A College Guy's Rippetoe Experience

4 March 2014

Dips: 3 x 5 x +50
Deadlift: 1 x 5 x 385

Comments: Dips were easy. Deadlift was hard. My lower back made a loud/weird noise on the last rep which worried me, but so far no unusual pain or soreness. Hopefully it doesn’t feel bad tomorrow.

11 March 2014

Weight: 210

Dips: 2 x 5 x +60
Chin-ups: 2 x 5 x +50

Comments: Lower back has been hurting some this past week from the heavy deadlift, but is on the mend. Dips weren’t bad. Chin-ups were difficult.

13 March 2014

Dips: 2 x 5 x +65
Leg Press: 2 x 10 x 360 (+ whatever the carriage is)

Comments: Dips were okay. I’m approaching my limit. I used the leg press because the squat rack was taken. Hopefully it did some good.

15 March 2014

Leg Press: 2 x 10 x 410 (+ whatever the carriage is)
Chin-ups: 1 x 5 x +55, 1 x 4 x +55

Comments: Leg press wasn’t hard. Chin-ups were difficult.

18 March 2014

Weight: 209

Squat: 1 x 2 x 300, 1 x 4 x 300
Dips: 2 x 5 x +70

Comments: Squats were bad, I think because I haven’t done them in 3 weeks and my coordination was off. Dips were fine.

20 March 2014

Squat: 1 x 3 x 300, 1 x 4 x 295
Chin-ups: 2 x 5 x +55

Comments: Squats are still difficult. Not sure why, since I’ve done 3 x 5 x 295 recently. Chin-ups were easier, thankfully. The rubber had slid off some and that let me grab the bar better.

25 March 2014

Weight: 207 (this morning)

Dips: 1 x 5 x +75, 1 x 4 x +75
Chin-ups: 1 x 3 x +70, 1 x 2 x +70

Comments: Reached limit on the dips. I was just mixing it up on the chin-ups.

27 March 2014

20-25 minutes of walking/jogging

29 March 2014

Deadlift: 1 x 5 x 315
Squat: 1 x 5 x 295, 1 x 3 x 295
Bench Press: 2 x 5 x 220

Comments: Deadlift was fine–didn’t have chalk so I took it easy. Squat was okay–better than previous times. Bench press went surprisingly well.

1 April 2014

Overhead Press: 2 x 5 x 140
Dumbbell Curl: 2 x 5 x 55 (right arm), 2 x 2 x 55 (left arm)

8 April 2014

Weight: 202

Dips: 1 x 5 x +75, 1 x 3 x +75
Chin-ups: 13, 4

10 April 2014

Squat: 2 x 2 x 295
Bench Press: 1 x 4 x 225, 1 x 3 x 225

Comments: Shoulders were a little tired going in, which might have been why I didn’t get all my bench press reps. Also not sure why my squat strength went down. I think I need to up my protein intake. I also might switch to lifting 2x a week.

15 April 2014

Dips: 1 x 5 x +75, 1 x 3 x +75
Dumbbell Rows: 1 x 5 x 75, 1 x 5 x 85, 1 x 5 x 95 (with each arm)

19 April 2014

Weight: 200

Overhead Press: 1 x 1 x 145, 1 x 4 x 135, 1 x 3 x 135
Dumbbell Curl: 2 x 7 x 55 (right arm), 2 x 4 x 55 (left arm)
Leg Extension: 2 x 10 x 240 (whatever the heaviest setting was)

Comments: Back was hurting, which impaired my overhead press. Dumbbell curls were better than expected. I just did leg extension because squat rack was taken.

22 April 2014

Dips: 1 x 3 x +90, 1 x 2 x +90
Leg Press: Forgot weight

27 April 2014

Weight: 198

Leg Press
Leg Extension
Chinups: 1 x 15 x bodyweight

5 September 2014

I’ve been lifting off and on for the past few weeks. I’ve dieted down to 180ish (178-182 depending on water weight). I’m wearing 31 pants. My waist also varies some depending on bloat, water, etc., but is around 31.

I’ve started a hormone regimen. Today I took 1 injection of HCG (every 3 days) and 2 pills of Super DMZ 3.0 (normally a divided dose, daily).

I accidentally dropped the HCG bottle and broke it, spilling some of it. So when I mixed it, it was a bit more diluted than normal, so I made the dosages a little larger (30ish as opposed 25). I also pre-loaded it into syringes and refrigerated it, instead of it being in the bottle (now broken). If I alcohol swab correctly, hopefully it won’t be an infection issue, but the dosages are educated guesswork, so hopefully things stay normal.

I have a bit of acne pre hormones, so we’ll see how that goes.

2 pills DMZ 3.0, no workout today.

I’ve been taking my 2 pills of DMZ every day. I took another HCG shot yesterday.

I worked out yesterday (Monday).

Squat: 3 x 5 x 190
Overhead Press: 3 x 5 x 110
Chin-ups: 3 x 5 x bodyweight

I’ve been taking my 2 pills of DMZ 3.0 every day. I worked out again today.

Squat: 3 x 5 x 200
Bench Press: 3 x 5 x 175
Deadlift: 1 x 5 x 275