Sculelos Weight Log and Profile (with pics)

[Sculelos]

Yea, turns out I was doing the Overhead Press wrong, I have read up on it in starting strength and will do it correctly next time.

Thats what I get for being arrogant and not reading about a lift for a few minutes at least I was pointed in the right direction. Oh well even If I think a lift is simple I will make sure to read up about it next time. Doing it next time should be fun, I'm fairly flexible so positioning shouldn't be very hard.

Thanks for the advice, far better to correct any problems early in my training when I'm still pretty new to lifting. I'm pretty sure I will see some nice gains with correct form if I don't I will be surprised.

 

[Sculelos]

Workout #18 7-7-07

Well today I fixed my form on the overhead press, analyzed my form on the barbell row and I was doing them fine although my reps on it got a little crazy. as for squats they were good as well, no form problems on them. Details below.

Weight 186.5lbs: Definitely seems like my weight likes to fluctuate, I figure I've gained about 3lbs of non-water mass since I've started though.

Squat: 45x5, 115x2, 115x3, 115x4x2, 120x3. First time doing 120lbs today, I will still get up to were I can do 115x5x2 before I increase the weight any higher though.

Military Press: 45x5, 65x5, 70x4, 70x5, YAY, I'm actually increasing in these since my form is correct now. Probably will be able to up the weight next time.

Barbell Rows: 65x5x2, 75x5x2, 85x5x2, 90x5, I was analyzing my form on these today. I thought my reps were starting to get to really high so I stopped, anyways these weren't very hard so I think I'll try doing 3 sets next time at 95lbs. Anyways found out that I do these best with a straight lower back but a slightly arched upper back so thats the way I intend to do them.

All in all it's been a fun first six weeks, my body is conditioned for weight lifting now so I think I should continue to see gains in the Squat and Deadlift and since I'm done tweaking the other ones I should be seeing gains in them as well, will see what the next six weeks bring me, and I promise I will show update pics when I reach 200x5 in the squat, right now I don't look much different then the original pics, just slightly fatter and a slight muscle size increase.

 

[Sculelos]

Workout #19 7-10-07

Basic log as I'm in a hurry.

Weight: 188lbs

Squat: 45x10, 95x5x2, 105x3x2, 115x3x3, 115x5:

Bench: 45x10, 95x5, 105x5x2

Deadlift: 105x5x3

Improved my decline form on deadlift today, took a lot longer then normal to warm-up because someone was hogging the squat rack so thats perhaps why I was a little more tired when lifting.

Just maintained as I was a little bit sick yesterday so that probably effected things some to.

Probably did to many warm-up squats as well I think.

 

[Sculelos]

Workout #20 7-12-07

WOW, amazing workout... felt pretty good only thing is my deltoids were still kinda sore from military pressing last time due to doing it correct for the first time, so I kinda skimped on that excercise but still I'm happy, and I'll say whomever beat it into my head to take protein is awesome, I've been getting about 300-325g's a day and I'm getting stronger way faster then I was with my 200g/day.

Weight: 197lbs, really surprised me as this is the heaviest I've ever been, I'm betting it was in water and glucose though as the past two days have been refreshingly cool compared to normal.

Squat: 45x5x3, 95x5, 125x5, 120x3, 115x3, 115x5, felt good, the last rep of 125 was slow to come up but I still managed and am really excited about that, definitely won't increase the weight though until I can do 125x5 with decent power on the last rep.

Military Press: 45x5, 75x4, 70x4, 65x4, 45x3 skimped on this excercise today because my deltoids are still sore.

Barbell Rows: 95x4, 95x3, 85x4, 85x3, 85x1, these were kinda heavy today but I felt like I should try to up the weight... I'm still getting sweaty doing these but my endurance is picking up, I just deweight every time so I just consider it a set break if I take more then 15 seconds to do the next rep.

All in all a very good day, hoping to see continued improvement over the upcoming weeks.

 

[beerdrinker]

Hey now, you keep putting weight on like that, and we'll need to see more pics! Can you see a difference yet?

 

[Sculelos]

Hey now, you keep putting weight on like that, and we'll need to see more pics! Can you see a difference yet?

Yea definite difference but I don't feel it's major enough to post pics yet, I promise pics when I can do 200x5 on the squat though.

 

[s8nlilhlpr2]

For your squats, the weight is relatively light right now. Make sure you try and accelerate from the 'hole. The faster you can get that bar moving initially on the upwards movement, the easier it will be. I like to use the same technique for basically all lifts, on the negative I feel the muscle stretch until the tension is maxed out (for squats, this would be hamstrings) then explode the weight back up.

Good work, keep pushing those squats!!

 

[Sculelos]

For your squats, the weight is relatively light right now. Make sure you try and accelerate from the 'hole. The faster you can get that bar moving initially on the upwards movement, the easier it will be. I like to use the same technique for basically all lifts, on the negative I feel the muscle stretch until the tension is maxed out (for squats, this would be hamstrings) then explode the weight back up.

Good work, keep pushing those squats!!

Yeah, I pretty much use the same technique as you and it seems to be working well, I'm pretty sure I will be improving on my lifts for quite some time seems like my strength gain is actually picking up some since I started... I'm pretty happy about it, any gain is good gain for me and more gain is better.

 

[Sculelos]

Workout #21 7-14-07

Well today my energy was a little lower then usual due to 2 extra hours of speed walking yesterday cause I was testing boots, but I still put in a good workout... trying to get my reps constant and I figured how to improve my decline on the deadlift so now my form on all my lifts is good now.

Anyways details below.

Weight: 195lbs, down a little from last time.

Squat: 45x5, 115x3, 115x5, 115x3, 115x5, Strange how that worked but trying to get my reps more consistent in the squat. Had good power on these but was being careful because I'm still sore.

Bench: 95x5, 115x5x2

Deadlift: 115x5, 115x4, 115x3, 115x4, My endurance is definitely going up on these, not getting nearly as tired as I was. I also think my deadlift will probably overtake my squat pretty soon.

Anyways I thought it was a pretty good workout, I'm excited to see what I will be able to do next week when I'm fairly fresh... seems like I'm always the strongest early in the week.

 

[JohnRobHolmes]

Great progress! Keep those weights moving!