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Starting Strength

Starting Strength #15

Squat: 3 X 5 - 225#
Bench: 3 X 5 - 145#
Deadlift: 1 X 5 - 245#, 1 rep of 345# (Ryan’s working weight. Couldn’t stay away from it.)

Starting Strength #14

Squat: 3 X 5 - 220#
Press: 3 X 5 - 105#
Power Clean: 5 X 3 - 125#

Starting Strength #13

Squats: 3 X 5: 215#
Bench: 3 X 5: 135# (I know, I know. I’m working on it!)
Deadlift: 1 X 5: 225, 1 rep of 335# (when Ryan loads up his deadlift, I find it irresistible to pull it for a single).

I decided I’m going to make 15# jumps in the deadlift for a couple of workouts. 225 is not doing anything for me.

Starting Strength #12

Squat 3 X 5: 220#
Press 3 X 5: 105#
Power clean 3 X 5: 125#

Walking, Starting Strength "A" day

Morning:
4.2 miles, 1 hour 5 minutes, 45# pack, Supi 4# pack

Evening:
Squat - 3 X 5 - 265# (tied my old 1RM. Woohoo!) - Really have to pay attention to pushing out my right knee. If it tracks in, I get tendon pain. Shoving the knee out really helps.
Bench Press - 3 X 5 - 150#
Deadlift - 1 X 5 - 275#

Walking, Starting Strength "B" day

Morning:
3 miles, 45 minutes. 45# backpack for me, 4# backpack for Supi. HR averaged around 135.

Evening:
Squat - 3 X 5 - 260#
Press - 3 X 5 - 107#
Power Clean - 3 X 5 - 130#

Starting Strength "A" day

Morning:
4.1 miles in 1 hour, 4 minutes. I carried 45# backpack. Supi carried 4# backpack.

Evening:
Squat: 3 X 5 - 255#
Bench Press: 3 X 5 - 145#
Deadlift: 1 X 5 - 260#

Starting Strength "B" day

Morning:
2.4 miles with 45# backpack

Evening:
Squat - 3 X 5 - 250#
Press - 3 X 5 - 105#
Power Clean - 3 X 5 - 125#

Starting Strength "A" day

Morning:
3 miles with 45# backpack

Evening:
Squat - 3 X 5 - 245#
Bench Press - 3 X 5 - 140#
Deadlift - 1 X 5 - 245#

Starting Strength "B" day

Morning:
2-mile brisk walk in the snow

Evening:
Squat: 3 X 5 - 240#
Military Press: 3 X 5 - 100#
Power Clean: 3 X 5 - 125#

Wii Fit, Starting Strength "A" day

Squat - 3 X 5 - 235# - will move up 5 pounds per workout instead of 10 from now on. This shit is getting heavy.
Bench Press 3 X 5 - 135#
Deadlift 1 X 5 - 235#

15 min wii fit

Wii Fit, Starting Strength "B" day

Morning:
25 min Wii Fit

Evening:
Starting Strength “B” day

Squat: 3 X 5 - 225#
Standing Military Press: 3 X 5 - 95#
Power Clean: 3 X 5 - 120#

All the weights felt great today. Focused on pushing my knees out in the squat and that helped me feel a lot more solid coming out of the bottom.

Starting Strength "A" day

Morning:
run 1 mile, walk 1 mile

Starting Strength “A” day
Squat 3X5 - 215#
Bench 3X5 - 130#
Deadlift 1X5 - 235#

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Walking, Starting Strength

Morning:
2.3 miles, 38 minutes

Evening:
Starting Strength “B” day
Squat 3 X 5 205# (felt pretty heavy. last rep of last set was slow.)
Press 3 X 5 90# - moderate workload
Clean 3 X 5 90# - easy

Walking, Starting Strength

Morning:
2.25 miles. 45 minutes

Evening:
3 X 5 squat - 195#
3 X 5 bench press - 125#
1 X 5 deadlift - 225#
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