Forgot to mention, the above weights are in lbs, and I am 28 and 5ft 10in.
So on July 30th I started Starting Strength again and this time I decided to start a log to hold myself accountable and keep track of everything since I have a habit of throwing out or losing old logs and wishing I would have kept them later. My starting weights and stats were:
Body weight: 202
Body fat percentage: ~20%
squat: 135x5x3
bench: 155x5x3
press: 75x5x3
deadlift: 155x5
I am currently at:
Body weight: 208
Body fat percentage: ~20%
squat: 175x5x3
bench: 175x5x3
press: 85x5x3
deadlift: 235x5
My past training history is was mostly screwing around although I did find starting strength in 2011 and got good results with that, although I never really knew what to do after that since I hadn't yet heard of Practical Programing for Strength Training and mostly ended up screwing around again after the novice gains slowed. I have been set back a couple of times due to injuries mostly related to the lower back and haven't seriously lifted since 2015. My goals for this time around are:
squat: 300x5x3
bench: 245x5x3
press: 135x5x3
deadlift: 355x5
Long term goal is really 500/400/300/200 , but we will address that after LP.
Nutrition:
Since I am around 20% bodyfat and I started relatively light, I am keeping my calories at 2850 per day with 225 g of protein and then adjusting them upwards from there as my body fat lowers and as the need for the extra calories for recovery grows. My carbs are around 250 g and fat is around 112 g daily. Other than whey protein, I am only taking the usual dose of creatine.
Forgot to mention, the above weights are in lbs, and I am 28 and 5ft 10in.
Welcome back. Sounds like a plan.
Thanks.
8/10
Squat 185 lb x5x3 pretty easy weight.
Press 95 lb x 5, 5, 10 this last set was done to see how much I should increase by next time since I don't have access to a coach. Weight was flying up.
DL 255 lb x 5 thinking I need to pause for a bit longer between each rep. Felt like I may have bounced on one of these. Will be adding 10 lb from now on and alternating between rows since I don't have a coach for power cleans.