@massage my son had that when he was about 2 or 3, it was awful and the poor kiddo was going through an " I will only eat oranges" phase at the same time. Feel better soon!

So after upping the reps on bench press i am proud to say i managed 5x5 with 70lbs just fine (ok the last one was hell but i pushed through!!!)

yay! you promised to say how the rep-increase idea would work out . . . i'm not sure i recall what you did, but i'm doing it too.
@bruerin: 100 pound squat - that's so great. way to go.
@massage: that hfm thing sounds awful. i think you're smart not to lift when you're not feeling well. speaking as someone with an immune disorder, i don't think we always realise how hard it's working for us when something is wrong.

me, i'm on a rest day. but i checked in anyway because i think i may have finally found 'my' stretch - the one that will make my quads gtf off my kneecaps and leave them alone. i rode my long bike ride to try it out, and i guess we'll see how it goes. i roll and i stretch and the rest of all that, but the damn things are like rocks.

Workout felt great today!

Squats 70 lb 5x5 - for some reason these felt way easier than 65 did. No complaints.
OHP 55 5x5 - I was talking to the bar about how bad a** I was. OHP makes me feel tough
DL 115 1x5 - Still not sure about these. I don't feel any pain and they feel decent, but I don't feel them in my hamstrings and from what I have read, I should feel them. Any suggestions?

You know, it's odd how just one tiny wrong move and hurt your back. One time I sneezed weird or something and threw out my back.

i've always been a little afraid of the same kind of thing because i sneeze BIG. one foot comes off the ground like a horse kind of sneeze. and my sister cracked a rib by sneezing once. or something like that. she was strangely unwilling to talk about it :laugh:

it's all about the angle and everything. most people don't have time to get their good form set up before they sneeze, or even do little no-brainer things like turn around in a chair. hope it gets better soon.

I am doing so much running since I'm in training for a half marathon that I am only lifting 2x per week. I haven't checked in on this thread this month yet, I don't think, but I am still lifting!

Yesterday was Workout A
Squats 95 lbs 5x5
Bench 65 lbs 5x5 (this weight was pretty difficult, but did get 5x5!)
Row 65 lbs 5x5 (I think I am getting my form much better on these!) - See my back muscles in my new profile pic?? :happy:
I also did some lunges, regular, reverse, and side and 3x12 triceps extension with 1-20 lb dumbell
In the evening I did 2-30 second planks as I need to get back into doing these!

New to the thread. Started SL 5x5 on August 14th, so only 4 workouts in, but so far im loving it!

This morning was workout B
Squat 60lbs @ 5x5
OHP 50lbs @ 5x5
DL 105lbz @ 2x5

The first set of DL I felt like my form wasn't quite right so I did another set with a different bar grip.
Today did take me closer to 40 minutes to complete. OHP was HARD. Squeezed the glutes and that really helped my back.
And squats, I did 2 warm up sets w/ bar only and then 2 warm up sets with 50lbs before completing my 5x5 @ 60lbs.

After doing this I am officially in AWE of you ladies that are squatting these heavy weights!

willrun: golden!!!!!!!!

That website is magical.

OMG I want them all!!!

What website are those on?


I did it! WHOOHOOO!! Woke up and blisters haven't gotten bigger so i decided to get er done!

squats 105 5x5 with 90 second rest,
ohp 45 4x5 and 1x8 felt my shoulder pop during one set but doesnt hurt (yet) could have done 50 but dont want to stress it out after not using it for so long. 90 sec rest.
DL 135 1x5 felt good

SC accessories
BW single leg hip thrust 3x10
skater squats - these suck!
one legged RDL 40 3x12
Band standing abductioin 30/leg
did those without resting to long.

and last but not least, pull up progression 3x10

My kids and I walked to Dairy Queen this morning so i had a small chocolate sundae for breakfast. haha Not very hungry today yet either.