You Should be 300 pounds.

[Expendabro]

I started my NLP in June of last year. I am not new to weights or training for a goal, however for the past 15 years I have been focused heavily on a physical job with 120+ hour weeks that left little for serious endeavors into strength training. This also left me fairly weak with several persistent injuries, that never quite seemed to heal. Fortunately I have had the opportunity to change careers, this gave me the opportunity to dive in to starting strength and hopefully rebuild myself after a decade and a half of tearing me apart.

My starting stats were:
36 years old
6'4"
195lbs
squat 135lb
Dead lift 175lb
bench 45lb
press pvc pipe(shoulder injury)

as of 1/16/25 7 months later:

6'4"
260lbs
Squat 385 3x5
Bench 240 3x5
Deadlift 475 1x5
Press 175 3x5
shoulder and knee injuries are all but gone.

I am lifting now more than I thought I ever would. A month ago I even started moving into an intermediate program, because I was missing lifts. I was wrong. I wasn't eating enough. I watched a now infamous SS clip where Rip tells a lifter that is also 6'4" that he needed to be 300 pounds. He was also told that he shouldn't worry about any of that intermediate level shit until he was squatting 600lbs, and deadlifting 675 by the end of the year.

After 2 weeks of eating to what I perceived to be ridicules levels of food, I have broken through previous plateaus and I am back on NLP. I have 22 weeks left in 1 year. If I can average 10lbs a week on lifts I will be squatting 600 by June. Hence the reason for this log. I want to accomplish this goal and intend to use every form of accountability available to me to achieve it. I want to find out what I am physically capable of, before I am too old to see it.

[carson]

You have made impressive gains in just a few months. The gains you must make in the next several weeks seem almost incredible. But then, I'm not a coach, and within two weeks of being 78. My best advice is to connect with an SS coach in person, which is always the best, or online. You don't need to cause yourself another injury. I hate to question Rip, but his statement to another fellow may be inaccurate for you. Check with an SS coach.

[Expendabro]

Monday 1/20/24
Squat 390 3x5
Bench 245 3x5
Dl 480 1x5
Gallons of milk since last workout (gomslw)
3
Hours of sleep since last workout (hosslw) 22

[Cheesepuff]

I have found this video very helpful for shoulder rehab. YMMV.
Shoulder Rehab | Mark Rippetoe
Best of luck and good work!

[Expendabro]

I have found this video very helpful for shoulder rehab. YMMV.
Shoulder Rehab | Mark Rippetoe
Best of luck and good work!

Thank you that video is very useful!

[Expendabro]

Wednesday 1/22/24

Squat 265 2x5
Press 160 3x5
Practicing the G$# D@#$ F&*!%$# Power Clean. 3x When ever I get frustrated with it and throw the bar across the Garage...

gomslw=2
hosslw=15

[Expendabro]

Friday 1/24/24

Squat 395 3x5
Bench 250 3x5
DL 485 1x5

gomslw=2
hosslw=16

[Expendabro]

Monday 1 27 24
Squat 400 3x5
Bench 255 3x5
DL 490 1

gomslw=1
hosslw=16
Did not eat enough today.

[Expendabro]

Wednesday 1 29 24
Squat 270 2x5
Press 3x5 185 3x5
Practicing cleans a.k.a. wondering why the bar tastes like formaldehyde...

Gomslw 2
Hosslw 15

[Expendabro]

Fridat 1 31 25

Squat 405 3x5
Bench 260 3x5
DL 495 1x3 cut back to 3 reps to see if I can recover better for 3 more reps at 500 monday.

Gomslw 2
Hosslw 15