How can you defeat what you can't kill?

[jj_calvin]

Decided to make the move and take my training to the next level. Been doing some serious research and reading on olympic lifting.
I plan to use this log as a source of motivation and track my progress so I can look back someday and see my progression.

I started lifting casually during college, but didn't really know what I was doing. Basically copied what I saw in the gym, which was pretty poor for the most part - over emphasis of curls etc., and no focus on compound movements and core strength. I learned about starting strength near the end of college, which served as a decent starting platform. I lifted on and off, and lost forward progress due to a sports injury, and lack of motivation to keep going.

I setup a simple gym in the basement with a bench, power rack, and a lifting platform I built. I'm using a Werksan Silver BB.


My goal is strength, pure and simple. I want to maximize my power-to-weigh ratio, with focus on olympic and power lifts.

1/12/2014 ~195 lbs
Back Squats
1x10 bar
1x8 95
1x5 135
1x5 185
3x5 190

Bench Press
1x8 132
1x5 155
1x5 165
3x5 170

BB Overhead Press
3x8 95


1/14/2014
Cleans
1x8 bar
1x5 95
1x4 1115
1x3 135
1x3 155
1x3 165
1x3 175
1x2 185

BB Rows
1x10 135
1x8 155
3x6 165

Pronated Wide Grip Pull-ups
1x7 body weight
1x6 body weight
1x5 body weight

BB Curls
3x10 65

[jj_calvin]

1/16/2014
Back Squats
1x10 bar
1x10 95
1x8 135
1x6 165
1x5 185
1x4 195
1x2 205
210

Bench Press
1x10 135
1x6 160
1x5 175
2x4 185
1x2 195

Behind the Head BB Overhead Press
1x8 95
2x6 95

[jj_calvin]

1/18/2014
Deadlifts
Warmup bar
1x10 135
1x8 185
1x6 235
1x5 285
1x4 300
1x3 305

Pronated wide grip pull-ups
1x8 body weight
2x6 body weight

BB Curls
3x10 65

[jj_calvin]

1/20/2014
Back squats
1x10 bar
1x8 95
1x6 135
1x5 185
1x5 205
1x4 215
1x3 225
235 miss

Bench press
1x8 135
1x6 155
1x5 170
1x4 185
1x2 195

BB overhead press
3x8 95

[jj_calvin]

1/25/2014
Cleans
1x6 bar
1x6 95
1x5 135
1x4 155
1x3 170
1x2 185
190, 190 miss
195

BB Rows
1x8 145
1x8 165
1x6 175

Pronated wide grip pull-ups
1x8
2x6

BB curls
3x8 70


1/26/2014
Back squats
1x10 bar
1x8 95
1x6 135
1x5 185
1x5 205
1x4 215
235
1x3 225

Bench press
1x8 135
1x6 155
1x5 175
1x3 185
1x2 195

BB overhead press
1x8 95
1x6 100
1x5 105
1x3 110