After a crazy busy start to 2014 which saw me move countries, start a new job, start my first business, dealing with the upheaval of employing 12 diverse people, split from the girlfriend (before making up again this week) and settling into a new country where getting plastered 5 times a week are seen as the norm, I'm ready to start all over. Empty bars if I had to. I once cracked the top 10 here in Powerlifting Totals and if I had to try now, I'd come in dead last. But hey ho.
Like so many others, I've decided on Stronglifts as it can be done quickly. I can only really train in the mornings at 5am as I'm too exhausted after work to contemplate the gym, so it had to be something I can get in and out on. Yesterday I had my first session at 4:45am. Empty gym, loved it.
I thought I had to start with empty bars, turns out I weren't that useless (yet).
Weight; 96kg at a height of 6'3. Still have good muscle shape and everyone thinks I'm in great condition, but weak as my mum with a very slight belly.
Squats
5 x 5 at a weight of 60kg (watch out Ed Coan!)
Bench
5 x 5 at 55kg (this is after I had a 1RM of 150kg 2 years ago)
Barbell Rows
5 x 40kg
Actually, I did more than 5 reps on each, I went for 10 reps apart from squats where I was watching my form more than my reps.
The DOMS are probably going to keep me off the golf course today.
I probably won't be updating this every work out, but every few weeks instead. Just to see how long it takes me to evolve back to someone I can be proud of again.
Like so many others, I've decided on Stronglifts as it can be done quickly. I can only really train in the mornings at 5am as I'm too exhausted after work to contemplate the gym, so it had to be something I can get in and out on. Yesterday I had my first session at 4:45am. Empty gym, loved it.
I thought I had to start with empty bars, turns out I weren't that useless (yet).
Weight; 96kg at a height of 6'3. Still have good muscle shape and everyone thinks I'm in great condition, but weak as my mum with a very slight belly.
Squats
5 x 5 at a weight of 60kg (watch out Ed Coan!)
Bench
5 x 5 at 55kg (this is after I had a 1RM of 150kg 2 years ago)
Barbell Rows
5 x 40kg
Actually, I did more than 5 reps on each, I went for 10 reps apart from squats where I was watching my form more than my reps.
The DOMS are probably going to keep me off the golf course today.
I probably won't be updating this every work out, but every few weeks instead. Just to see how long it takes me to evolve back to someone I can be proud of again.
