Starting Starting Strength - Newbie Log

[Ruckus91]

Hey guys - I'm just starting to try to get a little bit serious about lifting weights not only as an activity but as a lifestyle.

I have been messing around with weights for the past few months but my parents bought me a gym membership for Christmas and I have decided I'd like to get more serious about it.

I originally started lifting weights because I wanted to put on a little muscle, but of course I was largely uninformed and didn't do a very good job with most anything. As a result, although I have put on about 10 pounds in 3 months while keeping bodyfat almost the same (1% up maybe) I feel like if I were to really devote myself to it I could do much better and really have fun with it.

Rippetoes seemed like something good to start with, and so far I have two workouts done which I will throw up here. I don't have a spotter for any of my lifts so I have been trying to be careful, especially with bench:

12/26/08: Squat - Bench - Deadlift
Weight: 150
Wasn't feeling so hot going in and not really knowing what I could do I took it pretty easy:
Squat
135x5x1
155x5x1
185x5x1
155x5x3

I thought I would be able to get 185 for all of my squats but I was not going to be able to handle it after 1 set of 5 so I backed off. I think I'll try for 165 for reps next time.

Bench: Wasn't sure how I was going to do after doing pretty ****ty squatting so I started slow:
45x5x1
85x5x1
95x5x1
105x5x3

I think I might have been able to go to 115, so next time I think I'll give that a try.

Deadlift: Have only done this exercise.... twice before? Not moving heavy weight by any means.

95x5x1
135x5x1
155x5x1

I was dead tired by the end and 155 was all I felt I could safely muster. Even at that, I was sore as hell after.

My goals for the next month are:
- Gain 5 pounds.
- Put 20 pounds on all lifts
- Feel more comfortable in the gym environment.

[Delusional]

1rd.

Our lifts are pretty much the same, check out my journal too.


btw, when you say 155x5x1 do you mean 5 reps 1 set?

[Ruckus91]

12/29/08: Squat - Military Press - Pendlay Rows
Weight: 150

Got up early because I had a lot of stuff to do (aka the girlfriend) and hit the gym by 8:15.

Squats:
135x5x3
160x5x3

Well, got a LITTLE more weight on here, but tbh I was still pretty spent at the end of these. Maybe I need to eat more or something.

Military Press:
My shoulder was kind of sore from something, so this lift was just a nightmare for me today. I feel like I could put up a little more if it wasn't feeling so awful.
45x5x3
75x5x3

Pendlay Rows:
Had never done these before, so I started out with very low weight. I think I was finally getting the hang of them at the end.

45x5x2
75x5x2
95x5x3

All in all it was okay. Maybe not fantastic, but I tried my hardest and really I think I need to get my eating up to par. I hope to see good results in the future!

[Ruckus91]

1rd.

Our lifts are pretty much the same, check out my journal too.


btw, when you say 155x5x1 do you mean 5 reps 1 set?
Yeah. Thanks man, appreciate it!

[Ruckus91]

Here are some pictures, just starting:

Front relaxed:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/giddygorgon/011309_14381.jpg

Back relaxed, don't know wtf i was doing with my arm. Not really flexing it:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/giddygorgon/011309_14541.jpg

I still only weigh 152 and that's full of ****, literally.

I'm trying to eat a lot more, it's just difficult sometimes. Lifts have been progressing a bit even if I'm being lazy about updating this log.

EDIT: I am a Type 1 Diabetic and have been since second grade, just so you know what the white thing on my stomach is. This also gives me some scarring on lower stomach as you can see, makes me look slightly heavier in a bad way than I am.

EDIT2: I have been trying to hit about 3000 calories a day, should I be aiming for a little more than that? The scale hasn't moved in a WHILE.

[Ruckus91]

Okay guys, back into this for reals now.

I got discouraged because my form was pretty bad on a lot of lifts, but I've now fixed that and am back upping the weights.

Today was Squat Bench DL day.

Squat:
95x5x1
135x5x1
165x5x3

Now going ass to ground while keeping good posture. I didn't rest between sets, this was really really easy today. Gonna try 175 next week.

Bench:
45x5x1
95x5x2
115x5x3
95x5x1 because I had to wait to use the power rack

Again, not much rest here. Anyone have a better suggestion for warming up? Bench is my weakest exercise by far. I struggle with 115x5x3 : [.

Deadlift:
135x5x1
200x5x1
135x5x1

Deadlifts were really easy today, was surprised. Should hit 205 easily next week, maybe try 210 depending on how I feel.

This workout only took me... 30 minutes?

I feel like I need to do better warm up sets, anyone have suggestions?

[user787877877]

Subbed man, you have a good base now keep packing on some muscle.

Warmups look good to me. Why do you go up in weight then back down...is that supposed to be done on Ripptoes?

and Could u give me an example of your diet?

[user787877877]

After reading what you said in my log I am going to help you with diet.

www.fitday.com make an account and track what you eat everyday. Take a trip to the Nutrition section of this forum and read the stickies on boydbuilding diets. Don't get sucked into the broscience though.(Things that have no scientific proof to back them up.) Calories in vs. Calories out is the only thing that can determine weight gain/loss. Then Macros come in which help control hormones (fat), energy (carbs), and building muscle (protein).

Aim for 3000 calories a day with these macros:

200g Protein
80g Fat
370g Carbs

MAKE SURE YOU READ THE STICKIES IN THE NUTRITION SECTION THOUGH

[Ruckus91]

Subbed man, you have a good base now keep packing on some muscle.

Warmups look good to me. Why do you go up in weight then back down...is that supposed to be done on Ripptoes?

and Could u give me an example of your diet?

I don't usually go back down... I just had to wait a while for the power rack to DL and I decided I wanted to just see how it felt. After DLing my back was really tight and I wanted to get it to relax a little. I thought it might work.... it kind of did. Won't do it again though.

Diet is usually something along these lines on days I lift:

Breakfast -
2 Slices of Toast
3 Eggs
1.5 C Cottage Cheese
A little bit of milk

If I get hungry in the morning I'll snack, but sometimes I lift in the morning. I should really get lifting time down to a single time of day so i can be more predictable. This morning, for example, I woke up at 10 and lifted around noon.

Post W.O. Shake - 2 Cups Skim Milk, 2 Scoops ON Whey. Tasty. Oddly enough I actually like the taste of ON better than Muscle Milk. I don't get it.

Lunch - 1.5 Sandwiches on whole grain bread, with lots of chicken breast in them. Not sure on the amount. 2 Cups of Skim milk.

Afternoon Snack - 2 oz give or take Beef Jerkey, 2 Cups Skim Milk

Dinner - 8 oz. Ground Beef and Pinto Beans until I'm full.

Before bed I'll probably eat some peanuts but not a ton.

Just to clarify this, some of my portions are kind of vague. That's entirely intentional. I want to MAKE 100% SURE that I do not fall back into being obsessive in an unhealthy way. I have a general idea of everything but some of it is not measured. I do have a very good eye for what is what though since I tried so hard for so long to keep calories very low.

[user787877877]

kk plug it in on fitday and see what that amounts to..try to hit those macros I listed.

[Ruckus91]

http://fitday.com/fitness/PublicJournals.html?Owner=Ruckus91

Assuming I eat 80 peanuts.

Also, I realized I definitely overestimated how much Beef Jerky I ate. More like half an Oz. So I just left it out. Thought the bag had more than 9 oz.

Calories
3,100

Fat
110.5

970

31%
Saturated
29.3

259

8%
Polyunsaturated
24.9

217

7%
Monounsaturated
45.2

395

13%
Carbohydrate
247.6

983

32%
Dietary Fiber
28.9

Protein
277.1

1,150

37%

[Ruckus91]

Also, just adding, most days dinner would include some pasta or something higher in carbs. My mom is experimenting with **** tonight.

[user787877877]

I would switch about 50-70g of protein and add that to carbs, then your golden.

[Ruckus91]

So maybe just skip out on the tripling up protein at breakfast.

Might benefit more from some more toast or oatmeal or some **** than some of the cottage cheese?

[user787877877]

So maybe just skip out on the tripling up protein at breakfast.

Might benefit more from some more toast or oatmeal or some **** than some of the cottage cheese?

The lightening protein at breakfast may help a bit, but keep a good amount there still. Just take out a little protein at each meal and add some carbs.

[Ruckus91]

Fair enough. My diet is definitely not spot on, but I really just try to get a lot of protein from a variety of sources and figure the rest will work itself out because I know the approximate value of what I eat.

When I feel 100% that I will never relapse into being horrible to myself with calories I will start weighing and that stuff ALL of my food.

[Ruckus91]

Calories
1,504

Fat
26.0

232

15%
Saturated
8.6

77

5%
Polyunsaturated
3.8

34

2%
Monounsaturated
10.6

95

6%
Carbohydrate
180.9

727

48%
Dietary Fiber
32.7

Protein
137.4

559

37%

So far today. Will probably eat a large dinner and go for some peanuts again before bed, should end up at about 3000 and close to macros you suggested ClownBaby.

Look okay?

[user787877877]

Looks good, but U need like another 1500 calories lol. So far good though.

[Ruckus91]

Looks good, but U need like another 1500 calories lol. So far good though.

Stuffed bell peppers and pasta for dinner.

I'll be lucky if I don't end up at FOUR thousand ahaha.

[user787877877]

Stuffed bell peppers and pasta for dinner.

I'll be lucky if I don't end up at FOUR thousand ahaha.

OM NOM NOM


nice

[Ruckus91]

It was awesome.

After dinner I was feeling kind of lethargic so I did a little cardio on my exercise bike while watching Steelers Ravens.

I'm up to a solid 153-154 right now weight wise.

[Ruckus91]

Calories
1,591

Fat
39.3

351

22%
Saturated
14.6

130

8%
Polyunsaturated
3.9

35

2%
Monounsaturated
13.9

124

8%
Carbohydrate
206.6

822

51%
Dietary Fiber
31.3

Protein
109.4

446

28%

Not enough protein so far today, but I haven't had any whey so that should help later + a meat dish at dinner.

I drank the rest of the milk today.... does whey taste okay in water or should I just get ready to hold my nose?

[Ruckus91]

So today was a decent day for a variety of reasons:

- Hit 175x5x3 on Squats like I wanted.
- Voted best looking male in school. Subsequently took pictures with best looking female in school for the yearbook. Good times.
- Took a ****ty ass myspace style picture.

Anyways, I know this picture doesn't really show anything important, but I was wondering if I could get a BF guess. I have quite a lot of scar tissue on my lower stomach as well as fat obviously, since I have been doing Insulin Pump sites there for the last.... 8 years. Taken before workout, no pump. 153 pounds today.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/giddygorgon/012009_12361.jpg

(Yes strong lighting.)

Anyways, workout today:

Couldn't do squats first because some guy was doing infinite sets in the squat rack.

Military Press:
45x5x2
65x5x1
75x5x3

Pendlay Rows:
45x5x1
65x5x1
85x5x1
95x5x3

Squats:
95x5x2
135x5x1
At this point I was feeling kind of sore so I just jumped to 175 for fear of getting too tired to finish.
175x5x3, Barely repped out the last couple but I got it so I was very pleased :).

Haven't eaten enough so far today, will start eating like mad for the rest of the day.

Started with Military Press:

[Ruckus91]

Just wanted to update saying....

I got accepted to college today! I wasn't really in doubt of it (strong 33 on act) but it still feels really good :).

Gonna be at University of Utah next year.

Also, at 2000 Cals for today so far and going out for mexican at dinner. Really low on fat and carbs for today so it'll be perfect to get me to where i need to be!

[Ruckus91]

Hey guys, just updating workout for today:

Feeling really good, hit the gym at about 1:15.

Squats:
95x5x1
135x5x1
175x5x3

Easy as pie, no problems at all.

Bench:
95x5x1
120x5x3

No real warmup.... was feeling pretty pumped already and not tight at all.

Deadlift:
135x5x2
200x5x1
135x1x1 (back onto the rack.)

Good intensity today, hit all my lifts with no problems. Should I be doing more warmup for volume? Increasing weights faster?

Still 153-154.

[Ruckus91]

154-155 today.

Been feeling sick all day so took it a little bit easier.

Squats:
95x5x1
135x5x1
175x5x3

Military Press:
45x5x3
80x5x3

Rows:
45x5x2
75x5x2
100x5x3

[Ruckus91]

153-154 today.

Started with bench because a guy was doing pushups in the squat rack, no joke.

Bench:
95x5x1
125x5x3

Very easy today, Happy with gains so far :)

Squats:
95x5x1
135x5x1
180x5x3

Not too hard, again making good progress :)

Deadlift:
135x5x1
205x5x1
135x5x1 back onto the rack.

My back was sore as hell after this. But in a good way.

[user787877877]

Great work man! Everything feels lighter and you are progressing greatly. Keep it up.

[Ruckus91]

Got sick last night, been feeling ****ty all day. Can hardly eat anything, went to the gym but ended up just riding a bike for 20 minutes and calling it quits.

Any ideas for cramming in calories when my stomach isn't really cooperating (haven't thrown up, but definitely not feeling very good)

[Ruckus91]

Dropped a couple of pounds the last few days being sick and not being able to stomach enough food.

At 152 right now.

I was feeling better enough today that I decided to do yesterday's lifts today

Squats:
95x5x1
135x5x1
180x5x3

Barely got these. I was working hard to get it. Being sick sucks a fat dick.
'
Military Press:
45x5x2
80x5x3

Rows:
45x5x1
95x5x1
100x5x3

Kind of a moronic warm up on rows, doing a warm up with 5 pounds below working set weight was a ****ing stupid idea.

[Ruckus91]

Gained back the water 'n' **** I had dropped from not eating so much last couple of days. Feeling great again.

Hit the gym at about noon today

Started with BP because some lady was in the squat rack first doing 45 pound squats, then curling, then doing something that really confused me.

BP:
45x5x1
95x5x1
115x5x1 (awful idea, I don't know wtf I'm thinking with these warmups)
125x5x3 I BARELY got the last 2 reps on the last set, probably had it locked out for 5 seconds after the 4th rep and yes bounced it on the last one.

Squats: I forgot that I was supposed to do 180, did working sets at 185 and still got it. Cool.
95x5x1
135x5x1
185x5x3

Deadlift: Super easy today, just nailed it. My music was helping me stay good today.
135x5x1
200x5x1
135x1x1 (back onto the rack)

Playlist as of now is:

Let it Fly feat Ice Cube - Trick Trick
Forgot about Dre feat Eminem - Dre
Make a Toast - Dolla
'Till I Collapse feat Nate Dogg - Eminem
Move if You Wanna - Mims
Da Repercussions - 50 Cent
In Da Club - 50 Cent
Don't Say Nuthin' - The Roots
and a few others that I can't remember off the top of my head. Especially liking Da Repercussions and the rest of Power of the Dollar.

[Headstrong33]

keep up the work but on your sets you should be going for at least 10 reps with maybe a little lighter weight to really tear that muscle tissue

[Ruckus91]

Rippetoes is designed to be 5 reps.....

I didn't just make this up on my own.

[Ruckus91]

Been distracted with other things the past couple of days and my eating is NOT up to par. :/

151 today:

Squats:
95x5x1
135x5x1
185x5x3

Bench:
95x5x1
130x5x1
125x5x2

Was not going to be able to get it at 130.

Deadlift:
135x3x1
205x5x1

I need to eat better. Dropping weight is embarassing.

[Ka0s]

looks nice, get some big #s in here


also may want to add 2x8 pullups to the day with press and rows.

[Ruckus91]

I'll try that. I really just need to get my eating on track.

[Ruckus91]

Up to 154 again as of today:

Couldn't squat today because I was at a friends gym, only a smith machine. I did some in there, then got tired of it and did leg presses for a little. Don't remember exact weights

Bench:
95x5x1
125x5x3

My inconsistent eating is killing me here. I WILL hit 130 next workout. No ifs or buts.

I was super pleased with deadlifts today though.

135x5x1
185x5x1
225x5x1
245x4x1

Was working real hard on the last one, but I was just geting tired of such slow progress.

I forgot to post my last B workout, will do a better job updating in the future.

[user787877877]

Nice job today. Get that 130 next week, then to the big plates man!

are u still doing ripptoes, because those ranges don't look right, and aren't you missing an exercise?

[Ruckus91]

Was still doing rippetoes, I was just at a different gym and couldn't do the normal stuff because of no squat rack and wanted to try more deadlifts. My form wasn't good though, and I keep forgetting to post B workouts. Anyways, this was what I did yesterday, just working on form because I was not doing that well with the form.

Squats:
135x5x1
190x5x3

Making sure to go ATG instead of just to parallel and keep my knees in the same track the whole time.

Bench:
95x5x1
125x5x3

Making sure to pause each rep at the bottom, no bouncing. This was a much better set of 125 than before, I will get 130 easy next time. Wanted to make sure form was good before I kept moving up weights.

Working on keeping shoulders back on deadlifts:

135x5x1
230x5x1

and a new progress picture.

Front relaxed - 158

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/giddygorgon/021909_17171.jpg

Good? bad? ugly?

[Ruckus91]

Also, just wanted to post up a picture from when I weighed 136 or so and had a pretty big eating disorder. Fully flexed in this one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/giddygorgon/301749594_1026086095_0.jpg

[Ruckus91]

Yesterdays B day workout since I keep forgetting to post.

Squats:

135x5x2
195x5x3

Military Press

45x5x2
65x5x1
90x5x3

Rows:
45x5x2
65x5x1
95x5x1
115x5x3

[Ruckus91]

Today:

Did bench first because someone was in the squat rack.

Bench:
95x5x1
130x5x3

Woo finally got it! I had a little left in me too. I was feeling goooood today.

Squats:
135x5x2
200x5x3

Again I got this without problems. Very very happy.

Deadlift:
135x5x1
230x5x1

Was feeling sore after my warmup set, so took a break for a few minutes, came back, and nailed it.

Finally making some good progress. My parents also bought me a tub of Green Mag today, because they found it on closeout for 25$ (the 800g tub).

Should I start using this? Or wait?

Opinions?

[Ruckus91]

Been on Creatine the last few days, drinking as much water as I can with classes and all, been hitting ~2 gallons a day.

Weigh 158 or so right now depending on water weight.

Squats:
135x5x2
205x5x3

Struggled on the last of these. It's getting hard and I'm trying my best.

MP:
45x5x2
95x5x3

My left shoulder is a little sore right now, Hopefully nothing major.

Rows:
45x5x1
95x5x2
115x5x3

Good workout, got a great sore feeling in my back after this.

[Ruckus91]

I don't know wtf my problem is but I keep getting sick. Felt terrible last night but took some meds and felt a lot better this morning so hit hte gym anyways.

Squats:
135x5x3
205x5x3

Just was not feeling that great. I struggled with 205 and any more and I'm 100% sure I would've fallen over. God damn being sick.

BP:
95x5x2
115x5x1
135x5x2 Was not going to be able to get a third set, no spotter, so I dropped to:
125x5x1

Deadlift:
135x5x2
235x5x1

It was okay for being sick, but I really wish I could stop catching these damn colds.

[Ruckus91]

Still sick. Forgot to post my B workout but I hit my weights on it.

Tonight:

Squats:
135x5x2
210x5x3

I haven't been able to eat enough due to being sick and have dropped a couple pounds. This is really hard for me right now, can't move it up just yet.

Bench:
95x5x1
115x5x1
135x5x2
130x5x1

Just wanted to try more warmup sets. It messed me up because my Triceps got a ridic pump after the second 135 set and it became hard to get full ROM and I didn't think I'd get another set.

Deadlift:
135x5x2
240x5x1

This is the one lift I'm happy with my progression on. I'm kind of weak off the floor though, any suggestions to help that? Like once I start it moving it's easy but the first inch or two is a real struggle sometimes.

[Ruckus91]

I didn't have any time over the weekend so once again no B update but I'm making progress on those lifts as well.

Here was todays workout:

Squats:
135x5x1
215x5x3

Woo! Finally getting over being sick and I'm feeling great again, yay progress!

Bench Press:
95x5x1
135x5x3

I'm so proud of myself for finally hitting this. This is way overdue, but I'm glad I am finally benching a plate :).

Deadlift:
135x5x1
245x5x1

Progress as usual. Very pleased.

My eating is back on track too, should be gaining about a pound a week, maybe a bit less now that I'm not sick anymore.

[Ruckus91]

Goddamn it. I had someone watch me doing MP tonight and apparently I keep push-pressing it a bit. I am working on form again, back at 85x5x3.

Anyways:

Squats:
135x5x2
220x5x3

So psyched I'm totally going to hit 2 plates next time :D

MP:
45x5x3
85x5x3

Shoulder a little sore and I keep push pressing it when I go heavier. Dammit.

Rows:
45x5x1
95x5x1
125x5x3

[Nuts4Nuts]

136 to 158? That's a nice gain in the time you were lifting. I don't see as much in the picutres though :/

[Ruckus91]

136 to 158? That's a nice gain in the time you were lifting. I don't see as much in the picutres though :/

You would see a lot more if I'd taken fuller body pictures before. I was anorexic before and I gained a lot naturally when I just started making myself eat again.

[Ruckus91]

Okay guys, hit the gym again today:

Squat rack was being used the whole time.

BP:
95x5x2
140x5x1
135x5x2

I wasn't going to be able to get 140 for a second set. I had to bounce in the last rep in the first set pretty bad.

Deadlifts:
135x5x2
250x5x1

Some guy was watching my form again today and said it was good. I'm happy with my progress on this one :).

Squats:
Didn't have the squat rack so I was kind of scared to fail....

135x5x1
185x5x1
220x5x3

Doing squats last was bad. I should've just hopped in the power rack the first time and done them then. There was no way in hell 225 was happening today.

[Ruckus91]

Also, one of my friends bought a bottle of Thermolife T-Bol and subsequently broke his leg snowboarding (niiiiice one!).

He had started it and taken a couple days worth and he can't get a refund on it so he's trying to dump it off on me so at least he can get something back.

He wants 15 for the rest of the bottle.

Should I buy it and hold onto it? Buy and re-sell it? or just not buy it? any suggestions?

EDIT: Realize I'm not 18, no intention of using any time soon if i buy.

[Ruckus91]

Today:

Squats:
135x5x1
225x5x3

Finally got 2 plates. It wasn't even hard except that my glutes hurt. lulz.

MP:
45x5x2
100x5x2, 100x3x1

Rows:
45x5x1
95x5x1
125x5x3

Was very hard today. I don't think I do rows right. Must look up form again and practice. Dammit.

Also, at what point do I look at getting on something other than Rippetoes? Just when gains stop?

[Ruckus91]

Forgot to post yesterday's workout:

Squats:
135x5x2
205x5x1
230x5x3

Bench Press:
115x5x1
140x5x1
135x5x2

Bench just moves slower than Squat and DL for me. It'll keep going.

Rack was being used the whole time today so I did weighted hyperextensions instead because I had to go to work and couldn't wait around.

[Ruckus91]

Squats:
135x5x1
235x5x1
230x5x2

I wasn't going to get 235 today.

MP:
45x5x2
100x5x3

Yay! 105 next time!

Rows:
45x5x2
130x5x1
125x5x2

Made some progress, generally very happy with how it's going. I'll get there eventually.

[Ruckus91]

Squats:
135x5x1
185x5x1
235x5x3

These were tough. I really had to grind it out at the end.

Bench Press:
115x5x1
140x5x3

These were actually really easy today. I dunno what changed but I didn't have to bounce the weight at all.

Deadlift:
135x5x1
255x5x1

Good progress today.

At what point do I move away from rippetoes?

[Ruckus91]

Okay, I was really starting to have issues squatting 3 times a week, so I looked for some other routines I could still make strength progress on with less emphasis on the squat. I am switching to IA's Simple Power Based Routine, first workout was today. I took a a week off to deload and today before working out I took a picture trying to do a similar thing to one of the first pics i posted.

Progress so far - big 3:

Bench - 105x5x3 -> 140x5x3
Squat - 135x5x3 atg -> 235x5x3 atg
deadlift - 155x5x1 -> 255x5x1

Here is a back progress picture, including first one as well, this is in just about 3 months time. Weight has gone from 152 daytime to 165 daytime.

Before:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/giddygorgon/011309_14541.jpg
After:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/giddygorgon/040309_13001.jpg

Arm not flexed in after, I can't get flexing and taking pics down and I'm too embarassed to ask someone to take for me.

[Ruckus91]

Anyways, today's workout:

Squats, ATG:
135x5x1
185x5x1
235x5x3

It was great because someone asked if they could work in and he had to have at least 20 pounds on me, and he could only squat 205 for reps.

GHR:
BWx10x2
BW+25x10x3

These are interesting, never done them before but I could reallllly feel it.

Rows:
95x5x1
115x5x1
130x6x4

These were tough. Was feeling a lat pump and a huge arm pump. I still feel like my form on these hit's way too much arm.

Straight BB Curls:
50x8x3

Arms were already pumped, this was really hard to keep form on. I did a good job though.

Seated Calf Raise:
45x15x1
70x15x1
90x15x3

Calfs felt good after this, it was a good first workout and nice to do something different. Hopefully I can continue to make progress on this routine.

[5M1L3Y]

Wow dude, you're getting big(especially your back!), just need a diet with more kcal to gain some more weight fast.

Keep lifting, I wanna see your progress pics from start to finish(no homo).

[Ruckus91]

Thanks!

I feel a little bigger, a little less self-conscious about how I look now. I wanna hit 180 or so by around August and then maybe cut a little to keep BF under control, about 14% now. And then clean bulk all winter?