Man of Honour
Introduction:
Male, 36 years old, 6 foot tall, not muscular at all, never set foot in a gym in my life.
Spent my 20s fairly skinny(85ish kg)
Spent my 30s a bit fatter (99kg at my fattest)
No real exercise other than some cycling when the mood takes me and the odd game of football.
Decided to join a gym in April and do something about it.
Started off barely able to lift a can of Coke let alone a weight. Bench 25kg, bicep curl 7.5kg - you get the picture.
Started doing weights 3 or 4 times a week and made some progress. Bench now 60kg and bicep curl 25kg to give a contrast to the before figures.
Decided a couple of weeks ago to do the Stronglifts programme because I've been neglecting my legs not squatting and generally not having much of a proper routine.
Body weight currently 93kg
August 15
Squat 40kg 5x5
Bench 60kg 5x5
Row 50kg 5x5
Bench close to my regular max here, the others felt too easy
August 17
Squat 50kg 5x5
OHP 30kg 5x5
Deadlift 50kg 5x5
Overhead press got me sweating on this one. Never deadlifted before, tried to get my form as good as possible. Gym in Newcastle is rammed with mirrors which helps. 50kg felt very easy but I didn't want to go too hard too fast. I'll definitely up the weight faster for this one
August 19
Squat 60kg 5x5
Bench 62.5kg 5x5
Row 55kg 5x5
Squat getting close to my (low) current limit now. Bench felt about right. Row still too light.
August 21
Squat 65kg 5x5
OHP 35kg 5x5
Deadlift 3x5 60kg
Wobbled on my squat for the first time. Left leg went to jelly in the last set. OHP is testing. Deadlift still way too light
August 23
Squat 67.5kg 5x5
Bench 65kg 5x5
Row 57.5kg 5x5
Squat somehow easier than last time despite being heavier.
August 24
Squat 70kg 5x5
OHP 40kg 5x5
Deadlift 110kg 3x5
Had to do 2 days back to back because of my schedule.
Took my shoes off this time. Found it MUCH easier to squat and deadlift barefoot. Squat felt like a real workout. OHP had me sweating like crazy. Deadlift (I did a few warmup sets, didn't leap straight to 110) felt like a proper challenge, like I was actually lifting something heavy. It hasn't felt like that before.
August 26
Squat 72kg 5x5
Bench 67.5kg 5x5
Row 60kg 5x5
Didn't feel this one. Squat was alright but I can feel my abdomeny twist slighty when I got left jelly leg right at the end.
Bench actually felt like it was working my chest rather than my triceps which was the first time I've really noticed that.
Row was ok but not brilliant, spine felt like it might have been curving a bit on the last set
August 28
Squat 75kg 5x5
OHP 45kg 5x5
Deadlift 3x5 120kg
Squat felt better than last time - no jelly leg but I'm sure there is still a bit of twisting happening.
OHP I'm amazed I made the last set, my final 3 reps were really forced out at a crawl.
Deadlift - this really feels like my natural limit at the moment. I could go heavier but a)My hands hurt like hell! and b)I wouldn't be able to maintain a neutral back.
Really enjoying so far and I think I need to eat more!
Male, 36 years old, 6 foot tall, not muscular at all, never set foot in a gym in my life.
Spent my 20s fairly skinny(85ish kg)
Spent my 30s a bit fatter (99kg at my fattest)
No real exercise other than some cycling when the mood takes me and the odd game of football.
Decided to join a gym in April and do something about it.
Started off barely able to lift a can of Coke let alone a weight. Bench 25kg, bicep curl 7.5kg - you get the picture.
Started doing weights 3 or 4 times a week and made some progress. Bench now 60kg and bicep curl 25kg to give a contrast to the before figures.
Decided a couple of weeks ago to do the Stronglifts programme because I've been neglecting my legs not squatting and generally not having much of a proper routine.
Body weight currently 93kg
August 15
Squat 40kg 5x5
Bench 60kg 5x5
Row 50kg 5x5
Bench close to my regular max here, the others felt too easy
August 17
Squat 50kg 5x5
OHP 30kg 5x5
Deadlift 50kg 5x5
Overhead press got me sweating on this one. Never deadlifted before, tried to get my form as good as possible. Gym in Newcastle is rammed with mirrors which helps. 50kg felt very easy but I didn't want to go too hard too fast. I'll definitely up the weight faster for this one
August 19
Squat 60kg 5x5
Bench 62.5kg 5x5
Row 55kg 5x5
Squat getting close to my (low) current limit now. Bench felt about right. Row still too light.
August 21
Squat 65kg 5x5
OHP 35kg 5x5
Deadlift 3x5 60kg
Wobbled on my squat for the first time. Left leg went to jelly in the last set. OHP is testing. Deadlift still way too light
August 23
Squat 67.5kg 5x5
Bench 65kg 5x5
Row 57.5kg 5x5
Squat somehow easier than last time despite being heavier.
August 24
Squat 70kg 5x5
OHP 40kg 5x5
Deadlift 110kg 3x5
Had to do 2 days back to back because of my schedule.
Took my shoes off this time. Found it MUCH easier to squat and deadlift barefoot. Squat felt like a real workout. OHP had me sweating like crazy. Deadlift (I did a few warmup sets, didn't leap straight to 110) felt like a proper challenge, like I was actually lifting something heavy. It hasn't felt like that before.
August 26
Squat 72kg 5x5
Bench 67.5kg 5x5
Row 60kg 5x5
Didn't feel this one. Squat was alright but I can feel my abdomeny twist slighty when I got left jelly leg right at the end.
Bench actually felt like it was working my chest rather than my triceps which was the first time I've really noticed that.
Row was ok but not brilliant, spine felt like it might have been curving a bit on the last set
August 28
Squat 75kg 5x5
OHP 45kg 5x5
Deadlift 3x5 120kg
Squat felt better than last time - no jelly leg but I'm sure there is still a bit of twisting happening.
OHP I'm amazed I made the last set, my final 3 reps were really forced out at a crawl.
Deadlift - this really feels like my natural limit at the moment. I could go heavier but a)My hands hurt like hell! and b)I wouldn't be able to maintain a neutral back.
Really enjoying so far and I think I need to eat more!
. Bench felt good too, way better than 70 did. I would never have contemplated lifting 70kg plus a few weeks ago. Row was so so, not a massive fan of this exercise to be honest, it never looks or feels particularly "right" no matter how I do it.
I'm jealous of your squat progression 
