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***Updated OP to reflect new Toxx*** Hi YLLS, I'm Pig in the Sky and I'm ready to make a change. My stats: Age: 23 Height: 6'1" Weight:   Please forgive the iPhone pics in my tiny mirror. At the moment I am fat and weak, but with your help I won't stay that way. Backstory: I'm a first year medical student, and it feels like I learn a new way that obesity harms the body every single day. I don't want to be some hypocrite doctor telling my patients to lose weight while sitting on my own fat rear end! Since January 1st I've been making a real effort to live better. I've been eating (a little bit) better and going to gym 4-5 times a week so far. A couple of friends and I are trying out Starting Strength, and it's been more than a little embarrassing finding out how weak I really am. We've only been doing it for a week, but I'm already feeling better about myself and I want to use YLLS to keep me motivated. Current best lifts: (Updated 3/15/13) 3x5 squat 235 lbs 3x5 standing overhead press 115 lbs 3x5 bench press 175 lbs 1x5 deadlift 300 lbs  3x5 squat 230 lbs (Complete: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJTone4Ru6g) 3x5 press 125 lbs (Incomplete) 3x5 bench press 160 lbs (Compete: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fChwV79qUCA) 1x5 deadlift 275 lbs (Complete*: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPrMH8L_wkc] *Proper form is a work in progress... By the last day of my academic year on June 29, 2013 I will be able to do the following: 2x5 bench press (my body weight at that date) 1x5 deadlift (my body weight at that date x 1.6) I will donate $40 dollars to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for every goal that I fail to achieve and post proof of the donation in this thread. /end Toxx (Edit: Donation confirmation for missed goal on first Toxx http://imgur.com/XH7nIpx) In general, I'm going to try to update my log MWF, the days that I'm lifting. I'm also on Fitocracy as Piginthesky (https://www.fitocracy.com/profile/Piginthesky). Pig in the Sky fucked around with this message at Mar 15, 2013 around 22:04 |
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| # ? May 21, 2013 16:55 |
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Off to a great start! You kind of remind me of me a year ago, I was in my first year of veterinary school and something just clicked, like I knew I needed to make huge changes in my life or I was going to really be in dire straits when I got older. Looking back I'm really glad I started when I did, I think it has really helped me stay focused in school and reduced my stress levels a lot. A lot of people in professional programs will complain about stress and not having enough time to do anything, when really if they were more well rounded and didn't just focus on grades/school all the time they would be better off overall. Good luck!
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| # ? Jan 19, 2013 22:22 |
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Just got back from the gym. Today was a good day! 3x5 Squat 205 (I only wanted to go up 15 lbs, but I forgot what weight I ended at last time. Oh well, did fine at this weight.) 3x5 Bench Press 145 1x5 Deadlift 230 I know that I won't make gains like that forever, but it would feel really good to blow past my first Toxx.
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| # ? Jan 21, 2013 23:25 |
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You are going to demolish those goals -- keep it up! What kind of program are you doing; with those workouts it looks similar to Sean10mm's Stripped 5x5, right?
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| # ? Jan 23, 2013 05:13 |
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FreshFeesh posted:You are going to demolish those goals -- keep it up! Yeah, it looks pretty similar. My "A" workout is Squat/Shoulder press/Deadlift and my "B" workout is Squat/Bench press/Deadlift. My plan is that in a few more weeks every other "B" workout is going to swap out deadlift for clean, so 3/4 of all workouts will have deadlifts and 1/4 will have clean.
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| # ? Jan 23, 2013 13:21 |
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Today was not as good as last time, but I still made some progress. Today's workout: 3x5 Squat 225 2x5 (+1x2) Shoulder press 115 1x5 Deadlift 245 For the squat I went up 20 lbs again because I really wanted to add my second plate. It was definitely tough, but I did OK. I was able to get through my first two sets of shoulder press just fine, but for the third set I couldn't finish. After two reps I had to put the bar down, rest for a minute, and then managed to get in one more rep. I'll definitely be staying at that weight next time. For the deadlift I'm calling it 1x5, but really I ended up needing like 5-10 seconds of rest between each rep... Does that still count? The reps that I got in were good, I just couldn't keep blasting them off. I think my main problem is that I can barely grip the bar at this weight. Also, any advice for how to deal with grip strength issues?
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| # ? Jan 23, 2013 23:46 |
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The gym is closed today due to Winter Storm Khan.  Hopefully it'll be back open tomorrow.
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| # ? Jan 25, 2013 22:44 |
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I guess it's possible that you could squat 2 plates without ever having lifted before, but I kind of doubt you're getting down low enough. Don't take it the wrong way, it's what most people do when they start out. Edit: I could be super wrong about your abilities or experience, I dunno. The Wiggly Wizard fucked around with this message at Jan 25, 2013 around 23:45 |
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The Wiggly Wizard posted:I guess it's possible that you could squat 2 plates without ever having lifted before, but I kind of doubt you're getting down low enough. Don't take it the wrong way, it's what most people do when they start out. Yeah, I can understand why someone would be surprised. I'm definitely squatting until my thighs are at least parallel with the floor because I have my gym buddies watching me like hawks. I am pretty heavy though. The only other reason that I can think of why I might be up that high already is that I've been squatting in a rack like this:  So I don't really have to stabilize myself. Is squatting in a sliding rack not good? edit: picture resize Pig in the Sky fucked around with this message at Jan 26, 2013 around 22:07 |
| # ? Jan 26, 2013 02:47 |
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The snow has gone and the gym is open again. Hooray! Today's workout: 3x5 Squat 230 (Hit my initial goal!  )3x5 Bench press 155 1x5 Deadlift 245 I didn't get any responses about the rack, so I just kept squatting with it. I did manage to hit my first Toxx goal today, which felt really good. Bench press also went well. Deadlift was definitely better than last time, but I still needed to take 5 seconds to readjust my grip after 4 reps. My forearms still don't know what hit them, but I think that I'm going to try to step this up another 10 lbs next workout.
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| # ? Jan 26, 2013 22:03 |
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Smith machines are a different beast than barbell squats, but you can still get strong using them. Just be aware most internet lifters scoff at them.
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| # ? Jan 26, 2013 22:25 |
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The Wiggly Wizard posted:Smith machines are a different beast than barbell squats, but you can still get strong using them. Just be aware most internet lifters scoff at them. Thanks for letting me what the machine is called. After seeing your post and doing a little digging, you're definitely right that it appears to be less effective than a regular squat. I'll give normal barbell squats a shot next time I'm at the gym. But for the purposes of my stated goal of 230 lbs by 2/23/13 I was always intending to use the machine (even if I didn't know what to call it) because it was how I measured my original "Current lift", so unless anyone seriously objects I think that I'm still gonna say that goal was reached and just try to work my way up again with the regular barbell squat.
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| # ? Jan 27, 2013 04:10 |
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This is forums poster Gibbo, seriously objecting. You did not squat 230 lbs. You standing leg pressed it basically. Also going to need video proof because you probably did sweet quarter squats. Furthermore, requesting deadlift videos because I need something new to laugh at.
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| # ? Jan 27, 2013 20:13 |
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Gibbo posted:This is forums poster Gibbo, seriously objecting. For the purposes of all Toxx goals I will post the required proof, don't worry. It's not like I'm recording every single set I do though, so you're going to have to hold on for confirmation until I get someone to film me. Also, I'm not saying that I'm a great squatter or anything, but I'm definitely getting down to at least parallel on all my squats. The Smith machine is no doubt behind my ability to get that much weight down that far, but I'm sure that I haven't been quarter squatting. Once I switch over to the plain barbell I'll be really careful to keep my squat low, even though I'm sure it's going to mean dropping the weight by quite a bit. Regarding the deadlift, come on man. I'm new at weightlifting and I know this is an internet comedy forum, but I don't thinking laughing at me is constructive. Are there any particular mistakes that newbies usually make deadlifting? If there are I'll try to improve my form, but if there aren't then why be mean about it?
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| # ? Jan 28, 2013 00:23 |
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Today's workout: 2x5 Squat 195 1x5 Squat 175 1x5 Press 125 1x4 Press 115 1x4 Deadlift 255 Since that's a weird set breakdown, I should probably explain. As per the recommendations of the thread, I switched over to real barbell squats today. My usual gym buddies weren't available when I went to the gym, but I happened to bump into one of my classmates there. She was kind of the perfect person to run into, because she recently set several state lifting records in her weight class. (Either 106 lbs or 117 lbs... I thought it would be rude to ask a girl her weight.) Anyway, she watched me squat a few sets. She though that my form on my first set at 195 was good, but that on the second set I was not keeping my back straight up and down enough, so she recommended that I take it down 20 lbs and try to put out one more set with better form. So that's what I did. Hopefully next time I'll be able to do 3 good sets at 195 and keep building from there. As for the press, I failed at 115 last time so I definitely wasn't planning to take the weight up. But as it turns out I'm bad at addition and accidentally did my first set at 125. After realizing my error I dropped the weight down, but I just couldn't get another full set out. I'm still planning to stay at 115 next time. For deadlift on my fourth rep I managed to pull off the callus I've been forming under my right ring finger. I set the bar down and when I tried to lift it again I was having tons of trouble gripping it on the right side, so I called it a day at four reps. I'm considering getting weight lifting gloves so that doesn't happen again, but I also realize that I may be kidding myself that I really need them when I see other guys at the gym lifting way more barehand. Any thoughts on gloves? So all in all, a mediocre workout at best. It felt good doing barbell squats, but the press and deadlift were definitely poor showings. Here's hoping Friday is a better day.
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| # ? Jan 29, 2013 01:02 |
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OK, so today was much better. 3x5 Squat 195 3x5 Bench press 160 (Hit my goal! )1x5 Deadlift 255 I managed to do all 3 sets of squats with good form, except for the very last rep on the last set where I definitely dropped my back too far down. Bench press went really well, and I hit my first Toxx goal! (For realsies this time.) I also did well with the deadlift today, and my self-esteem was way up until I saw another guy in the gym about my size deadlifting 405 lbs. Oh well, baby steps. 
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| # ? Jan 30, 2013 23:48 |
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Today's workout: 3x5 Squat 205 3x5 Press 115 1x4 Deadlift 265 I moved squat up another 10 lbs today still being careful about form. I also managed to finally get press to 115 after failing at it the past few attempts. It felt really good, and unlike last time I felt like I still had a little bit of gas in the tank at the end, so hopefully I'll be able to take it make it through at 120 without too much difficulty. I also tried moving deadlift up 10 lbs, but was again foiled by my inability to grip the bar after 4 reps. I got rep 5 up to my knee, but my fingers just gave out. I'm confident that I'll be able to get it soon though!
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 23:33 |
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Today felt pretty crummy. My workout: 1x4 Squat 210 2x5 Squat 135 3x5 Bench press 165 1x4 Deadlift 265 This is my first time ever really sticking with a 3x a week workout plan, and I think that I'm really starting to feel some effects from fatigue. I thought I was playing it safe today by only taking the squat up 5 lbs, but after going down for 5th rep it took all of my strength just to stay still at the bottom. I tried to do the next set at 205 and I was able to knock out maybe 2 before my legs felt absolutely shot. I pushed it down to 135 for two sets mostly just to stretch my legs out. I managed to push bench press up to 165, but the last set felt like it could have gone either way, so I'm going to stick with that weight next time. I had the exact same problem with deadlift today that I had last time, which is frustrating. Couldn't quite bring rep 5 all the way up. Like I said last time though, I think I'll get there soon.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 00:55 |
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Today's workout: 3x5 Squat 210 1x5 Press 120 2x4 Press 120 1x5 Deadlift 265 So I tried to squat 210 again today and things went much better. I held the barbell a bit further down on my back and it seemed to make things much easier. Of course it could also be that my legs were just less tired after my light workout last time. The last set was still a struggle, but I was able to push through it. I hope that I can this up to 215 next time. For the overhead press I was able to get 4 reps in for my last two sets. On the first of those I just missed getting the 5th rep up, but on the second set I wasn't even close to getting number 5 up. I suspect it might take me a couple more tries to get through a full 3x5, but maybe I'll get lucky and surprise myself. For deadlift I was finally able to get through the full set at 265, which felt very good. After three reps I switched to a mixed grip and finished off the last two. I don't know if that's a problem or not, but it finally felt like my hands weren't giving out on my on the last rep which made it way easier to complete. As it stands today, I have 1 of 4 goals completed, with 2 getting close (</= 10 lbs) and 1 still pretty far off. I'm going to really need to push it these next two weeks...
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| # ? Feb 6, 2013 23:54 |
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Today's workout: 3x5 Squat 215 3x5 Bench press 170 1x5 Deadlift 265 Not much to say about today, except that it felt good. I stayed at the same weight for deadlift and tried a mixed grip for all 5 reps, which I think went better.
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| # ? Feb 9, 2013 00:19 |
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Today's workout: 2x5 Squat 220 1x4 Squat 220 1x5 Press 120 2x4 Press 120 1x5 Deadlift 270 Not too much to say about today. This is the first time in quite awhile that I didn't stall at a deadlift weight, although I did only push it up 5 lbs. I hope that I can hit my deadlift goal next workout. Squat and overhead press are still plodding along. After today I'm feeling slightly more optimistic about reaching my squat goal and more pessimistic about hitting the press goal, but I guess I'll see where I am next Wednesday. Maybe I'll surprise myself.
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| # ? Feb 11, 2013 23:36 |
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Today's workout: 3x5 Squat 225 1x5 Bench press 175 1x4 Bench press 175 1x3 Bench press 175 1x2 Deadlift 275 1x3 Deadlift 275 Well, I got the squat up by 5 pounds which was nice. Bench press was a real challenge today. I had to throw in the towel on my second and third set because there was absolutely no way the barbell was getting to top again. I hope that the difficulty I'm having is fatigue related, and that the nice 5 day layoff on bench press until next Monday will give my chest time to recover. Even if this is the point where my bench press progress slows down, I guess I can't feel too bad. I am doing 40 lbs more than I was a month ago! The deadlift numbers are because a callus on my left hand decided to pull halfway off mid-set, so I needed a minute to take care of it and switch my grip up. I don't think 275 is too far off.
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| # ? Feb 14, 2013 00:09 |
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Today I feel like I made two pretty big steps forward. The workout: 3x5 Squat 230 (Hit my goal, yay! No Smith machine or anything this time.)1x5 Press 125 1x4 Press 125 1x3 Press 125 1x5 Deadlift 275 (Another goal! x2)I recorded video of a set of squat and deadlift on my phone, but I'm going to hold off and hope that I can get video of me hitting all my goals before I post them. The next time I do shoulder press will be next Wednesday, the day before the deadline for my Toxx, and I don't feel like I'm very close to getting the 3x5 at 125 lbs that I'm looking for. I think that I'll shorten my warmup regimen next time in a last ditch effort to hit my goal. If I don't get it, well, I guess that's that.
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| # ? Feb 16, 2013 00:26 |
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You should probably post them so we can tell you you're doing it wrong instead of leaving yourself no time to fix it.
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| # ? Feb 16, 2013 01:38 |
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Gibbo posted:You should probably post them so we can tell you you're doing it wrong instead of leaving yourself no time to fix it. Fair enough. Squat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJTone4Ru6g Deadlift: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPrMH8L_wkc
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| # ? Feb 16, 2013 18:11 |
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 Oh god straighten out your back on the deadlifts, lower the weight just dont keep doing that. Post these in the form check thread in the YLLS. Tenchrono fucked around with this message at Feb 16, 2013 around 18:45 |
| # ? Feb 16, 2013 18:38 |
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Those squats seem fine - looks like you are going exactly to parallel. Deadlifts need some work. Your lower back is rounding a lot. Drop the weight way down, video record every set so you can be honest with yourself, and don't go any heavier than you can go while maintaining a neutral spine.
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| # ? Feb 16, 2013 19:00 |
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OK, I'll take the deadlift over to the form check thread. Thanks for the advice.
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| # ? Feb 16, 2013 19:11 |
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Hey, so to followup from the form check thread, as promised, I wanted you to first do an active straight leg raise test. http://youtu.be/9YhmLE1s188 The movement should be relatively easy. Keep knees straight. The leg should raise smoothly and in control. Also, it is important that the non-raising leg stays with the feet pointing straight up. As soon as it starts to rotate, that is the endpoint of your leg raise (i.e. no compensation allowed). It's best to videotape it and have somebody watch carefully that the non-moving leg stays very still and pointing straight up. If it moves, he should tell you to stop raising your leg and to keep it there and then make the measurement. Obviously do this on both legs. It looks like a hamstring mobility test, but it is doing much more… Most importantly, challenging your ability to disassociate the lower body while maintaining pelvic and core stability, which is very important with hip hinging patterns, like deadlifts. I also wanted to mention that I am sort of breaking the rules with this test, mostly because of the limitations of helping somebody over the Internet. Ideally, I should not tell you NOT to let your non-moving leg rotate, and instead should let it happen and stop the leg raise when it does and score you. So you just have to be honest with yourself, and pay attention to it and stop the raise as soon as the other leg starts to move. Also, if I am going to be real strict, you would be tested for deep squat, single leg stance, and multi segmental flexion before doing this test. But testing this and improving it with a few methods I will explain after you do this is surprisingly effective for someone that just wants to improve their hip hinging. Also, the standard advice people give when the back is rounded on the deadlift is to reduce the weight. But if it is a mobility issue, it is in fact better to keep the weight challenging, and just raise it several inches higher. Then work on the leg raise progressions I will explain while systematically lowering the height of the barbell for deadlifts as you improve.
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| # ? Feb 17, 2013 02:49 |
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your deadlift technique owns keep doing that
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| # ? Feb 17, 2013 03:00 |
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Pull your shoulders back more. I'm gonna disagree with SAM and say you're not hitting parallel. Its impossible to see with that bar in the way though.quote:Deadlift: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPrMH8L_wkc
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| # ? Feb 17, 2013 03:27 |
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Thanks for the advice everybody who chimed in. I didn't get chance to watch 80k's video before I hit the gym today, but I'll give straight leg raise test a try. I'm not very flexible, though. I have a feeling that I'll be lucky to hit a 2, but we'll see. I tried ladyweapon's advice about pulling my shoulders back, and it seemed to help correct my form a little, but I think I still have my hips too high. I'll probably experiment with dropping the weight just to see if it helps me to figure out the motion. Anyway, today's workout: 3x5 Squat 235 3x5 Bench press 170 (video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fChwV79qUCA) 1x5 Deadlift 275 Got the squat up again, and I'm still trying to be very conscious about my form. I'm not sure if I recorded my best set last time, but today I think every set went pretty smoothly. I dropped the weight down on the bench press for recording purposes because I didn't want to end up not completing a set at 175. I'll try to bring it back up again next time. Nothing to say about deadlift that I haven't already said.
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| # ? Feb 19, 2013 01:16 |
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Well, today was a disappointment. To get it out of the way, I did not hit my overhead press goal. Here's how today went: 1x5 Squat 240 2x3 Squat 240 2x4 Press 125 1x2 Press 125 1x5 Deadlift 225 During the second and third sets of squats my legs felt like Jello. It took everything I had to get the 3 reps, and I made some bizarre guttural noises towards the end. The press was no better. I actually cut down on the warmup sets that I normally do in a last ditch effort to get in three sets at 125, but today I couldn't even get one. I dropped the weight on deadlift quite a bit in an attempt to improve my form. I filmed it again (and accidentally deleted the video when I was trying to delete the last deadlift video I posted from my phone), and I think it was better but still not that good. I made progress in really getting my hips down, which made it easier for me to keep my back straighter, but by like the 3rd or 4th rep I noticed that I was curving my back again. I think that I'll stay at this weight a few more times to see if I can't get it any better. Next time I'll post another video. So by my count that is one missed Toxx goal, and I promised to donate $25 to St. Jude's for each missed goal. Here is confirmation of my donation:  My silver lining for today is that I weighed myself and my weight is down to 222.2 lbs, which means that I'm 8.4 pounds lighter than when I started this log! I know that I still have quite a way to go, but it feels good to know I've made some progress. Now that the Toxx is over, I've got to decide how I want to continue. I might take a few days to pick what I'm going to do, but I definitely plan to keep lifting and logging. I'm not going to be able to get to the gym on Friday because I'm flying to go see my girlfriend this weekend, but I should be back either next Monday or Wednesday. If anyone wants to give me advice about what I should do for a new Toxx before then, I would appreciate it.
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| # ? Feb 21, 2013 00:29 |
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I'm still trying to figure out what I want to do for my next Toxx, but I did get in to the gym today and just sort of picked up where I left off. Today's workout: 1x5 Squat 240 3x5 Bench press 175 1x5 Deadlift 275 Squatting absolutely destroyed me today. I was able to get through one set, and I knew that I didn't have anymore in me at that weight. I dropped the weight to 225, but I just wasn't feeling it at all. I think that I might have pushed the weight up too fast trying to hit 230 in time to finish my first Toxx, so I'm considering dropping the weight back down to around 215 and working my way back up. I did manage to get bench press up a little, which was nice. I didn't end up going to the gym with my normal gym buddies today, so I didn't have anyone to record my deadlift but it actually felt pretty good. I spent like 5 minutes just deadlifting the barbell with no weights to try to get a feel for the proper motion, and I think it carried over into the working set. I definitely felt like my back was bending on the second rep, but after that I really focused on keeping my back straight and I think it worked. (I'll get another video next time I'm in the gym with my friends, hopefully Friday.)
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| # ? Feb 27, 2013 23:28 |
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Today's workout: (Still no gym buddies... slackers. No video today, sorry!) 3x5 Squat 205 1x5 Press 125 1x3 Press 125 1x2 Press 115 1x3 Press 115 1x5 Deadlift 285
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| # ? Mar 2, 2013 00:34 |
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Today's workout: 3x5 Squat 215 1x5 Bench press 180 1x4 " 1x3 " 1x5 Deadlift 290 ???? Kettlebell swings 35 ???? (very very bad form) hanging cleans 45 Today was a pretty standard day, except that I tried to learn how to do a proper clean. I found out very quickly that watching videos on Youtube in no way prepared me for what I was doing, but someone at the gym recommended that I learn how to do a kettlebell swing first to get the hip driving motion down. So I did some indeterminate number of kettlebell swings trying to get a feel for it. Hopefully I'll learn how to do a clean eventually, but given the difficulty I've had getting proper form down on the deadlift I'm not going to hold my breath.
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| # ? Mar 5, 2013 01:23 |
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Today's workout: 3x5 Squat 220 1x5 Press 125 1x3 " 1x2 " 1x5 Deadlift 295 So, I was reflecting on my lack of progress in a few areas today and I started thinking that my next Toxx should probably be based on a multiple of my body weight, given that I'm still actively trying to lose weight. Does anyone have any thoughts about a goal like bodyweight bench press and 1.6x bodyweight deadlift in three months?
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| # ? Mar 6, 2013 23:32 |
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Sorry for the long delay between posts, I've still been logging at Fitocracy but haven't gotten around to posting here. I'm also updating my Toxx (finally), so check out the OP if you're interested. Unfortunately, I've been a bit sick this past week and I'm still not completely over it. I did get into the gym today but bailed on my workout halfway through because I felt really crummy. Hopefully by Monday I'll be back in the swing of things. Anyway, today's workout: 3x5 Squat 225 1x2 Bench press 170 ...That's it. When I'm feeling better I'll do more.
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| # ? Mar 15, 2013 21:55 |
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I've been really, really bad about getting in to the gym recently. I hit a perfect storm of getting sick, a brutal exam, relatives coming to town, and Spring Break to throw me completely off my routine, but as of today my schedule is back to normal for at least a few months. I'm going to try to resume updating MWF. Today's workout: 3x5 Squat 225 2x5 Bench press 175 2x2 Deadlift 305 Not my best workout ever, but for the first time in weeks and weeks my squat felt pretty good. I guess all that time resting did my legs some good, and I'll see if I can start pushing the weight by just a little bit next time. Bench press was pretty OK, but I couldn't finish my third set. It's still definitely feeling better than when I was sick, though.
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| # ? May 21, 2013 16:55 |
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Today was one of my best workouts in quite awhile! Everything felt pretty good, especially the squat and overhead press. I also tried a new exercise that I was going to log on Fitocracy, but then I realized that I have no idea what to call it. I basically stood beneath a pull-up bar and jumped up and grabbed the bar in a fully elbow flexed position, then tried to lower myself down to a normal hanging position as slowly as possible. If anyone wants to let me know what that's actually called I would appreciate it. If no one says anything, then I guess I'll just call it a falling pull-up, even though I know that's not right. I was planning to do that kind of exercise until I get strong/light enough to do actual pull-ups, but if anyone wants to recommend something else that would hit the same muscles and still lead to me eventually doing actual pull-ups, then I'm all ears. Today's workout: 3x5 Squat 230 3x5 Press 120 3x5 Falling pull-ups 1x5 Deadlift 305
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