Slow and Steady

[jusmoren]

8/25/14

Squat
200x5x3

Bench
175x5x3

PC
105x3x5

[jusmoren]

8/27/14

Squat
200x5x3

Press
110x4x3
*So close

Chins
10,8,6

Deadlift
225x5x1
*Not the best form on the last rep

[jusmoren]

8/29/14

Squat
200x5x3

Bench
180x5x3

PC
This was not good. Seeing a SSC on Saturday

9/2/14

Squat
205x5x3

Press
105x5x3
*I just can't get 110

Deadlift
225x5x1
*230 would not budge off the ground

Chins
10,7,6

[carson]

Have you found a coach yet?

[jusmoren]

Yup, should be meeting one this Saturday right here in San Antonio. From what I've seen in the forums that is not always the case so I'm pretty lucky.

[carson]

I should have read more carefully. It is a great joy to have a coach close by. This is a great program and a coach available makes it that much better.

[jusmoren]

9/4/14

Squat
205x5x3
*I was out of town for the labor day weekend and had to put Monday's workout on Tuesday. This made me suprisingly sore yesterday and today and made my squats pretty difficult. Got it done though

Bench
185x5x3

PC
95x5x3
*reduced the weight till I have my coaching session

[luke.conrad]

Im curious why do you keep repeating the weight on your squats? Also get your hands on some microplates, they will help your press now and your bench press in the future.

[jusmoren]

Well, when I started I wasn't eating right and had some form problems so I decided to do 5lb jumps every week instead of every workout. Now that I'm eating a lot more and have decent form I really feel like I'm making progress even if it's slow. Adding 5lbs per week to my squat makes me really confident that I'll make the reps whereas adding 5lbs per workout puts more pressure on eating, sleeping, and recovery in time for the next workout...I guess I'm being lame. Would increasing weight at a slower pace and eating right make you put on more fat compared to increasing weight at a faster pace?

I definitely need microplates. I think it would be really useful for the press, bench, and help with this squat problem.

[luke.conrad]

I do not think it is a huge problem that you are only going up weekly as you said it is still progress. I just feel you could making faster progress. If you squat 225 on Monday and are recovered enough to squat 225 again on Wednesday or Friday, what is 5 more pounds going to hurt?

Either way keep making progress! Good work.