Squat
225 lbs
5/5/5
Overhead Press
135 lbs
5/5/5
Chin Up
0 lbs
0/0/0
Deadlift
225 lbs
3/3/3
Couldn’t manage a single chin. Stumbled forward on my first set of squats. Presses probably looked terrible. Today, however, was a success. I actually got to the gym, succeeded on my lifts, and finished.
Squat
225 lbs
5/2/0
Bench Press
180 lbs
5/3/0
Pendlay Row
135 lbs
5/4/3
This was actually on 11/16/2010, but I forgot to update. First time lifting in over a month or so. I’ve lost a load of strength, as is clearly visible. I didn’t expect to fail any of the lifts at the weights I set, but I was obviously mistaken. The first set of all three lifts felt incredibly easy, followed by the feeling of jello-ish limbs during the second sets. I was sore until Friday after this – haven’t experienced that in over a year.
Squat
255 lbs
5/5/5
Bench Press
190 lbs
5/5/3
Pendlay Row
145 lbs
5/5/5
Another day of nothing extraordinary. My pressing movements still need to recover.
Squat
245 lbs
5/5/5
Overhead Press
140 lbs
5/3/2
Deadlift
245 lbs
3/3/3
Had a very hard time with Presses today. If I had to guess, it’s a lack of protein in my diet. I intend to correct this.
Squat
235 lbs
5/5/5
Bench Press
190 lbs
5/4/2
Pendlay Row
140 lbs
5/5/5
Nothing special to mention today. Just some standard lifting.
Squat
225 lbs
5/5/5
Overhead Press
135 lbs
5/5/5
Chin Up
0 lbs
2/2/2
Deadlift
225 lbs
3/3/3
As of now, I’m not really bouncing out of the bottom of my Squats. After some thought, this probably needs to change since I don’t use any sort of equipment. I also see that I’m terrible at Deadlifting.
Squat
225 lbs
5/5/3
Bench Press
165 lbs
5
Pendlay Row
135 lbs
5/5/5
I felt sick after a few Squats. Either I’m a little sick, or I’ve lost a lot of strength in the last two weeks.
Halo: Reach came out last week. I’ve played it a lot, and as a result haven’t lifted since. I’ve also been messing around with Windows 7 in various ways. This break, if nothing more, has made me realize that my life is very boring without lifting. I’m ready to jump back into it soon, so hopefully I can pick up from where I left off.
Squat
225 lbs
5/5/5
Overhead Press
145 lbs
5/5/5
Chin ups
0 lbs
3/2/1
Deadlift
245 lbs
3/3/3
Nothing worth mentioning happened today. Loading 100 lb plates on the bar was annoying.
Squat
135 lbs/185 lbs/225 lbs/275 lbs
3/5/5/1
Bench Press
195 lbs
5/5/2
Pendlay Row
145 lbs
5/5/5
My Squat form, I believe, has improved. In the past, I had a bad habit of “bouncing” out of the bottom of my Squats. Bouncing in itself may not be bad, but when I bounced, the weight shifted onto the balls of my feet. The end result was form that looked acceptable, but in terms of muscles loaded was inefficient.
