Here We Go Again...

[Runner]

Hi all,

I have had a hiatus from posting on this forum for a while and am now back in the saddle. I have had a few abortive attempts to get back up to my old lifts but work has been beating me down. Long story short I am back in action. I have been running SS for the last three months and have had a couple setbacks here and there but have managed to stay on course. Here is my old log:

Antigeezerdom Log


My old lifts:
(WtxSetsxReps)
Squat: 405x1x2
Deadlift: 405x1x2
Bench: 245x1x2
Press: 165x1x2


This is my new log and I am currently:

Squat: 235x3x5
Deadlift: 285x1x5
Bench: 175x3x5
Press: 107.5x3x5


My goal is to move back to my old weights and kick some ass like I did last time around.

12/31/15 Goal:

Squat: 355x3x5
Deadlift: 375x1x5
Bench: 200x3x5
Press: 130x3x5

[Runner]

8/20/15

Squat: 245x3x5
Press: 107.5x3x5
Deadlift: 295x1x5
Barbell Curls: 52.5x3x8
LTE: 55x3x8


Form was good and my foot has stopped hurting after two week old injury. Just fyi, I swear by lying triceps extensions (LTE) because, based on past experience, I need some assistance exercise to keep the bench/overhead press moving along. Curls…well they are curls….bro! Also don’t expect any power cleans out of this boy. I tried to master them at heavy weights (170ish) and failed miserably. I guess this dog ain’t gonna learn that trick y’all!

[carson]

Welcome back.

[Runner]

Lift day today after work! Cant wait to blow some steam off and have some fun!

[Runner]

Lift day today after work! Cant wait to blow some steam off and have some fun!

......and done!

Squat: 260x3x5
Bench: 177.5x3x5
Deadlift: 305x1x5
Curls: 55x3x8
LTE: 57.5x3x8

Good workout today. I had a head of steam coming home due to work frustrations and I blew them all out on the bar. It's amazing what you can do when you focus and crush the lifts. I am truly hoping to match my maxes by the end of the year.

[Eric K]

Things seem to be going well. I'm glad you're feeling motivated.

[Runner]

8/31/15

Squat: 265# 3x5
Bench: 177.5# 3x5
DL: 310# 1x5
Curls: 55# 3x8
LTE: 60# 3x8

Long story short work derailed me for a couple days but I am still managing progress...Keep on running Runner.....

[Runner]

Things seem to be going well. I'm glad you're feeling motivated.

Thanks man. Learning how to balance career, life, and lifting is an art that I have not quite mastered but it will come in time.....I hope.

[Runner]

9/2/15

Squat: 270# 3x5
Press: 108# 3x5
Deadlift: 315# 1x5
Curls: 57.5# 3x8
LTE: 62.5# 3x8

Squats are starting to get legitimately hard now and I welcome the strain to complete the sets. I remember last time I pushed the starting strength template and I felt strain at about 225# so this is an awesome improvement. Press was easy peasy, which tells me I am right in terms of assistance exercise selection. LTE/Curls are what I need to support upper body lifts and I am going to stick to it. I am glad this time around I started the assistance exercise early in the process because I think I am going to delay the stall for a bit more.

Deadlift….

What can I say. I used to be neurotic about this lift because it scared the hibbity jibbity out of me for fear of wreaking myself for work. I LOVE IT and I embrace the challenge of completing the lift as perfectly as I can. Yes I know these are modest lifts buuuttttttttt 405 DL and squat hooooo!

[Runner]

Just as a marker I am still on the first programming set up on pg. 86 of Practical Programming

A
Squat
Bench
Deadlift
Assistance

B
Squat
Press
Deadlift
Assistance