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    Hello fellow SS lifters!

    After seeing some good progress at the gym and very motivating comments on this forum, I decided to use this thread to log my progress.

    I have lifted for 10 years before Starting Strength, but never anything really heavy (I focused more on bodybuilding routines). Since August 2021, I’ve seen some good progress:

    Age: 33
    Starting body weight: 178lbs
    Current body weight: 196lbs
    Starting bench: 145lbs
    Current bench: 220lbs
    Starting press: 95lbs
    Current press: 152.5lbs
    Starting squat: 135lbs
    Current squat: 285lbs
    Starting deadlift: 165lbs
    Current deadlift: 305lbs
    Starting clean: 95lbs
    Current clean: 130lbs (it’s a recently learned move)

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    Monday, January 30, 2023

    Squat:
    295x5x3
    The last set was considerably slower.

    Overhead press:
    I think I’ve hit a plateau with my press. No matter how long I rested between sets, this is what I managed to do:

    155x2, 155x2, 155x1
    155x2, 155x1, 155x1, fail
    145x4, 145x1

    Deadlift:
    325x5x1
    First time I manage to pull this weight without straps and without a belt.

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    Wednesday, February 1, 2023

    Bench press: 225x5x3 (this has been a goal of mine for many years!)

    Squat:305x5x3 (last set kind of a grind, but manageable)

    Power cleans:
    135x3x5

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    Sunday, February 5 2023

    Extra upper body volume day
    Bench: 205lbsx5x5 (90% of regular work set)
    Squat walkouts: 375lbsx3x10sec hold (110% 1RM)

    I noticed severe bicep and elbow pain during the descend of my bench. This is something I’ve dealt with in the past and it was due to improper squat grip. I thought I fixed this, but now that squats and bench are getting heavier, the bicep pain is back

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    Tuesday, February 7 2023

    Squat: 255x5x3
    Overhead press: 125x5x3
    Deadlift: 340x5x1(new PR!)

    Taking light with squats and presses because of nagging elbow&bicep pain. Deadlift was a grind and by rep 3, I needed wrists wraps because my hands were weakened from presses.

    Gotta rehab my elbows and hit that 315lb squat soon

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    Saturday, February 11, 2023

    SQ: 305lbsx1x5 (nagging elbow pain taking slow)

    BP: 205lbsx3x5 (elbow pain pronounced)

    PC: 145lbsx5x3 (I failed half of the sets and had to repeat until I got all reps in total)

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    Sunday, February 19, 2023

    Took a week off to heal elbows and due to hectic work schedule

    SQ: 305lbx3x5 (no elbow pain)
    OP: 135lbx3x5 (continue where I left off since backing off)
    DL: 345lbx1x5 (failed 5th rep. Rested for 30sec and lifted that last rep successfully. No wrist wraps this time!)

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    Saturday February 25, 2023

    Attended a SS seminar by Carl Raghavan. Managed to make good progress:

    SQ: 310lbx3x5 (no elbow pain)
    OP: 145lbx3x5
    DL: 350lbx1x5 (No wrist wraps, just the belt)

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    Tuesday February 28, 2023

    Backing off weights because left shin flared up again and my back scabs from heavy squats haven’t healed yet (almost bled last time)

    SQ: 225lbx5x3
    BP: 165lbx5x3
    PC: 125lbx3x5

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    March 2, 2023

    SQ: 235lbx5x3
    OP: 125lbx5x3
    DL: 280lbx5x1

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