Workout B today...had to dig out the big plates...(gotta love the sound of metal on metal tho)

Squats 5x5@95
OHP 5x5@55
Deadlift 1x5@100

As for the hubby spotting yah it could get interesting....

Iwood I watched a good video on Youtube today on squats as I felt as though my knees were turning in..mind you it was a guy etc but he verbalized it very well. After I watched this and implemented everything he said all was good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy28eq2PjcM

As for the gym etiquette psh he was just mean...

TOM and my deadlifts were feeling weak today. I was trying to record my form and managed to lose my grip and make an *kitten* of myself on video. Hopefully next time I can get a good shot and not drop it!

Week 2 of Wendler's 5/3/1

Deadlifts
1x3 133 lbs
1x3 153 lbs
1x5 (this is the set you do as many as possible) 199 lbs

Doing so many deadlifts just wears me out!

Rows
3x8 70 lbs

probably should have done more accessory work but I was feeling burned out.

squats I tried a wider toe-out stance and really focused on pushing my knees out, but my back is still tending to good-morning, possibly worse as this was only 30kg. Not sure if this is because my focus was on my knees more, or if I'm just sh1t at squats... If anyone wants me I'll be having a little cry in the corner!

Oh Lydia, I hear ya! I think that's why I stopped going to the gym. And now I'm buying my weights for home, I have to do the lifting or my Other half will kill me for messing up the room! And I want to get strong and avoid osteoporosis and stuff.... Anyway, just keep focusing on your knees and maybe your abs (my personal trainer always tells me to hold them in, and I always think I am!), and maybe also ankle dorsiflexion. Another blog I read today on fixing the squat (I'm a great little researcher when I should be writing assignments!) mentioned something about upper back flexibility or strength or something. I'll post it on your page too... The blog I posted up there a bit ^^^ gives you a clue on how to find out if the problem is with your ankles... Good luck and don't be like me and stop!

Lydia - sounds like he had a case of the *kitten*. I hate it when people have the option to say no, but instead say yes and act put upon. Just be a big boy and politely say no!

Welcome/welcome back to folks! Seeing some killer numbers - 200+ lbs squats! Holy smokes, lady!

Monday was w/o A for me - and I think I may have effectively troubleshot my Pendlay rows. Watched a few form videos - my legs were too straight, which was likely aggravating the back.
Tonight was w/o B, and as I also watched form videos for OHP and DL, both of those were much improved!

AND, I got the crock pot working and scarfed down pumpkin turkey chili before hitting the gym!

Numbers this week:
Squat - 100 lbs 5*5
Bench - 85 lbs. 5*5
Rows - 75 lbs. 5*5 (accident of barbell math - planned on 70!)
OHP - 50 lbs. 5*5
Deads - 100 lbs 1*5

Also did kettlebells this morning, so that likely affected my OHP tonight (my kbls involved one-armed presses...)

This goes back 2 pages, but we live in the city (Atlanta) and have kept backyard chickens and have had birds killed by possums and racoons! At least the possums eat them - the raccoons would just rip their heads off. We put out traps, catch the *kitten* and send them to meet their maker. Plus, hawks and owls - lots of wildlife in our little urban world!

Workout B today! I had my first failed rep today :grumble: the last rep of my 4th set in the overhead press. I knew it had to happen, but it still sucks. I rested for 5 minutes before my last set and got the 5 reps.

Workout B:

Squat: 37.5kg 5x5
Press: 27.5kg 5,5,5,4,5.
Deadlift: 55kg 1x5

I am so glad I have the equipment at home, I probably would've thrown a dumbbell at that guy's head if he spoke to me like that! Manners cost nothing :mad:

Workout B today. Was going to do it yesterday, but life happened and ice cream was more important.

Squats: 175lbs 3x5
OHP: 72.5 (3-3-2)---Fail. Not sure what was going on. I probably should have dropped the weight a little, but I'm stubborn. I've gotten progressively worse at this weight, so I think a deload is in order.
Deadlift: 205lbs 1x5--- Managed all 5 reps with lost of grunting, sweating, and bad words.

Kira and Chubby - you *****es and your 200 lb +++ deadlifts! I'm in awe! Love that OHP chubby, even with the fail, and that bench Kira!

Now that the back is under control, and form is better all around, I have hope of getting my number s up some - this is inspiring.

Also, a wee little NSV - as of today, I hit my lowest weight since having kids. My kids are 9 and 6, so this doesn't count as "baby weight," really, but it's combination of baby weight + bekng a working mom + law school + bar exam + marathon training + moving weight. Whatever! I'm finally moving towards my goal weight, and feeling strong and capable while I do it, which is very exciting for me.

I've been lifting, just not posting that much, and not logging food consistently. The scale hasn't moved, but I feel like I'm slightly smaller than I was. Unfortunately, I always fail to take progress pics. I had to skip Wednesday's lifting, so I did my Wednesday workout yesterday, and Saturday I'll be away with my family for the weekend (don't know or care if the hotel has a gym), so my schedule is all screwed up. This will probably end up being a 2-day lifting week and I"ll just start again on Monday. We'll probably do a long mountain hike on Saturday and then just relax or have a short walk on Sunday. Anyway - still doing Texas method pretty much. I started the spreadsheet over and adjusted all the weights to where I am now. I still need to get some fractionals, since the spreadsheet is still progressing faster than I am.

Hello all

My name is Becca, I am 23 y/o just started a fulltime desk job and have been going crazy with energy when I get off work. I enjoy running, biking and swimming and did my first Triathelon in August. I am looking to maintain my muscle while losing fat (currently eating about 1600 cals/day which is TDEE-400 for me).

I started the program yesterday. I have dome some NROLFW and general weight training in the past but never a set plan. I am hoping to do this plan, but only 2x/week for now so that I can keep up the rest of my training. If I don't seem to be be getting stronger I would definitely consider upping this to 3x/week. I am hoping this group will be a place to meet friends and talk about questions that will come up.

Here's my day 1:
5x5@115lb squats (going to stay here for another week because my form was slipping by the last two sets)
5x5@40lb OHP (this was my first time doing that exercise and the weight felt pretty light, so next week I will try 50)
1x5@135lb deadlift (this felt pretty good but I had serveral "warm up" sets trying to figure out what weight to start with. Will bump this up to 145lb next week)

On Sunday we are doing the other workout so I will post it on here, if that is okay