Yaums - Starting strength in France

[Yaums]

It was my first job. 1st and 2nd kids were born there. I didn't ski as much as I would have liked, but it was much more than now and it was awesome. I miss even more the summer hikes in the Chartreuse or Vercors. Good times indeed. But the job turned out most boring after four years, so I changed and moved to Paris.

[Yaums]

Wed, Nov 25, 2015 - SS #20
Squat: 131 kg (288 lbs, 3 sets of 5)
Bench: 65 kg (143 lbs, 3 sets of 5) - PR
Deadlift: 143 kg (315 lbs, 1 set of 5)
Curl: 34 kg (75 lbs, 3 sets of 10)

Weather was warmer (7°C), so under my winter clothes I sweated a lot.

I'll switch to 2kg increments on the squat from now on. Hook feels much better now, the deads were smooth. Happy.

[Yaums]

Sat, Nov 28, 2015 - SS #21
Squat: 133 kg (293 lbs, 3 sets of 5)
Press: 45 kg (99 lbs, 3 sets of 5)
Chins (Pavel's ladder): 11-10-9 - PR

Morning workout with the kids (Deadlift and press for them). Very happy for the chins, the set of 4 was OK (it was 1-2-3-4-1).

[Yaums]

Mon, Nov 30, 2015 - SS #22
Squat: 135 kg (297 lbs, 3 sets of 5)
Bench: 67 kg (147 lbs, 3 sets of 5) - PR
Row: 72 kg (158 lbs, 3 sets of 8)

Squats are definitely hard now.

On a side note, this monday workout is beginning to take a bit too long. I'm toying with the idea of ditching the rows and do 3 sets of chins (max reps) instead, which I can do at home, so it means I'd be back earlier from the workout.

[Yaums]

Wed, Dec 2, 2015 - SS #23
Squat: 137 kg (301 lbs, 3 sets of 5)
Press: 47 kg (103 lbs, 3 sets of 5)
Deadlift: 149 kg (328 lbs, 1 set of 5)
Curl: 36 kg (79 lbs, 3 sets of 10)

Almost lost forward the 4th rep on second set of squats. Deads are still relatively easy, I'll try 6kg increments for a couple of workouts. Elbow tendonitis is definitively back, on the left arm this time. Does my phone armband have an impact?

[peez]

Does my phone armband have an impact?

Almost certainly not. Tendonitis is usually an inflammatory response to overuse and quite common around here (I have it, too) - you can approach it in many ways - maybe search for "pin firing"

[Yaums]

Ha, elbow tendonitis and I are quite the old friends It was just a passing thought, as the pain lessened when I took the armband off this morning (maybe too tight?). I've got a couple of elbow tendonitis threads in my bookmarks, as well as an article in Art of manliness by Matt Reynolds I think.

Pin firing never quite worked for me. I can't do many chins, maybe it's that...

[Yaums]

Thurs, Dec 3, 2015
Running: no intervals, just a plain old run along the Loire
6.26 km, 38'06'', 9.9 km/h (6.2 mph)

First time running since the MCL tear in September. Absolutely no problem, so a couple of weeks with one or two conditioning sessions and then I'm ready to squash again! Can't wait.

[Yaums]

Fri, Dec 4, 2015 - SS #24
Squat: 139 kg (306 lbs, 3 sets of 5)
Bench: 70 kg (154 lbs, 3 sets of 5) - PR
Chins (Pavel's ladder): 12-10-8 - PR

Bench was super easy, much more than monday. I even checked if I had put the right plates. Weird.

Edit: I weighted myself this morning: 108 kg (238 lbs). Up 3 kg from mid august, but down 2 kg from the end of october (first training post injury).

[peez]

Bench: 70 kg (154 lbs, 3 sets of 5) - PR
Chins (Pavel's ladder): 12-10-8 - PR

Solid work, mon ami!