[Adena]

Hey S&P regulars! I thought it was about time I posted something useful, so I'm going to post my log from when I started Bill Starr's 5x5. To tell you a little about myself, I have been training in mixed martial arts for a year and a half, primarily focusing on jiu jitsu, and lately have been a little fed up with how I'm always the weakest one in my gym. My weight training up to now has been a bit sporadic, mostly because I didn't have much in the way of guidance. Most of the fighters at my gym seem to train more for endurance, and work on technique and cardio more than strength training. Anyway, here's my stats as of Week Zero of Bill Starr's 5x5:

Height: 5'1 1/2" (every half inch counts, shut up)
Weight: 112 pounds

Yep. And away we go...

EDIT: So...every time I said "Military Press" for weeks 0-9, I actually meant SOHP.

[liquid!]

Welcome aboard & good luck with your training ; )

[BlondeWarrior]

YEAH!

Women in S&P, FTW.

Good luck with your training!

[Sean O Deere]

We need two thing:

Mailing address
Nudes.



Just kidding, welcome.

[Brad Morris]

Great to see more women in the S&P forum!

Size does not mean strength, you can be small and powerful! Best of luck with your training.

[zop]

Or:

A picture of your pet dog
Nudes of said dog

If you don't have a dog feel free to substitute your boyfriend. If you don't have a boyfriend then leave because you are useless to me!!

[Adena]

Week Zero (I did a week zero because I am a weightlifting noob and I wanted to make sure I took my time to get the form right for every lift.)

Monday

Bench: 65x5x5
Squat: 45x3x5
65x2x5
Dynamic Row: 65x5x5

Wednesday

Military Press: 40x3x5
50x2x4
Ok, in retrospect, I don't remember what I was doing to get those numbers. I think I must have done some kind of overhead press with 20lb dumbbells and I just don't remember. I use the 45lb bar now.

Deadlift: 65x5x5
Squat: 45x5x5
Pull-Ups: negatives x1x5
I'm not sure if I'm thinking of this right, but I usually think of chin-ups as palms facing me, pull-ups as palms facing outward. So anyway, I can't seem to do even one pull-up but I can do three or four chin-ups. Um. With my own bodyweight.

Friday

I caught a pretty nasty cold and didn't want to give it to my gym buddies, so I stayed home.

[Andy Rickert]

I feel compelled to say something... awesome. Anyways, where do you train out of? Have you competed at all yet? (grappling tourneys and the such)

[Adena]

Originally Posted by zop

Or:

A picture of your pet dog
Nudes of said dog

If you don't have a dog feel free to substitute your boyfriend. If you don't have a boyfriend then leave because you are useless to me!!

Hehe. No dog or boyfriend, sorry to disappoint.

[BlondeWarrior]

Originally Posted by Adena

Hehe. No dog or boyfriend, sorry to disappoint.

don't tell them that.... lol