45 yo woman - Novice

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My gainz are more important to me.

Yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh ;-)

The what with the what now?

I set a stopwatch and just do 1-3 reps on the minute mark for 5-10 minutes. Particularly handy for pull-ups since it's so nice to just do pull-ups instead of getting out the equipment to do more reps of assisted ones. It also sucks less than standing around waiting during sets and then trying to do a bunch at once. Rippetoe recommends the stopwatch thing for lifts when you're near the end of linear progression, but I think with women since we can consistently lift near our 1rm and suffer less with recovery because of neuromuscular inefficiency that it's a handy tool in general. 2 cents.

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I set a stopwatch and just do 1-3 reps on the minute mark for 5-10 minutes. Particularly handy for pull-ups since it's so nice to just do pull-ups instead of getting out the equipment to do more reps of assisted ones. It also sucks less than standing around waiting during sets and then trying to do a bunch at once. Rippetoe recommends the stopwatch thing for lifts when you're near the end of linear progression, but I think with women since we can consistently lift near our 1rm and suffer less with recovery because of neuromuscular inefficiency that it's a handy tool in general. 2 cents.

Oooooooh. Noted.

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June 20
Squat 3x5 80
BP 3x5 55
Deadlift 1x5 120

June 22
SQ 3x5 90
OP 30
DL 1x5 130

Starting to wonder how long I'll be able to keep increasing my SQ and DL by 10 lbs.

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June 20
Squat 3x5 80
BP 3x5 55
Deadlift 1x5 120

June 22
SQ 3x5 90
OP 30
DL 1x5 130

Starting to wonder how long I'll be able to keep increasing my SQ and DL by 10 lbs.

I find it doesn't make a difference to make 5 vs 10 lb jumps on the deadlift. If I'm going to miss a weight that's 10 pounds heavier than the last one I hit, then I'll miss 5 pounds too, so might as well make 10 lb jumps. Squat is not the same though... :-D

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Got side-tracked, restarted, worked with a trainer who had me on a slightly different program, and finally got back on The Program:

Sep 5 Sep 7 Sep 9 Sep 14
SQ 70 SQ 75 SQ 85 SQ 90
BP 60 PR 45 BP 65 PR 50 4,3,2
DL 125 DL 135 DL 145 DL 150

Sep 28 Oct 6 Oct 12 Oct 20
SQ 85 SQ 95 SQ 97 SQ 95
PR 40 5,5,3 BP 68 PR 40 BP 67
DL 160 DL 165 DL 170 DL 175

Nov 7 Nov 9 Nov 14 Nov 17 Nov 19 Nov 21
SQ 95 SQ 100 SQ 105 SQ 110 SQ 115 SQ 120
BP 70 PR 45 BP 75 PR 50 5,5,3 BP 72.5 PR 50
DL 170 DL 175x3 DL 175 DL 180 DL 185 DL 190x0

Really disappointed at my DL fail today. I'm going to ascribe it to not enough rest and not eating enough. I tried three times, then backed off 5lbs and still couldn't do it. I don't think I handled that effectively. Maybe I need a smaller increment on DL now? Going back to re-read the book on the stuff for women, and the Barbell Prescription for info about being over 40.