Weight: 165, no change, since I usually eat around 2500-3000 calories and started doing cardio after the weight lifting routine, body weight hasn't budged. I don't mind though, I feel this is a good weight for me, I really don't wanna put up too much poundage right now because my clothes are getting to a point where they will no longer fit and cannot afford to buy a new wardrobe.
Current lift (max attempted)
Squat: 190 (190). Up 5lbs. Will most likely dropping to a 3x5 set up soon. Just feels like I don't recover fast enough. Sundays, when I get two days rest in-between seems to be my best work-out day and usually when the improvements come. Failed twice at 190lbs. Can't get the last 2 sets to complete.
Bench: 130 (140). Bench feels stronger, I take less time between sets. Feel as though I'll move past 140 the week coming up.
Overhead Press: 100 (100). Up 5lbs. Really having difficulty with this, once again, I cannot complete the 4th and 5th sets. This for sure will be heading to 3x5 in the future. Failed twice at 100lbs.
Pendlay Rows: 125 (125). Up 5 lbs. Not much to say here, failed once at 125. Really hate doing these. I dunno what's wrong but I can feel it, something is wrong with my form.
Deadlift: 265 (265). Up 5 lbs. 5 reps at 260 was solid, did 3 reps at 265.
So this finishes 3 months. I really thought I would have progressed further but I'm content with what I've achieved. Just have to stay on track and push harder to get where I want to be. I will be running another month of Stronglifts on the 3x5 since all the lifts are headed in that direction and possibly more depending on how well the progress on the 3x5 goes. Potentially the next routine will be Wendler's 5/3/1 for 3 or 4 months but that depends on Stronglifts. After that, it will be a hypertrophy routine for 4 months and it'll be the 2 year mark for consistent weight training. Hopefully at that time, I will be able to make my transformation video.
Goals going forward for the next month.
Squat: 225, I might be reaching on this one but I will try
Bench: 160, dropping down to 3x5 I want to see more improvement because at the current rate I've made 0 improvement on my bench in terms of weight but have improved my form significantly.
Overhead Press: Not expecting much, 105 maybe?
Pendlay Rows: I want to find out what I'm doing wrong.
Deadlift: 300lbs
*edit - Finished with stronglifts, check out the progress by clicking the stronglifts tab.
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