Nice one.

Sunday I did bench press and deadlift at the gym in effort to get back together since the driving and such made it difficult to do the lifting 4 days a week. Back to the upper/lower approach now though, with both upper including bench. On the plus side of not competing, I don't have a set date to peak on per se, which is good since I need to get some of the lifts up a little in order to work towards my goals.

Sunday

bench - 2x8@ 45, 1x6 @ 65, 4x6 @ 75
ohp - 3x5 @ 65
good morning - 3x10 @ 65
deadlift - 1x6 @ 135, 1x5 @ 185, 1x1 @ 205 and 3x5 with belt at 195

205 felt too heavy so shifted down. Was supposed to do 4x6 but need to work my way up a little more. Belt helped though.


Tuesday

bench - 2x10 @ 45, 1x8 @ 65 and 4c5 @ 80
chin up - 3x2, one pull up
cable bicep curl 3x8 @ 30
face pull 3x10 @ 30
bent over row 3x8 @ 80 - challenging on the last reps.


Also am trying to set up the free personal trainer session at the gym just out of curiosity. It's an anytime fitness so not quite geared towards powerlifting. One of the questions he asked when taking notes to set it up was which body part I wanted to focus on... Kinda stared for a second cause yeah, all. Not going for a particular spot. But we'll see how it goes once it gets set up. Need to work on my protein as it's easy to get carbs cheap and my roommates don't eat meat much, plus our oven doesn't actually work. We need to put in a note with the apartment cause it's brand new but doesn't get to a temperature that will actually cook anything and the stove top clicks but doesn't light so can't use them either. I have a slow cooker and sister has a pressure cooker, just haven't use them for any protein sources yet, mostly just vegetables. Able to get low calories but need to work on the macros. Always something to work on.

Oops, didn't see the August thread. I accidentally posted this in the July one.

I just started back on actual stronglifts since breaking to run a different program. In all honesty I missed the strength focus of SL. (I did keep a lot of the compounds in but not as frequently as I should have to gain/maintain my strength)

Squats - 1x5 @ 45, 1x5 @ 65, 1x5 @ 95, 5x5 @ 120
OHP - 2x5 @ 45, 5x5 @ 70
Deadlift - 1x5 @ 135, 2x5 @ 165 - I was supposed to do 175 on my last set but I stepped away to grab chalk and forgot to add weight to the bar!!! Haha! Oops!

Today my hips are hurting. When I last ran SL my hips caused some issues, which is why I moved to a more glute strengthening program. I really hope this doesn't flare up again...I love squats...WHY CANT THEY LOVE ME?!

Had a family funeral to go to today so just did a short hiit session at home this morning. Rest day tomorrow, so nothing much to report until the weekend!

kimiuzzell wrote: »

Had a family funeral to go to today so just did a short hiit session at home this morning. Rest day tomorrow, so nothing much to report until the weekend!

I'm sorry to hear that. (((hugs)))

I can finally post!
Hi everyone!!
Week 2:
squats: 55# 5/5/5/5/5
Bench: 55# 5/5/5/5/4
Barbell row: 40# 5/5/5/5/5
Was planning on doing planks as an accessory, but was really fatigued by the time I was done. I lift at home and don't have a rack, just a spotter. Its getting difficult to get my squat weight on my shoulders, and my arms and shoulders are tiring very quickly because of it.
Was Working on my row form, amd it just feels really weird to me. I have the bar on plates for height, but even so it feels strange. I have an existing back injury, and want to be really careful!

canadianlbs wrote: »

skipping workouts for a few days because of a twinge in my lower back that's kind of worrying me.

I hope you feel better soon!

I am starting again for the month of August. Hoping to be about half way to goal by the end of October. I have 12 weeks and I am so tired of "starting" over again. My goal, hit the gym 3 days a week and workout at home 3 days a week and stick to my food journal.

Went to the gym on Tuesday for legs and will workout at home today.

Stronglifts Rest Day

Kettlebell Swing
Week four, day two, of five-week program transitioning from 7 reps to 10 using the 35 pound kettle bell.
Goblet squats-3X5X 35
Russian kettle bell swing-22X 10 X 35

Walk 1,000 Miles Challenge
5 miles

I can't post a screenshot because I have an Android. Good workout tonight!

Squat: 2x5@45, 1x3@65, 5x5@100lbs
Deadlift: 1x5@145lbs (I started increasing by 5 each time, not 10)
OHP: 5x5@60lbs (again)

Hard to understand how I'll be able to do 65 on OHP ever. But I cleaned 60 which was fun. I started out less than confident in the gym today for a few reasons, and I'm glad I pressed through. A friend showed up and we helped each other and had a good chat, too - was good to see him.

Week 3/Workout A

Squats: 5x5 @ 58lbs
Bench Press: 5x5 @ 50lbs
Pendlay Rows: 5x5 @ 50lbs

Additional:
Flyes: 3x8 @ 10lbs
Reverse Flyes: 3x8 @ 10lbs
Bent Over Arm Pulls: 3x8 @ 10lbs
Planks: 3x45sec