12/25/14 press day
Standing overhead press
No rack first rep power cleaned from the floor
1 minute rest between all sets
115x5
135x3
135x3
135x3
135x3
135x3
135x3
135x2
135x2
Bent over rows (underhand hold the squeeze)
135x10
135x10
135x10
135x10
135x10
12/26/14 deadlift day
Standing and seated calf raise stretches
Deadlifts
90 seconds rest between work sets
135x5
225x5
315x3
365x1
415x3
415x3
415x3
415x3
415x3
415x3
415x2
415x2
12/28/14 bench day
Paused bench
60-75 seconds rest between sets
135x5
135x5
185x3
185x3
225x3
225x3
225x3
225x3
225x3
225x3
225x3
225x3
Chin-ups under hand
Bw x10
Bw x10
Bw x8
Bw x8
1/2/15 squat day
Seated and standing calf raise stretches
Squats
Bar x5
95x5
135x5
185x5
225x5
275x2 belt up
325x3
325x3
325x3
325x3
325x3
325x3
325x3
325x3
Notes: so for Christmas I got my first powerlifting belt from my fiancé. I’ve only used a belt a handful of times at my buddy’s gym, and it helped greatly so my soon to be wife got me a scheik 4 inch 15 mm belt single prong. Tried it out for the first time tonight and loved it, Minus the nice bruise I got above my left hip where it pinched my on my last warm up set haha. Also got a few books gifted from a friend, starting strength being one of them, and while I’ve only read the squat section, it sold me on trying to learn low bar squats. So my whole workout tonight was trying to learn low bar from what I’ve read only and I gotta say I didn’t think Id be good at it as I was always a high bar squatter. But keeping my head down and changing my grip to straight wrist thumbs over the bar and focusing on pushing my knees out made all the difference in the world. I didn’t get stuck on one rep tonight my back and knees felt great from start to finish and holy hip drive did I get outta the hole fast. I’m gonna upload a video later when I get it from my fiancé. Please critique me, if u see something wrong, this was my first attempt at low bar
5th set of 325x3 please critique, first time trying low bar
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1/5/15 press day
Bar x5
95x5
135x3
135x3
155x2
175x1
185x1 ties PR little struggle
190x0
135x3
135x3
135x3
135x3
135x3
135x3
Standing calf raise stretches