Hullo, so yeah I'm starting a training log And yes, I know my lifts are s***ty, but I'm only 15 next month and I just started! My stats: 5'3, male 124 lbs, at around 15 - 17% body fat (wont know for sure until i get my skinfold caliper test) BJJ white belt, started last September, also train Muay Thai once a week. Stats: 40kg Squat 3*5 27.5kg Bench Press 3*5 22.5kg Overhead Press 3*5 50kg Deadlift 1*5 32.5kg Power Clean 3*5 My goals: To get stronger using Starting Strength, Add muscle. Improve my crappy cardio through Couch to 5K, Improve my technique in Muay Thai and my skill level iin BJJ.
Did my last workout of my first week of Starting Strength. I went into the workout hungry - I now realise that a strawberry and banana smoothie is not sufficient pre workout nutrition :redface: Squat - Successful 40kg 3*5 Overhead Press - Successful 22.5kg 3*5 (had to work for it) Power Clean - Successful 32.5g 3*5 I think the reason that I struggled with the Overhead Press was because of my hunger. So, yeah, I hit all of my lifts today and I've got Couch to 5k this weekend, so I'll let you know how I get on with my next SS workout on Monday.
Monday 2nd June Squats - Successful 42.5kg 3*5 Bench Press - Successful 30kg 3*5 Deadlift - Successful 55kg 1*5 Starting to focus on adding mass as of today. I hope this will help me get through my workouts better as I am no longer in a calorie deficit.
Welcome to the logs! Wish I'd been smart enough to lift at 15. The overhead press is a finicky lift for lots of people, it's the first one down the toilet for me if I feel like crap.
Wednesday 4th June 2014 I've started eating at a surplus, so I tried to go up (in Squats) by a 5kg increment Squats - Successful 47.5kg 3*5:icon_chee OHP - Failed 25kg - 5/5/2 Power Clean - gym owner told me to work on my technique, so I dropped the weight. Successful 30kg 5*3 My form was s***ty up until now on the PC, so I think the drop was necessary. Bit disappointed about the OHP, but I was pleasantly surprised that I could increase my Squat by 5kg! Should I be eating more since I failed a lift?
Not necessarily. I'd probably try 25kg again next time you OHP. If you fail it twice more, deload it 2-3 weeks and hopefully you break through it this time. I think that's what Rip says anyway. If you want to increase calories, though, go ahead.
Friday 6th June 2014 Squats - Successful 52.5kg 3*5 Bench Press - Successful 32.5kg 3*5 Deadlift - Successful 62.5kg 1*5 So yeah I increased my lifts by the higher amounts again - life is good :icon_chee
Sorry, forgot to update. Just to let you know, my log is also on the SS forums, where I am BellyDownArmbar (sounds a bit better than Kimura123) http://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/showthread.php?t=49256 Monday 9th June 2014. Sick. Tuesday 10th June 2014 Squats - Successful 57.5kg 3*5(had to work for it) OHP - Successful 25kg 3*5 Power Clean - Successful 32.5kg 5*3 --------------- Thursday 12th June Squats - Successful 60kg 3*5(had to work for it) Bench Press - Successful 35kg 3*5 Deadlift - Successful 72.5kg 1*5 ---------------- Saturday 14th June 2014 - began wearing belt Squats - Successful 62.5kg 3*5 OHP - Failed 27.5kg 3/2/1 Power Clean - Successful 35kg 5*3 ----------------- Monday 16th June 2014 OK.... here's one that belongs in the gym idiots thread..... On my 4th rep of 65kg squats, i fell forward :redfacethank God I was in a power rack). The gym owner made me leave the weights for that day. ----------------- Tuesday 17th June 2014 My dad had to convince the gym owner not to ban me from free weights and make me do machines (f**k that s**t). In fact, now my dad has to supervise me. It happened again on rep 5..... only this time, I dropped the weights off the bar. I think I have a problem with my balance and I have decided to drop back down to 60kg/62.5kg for the next workout till I fix it. I did one set of 60kg to keep me going. Squats - See above Bench Press - Failed 37.5kg 2/3/2 Most I've benched in my life - when I did SS before the most I reached was 35kg Deadlift - Failed 80kg (1 rep) - switching to 5kg jumps.
