Harryboyo's Starting Strength Log... fast forwarded a wee bit!

**harryboyo** · 02-11-2014, 02:41 PM

Harryboyo's Starting Strength Log ... fast forwarded a wee bit

I'm 7 weeks into Starting Strength (a slightly modified version by BB forum member Kethnaab) but have decided to start a log as I feel it will be good for motivation and will also help me clearly gauge my progress rather than logging everything on my mobile phone! My initial goal is to reach 1/2/3/4 plate press, bench, squat and deadlift respectively. Beyond that goal I would like to continue getting stronger until I've passed the "novice" stage and then focus entirely on bodybuilding.

Initial Stats (24th December 2013)

Height = 5'10
Weight ~ 73kg / 161lbs
Bodyfat = ?
Squat = 3x5 @ 80kg / 180lbs
Deadlift = 1x5 @ 80kg / 180lbs
Press = 3x5 @ 35kg / 77lbs
Pendlay Row = 3x5 @ 50kg / 100lbs
Bench Press = 3x5 @ 60kg / 135lbs

Current Stats (11th February 2014)

Height = 5'10
Weight ~ 76kg / 168lbs
Bodyfat ~ 13%
Squat = 3x5 @ 65kg / 143lbs
Deadlift = 1x5 @ 125kg / 276lbs
Press = 3x5 @ 52.5kg / 116lbs
Pendlay Row = 3x5 @ 75kg / 165lbs
Bench Press = 3x5 @ 75kg / 165lbs

Total Daily Calories ~ 4500kcal with a weekly gain of 1kg / 2lbs
Total Daily Protein Intake ~ 250-300g

Workout A
3x5 Squat
3x5 Bench
1x5 Deadlift
2x5 Weighted Dips

Workout B
3x5 Squat
3x5 Press
3x5 Pendlay Row
2x5-15 Weighted Chinups/Pullups

Progress from Initial Stats to Current Stats

Stalled on bench press @ 75kg / 165lbs so will be deloading weight by 15% and microloading back up in 0.6kg / 1.25lbs increments.
Stalled on squat @ 100kg / 225lbs. This was ultimately a form issue with the low bar squat so I have applied a major deload and re-started at 60kg / 135lbs.
I have progressed on all other lifts without stalling so far.

And, finally, let the logs commence...

**harryboyo** · 02-11-2014, 02:56 PM

Workout A (10th February 2014)

3x5 Squat @ 65kg / 143lbs
3x4,4,4 Bench Press @ 75kg / 165 lbs
1x5 Deadlift @ 125 kg / 276lbs
2x5 Dips @ 15kg / 33lbs + BW
3x15,15,13 Hanging Leg Raise

This was my third attempt to bench press 3x5 for this weight. I'll be deloading by 15% and microloading back up in 0.6kg / 1.25lbs increments.

**harryboyo** · 02-12-2014, 02:50 PM

Workout B (12th February 2014)

3x5 Squat @ 70kg / 154lbs (+5kg / 10lbs)
3x5 OHP Press @ 53.75kg / 119lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
3x5 Pendlay Row @ 77.5 kg / 171lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
2x12,8 Pullups
3x15,15,13 Hanging Leg Raise

Felt pretty happy with my form on the low bar squats. I took a video from the side and the angle of my torso looked in line with the starting strength diagram. My depth was past parallel on all reps. However, my wrists were bending. I'll need to try straighten out the wrists for the next squat workout.
I can't see the OHP press stalling any time soon providing I continue to microload with 1.25kg / 2.5lbs increments and consume enough calories with adequate rest.
Increased my calorie consumption to 4500kcals as I feel this will be needed to promote optimal strength gains; especially when trying to pass PRs in lifts.

**harryboyo** · 02-16-2014, 10:34 AM

Workout A (14th February 2014)

3x5 Squat @ 75kg / 165lbs (+5kg / 10lbs)
3x5 Bench @ 65kg / 143lbs (+0 / 0lbs)
1x5 Deadlift @ 130 kg / 287lbs (+5kg / 10lbs)
2x5 Dips @ 16.25kg / 36lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
3x8,8,7 Ez Bar Curl @ 39.5kg / 87lbs (+0kg / 0lbs)
2x12,11 Seated Dumbbell Overhead Extension @ 30kg / 66lbs (+0kg / 0lbs)

I'm fairly late with this update due to spending the whole weekend with my girlfriend for Valentine's day.
I was ~400 calories under my target for yesterday so I'll be consuming 4900 calories today.
Re-read two articles by Mark Rippetoe: "A Clarification" and "Active Hip 2.0".
Bench press was deloaded by 15% as I failed three consecutive times to achieve 3x5 @ 75kg / 165lbs.
I used double overhand grip for the deadlift working set but my grip nearly failed on last rep so I'll need to change the grip to alternate/hooked grip for the next workout.

Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**harryboyo** · 02-18-2014, 01:41 PM

Workout B (17th February 2014)

3x5 Squat @ 80kg / 180lbs (+5kg / 10lbs)
3x5 Standing Press @ 55kg / 121lbs (+1.25 / 2.5lbs)
3x5 Pendlay Row @ 80 kg / 180lbs (+5kg / 10lbs)
2x5 Chinups @ 11.25kg / 25lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)

The low bar squats felt pretty good in terms of form. I'll be increasing the weight by 5kg / 10lbs next workout as bar speed was pretty fast. I filmed myself for the last working set and discovered I'm going much deeper than I thought! This isn't a problem as it's better than doing partial squats I suppose. Here's a link to the video: youtube.com/watch?v=mVqbmKdn64E

Standing OHP is increasing nicely. I'm taking ~10 minutes rest in between working sets now. I'm getting very close to the golden 1 plate either side standing OHP!

Pendlay rows are getting heavy although I still didn't have any problems completing all working sets.

Average weekly weight gain ~ 0.95kg / 2.09lbs

Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**harryboyo** · 02-19-2014, 02:44 PM

Workout A (19th February 2014)

3x5 Squat @ 85kg / 187lbs (+5kg / 10lbs)
3x5 Bench Press @ 67.5kg / 149lbs (+2.5kg / 1.25lbs)
1x5 Deadlift @ 135 kg / 298lbs (+5kg / 10lbs)
2x5 Dips @ 17.5kg / 39lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)

I feel as though I've came to the end of the road with 5kg / 10lbs increases in squats. Rippetoe notes that most people on SS can increase by 5kg / 10lbs the first 5-6 workout sessions and thereafter will only be able to add 2.5kg / 5lbs to the bar. I know I've been squatting long before this on SS but I've been treating it as though I started from scratch as my form was off.

I was conscious of getting a solid arch in my back and pinching my shoulder blades together when benching today. The weight felt light and I had no trouble completing all reps. I'm going to start microloading from 72.5kg onwards as that's the point I stalled last time.

Deadlift working set felt heavy as hell. I switched to alternating grip and it felt good. I'll be using this grip for all working sets from this point now and double overhand for warm up sets.

Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**harryboyo** · 02-22-2014, 04:56 AM

Workout B (21st February 2014)

3x5 Squat @ 87.5kg / 193lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
3x5 Standing Press @ 56.25kg / 124lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
3x5 Pendlay Row @ 82.5kg / 181lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
2x12,8 Pullups
3x8,8,5 Ez Bar Curl @ 38.5kg / 84lbs (Weight of ez bar included) (+0kg / 0lbs)
2x8,11 Dumbbell Tricep Extension @ 32.5kg / 69lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)

Progression of squats has predictively slowed down to 2.5kg / 5lbs which should allow for a slow steady progression for some time provided I keep calories high. I'm currently gaining ~1kg / 2lbs per week so this should be enough to prevent stalling. I go well below parallel on the squats as evidenced by the video I took of this workout session. As per Rippetoe's advice on correct squat depth it should be just below parallel not ATG. For the next workout and beyond I'm going to make sure I cut the depth short so it's only just below parallel.

Standing press was hard but I still have my eyes on a plate a side in two weeks time! I wore a belt for my working set and will be doing so from now on. The bar speed in the very last rep of each set was very slow. I took about 10mins rest between sets.

I need to make sure I'm being explosive as possible when pulling the bar in the pendlay rows. Form is going off a bit as the weight is increasing so will need to watch it!

I think my arms were pretty worked with pendlay rows before I even got to the curls for the girls as I'm sure I managed to get more reps with same weight the last time.

Increased the weight of triceps extensions and really felt the burn after the two working sets.

Looking forward to next workout on Monday!
Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**harryboyo** · 02-24-2014, 02:41 PM

Workout A (24th February 2014)

3x5 Squat @ 90kg / 198lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
3x5 Bench Press @ 70kg / 154lbs (+2.5kg / 5bs)
1x5 Deadlift @ 140kg / 308lbs (+5kg / 10lbs)
2x5 Dips @ 18.75kg / 41lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
3x15,15,8 Hanging Leg Raises (+0kg / 0lbs)

Video of 140kgx5 Deadlift: youtu.be/ETVd_6KU1MU

Video of 90kgx5 Squat: youtube.com/watch?v=A7_7Q_oxkq4

Video of 18.75kgx5 Dips: youtube.com/watch?v=_yJ7Jz1L7Ws

I made sure I was going just below parallel when squatting this session. There's a link to a video of my 2nd set? of squats. I seem to have the depth nailed now. I can't wait to get to 100kg / 225lbs again and smash the PR I already made with that weight!

Bench press was very easy. No problems apart from the usual chat from a random spotter I used: "This weight is too light. You're not doing enough sets." I told him I'm following strict programming on a routine called Starting Strength. He gave me a blank look when I told him this so I assume he doesn't have a clue what it is! I'm going to start microloading from 72.5kg onwards as this is where I started to stall last time. It might just be a placebo effect but I feel my linear progression in weighted dips is helping me with benching.

The deadlift felt great. There's a link to my working set above. My form looked good judging by the video I took. I'm already eyeing up a 4 plate deadlift! Just need to keep eating like a beast and drinking my whole milk and I should achieve it!

Looking forward to next workout on Wednesday!

Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**harryboyo** · 02-26-2014, 02:21 PM

Workout B (26th February 2014)

3x5 Squat @ 92.5kg / 204lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
3x5,4,3 Standing Press @ 57.5kg / 127lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
3x5 Pendlay Row @ 70kg / 154lbs (+0kg / 0lbs)
2x5 Chinups @ 12.5kg / 28lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
3x15,15,8 Hanging Leg Raises (+0kg / 0lbs)

Today I felt very run down with little energy so my workout suffered a bit.

The standing press was disappointing. I only managed to get 3x5,4,3. Hopefully it was just a bad day and I manage to get all reps next time I try!

I had to drop the weight of the pendlay rows as my form was poor when I tried 85kg. I'll be working my way back up from 70kg onwards now.

Looking forward to next workout on Friday!

Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**harryboyo** · 03-01-2014, 02:54 AM

Workout A (28th February 2014)

3x5 Squat @ 95kg / 209lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
3x5 Bench Press @ 72.5kg / 159lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
1x5 Deadlift @ 145kg / 318lbs (+5kg / 10lbs)
2x5 Dips @ 20kg / 45lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
3x8,8,7 Ez bar bicep curl @ 38.5kg / 84lbs (weight of the ez bar included) (+0kg / 0lbs)

Looking forward to next workout on Monday!

Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**harryboyo** · 03-02-2014, 12:44 PM

Just a wee update before tomorrow's session.

I was out with my girlfriend last night for a gig. I didn't actually want to go as I don't like drinking and I knew everyone else would be getting wrecked and also taking drugs. Needless to say I did have a few drinks and don't feel very fresh today. I went over my calories yesterday due to the alcohol so consumed ~500 calories less today.

I'm really hoping to get all reps for overhead press tomorrow as I only managed to get 3x5,4,3 @ 57.5kg the last session. I haven't slept very well this weekend because of going out for that gig and my girlfriend not letting me sleep so that might affect my performance tomorrow!

Oh well sometimes your social life gets in the way of lifting a bit...

**harryboyo** · 03-03-2014, 02:07 PM

Workout B (3rd March 2014)

3x5 Squat @ 97.5kg / 215lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
3x5 Standing Press @ 57.5kg / 127lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
3x5 Pendlay Row @ 72.5kg / 160lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
2x13,7 Pullups
3x15,15,8 Hanging Leg Raises

I had a good sleep last night which really helped my workout session today. Squats felt great (high bar style) and managed all reps quite easily. I'm looking forward to squatting two plates on Wednesday!

I'm really happy with my standing press today as I managed to complete 3x5 @ 57.5kg / 127lbs this time. It really helps getting angry just before you attempt the set I find! Edging closer to a one plate press!

My diet consists of beef, chicken, fish, pasta, rice, oven chips, eggs. In addition to that I drink around 2 litres of whole milk per day to meet my calorie needs. I'm averaging ~4500 calories per day.

Looking forward to my next workout on Wednesday!

Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**harryboyo** · 03-05-2014, 02:10 PM

Workout A (5th March 2014)

3x5 Squat @ 100kg / 220lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
3x5 Bench Press @ 73.75kg / 162lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
1x0 Deadlift @ 150kg / 330lbs (+5kg / 10lbs)
2x5 Dips @ 21.25kg / 47lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
3x15,15,10 Hanging Leg Raise

Squats felt really easy and I hit good depth judging by the videos I took for each of the three sets. I should have switched to high bar style squatting months ago! I'm hoping my squats will catch up with my deadlift as the two lifts should be fairly close anyway.

100kg x 5 Squat video: youtu.be/MaA22HMDea4

The bench press was relatively easy and I felt I had more in the tank to complete extra reps which is good. I hate asking for a spot as I always get the same speech about "you could have pushed out more reps". People don't seem to listen and always want to do it their way!

The deadlift felt bloody heavy! I couldn't even lift it off the ground even for one rep! It's strange because I got 145kg x 5 last week. Does anyone know why this might have happened? Are deadlifts getting too heavy now to do them every second workout and, if so, should I change programming so I only do them once a week? Or was it a mental block because I thought "**** this is heavy ****"?

Looking forward to next workout on Friday!

Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**Daniel0636** · 03-08-2014, 10:12 AM

Subbed! Your lifts are progressing fast! As for the deadlift's I would leave them as they are in terms of programming but I know the same feeling, it happens to me on the odd occasion too. Could be due to food, sleep or as you say a mental block.

If your deadlift's are starting to feel really heavy I would try going up in 2.5kg increases in weight instead of 5kg because it's hard to progress on 5kg every session! I couldn't do that but it could just be an off day or being tired from the squats beforehand.....

**harryboyo** · 03-08-2014, 11:48 AM

Cheers bud! My squat should be closer to my deadlift but I was struggling with the low bar position which made it very tough. I deloaded and worked my way back using the high bar style and results have been great so far. It just feels so much more natural and easier now!

I'm a lurker on the SS forums and Mark Rippetoe actually prefers if novice lifters deadlift x1 per week adding 5kg opposed to deadlifting every other workout only adding 2.5kg. This change should only be made when 5kg jumps every other workout becomes too much. Source: startingstrength.com/resources/forum/showthread.php?t=14727&

I'm going to deadlift before squats on Monday to see if that helps as I did feel fatigued the last time.

Will be posting my workout from yesterday in a wee while after I finish my steak and chips. Got videos of my pendlay row and squats to showcase from yesterday so any form critique would be great too!

**harryboyo** · 03-08-2014, 02:00 PM

Workout B (7th March 2014)

3x5 Squat @ 102.5kg / 225lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
3x3,3,3 Standing Press @ 58.75kg / 130lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
3x5 Pendlay Row @ 75kg / 165lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
2x5 Chinups @ 13.75kg / 30lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
3x8,8,6 Ez Bar Curls @ 38.5kg / 84lbs (weight of the ez bar included) (+0kg / 0lbs)
2x12,12 Dumbbell Tricep Extension @ 32.5kg / 72lbs (+0kg / 0lbs)

Felt pretty strong on the squats yesterday. Looking forward to reaching 110kg at the end of next week!

The standing press was tough in regards to the weight and also my left shoulder was giving me trouble which made it painful to lock out fully and get under the bar. I should be able to get better than 3/3/3 for the next workout if I continue eating big to get past the sticking point. It might take another two workouts to get the required reps but hoping I can get it on Wednesday.

Pendlay rows felt nice and explosive. I never see anyone at the gym doing them as probably nobody has heard of them! I came across a picture of Arnold doing a variation of the pendlay row which makes the exercise even more reputable:

I'm going to keep the weight of the chinups the same for the next workout as they were very grindy.

I'm going to increase the weight of the dumbbell tricep extension to 35kg / 77lbs for the next Friday workout as it was a bit easy.

Looking forward to my next workout on Monday!

Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**harryboyo** · 03-10-2014, 03:13 PM

Workout A (10th March 2014)

3x5 Squat @ 105kg / 231lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
3x3,4,5 Bench Press @ 75kg / 165lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
1x1 Deadlift @ 150kg / 330lbs (+5kg / 10lbs)
2x5 Dips @ 22.5kg / 50lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
3x15,15,10 Hanging Leg Raise

Felt very tired after the working sets of squats which affected the rest of my workout. Squats were fine though and didn't have too much trouble completing all the reps.

I had problems with the bench press as I started having pains in my left shoulder during the working sets. I got 3x3,4,5 which is a strange result but I think that's due to the surprise of the shoulder issue putting me off. I think if I was aware of this I would have equaled my previous PR for this weight or got better than it. I'll be taking ibuprofen for it and icing it everyday. I'm pretty positive it's the result of weighted dips and going too deep by mistake.

The deadlift was heavy but if I had more gas in the tank by this point I would've got more reps! I'm going to decrease frequency of deadlifting to every 4th workout which works out x1 per week deadlifting and will continue to increase by 5kg / 10lbs increments. At this weight deadlifting every other workout is too much and I'm more or less in the intermediate weight category now for this lift.

All in all a pretty disappointing workout but gotta keep the faith and remain positive!

Looking forward to next workout on Wednesday!

Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**Daniel0636** · 03-11-2014, 12:21 PM

Good lifts! As for the shoulder, I used to get problems with that and I've found doing some light rotator cuff exercises and some rear delt work goes a long way to keep your shoulders healthy....

**harryboyo** · 03-11-2014, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by Daniel0636

Good lifts! As for the shoulder, I used to get problems with that and I've found doing some light rotator cuff exercises and some rear delt work goes a long way to keep your shoulders healthy....

I was a bit annoyed with bench as I know I can do a lot better. I'll just need to smash it on Friday.

It's nothing serious but obviously I'll need to keep it in check and make sure I'm not making it worse. I'll look into doing some rotator cuff exercises. Cheers for the info!

**harryboyo** · 03-13-2014, 06:55 AM

Workout B (12th March 2014)

3x5,4,3 Squat @ 107.5kg / 237lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
1x3 Standing Press @ 58.75kg / 130lbs (+0kg / 0lbs)
3x5 Pendlay Row @ 77.5kg / 171lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
2x10,4,2 Pullups
2x15,15,10 Hanging Leg Raises

All in all a very disappointing workout last night. I felt gassed after the squats and was pissed off as I didn't get 3x5 for them.

I'm having bad shoulder pains now which is making pressing and benching very hard. I had to stop at set one of standing press as it was too painful. I probably could've gotten 3x5 if it wasn't for having to stop! I'm going to make an appointment with a physiotherapist to see what the problem is and how to overcome it. It may mean having to lay off any pressing movements till it heals. If this is the case I might have to eat at maintenance calories to maintain strength at the lifts I can do. There's no point putting on body weight if I can only add weight to the bar on some of my lifts.

I'll be having a look at my macros to see if I'm short changing myself. I might start taking a pre workout to give me extra energy for my workout as the weights are getting tough on both my stamina and CNS.

Looking forward to my next workout on Friday!

Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**harryboyo** · 03-14-2014, 03:36 PM

Workout A (14th March 2014)

3x5,4,3 Squat @ 107.5kg / 231lbs (+0kg / 0lbs)
3x5 Bench Press @ 75kg / 165lbs (+0kg / 0lbs)
1x5 Deadlift @ 150kg / 330lbs (+0kg / 0lbs)
2x20,20 Dips
3x9,8,6 Ez Bar Curls @ 38.5kg / 84lbs (weight of the ez bar included) (+0kg / 0lbs)

This was a much better workout than last time! I changed the order of exercises up a bit and put squats last. The weight of my working set in squats is getting heavy enough to tire me out before I even get to deadlifting/benching which has affected my performance in these lifts previously.

I didn't have much trouble with bench today. All the reps went up quite easily. I didn't have any pains in my shoulder when benching which was really good. I'm pretty certain the shoulder pain has been caused by doing heavy weighted dips so I'll be laying off them and doing body weight dips for now. I'm also making sure my grip is narrow for dips as I may have been going too wide putting added pressure on my left shoulder.

I felt like a beast deadlifting today and my pal was on board to give me some encouragement for my working set which helped. I knew I could pull 150kg and failing to lift this weight the last two times was more a mental thing than me not being able to do it. Roll on 155kg in two weeks time!

I got the same number of reps for each set of squats as I did the last time for this weight. I'm thinking good sleep over the weekend and plenty of food should help me avoid a deload! I really don't want to be failing again on Monday at such a low weight in squats.

Looking forward to beasting it on Monday!

Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**DIX9** · 03-15-2014, 11:39 AM

Nice lifts man, squat form looks really good. Your back was rounding a bit on your deads though, are you trying to fix that?

**Daniel0636** · 03-15-2014, 02:56 PM

Nice work, hopefully your shoulder heals up quickly.

**harryboyo** · 03-16-2014, 11:01 AM

@Daniel my shoulder isn't too bad now so I'm hoping to smash standing press tomorrow.

@DIX I'm aware of the rounding of my back during deads. It doesn't happen during my warm up sets it's just when I get to my working set I tend to slightly round my back. I'm always trying to improve form so will bear that in mind during my next deadlift session.

Went up to Aberdeen to see my girlfriend this weekend which is like 3 hours drive from home for me. As a result my diet has been ****e as we've been eating out etc. Just on the bus home now so will make sure I stuff my face when I get back in the house to meet my calorie targets for today (and yesterday). It's tough maintaining a good diet when you have a girlfriend sometimes!

**harryboyo** · 03-17-2014, 03:39 PM

Workout B (17th March 2014)

3x5 Squat @ 107.5kg / 237lbs (+0kg / 0bs)
3x4,2,1 Standing Press @ 58.75kg / 130lbs (+0kg / 0lbs)
3x5 Pendlay Row @ 80kg / 180lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
2x5,4 Chinups @ 15kg / 33lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
2x15,15,10 Hanging Leg Raises

Shoulder gave me problems again with standing press.

Really happy with avoiding stalling on squats. It's true what they say about "eating through the sticking points" and that's exactly what I did to continue LP on squats.

I'll attempt chinups the next time I do them at the same weight as I didn't get the last rep on the the 2nd set.

Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**harryboyo** · 03-19-2014, 03:03 PM

Workout A (19th March 2014)

3x5,4,2 Squat @ 110kg / 243lbs (+2.5kg / 5lbs)
3x5 Bench Press @ 76.25kg / 168lbs (+1.25kg / 2.5lbs)
1x0 Deadlift @ 155kg / 341lbs (+5kg / 10lbs)
2x22,19 Dips

Think I might need to start taking some pre workout as my energy levels weren't enough to squat my working set weight.

Deadlift was pretty disappointing. I'm pretty certain I'm reaching the point where I'll only be able to deadlift every fourth workout at this weight. I'll change the programming once I officially stall on this lift.

Bench was pretty solid.

Legend
Blue = successfully completed required reps/sets (PR)
Red = failed to complete required reps/sets
Green = successfully completed all reps/sets

**DIX9** · 03-22-2014, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by harryboyo

Deadlift was pretty disappointing. I'm pretty certain I'm reaching the point where I'll only be able to deadlift every fourth workout at this weight. I'll change the programming once I officially stall on this lift.

Maybe try deadlifting on Wednesdays only and replace the back squats with front squats that day to save some energy for the deads, seems like a common swap to make at your level.

**harryboyo** · 03-24-2014, 03:43 AM

I think I still don't need to add a "light day" for squats yet although deadlifting less often would definitely be helpful in terms of recovery.

How's your training going anyway DIX?

Missed my last two workouts as I've been away since Friday with my girlfriend! This is the first time I've ever missed workouts so it's a bit annoying! Can't wait to get back into it on Wednesday!

**DIX9** · 03-24-2014, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by harryboyo

I think I still don't need to add a "light day" for squats yet although deadlifting less often would definitely be helpful in terms of recovery.

How's your training going anyway DIX?

Missed my last two workouts as I've been away since Friday with my girlfriend! This is the first time I've ever missed workouts so it's a bit annoying! Can't wait to get back into it on Wednesday!

It's going really good man! Nice to have a little break here and there I think, hopefully you crush it on Wednesday with all that rest

**Daniel0636** · 03-25-2014, 12:55 PM

Damn your squat has gone up fast! Great work!

Thread: Harryboyo's Starting Strength Log... fast forwarded a wee bit!

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