Resolution 2019 - Get Stronger

[Adam Levine]

Workout 32 of 150 - Monday, 3/4
- Getting really, really grindy. I think NLP is much closer to ending than beginning now. The only lifts I feel still have some NLP left in them are bench and deadlift.

Workout sequence:
Squat: 45x5x2, 85x5, 125x3, 155x2, 195x1, 210x5x3
Press: 45x5, 70x3, 80x2, 90x1, 97.5x5x3
Deadlift: 135x5, 195x3, 255x1, 280x5x1

Adam Levine on Instagram: “Workout 32 of 150 Everything is really grindy now. I don't know how much longer this simple programming will continue to work - I think…”

[Sean McAnally]

Nice work Adam. Curious to hear what your SSOC coach(es) say about how close you are to the end of LP. If you can share any insight they give (how to know if it's close, what to do if it is close, etc.), I would be interested to know.

[positronbomb]

- Getting really, really grindy. I think NLP is much closer to ending than beginning now.

This is where the fun begins. You're reaching the halfway mark.

[Adam Levine]

Nice work Adam. Curious to hear what your SSOC coach(es) say about how close you are to the end of LP. If you can share any insight they give (how to know if it's close, what to do if it is close, etc.), I would be interested to know.

I'm club-level - they rotate coaches and I just got a new one. They haven't commented or made projections on when my NLP will end, I'm just basing that off how I feel. I'm starting to feel the fatigue from a workout for longer than a day.

As for when it really ends, that will be obvious in failed reps I guess. Very few of those thus far.

-->Adam

[Adam Levine]

Workout 33 of 150 - Wednesday, 3/6
- Not a good workout. Didn't drink morning coffee, was tired, failed a lot of reps. I'm calling this workout a mulligan and figure my coach will do the same and ask me to redo it at a later date.

Workout sequence:
Chin-up machine/warmup: 4x10, 7x5, 9x3, 11x2. (This machine maxes out at "11" which is about 140lb)
Chin-ups: (187,.0+13)=200x4
Squat: 45x5x2, 85x5, 120x3, 160x2, 195x1, 215x2,3,3
Chin-ups: (183.8+10)=193.8x5
Bench: 45x10, 70x5, 95x3, 120x2, 145x1, 155x5x3
Chin-Ups: (185.2+10)=195.2x0 (failed)
Rest: 3 hours
Chin-Ups: (185.2+10)=195.2x5

Adam Levine on Instagram: “Workout 33 of 150 Craptastic workout today. I didn't have my coffee, and I was just generally feeling off. Failed on all three squat…”

[Adam Levine]

Workout 34 of 150 - Friday 3/8
- Unusual afternoon workout for me instead of 5:30AM
- SSOC has started changing programming. This day had 2x5 light deadlifts instead of 1x5 heavy, and 5x3 presses instead of 3x5. I think my deadlift still had some time before it would have stalled, but I'm sticking with what was programmed.

Workout sequence:
Squat 45x5x2, 85x5, 120x3, 160x2, 195x1, 215x5x3
Press 45x5, 55x5, 70x3, 80x3, 90x1, 100x3x5
Deadlift 135x5, 160x5, 185x3, 230x1, 255x5x2
Adam Levine on Instagram: “Workout 34 of 150 Got the 215x3x5 squat that I failed Wednesday, but man was it close to failure... @startingstrengthonlinecoaching has…”

[Adam Levine]

Body and Diet Stats for Week 11
Notes:
- Adding 1/3-1/2tsp of garlic to supplementation next week, hopefully to help with blood sugar.
- NLP petering out - SSOC is altering lifts.
- Diet finally on track. I never would have thought it would take 3,300 calories to make me gain a pound a week...

Body Stats:
Age: 48
Height: 5'9.7"
Weight: 179.3lb (Up 0.9lb)
Neck: 15.5" (Down 3/8")
Waist: 34.25" (Up 1/2")
Body Fat (by Navy Calculator): 17.1% (Up 1.3%)
LBM (by Navy Calculator): 149lb (Down 2lb)
Average morning/fasting blood sugar: 113 (Up 2, probably due to carbs increase)
Total Weight Gain on NLP: 4.8lb
Total LBM Gain on NLP: 4lb

Diet Stats:
Average calories/day: 3,318
Average protein/day: 368g
Average carbs/day: 304g
Average fat/day: 83g
Supplementation and drugs:
- 1000mg Vitamin C per day
- 5,000 IU of Vitamin D per day
- 1 Flintsones multivitamin/day
- 10mg Atorvastatin/day
- 1 OTC Omeprazole/2 days
- 5g Creatine per day
- 15tsp benefiber per day
- 2g+ DHA and EPA per day, in the form of canned salmon

[Adam Gottstein]

Looking good, Adam. Out of curiosity, how is your confidence in your form and lifts these days? It seemed like that had been an issue before, And now since starting with SSOC, you seem to be rocking it and overall more confident with what you are doing.

Also, have you set a Max weight or waist size you are willing to go to? I realize that could impact strength gains, but wondering what your mindset is at this point.

[Adam Levine]

Looking good, Adam. Out of curiosity, how is your confidence in your form and lifts these days? It seemed like that had been an issue before, And now since starting with SSOC, you seem to be rocking it and overall more confident with what you are doing.

Also, have you set a Max weight or waist size you are willing to go to? I realize that could impact strength gains, but wondering what your mindset is at this point.

My form is better, partially due to help from coach Inman and from SSOC. It still isn't great - I still have lots of issues, but I've chosen to just do the thing, work on it, and hope I don't get injured.

As for my waist, my goal was not to exceed 25%bf or a 40" waist, but my weight gain has been MUCH slower than I had anticipated (which may be a contribute to why I'm flunking out of NLP early). It wasn't intentional. But, I'm nowhere near that and will just continue gaining through early intermediate.

I had planned to gain on NLP then reduce when I got to intermediate, but I'm already leaner than where I would reduce to....

-->Adam

[Adam Levine]

Workout 35 of 150 - Sunday 3/11 and Monday 3/12
- I did bench Sunday afternoon with my son, and Squat/Deadlift at my usual 5:30AM on Monday morning.
- SSOC has programmed all the late-novice NLP-extending tricks at this point:

• Deload and light day on squat.
• Light day on deadlift and chins
• 5x3 instead of 3x5 on Press and Bench

Workout sequence:
- Bench 45x10, 70x5, 95x3, 120x2, 157.5x5, 160x5x2
- Reset Squat: 45x5x2, 80x5, 115x3, 150x2, 185x1, 205x5x3
- Deadlift: 165x5, 255x1, 285x6x1 (programmed for 285x3x2)

Adam Levine on Instagram: “Workout 35 of 150 I think I'm no longer an early novice lifter... My @startingstrengthonlinecoaching coach just jumbled my programming…”