This log is 6 months+ old now. It at first details my struggles getting back into weights after knee surgery, then I tore my elbow ACL and was dealing with that. I am now on 5/3/1 and my current stats are below with new routine as of March 28th 2009.
Second squat session since my surgery. I had asked Smashius and Standard for advice on alternatives to Squats and I am glad they both ignored my stupidity :-) My knee feels okay once I stretch it, it's still stiff as hell when I get out of bed, no where near full range without stretching.
I have been regressing lately, it is shit. I was benching 75kg easy before my surgery. I will do a major deload down to 60kg next bench session, so friday this week.
Barbell Row
5*5*75kg
Dips 2nd Attempt at 20kg 5*5
1*5*20kg
1*5*20kg
1*4*20kg
1*3*20kg
1*4*20kg
was a bit iffy on the last ones. Will see how fridays dips go and then see if I need to deload a bit or what. Do not remember what i did on the first dip session.
OHP (I LOVE this exercise. Never did it when doing WS4SB)
Warmup
2*5*Bar
1*3*35kg
5*5*50kg (2nd attempt at 50kg)
Felt good, felt easier than my first attempt, was glad I got them down today, see how 52.5kg goes next week!
Deadlifts
1*5*145kg, easy. Good form, no pain. Knee felt good too.
Pullups
1*6
1*5
1*4
My pullups suck. I want to be able to do 20 in a set one day. :S
Not sure if I will run tommorow, or do any HIIT on the bicycle. Smart move is to let my body heal and rest. I am not getting any great DOMS from 3 sessions of squats yet, but it is only my second week in... dunno, thoughts?
glad to see you'm with a new log. although i'm really not a fan of stronglifts (mainly because he just posts other people's stuff and makes money off of sponsors, and he's been training for 7 years (supposedly) and still is MUCH weaker than i am with only one year of serious lifting), i'm glad you've gotten on some type of program. good luck!
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I teach weirdos to squat safely below parallel all the time. The fact that the intellectual giants that write for T-nation don't know how to do this does not mean that it cannot be done.. - Rip