can fit onto.

[alex_tait]

26/11/2010
Squats 3x5-4 155kg Missed the final rep again. It seems that no matter how tight I try to get myself before the lift I still end up feeling frail once the bar is on my back. I just gave up on the way down on the final rep of my last set. I am disappointed in this because I usually fight with everything I have to get that last rep in.
High Incline BP 3x5 82.5kg
Pullups

[alex_tait]

30/11/2010
Squat 3x5 155kg
OHP 1x4 62.5kg 2x5 57.5kg
Pullups