March-ing in to Spring!
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I haven't posted in a week or two, but I'm still doing the program! Here are my latest results:
3/29 -
Squats: 85lbs 5x5
Deads: 120lbs 5x5
Bench: 75lbs 5x5
I struggled on my bench this time, so I will be repeating 75lbs next time. I got all of my reps in, but I had to break in between some of the reps during my sets. It was very frustrating!
Today I'm going after 90 on squats, 125 on deads, and 50 on overheads. If I am able to do 90lbs 5x5, I will have doubled my squat since I began doing this program on 3/8. 0 -
Great progress @melodiclyrics !
KB Alternating Press: 2x6,4,2 at 6kg
Band Assisted Pullup (2 bands): 2x6,4,2
Goblet Squat: 5x5 at 16kg
KB Swing: 420 total swings. 1 minute work/1 minute rest.0 -
Deena_Bean wrote: »I hate squats. I have always hated them, I had hope that they'd grow on me - they have not. I do, however, LOVE what they do to my body - so I suck it up and carry on. With some colorful words included on my less cheerful mornings
So glad you shared this because I feel the same way. I am still fairly new to strength training and now squatting 81.1 lbs. At first, I liked them but not any more. I have a harder time increasing with BP and OHP but still I dislike SQUATS more. LOL! However, your statement about the results they can potentially bring motivates me to keep at them and ensure I do them well even though I hate doing them. LOL!
I do pretty well with increasing the weight on squats for the most part. My legs are my powerhouse so you would think that I'd love squats. Nope. I've grown to tolerate them as a necessity, though, and I've found that since I de-loaded from 130 it's less difficult to convince myself to do them. I've been creeping up really slowly now on purpose. I dropped to 100 from 130 and over the last 4-5 weeks I've made it back to 110. I could easily increase by 5 every session up to 125, but I don't want to. I want to perfect my form and get to the point that I'm breezing through the squats easily. Then I'll bump up another 5 and stay there until the same happens. No rush...0 -
Made it to the gym after work, which took some self-talk about 'discipline' as it's Friday night!
It was nice and quiet, though!
Squats: 5x5 @ 62.5kg
Deadlifts: 1x5 @ 62.5kg
OHP: 5x5 @ 22.5 kg
Feeling good after that lot....0 -
I love squats. Don't like the ohp and barbell row...but I tolerate them because I'm supposed to do them.
Today's Sl
Squat 5x5@170pds
BP 5x5@110pds
Row 5x5@120pds
I am pretty excited about this. First time in about a month or so, that I have completed the session without anything hurting (knee, shoulder). Very happy with the BP numbers, and finally got the row at this weight! Woooohooo!0
