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anotherbutters
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He's the sole example of someone running the Rippetoe program in our new training vault sticky, so he has to do well 
Congrats on yet more PRs!
Congrats on yet more PRs!
GSP's Better late than never 3X5...
- Thread starter GSP
- Start date
5/31 - Workout A
Squats (3X5) 150
DB Bench - Did not attempt
Deadlift
1X5 - 190
1X5 - 235
1X5 - 265 PR
Comments: My shoulder is worse off than I originally thought, it's been going downhill every day since last Wed. The pain comes when I lift my elbows to chest level or above and pull my elbows back behind the plane of my shoulders. Needless to say this makes squats quite painful. I had to switch to a fairly wide grip to take the tension off. I'm debating on whether or not to attempt any presses at all for the next week. I might be able to do Standing press, that motion isn't painful, but I'm not sure I want to take any chances. Bench of any kind is out for at least this week and next.
Deads went well @265.
Squats (3X5) 150
DB Bench - Did not attempt
Deadlift
1X5 - 190
1X5 - 235
1X5 - 265 PR
Comments: My shoulder is worse off than I originally thought, it's been going downhill every day since last Wed. The pain comes when I lift my elbows to chest level or above and pull my elbows back behind the plane of my shoulders. Needless to say this makes squats quite painful. I had to switch to a fairly wide grip to take the tension off. I'm debating on whether or not to attempt any presses at all for the next week. I might be able to do Standing press, that motion isn't painful, but I'm not sure I want to take any chances. Bench of any kind is out for at least this week and next.
Deads went well @265.
anotherbutters
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Congrats on the deadlift PR. They can be difficult 
I don't know what to suggest on the shoulder. Hopefully someone else will chime in.
I don't know what to suggest on the shoulder. Hopefully someone else will chime in.
6/2 - Workout B
Squats
1X5 - 140
1X5 - 180
1X3 - 210 PR
Standing press (3X5) 130 PR
Pendlay Rows (3X5) 165 PR
Friday Weigh in: 186.7 lbs
Comments: Another tweak to the program for me this week. I decided to ramp the weights on Squats for my Friday workout in an effort to keep fatigue at bay. I feel like I've got several weeks of strength progression left in me, but my legs, particularly hips, are starting to ache pretty much all the time. I'm hoping the reduced intensity through ramping on Friday helps me extend this great run a little while longer.
Kind of spur of the moment I decided to go ahead and do a heavy triple at next Monday's working weight for my top set. This worked out great, I ought to get under the bar with a lot of confidence on Mon.
Standing press was on the bubble of failure. My last rep of the last set took me 10 seconds to get up, and my whole body was shaking trying to keep stability. Besides looking like moron, I got a big rush when I got it locked out!
Rows went very well.
Side note: The bent barbell from a few weeks back was sitting in the power rack when I got in today. I did my warmup set with it and realized what it was when it shifted on me. I was livid, that thing was eventually going to injure someone. I carried it down the hall to the lobby and slapped it up on the counter and asked who was going to throw it in the garbage. The poor kids behind the counter didn't know what to do. I explained the whole situation, and told them I knew that it wasn't their fault, they stuck it outside with a note to the manager on it.
Wow, that was pretty wordy! Well, it's Friday, it's not like anyone has anything better to do besides read this.
Squats
1X5 - 140
1X5 - 180
1X3 - 210 PR
Standing press (3X5) 130 PR
Pendlay Rows (3X5) 165 PR
Friday Weigh in: 186.7 lbs
Comments: Another tweak to the program for me this week. I decided to ramp the weights on Squats for my Friday workout in an effort to keep fatigue at bay. I feel like I've got several weeks of strength progression left in me, but my legs, particularly hips, are starting to ache pretty much all the time. I'm hoping the reduced intensity through ramping on Friday helps me extend this great run a little while longer.
Kind of spur of the moment I decided to go ahead and do a heavy triple at next Monday's working weight for my top set. This worked out great, I ought to get under the bar with a lot of confidence on Mon.
Standing press was on the bubble of failure. My last rep of the last set took me 10 seconds to get up, and my whole body was shaking trying to keep stability. Besides looking like moron, I got a big rush when I got it locked out!
Rows went very well.
Side note: The bent barbell from a few weeks back was sitting in the power rack when I got in today. I did my warmup set with it and realized what it was when it shifted on me. I was livid, that thing was eventually going to injure someone. I carried it down the hall to the lobby and slapped it up on the counter and asked who was going to throw it in the garbage. The poor kids behind the counter didn't know what to do. I explained the whole situation, and told them I knew that it wasn't their fault, they stuck it outside with a note to the manager on it.
Wow, that was pretty wordy! Well, it's Friday, it's not like anyone has anything better to do besides read this.
Illuminati
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GSP said:Yeah, and I need to find a way to sneak some chalk into the gym. They don't technically allow it, but I noticed that a couple of the very few real lifters that go there use it and are just very good about cleaning it up. I used some chalk I borrowed from someone else during Deads last week, and it made a huge difference. In fact, I think I go could double overhand for 10-15 more pounds with it.
Oh, and this morning while I was shaving, my 5 year old son woke up and walked into the bathroom and said "Daddy, your muscles look bigger than they used to". My wife swore she didn't put him up to it!
haven't tried this product yet, but you might want to give it a shot...
http://www.flexcart.com/members/elitefts/default.asp?m=PD&cid=114&pid=1008
its a liquid chalk. only costs $4.00 from elitefts.com can't go wrong for the price, even if its no good.
Protobuilder
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Great journal going here! You gotta' be thrilled w/ this progress. Looking very good. Is the bodyweight/bodyfat going the right direction?
But not so nice throwing out all the EZ curl bars. Gym rats everywhere now hate you. LoL My squat bar (home gymer) is bent right int he middle and it works GREAT for squatting actually. LoL
Just a quick tip on OHP: you want to lock out kind of directly overhead or a little bit behind, which brings your traps into play a bit and also really brings the medial delt into it (for me anyway). not trying to talk down, but if you're new to this, that tip might be helpful.
Congrats on the progress. Enjoy it! BTW I'm 30 in a few days so I know what you mean re: hormonal profile. LoL
But not so nice throwing out all the EZ curl bars. Gym rats everywhere now hate you. LoL My squat bar (home gymer) is bent right int he middle and it works GREAT for squatting actually. LoL
Just a quick tip on OHP: you want to lock out kind of directly overhead or a little bit behind, which brings your traps into play a bit and also really brings the medial delt into it (for me anyway). not trying to talk down, but if you're new to this, that tip might be helpful.
Congrats on the progress. Enjoy it! BTW I'm 30 in a few days so I know what you mean re: hormonal profile. LoL
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