Total Beginner - SS log + I want to be a beast asap

[JDid23]

great lifts man!! i do think that a large part of it is psychological. If you go into the gym thinking that your diet is going to mess you up or that you can't hit a lift, you probably won't go into the lift with the same amount of intensity

 

[rrluthi]

Squat: I stuck with the same weight again because I had jumped ahead on squats last week and my form is starting to suffer quite a bit. I want to let my body and strength catch up with the weight a bit.
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 65
warmup: 1x3 - 115
warmup: 1x2 - 135
working sets: 3x5 - 185

Press:
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 45
warmup: 1x3 - 65
warmup: 1x2 - 75
working sets: 2x5, 1x3, 1x2 - 100 PR had to break after 3 reps on the last set, I think I didn't rest long enough after the 2nd set. I was being an asshole and using the power rack to hold my bar and someone was waiting.

Barbell Rows:
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 65
warmup: 1x5 - 115
working set: 3x5 - 150 PR last set was kind of sloppy but got through it.

 

[rrluthi]

Weight is up to 192. Not quite as lean as I was after the 2nd week, but arms and legs are noticeably bigger.

Squats:
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 65
warmup: 1x5 - 95
warmup: 1x5 - 135
working set: 1x5 - 185
working set: 2x5 - 190 PR

Bench Press:
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 65
warmup: 1x3 - 95
warmup: 1x2 - 125
working sets: 2x5 145 PR
working sets: 1x5 - 150 PR

Deadlifts:
warmup: 1x5 95
warmup: 1x5 135
warmup: 1x3 - 225
working set: 1x5 - 255 PR
working set: 1x3 - 265 PR

 

[rrluthi]

Missed a few workouts so I decided to reset my press and rows.

warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 65
warmup: 1x3 - 115
warmup: 1x2 - 135
working sets: 3x5 - 190 PR

Press:
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 45
warmup: 1x3 - 65
warmup: 1x2 - 75
working sets: 3x5 95

Barbell Rows:
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 65
warmup: 1x5 - 115
working set: 3x5 - 145

 

[rrluthi]

Squats:
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 65
warmup: 1x3 - 115
warmup: 1x2 - 155
working sets: 3x5 - 195 PR wow this felt amazing when i was done... hated every second of it before that.

Bench Press:
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 65
warmup: 1x3 - 95
warmup: 1x2 - 115
working sets: 1x5 155 PR
working sets: 2x5 - 150

Deadlifts:
warmup: 1x5 95
warmup: 1x5 135
warmup: 1x3 - 185
warmup: 1x2 - 225
working set: 1x5 - 265 PR

have a love hate thing going on with deadlifts... I hate doing them but I love the full-body rush you get when you're done. There's nothing quite like it that I've noticed.

My hips were feeling a bit sore after squatting and deadlifting. Is this normal? Sore like in the hip joints. I squat real deep, and that's when I notice it, also after I was finished deadlifting and standing up straight, stretching out. I never even feel any strain on my knees really, just the hips. It's not super painful, just like a soreness but not a muscle soreness.

 

[JDid23]

nice man!!

 

[rrluthi]

warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 65
warmup: 1x3 - 135
warmup: 1x2 - 185
working sets: 1x5 - 205 PR
working sets: 2x5 - 200 PR

Press:
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 45
warmup: 1x3 - 65
warmup: 1x2 - 95
working sets: 3x5 105 PR

Barbell Rows:
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 65
warmup: 1x5 - 115
working set: 3x5 - 155

My hip is still bothering me. Not a severe pain or anything, just the joint feels stressed out. I'm pretty sure it's the tendons or ligaments in there (hip flexors maybe?) I haven't been doing anything different, so not sure what's going on. Maybe I need to stretch them out or something. But it's hard to stretch your hips. Any tips on stretches I could do??

As a side benefit, greater hip flexibility would allow me to activate my glutes better while squatting and probably provide a lot more over all power to my body.

 

[rrluthi]

quats:
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 75
warmup: 1x3 - 115
warmup: 1x2 - 155
working sets: 3x5 - 205 PR

Bench Press:
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 65
warmup: 1x3 - 95
warmup: 1x2 - 115
working sets: 2x5 160 PR
working sets: 1x5 - 155

Deadlifts:
warmup: 1x5 135
warmup: 1x5 - 185
warmup: 1x2 - 225
working set: 1x5 - 275 PR

 

[rrluthi]

Hip flexors still feel sore, but are a bit better. I took a few days off of lifting.

 

[shibs]

warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 65
warmup: 1x3 - 135
warmup: 1x2 - 185
working sets: 1x5 - 205 PR
working sets: 2x5 - 200 PR

Press:
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 45
warmup: 1x3 - 65
warmup: 1x2 - 95
working sets: 3x5 105 PR

Barbell Rows:
warmup: 2x5 - 45
warmup: 1x5 - 65
warmup: 1x5 - 115
working set: 3x5 - 155

My hip is still bothering me. Not a severe pain or anything, just the joint feels stressed out. I'm pretty sure it's the tendons or ligaments in there (hip flexors maybe?) I haven't been doing anything different, so not sure what's going on. Maybe I need to stretch them out or something. But it's hard to stretch your hips. Any tips on stretches I could do??

As a side benefit, greater hip flexibility would allow me to activate my glutes better while squatting and probably provide a lot more over all power to my body.

Try doing beauty queens, its a stretch that might hit that area. Sit upright on the floor, with both legs out stretched. Then cross one over the other, (lets say for example left over the right), Then bring your left heel up past your right knee, but make sure its still in contact with the ground. If that hurts, don't come up as much. then cross over with your right arm and put your right elbow on the outside of your left knee.

Hopefully you can decipher my confusing instructions or you just know what stretch i'm talking about.