LP Log, (re)Starting Strength

[Archon3D]

Wednesday, Sept 16


Squats
Warmups: 45,45,80,125x3,165x2
Work: 210
Set 1 heavy; failed to bounce on rep 4 made that haaard, but focused up for rep 5. Clean.
Set 2 heavy. Doubted myself after 2 reps but finished on a hard 5th rep
Set 3 hoooooly shit that was hard. Started to lose balance on 3 and had to good-morning it up. 4 and 5 were a biiitch. Done with 210!

Press
I upped the last warmup to 85 from 80 so the jumps were uniform. Right trap feels tight so here goes nothing!
Warmups: 45,45,65x3,85x2
Work: 105
Set 1 was rough. Starting to feel quite heavy in my hands. Felt a wobble in left knee on rep 5. Must focus.
Set 2 was a tad better, still heavy and had to lean back a little on last 2 reps. Knees in hard extension while time.
Set 3 was tough but felt good! It’s been a hard workout thus far.

Deadlift
Warmups: 45,45,100,160x3,215x2
Work: 275
Ugly ugly ugly set of deadlifts. I had to change my grip multiple times and take a few attempts at rep 5. I was exhausted today - long rests between every set to bring heart rate down. It showed in the end.

[Archon3D]

Friday, Sept 18

Squats
Warmups: 45,45,80,130x3,170x2
Work: 215
Hard but doable.

Bench
Bumping 2 lbs to see how that feels. This exercise whoops my ass for some reason.
Warmups: 45,45,70,95x3,120x2
Work: 147
Failed. Then failed after 2 reps of 145. My shoulder is bugging me but I don’t think that’s entirely to blame. Sadness.

[Archon3D]

Monday, Sept 21

Squats
Trying 6 warm ups because I feel out of it
Warmups: 45,45,80,115x3,150x2,185x1
Work: 220
Done, but I felt form deteriorate a bit - knees track forward. Focus up on Wednesday.

Press
Warmups: 45,45,65,80x3,95x2
Work: 110
Set 2 I had to try rep 5 twice. I think I’m at the end of 5lbs jumps
Set 3 was good and hard with longer rest.


Deadlift
Warmups: 45,45,80,140x3,185x2,235x1
Work:285
I done messed up. I should have repeated 275. Instead I got 2 reps, then 1 rep of 275, then grip failure on my left hand. Will repeat 275 until it’s done right.

[Archon3D]

Wednesday, Sept 23

Squats
Warmups: 45,45,80,115x3,150x2,185x1
Work: 225
Set 1 felt hard as hell. I think I rested too long between reps because I was breathing hard before taking reps 4&5.
Set 2 I didn’t break for longer than to reset breath and it went better.
Set 3a I unracked and did one rep. I don’t know why but I freaked a little put it back
Set3b did 5, more like set 1 with hard breathing between reps 4&5

Bench
I don’t know what’s up with this exercise for me so I’m going to reset to 135 and go up slower
Warmups: 45,45,60,80x3,95x2,115x1
Work: 135

My shoulder is still feeling “pinchy ” and this was hard but doable. I’m not sure what’s up. I also still feel totally spent after bench. Maybe it’s rest/food deficit? Eating hasn’t been consistent lately

[Archon3D]

I swapped to a paper log so missed a couple updates

Friday, Sept 25

Squats: 230
Press: 113
Deadlift: 275

Notes: press going to 3lbs jump was the right move for sure. Deadlift, I did something weird to my thumb on hook grip so did that for 1 rep then switched to alternating grip to finish out.

Monday, Sept 28

Squats: 235x5, x1, x4, x1, x4, x1
Bench: 138
Chins: 4,3,3

Notes: squats were weird. On set 2 I pulled it out of the rack, did one and my low back felt very weird. I put it down and took some breaths. On the next attempt I failed rep 5 as I felt myself tilting forward too far (set on pins, crawled out), unloaded, reset the bar and did my last rep (hence x1,x4,x1). Third set my low back was feeling it and my abs just couldn’t seem to hold me steady and I failed rep 5 again. Unload, reset, do the 5th. Now on Tuesday I’m sore as hell in my low back. I will probably bring this up on the main Q&A board but thinking it might be time for a light day. I’m at week 8 so timing seems right?

3lbs jump on the bench felt just fine.