9/29

Decent day at the gym, I'm still slowly making gains with all the leg lifts, the rows went good but I had taken a week and half off since my last bench so I had to drop down to 195 but that wasn't to great of a struggle.  Keep it up!!!

Squat: 260 4x5
Row: 185 4x5
Bench: 195 4x5
-Bear

9/24/2011

missed a couple workouts.  Squat did not feel solid warming up so stopped at 275.  Could maybe have finished 5x5 on the bench but didn't have a spot.  I'll see if next week goes better. 

squat 275 3x5
bench 180 3x5,1x4,1x3
row 175 5x5
dips w/45 6,5,4
plank 1 min, 1.5 min.

going strong

Hey guys take a couple minutes to check out this site: old school trainer  pretty much sums a ton of shit I've read and been taught up into a page or two.  I take it as validation that ya'll is squatting more than 2/3's of the people at whatever gym you go to after only a couple months of stronglifts and Mikey Babs is lifting like 50% to 75% more than our other buddy who didn't stick with the program because he thought it would be better to do tons of shitty dips.   I took the last couple days off, time to get my slowly widening ass back to the squat rack and keep working to three plates.

- Ben

9/19/2011

So.....it took a 32 oz, espresso loaded, mcd's iced coffee to motivate me to get to the gym today.  Definetly feeling tired, but made it.  Pretty good day.  I decided that on deadlift day I would only go 4 sets on the squat to try and save some of my legs, but squats still felt good.  I'm having trouble keeping form when I get to my OHP set so I did 3 sets of 120 and noticed I was using alittle to much of my back on the last reps, so i did a few sets at 100 to try and correct it, I'll probably do the same thing on Friday because I don't want to get to far ahead of the technique.  Deadlifts were grueling and I don't think I can continue advancing by 10 lbs, so Friday I'll give 330 a try.  Keep killin' it boyzz.

Squat: 250 2x5 255 2x5
OHP: 120  3x5 100 2x7
Deadlift: 325 1x5
Pullups: 1x6 1x5
Decline Flys: 25lbers 13x14x16

-Bear

9/16/2011

Decent day at the gym, been able to get through my squats pretty quickly without loosing much form so thats good.  Rows are still going strong and I did 4 sets on the bench which was tough.  Besides that still beasting onnn!!  Conan it boys!

Squat: 250 5x5
Row: 180 5x5
Bench: 205 4x5
Decline Bench: 25x30x25

-Bear

9/14/2011

Squat 290 3x5
front squat 135 1x12
ovhd press 125 4x5+3
deadlift 335 1x5
pullups 10,8,5

important tip of the week: "never back down".  I backed down from trying to pull 365 for the third time on deadlifts; and am less of a man for it.

beast of the week:  Mikey B will deadlift 315 by Monday next week.  Holy shit Mike you went from never having deadlifted before in your life to 3 big boy plates in less than four months.  Congratulations and welcome to the glamorous realm of making sure you take a shit before you go to the gym on deadlift day.

Watch this video on deadlift technique; Rippetoe on deadlift setup

9/14/2011

Good day at the gym today, squats are still feeling pretty good, had a little break through with the overheadpress, and finally was able to get the technique down and get 4 sets in.  Deadlift is starting to get verryyyyy heavy and I'm hoping to get 325 before I have to deload.  Besides that just trying to recover for friday.  Keep it up boys!!

Squats: 245 5x5
OHP: 120 4x5
Deadlift: 305 1x5
Decline flys: 25lbers 13x17x16
Pullups: 1x6 1x4

-Bear B