Bluebirds, Butterflies, and Barbells - A Starting Strength Journal

[PeterGibbons316]

Uncomfortable with the recent increase in likelihood of the FBI showing up in my thread/10

[Farley1324]

al qaeda assassinate plutonium attack bomb subway Iran anthrax President Obama government uranium hydrogen Iraq attack


































penis

[PeterGibbons316]

[dopamine72]

al qaeda assassinate plutonium attack bomb subway Iran anthrax President Obama government uranium hydrogen Iraq attacks

lol'd so hard, you do realize this will for sure put up a red flag, srs. I bet FBI lurked or is lurking this log now, srs.


We just joking FBI.

[mellowmarshall]

Maybe you're just joking. My copy of anarchist's is right next to my sawed off, which is right next to my pillow. For the zombie apocalypse.

[chazzy1864]

al qaeda assassinate plutonium attack bomb subway Iran anthrax President Obama government uranium hydrogen Iraq attack


penis

LTFOL! Is it bad that I quoted the post again?

[PowderMonkey]

al qaeda assassinate plutonium attack bomb subway Iran anthrax President Obama government uranium hydrogen Iraq attack

LTFOL! Is it bad that I quoted the post again?

Yes
No
Maybe
I don't know

[PeterGibbons316]

Maybe you're just joking. My copy of anarchist's is right next to my sawed off, which is right next to my pillow. For the zombie apocalypse.

Dude, you best get a machete for that ensemble. The zombies never stop coming, and a machete never runs out of bullets.

[FastCatChamp]

LTFOL! Is it bad that I quoted the post again?

You referring to the post below??????? If so, I think that it is okay since it doesnt contain "Taliban Insurgent" anywhere in the mix.

al qaeda assassinate plutonium attack bomb subway Iran anthrax President Obama government uranium hydrogen Iraq attack

penis

[ngolsen]

al qaeda assassinate plutonium attack bomb subway Iran anthrax President Obama government uranium hydrogen Iraq attack

penis

why no mention of any conspiracy theories like 9/11 etc?

[chazzy1864]

You referring to the post below??????? If so, I think that it is okay since it doesnt contain "Taliban Insurgent" anywhere in the mix.

why no mention of any conspiracy theories like 9/11 etc?

Ahh I see, so it seems that mentioning the phrases 9/11 taliban insurgent conspiracy theory are key ones.

Thanks for the heads up. I'll make sure not to state anything like that. Don't want to get the FBI or secret service investigating me, thinking I'm going to commit an act of terrorism, by blowing myself or something up in an airport or subway, or some other highly populated public place. Such as downtown Washington D.C. with some sort of anthrax or biological bomb.

[ngolsen]

Ahh I see, so it seems that mentioning the phrases 9/11 taliban insurgent conspiracy theory are key ones.

Thanks for the heads up. I'll make sure not to state anything like that. Don't want to get the FBI or secret service investigating me, thinking I'm going to commit an act of terrorism, by blowing myself or something up in an airport or subway, or some other highly populated public place. Such as downtown Washington D.C. with some sort of anthrax or biological bomb.

Exactly...

Hypothetically.......

[PeterGibbons316]

I lifted and then had to leave to go to this stupid banquet. Can't wait to get back home and post my workout.

Pepper your angus fellas, insane squat repout with 305 coming in a couple hours.

[Woody-5]

I lifted and then had to leave to go to this stupid banquet. Can't wait to get back home and post my workout.

Pepper your angus fellas, insane squat repout with 305 coming in a couple hours.

[ngolsen]

I lifted and then had to leave to go to this stupid banquet. Can't wait to get back home and post my workout.

Pepper your angus fellas, insane squat repout with 305 coming in a couple hours.

Don't be lazy... Just throw 3 plates on....

[PeterGibbons316]

5-3-1, Cycle 1, Week 3, Day 3
BW: 227.4 lbs.

SS Progress 5/4/11 --> 12/19/11:
SQ: 105 --> 370
BP: 105 --> 270
DL: 135 --> 425
OP: 75 --> 177.5
PC: 85 --> 175 Replaced these with rows 10/10/11
RW: 155 --> 230

Squat
45x5
45x5
135x5
185x3
240x5
275x3
305x12 (vid)PR

Welp. That was awesome.

Front Squat
180x5
200x3
225x6 (vid) PR

I could have gotten 2 more, but I was tired of moving my legs.

Ab Wheel
3x8 from knees

I'm really getting a lot better at these really quickly. Was running late or I would have tried a standing rep. Next time.

Vid:



Notes:
Pretty incredible day today. Insane squat PR. I skipped good morning because I am planning on maxing on deadlift in 2 days and my lower back was already feeling pretty exhausted after the squats.

[PeterGibbons316]

Don't be lazy... Just throw 3 plates on....

I got all year brah, no sense rushing it and hurting myself.

[Farley1324]

Don't be lazy... Just throw 3 plates on....

This.

Come back when it's 315

[FastCatChamp]

12!

I'm awed brother. I know that many can do this, but to do it from where you started so recently ago.

[PeterGibbons316]

This.

Come back when it's 315

Cheeky ****s

Dude, so I weighed all my new plates today before I started. Yeah, 5 of my 6 "45 lb" plates weight either 45.8 or 46 lbs. The other one was closer to 47. WTF?!?

12!

I'm awed brother. I know that many can do this, but to do it from where you started so recently ago.

Thank you sir! I'm quite pleased with my progress, and always looking to improve.

[rdferguson]

Yes
No
Maybe
I don't know

Can you repeat the question?

[PeterGibbons316]

Can you repeat the question?

lol, nice catch - not sure how I missed that one.

[dopamine72]

Bro ur squat technique has gotten so much better, srs. Would love to see the camera a bit further back so I can see torso too, no homo. Crazy ass PR, you must be above 405 now.

[PeterGibbons316]

Bro ur squat technique has gotten so much better, srs. Would love to see the camera a bit further back so I can see torso too, no homo. Crazy ass PR, you must be above 405 now.

Thanks man! I've done a lot of work on my squat form and it finally feels right. I've got the camera almost against the wall right now. Next few times I squat I'll slide it to the left at a 45° angle for you so you can see my whole body.

[dopamine72]

Thanks man! I've done a lot of work on my squat form and it finally feels right. I've got the camera almost against the wall right now. Next few times I squat I'll slide it to the left at a 45° angle for you so you can see my whole body.

My body and your body are ready.

[PeterGibbons316]

Alright. So here is my spreadsheet that I used for my first cycle and then the weights and reps that I got on my 5+, 3+, and 1+ days. Everything looks good except for my Squat and CGBP both look too low. Instead of doing a 10 lb increase to squat and a 5 lb increase to CGBP I think I will do 20 and 10 respectively. Sound right?



These would be my new working numbers:



Thoughts?

Also, I'm predicting a 10% chance that you can actually see the pics, so if hey don't show up let me know and I'll host them eslewhere.

[limelite]

They work fine, wish I could help you out in that department. Haha. All I can say is that 305x12 is pretty insane dude, I bet you can hit 3 plates 12 times as well if you tried. You shouldn't be far off from 400 now. Really, really impressive lifts just from 7 months of starting SS.

[dopamine72]

Ummm. You need to max all your chit again imo. Don't go by calcs, those can be really inaccurate. Also your DL is probably higher than that given your squat, def max deadlifts and I'm not just saying that because I love DL max vids.

[PeterGibbons316]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm trying out Picasa since my phone can automatically upload to it. Once I get it figured out I think it will make it much easier to link pictures.

I actually got 405 back in November (which I just found out today was actually closer to 408 due to my plates being heavier than advertised ):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG1KtQlx2a4

[PeterGibbons316]

Ummm. You need to max all your chit again imo. Don't go by calcs, those can be really inaccurate. Also your DL is probably higher than that given your squat, def max deadlifts and I'm not just saying that because I love DL max vids.

The prescribed method is to take 90% of your true 1RM as your working max for the first cycle (that is what I have up there for everything but squat and the accessories that I had never done before) and then for subsequent cycles you just add 5 lbs to your working max for each pressing movement, and 10 lbs for squat/dead. So that seems to fit for just about everything but squat and CGBP I think - just want to make sure I'm not missing something.

Also, brb, extrapolating this progression out til the end of the year to make sure it will let me hit 1500 assuming no stalls.......

edit: This progression puts me at a working max of 1300 by August, which is when I plan to start bulking again. 1485 by the end of the year. I think for those last 4 months though I'll be able to switch to TM or something else with a slightly faster progression to squeeze out that extra 15 pounds.

Also, I predict that in August and then again in December it will be HILARIOUS to come back and read this post.