Back To Starting Strength

[nkelman]

I love how you reckon 105kg squats are easy. if only I started squats all those years ago when I first started benching

[Jords]

Conditioning:

- One mile run: 6:01 minutes

Decided not to look at my stop watch while running. If I had I would of upped the pace and smashed the above time. Next time.

[Jords]

Not much to say concerning today’s session. I am slowly working back up to previous bests.

- Light Squat: 85kg x 5/5/5
- Bench: 82.5kg x 5/5/5
- Deadlift: 142.5kg x 6
- Fat Gripz Barbell Curl: 33.5kg x 8/8/8 (2.5 minute rest between sets)
- Core work between lifts
- Conditioning: Prowler sprints (loaded with 40kg x 25 metres x 14 in 8:00 minutes)

[Jords]

Another great session following a brief shift at work. Last set of squats was particularly smooth and powerful out of the bottom.

- Press: 54.5kg x 5/5/5
- Squat: 107.5kg x 5/5/5
- Pull Up: BW x 16/12/10 (2.5 minutes between sets)
- Dip: BW x 17/13/11 (2.5 minutes between sets)
- Core work between lifts
- Conditioning: Kettlebell/Callisthenic complex (Swing, Push Up, Goblet Squat, Sit up) x 10 for 6 rounds in 6:33 (the extra round was pretty brutal, wretched a couple of times immediately afterwards).

[Mr.City]

Nice pull up numbers.

[Jords]

Conditioning:

- Jump Rope: 5 x 2:00 rounds. 1:00 between rounds.

Thanks for the kind words Mr. City. While I am reasonably happy with my chin numbers, I do only weigh 172lbs though, so its nothing to boast about. Thanks all the same though!

[Jords]

Wasn’t feeling terribly motivated today, so I told myself to stop being a looser and hit the iron and that’s what I did.

- Bench: 83.5kg x 5/5/5
- Weighted Chin: 13.5kg x 8/8/8 (2.5 minute rest between sets)
- Squat: 110kg x 5/5/5
- Pendlay Row: 62kg x 8/8/8 (2.5 minute rest between sets)
- Core work between lifts
- Conditioning: Kettlebell/Callisthenic complex (Swing, Push Up, Goblet Squat, Sit up) x 10 for 6 rounds in 6:35

Can’t remember the last time squatting the above weight felt so light.

[Jords]

Conditioning:

- One mile run: 5:59 minutes

That was 5:59 flat. I was running into a strong wind. No excuses though. I know I can run it 10 or 15 seconds faster if I really push myself. I’m pretty content to keep running these times while my lifts go up though.

[Jords]

Good session today. Felt really strong deadlifting. My quarter kilo fractional plates arrived yesterday from Britain, so I can now microload my press half a kilo at a time when it becomes necessary. Today I used them for the barbell curl.

- Light Squat: 85kg x 5/5/5
- Press: 55kg x 5/5/5
- Deadlift: 145kg x 6
- Fat Gripz Barbell Curl: 34kg x 8/8/8 (2.5 minute rest between sets)
- Core work between lifts
- Conditioning: Prowler sprints (loaded with 40kg x 25 metres x 14 in 8:00 minutes)

[Jords]

I trained with a mate today and had a truly great session. Sometimes the presence of another really motivates you.

- Bench: 84.5kg x 5/5/5
- Pull Up: BW x 16/12/10 (2.5 minute rest between sets)
- Squat: 112.5kg x 5/5/5
- Dip: BW x 18/13/12 (2.5 minute rest between sets)
- Core work between lifts
- Conditioning: Kettlebell/Callisthenic complex (Swing, Push Up, Goblet Squat, Sit up) x 10 for 6 rounds in 6:23

The squats today felt lighter than the previous session. I feel I am making some really good progress with these.