Welcome!
The layoff: Due to injury? Or life circumstance?
Welcome!
The layoff: Due to injury? Or life circumstance?
First day back so finding out starting weights for LP:
Squat
45x5x2
55x5
65x5
75x5
85x5
95x5
105x5
115x5
125x5
135x5 (Belt from here on)
145x5
150x5
155x5x3
Bench Press
45x5x2
65x5
75x5
85x5
95x5
105x5x3
Deadlift:
95x5
125x5
155x5
185x5 Workset
Weird that my deadlift which always starts way above my squat is so low but i guess we will see how things progress.
What height and weight are you?
Height 5' 7"... weight right now, idk but hopefully under 220!
Welcome back. I've struggled with having a 3~6 month run and then life getting in the way. I'm trying to stay very active on the forum as an additional measure to maintain consistency. One other stat... age?
Age: younger than Rip! LUL
Today went pretty well:
Squat
45x4x2
95x5
135x5 (Belt use started here)
160x5x3 EZ - the right type of EZ at this stage (i didn't have my log with me when i put in my numbers from last session here, which might have been 150... 170 next session or +10 still for sure).
THE Press
45x5x2 (Belt bc i forgot to take it off after skwats but also very important for this lift so nvm)
55x5
65x5
75x5x3 Just right speed for starting weight
Deadlift
135x5
165x3
190x5 EZ (should have added the full 20 instead of 15 - but for sure +15 to keep the jumps consistent next session). these are so light the way down feels weird, i think i might be putting too much resistance out of muscle memory.
want to clarify that what might have made the jumps weird is that my pen for the paper log was not working last time. i did take a new one this time and i HOPE what i read as the previous session's worksets were indeed the previous session's worksets. All will be fine by next session guys, promise!
Last edited by iamgmo; 01-16-2019 at 04:06 PM.
Another good day. Even if the workset weights still make me sad.
Squat:
45x5x2
135x5
155x5
170x5x3 EZ Still +10 next time
Bench:
45x5x2
95x5
115x5x3 not so EZ, the +10 was a bit much so only +5 now
Deadlift:
135x5
165x3
185x3
205x5 EZ Should have done +20 again. But worried it might be too much idk... in EITHER case, the workset feels better than the warmups i am guessing bc the weight keeps it more straight and is at least more similar to what my brain expects.