Toasteh does StrongLifts

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Went to the gym for my first stronglifts session today. Did alright on the squats and bench, not sold on the barbell row, think I may have been doing the wrong style. Will get one of the trainers to help with form next time I go.
 
Maybe it's just me, but as a sports science graduate I'm willing to give it a go. Obviously taken in tandem with form advice here and elsewhere I might get some benefit out of it :P
 
Turns out they were relaying the floor at the gym tonight so all the free weights were crammed into half the usual space. didn't want to faff about trying to learn deads and ohp when it was that busy so just did loads of curlzz instead. better than nothing i guess :p
 
2nd SL sesh today. squats were ok, ohp was alright, last set i could feel it in my arms. not sold on deads, never tried them before so guess that's just a form thing to work on.
 
last night was:

squats 5x5 22.5kg
ohp 5x5 20kg
deads 1x5 20kg, didn't add plates as I wanted to get the form right from the rack first. next B sesh I will work on form more and try to start using 5kg plates.
 
today's sesh

squats 5x5 25kg
bench 5x5 22.5kg
row 5x5 15kg used a barbell cos i wasnt sold on form, was hoping there'd be someone about but no dice. will try pendlay next time.
 
tonight:

squats 5x5 27.5kg, big boy plates next sesh woo
ohp 5x5 22.5kg, arms started to go on the last set again
deads 1x5 20kg, 2x530kg just hte bar to get the form right, then 2 sets with the plates to nail it. feelsgoodman.jpeg
 
TheCenturion said:
I'd say doing deadlifts at less than 60kg is pretty useless. The plates are too small meaning that the bar must be too far down, unless you're doing rack pulls?
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the 5kg plates at my gym are the same diameter as the heavier plates, so I don't see that that would be an issue. also, stronglifts says to start at 30 so that's what I did.
 
Tonight:

Squat 32.5kg 5/5/5/5/5
Ohp 25kg 5/5/5/4/4 looks like I'll be repeating that one
Deads 35kg 5

Everything was gravy except the ohp. Got some nasty cramp in my toes at the end of some of the squat sets and the dl, not ideal!
 
missed friday's session cos i had a course in london, back at it today though.

squat 35kg 5x5
bench 27.5kg 5x5
pendlay row 27.5kg 5x5

finally sorted form on the row, so that was good. squats felt really nice too, bench was fine.
 
more lifty things tonight

squat 40kg 5x5
bench 30kg 5x5
row 30kg 5x5

pretty cool to think i've doubled my squat weight in a month, if i keep up the same rate i'll be lifting 80 come the end of july :D everything else was pretty standard, so that shuld progress nicely too :D
 
i'll have to double-check with my lawyer, but i believe my usage of the word 'if' means that should the aforementioned progress not be made then reparations can be made with the appropriate use of boob .gifs
 
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