Sean's Novice Log

[pip]

Today:
Squat 235# 3x5
Press: 110# 3x5
DL: 265# 1x5
Chins: 3x5 BW

I was working on my squat form but fatigue really f'd up the 2nd and 3rd work set with a bit of a good morning due to my ass out of the hole without the upper body following along. I had some major back pump going on so I took a break and drove the wife to the doctor and then came back an hour later to press & deadlift.
Press felt great and DL was suprisingly easy after the first rep. I just started using chalk on DL which helped a lot.

I'm hoping to meet with a SSC sometime next week or weekend to work on my squat form.


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[JT_]

Great progress Pip! I'm impressed. You're making real gains. Congrats and keep it up

[pip]

Great progress Pip! I'm impressed. You're making real gains. Congrats and keep it up

Thanks! It's been tough eating enough (cleanly) but I've successfully had 4,000 calories / day with the milk. I've been doing s mixture of skim and 2%. I'm setting up time with a coach to help dial things in.

[pip]

Thanks! It's been tough eating enough (cleanly) but I've successfully had 4,000 calories / day with the milk. I've been doing s mixture of skim and 2%. I'm setting up time with a coach to help dial things in.

Up to 184lb BW from 175 so definitely headed in the right direction.

[pip]

2/27/2017
I wasn't able to get the same volume of food I've been getting yesterday. I definitely felt the difference. It wasn't terrible but not great.

Squat:
5x45
5x45
5x95
3x135
3x175
3x5 215# work set

Bench:
5x45
5x45
5x95
5x135
3x5 165# work set

Deadlift:
5x135
5x185
5x225
3x245
1x5 275# work set (felt heavy...watching the videos it doesn't look like I was that slow) Chalk has really helped here, but the last rep was a monkey grip as the bar started to slide out of my grip.

[pip]

Found a set of Ivanko cast iron plates, Olympic dumbbells, tricep bar, and curl bar on CL for $100. I don't really have a need for the bars, but figured it was worth the $100 for the weight alone. Not Ivanko OM but good enough.

[pip]

Think I found the limit of deadlifting 3 times a week as a novice. I did 275 on Monday which seemed fast based on bar speed when reviewing the video. This week I decided to push to 185 since I was feeling decent but knew it might be pushing it. I was able to get three clean reps and then my body just didn't want to approach rep 4. Just no gas in the tank.

Overall the workout was good here are the work sets.
Squat 225 3x5
Press 115 3x5 happy with this since it felt decent. My goal when starting was 135 and I can see it happening in a couple months.
Deadlift 185 1x3
275 x1
Laid on the ground for 5minutes. Clearly not enough food before the workout.



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[pip]

Had some time today and figured I'd try and up the frequency on bench. I did a quick bench and core workout.

5x45
5x45
5x95
5x135
170 3x5 work set felt really great. I'm not sure if it is because I've been progressing on press and bench or if it is because I had a good meal an hour before.

I might need to change my workout timing or make sure I eat a decent amount of food before getting home. I typically eat lunch at 11:30 and throw down a 400-500 calorie snack right berfore leaving work at 6:30pm. I don't get home until around 7pm when I lift which might be why I'm having trouble feeling great.

[pip]

Had a good workout with Tom in Sac today.

Squat workset 220 3x5
Deadlift workset 255 x 5

Deadlifts felt much better. It would seem I've had the barbell beyond the midfoot previously so will continue to work on this. My hips also tend to want to drop a bit at setup so I'll have to stay on top of that.


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[pip]

Squat 225 3x5
Bench 175 3x5. Accidently loaded 165 on the first set. Didnr want to be a pussy so did 3 more at the correct weight. Was not easy. The last rep felt like it took 30 seconds
Deadlift 265 1x5

Chins 3x5 BW


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