AK's Starting Strength Log

[spiderman]

Have you thought about seeing a chiropractor/active release therapist?

[Anthony King]

Have you thought about seeing a chiropractor/active release therapist?

I have. I'm going to give it a little rest and if things aren't right I'll go see a chiro who specializes in ART. Since this happened I looked into ways to treat myself and have been using a foam roller and lacrosse ball on my back which has helped immensely.

[Anthony King]

10-26

Finally a workout with zero pain. I went down on the squat to 155 because my problem forced me to look at the squat very closely and I had quite a few form problems. I dropped 10% off the last weight I'd lifted well. I think I'll be able to make 10 lbs jumps for the next couple of workouts and will continue with that until I can just barely finish my work sets.

Todays workout:
Squat 155 5x3
Press 85 5,5,4
Power Clean 95 3x5

I think I've maxed out the five pound jumps on the press. The fifth rep of the second set and fourth of the third went up very, very slowly, so I'll do 87.5 next time.

I reread the squat section several times in the last two weeks searching for my problem. I changed my barbell placement, focused on getting the deltoids to support the bar, worked on tightness, and fixed my back arch. I had misread SS and thought I was supposed to be arching my back slightly rather than staying rigid in normal anatomical arch. Hopefully everything will feel as good as the weight keeps going up as it did today.

[slowjoe]

10-26
I think I've maxed out the five pound jumps on the press. The fifth rep of the second set and fourth of the third went up very, very slowly, so I'll do 87.5 next time.

Glad that you're pain-free.

I'd repeat the 85 and complete 3 sets of 5 before adding more weight. Going to 2.5lb increases is probably smart.

[Anthony King]

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[Anthony King]

Glad that you're pain-free.

I'd repeat the 85 and complete 3 sets of 5 before adding more weight. Going to 2.5lb increases is probably smart.

Thanks, will do.

[Anthony King]

Hallelujah, another pain-free squat session. I think I have it the right with barbell placement and tightness now. Squat depth looked good on all but two of the work set reps. Just looked at the vids and the next thing I need to focus on is knees going forward. They aren't doing it on every rep but on some they're going forward at the very end of the squat.

10-28

Squat 165 -- 5,5,6 (I lost count on the last set and only realized I'd done six when I was looking at the vid.
Bench 140 -- 4,4,3
Deadlift 215 -- 1x5

I had a feeling that five pound jumps were about to end on the bench press and the workout confirmed it. Form was worse than it has ever been on the bench. I'll do the same weight next time and take 2.5 jumps after I'm able to do 140 5x3.

I didn't take any vid on the deadlift but I think I detected a little back rounding in the top half of the pull. I had good extension at the bottom. Deadlift was heavy again but I felt like I could have done a couple more reps if I had to. Need to take vid to check form next time.

[Anthony King]

10-30 Workout

Press 77.5-- 5,5,7
Chin Ups-- 8,6,5
Squat 170-- 5,5,6

[Anthony King]

11-2

Bench Press 137.5--5,5,6
Squat 175--5,5,5

[Anthony King]

11-4 Workout

Press 80--5,5,7
Chin-Ups 8,6,5
Deadlift 220--5