Workout A - 5/23

First day of work... Four hours of sleep. Do not want to talk about it. Quit halfway through because I didn't want to open my thumb cut. Squat seems hopeless... Bench needs work... Time to re watch and reread some Mark Rippetoe.

Workout B - 5/20

Squats at 185. Form is looking better, maybe start wearing shorter shorts to make sure I'm hitting depth. Working on knees out and shoulders rising at the same time as the hips.

Failed press at 127.5lbs. Got 4x4x4x3x3. Move up to 130lbs and try to get all reps in. If rep scheme looks
similar, stick with 130lbs two more times and try to get all reps in, otherwise reset.

Deadlift at 325lbs. No problem.

Chin ups at 7x7x6. Continue aiming for 3x7 before moving to 3x8. Goal is to get to 3x15 before adding weight.

Workout A - 5/18/11

Still practicing squat form, knees are a little bit better. Continue trying to fix it.

Bench was absolute shit. Go up to to 200lbs to see if today was a fluke. If I make at least 22 reps, good. If not, it may be time to reset...

Rows were okay at 165lbs. Definitely starting to get harder, might be stalling in a few weeks.

Dips at BW + 35lbs. No problem.

Looking ahead, I can see that my lifts are most likely going to stall soon. Thus far I have been lifting on close to maintenance/slight deficit. Starting work next week, if I can't continue to make gains I may switch back to SS due to the lower volume (potentially continue linear progression, plus I won't have as much time to do 5x5 so this may also be beneficial). I will see where I am in a few weeks and evaluate from there.

Workout B - 05/16/11

Finally worked on squats. Looked okay, continue working on form with lighter weights.

Worked out with a friend today so things were a little slow. No videos taken.

Press at 125lbs 5x5x5x4x5. Pretty good, last reps were slow. Increase 2.5lbs.

Deadlift at 320lbs. Easy.

Chin ups at 7x6.5x5. Aim for 3x7 again.

Workout A - 5/13

Skipped squats. Ready to do box squats next week to work on form.

Bench at 195lbs. 5x5x4x4x4. As long as I don't miss more than 3 reps I will continue 2.5lb increments. Last reps of the first four sets painfully slow. Trying to avoid stalling until I get past 200lbs. Right elbow still feels a little tweaked, I feel a pump there afterwards but no pain or anything that detracts from lifting. Continue icing.

Rows at 160lbs. Pretty easy, rows feel good. Keep 5lb increments going.

Dips at BW + 30lbs. 3x8. Continue 5lb increments.

BW leg raises 3x12. I do these when I have extra time, just accessory.

Workout B - 5/11/11

Skipped squats.

Press at 122.5. 5x4x5x3x3. Move up to 125 and try to get all reps in.

Deadlift at 315. Easy.

Skipped chins due to time constraints. Attempt 3x7 next time.

Workout A - 5/10

No squats.

Bench was awful. Chalk it up to lifting at midnight and being in a car all day. Go to 195lbs next workout, focus on keeping shoulder blades back.

Rows at 155lbs. Looks like back is a bit high, make it more parallel to the ground.

Dips didn't feel good either. Did a few sets at BW.

05/04/11 - Workout B

Skipped squats - see last post.

Press at 120lbs. Felt okay, continue 2.5lb increases.

Deadlifts at 310. Finally will get back to 3 plates next workout. Used hook grip, felt awesome. Next time use chalk too because my thumb got too sweaty by the last rep. Back looks okay, kind of hard to tell from the angle. No tightness though, which is good.

Pullups at 7x7x6. Shoot for 3x7 again next week.

05/02/11 - Workout A

Skipped last Friday, did not feel good. Worked on squat form at 185lb, still godawful. Realized that I just need to keep my right elbow/shoulder higher to get rid of the bar lean issue. However, I realized that when I try to push out my knees and sit back, my feet start to slip. Going to take the rest of the week off from squatting (going to ATL on Thursday). Next week, work on squat form. Weight is not relevant until I perfect my form. Do box squats with 135/185lbs to work on sitting back and make sure that bar lean is gone as well. Have to squat barefoot and just wipe off the sweat because I will slide due to the wooden floor.

Bench at 190lb went okay. 5x5x5x5x4. Last rep of each set was a struggle. Move up to 192.5lb next workout. I feel like I can keep increasing before stalling, which is good. Need to keep tight throughout but form seems okay for the most part.

Rows at 150lbs are fine, continue 5lb increases.

Dips at BW+25lbs. Continue adding 5lbs and doing 3x8.