| Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
| Squat 5x5 (50kg) | Squat 5x5 (52.5kg) | Squat 5x5 (55kg) |
| Bench press 5x5 (35kg) | Overhead press 5x5 (30kg) | Bench press 5x5 (37.5kg) |
| Barbell Row 5x5 (40kg) | Deadlift 1x5 (70kg) | Barbell Row 5x5 (42.5kg) |
Week B
| Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
| Squat 5x5 (57.5kg) | Squat 5x5 | Squat 5x5 |
| Overhead press 5x5 (32.5kg) | Bench press 5x5 (40kg) | Overhead press 5x5 |
| Deadlift 1x5 (75kg) | Barbell Row 5x5 (45kg) | Deadlift 1x5 |
Passed all my lifts again, although they are all getting difficult now. It's starting to make me worried obviously... I should probably start using pins soon.
In other news I tried backoff sets today of 60% of my 5x5 weight. I could only make 15 reps out of a target of 30 on the leg exercise and 10 out of 30 on the arm exercises. The minimum recommended is 10, so I just squeaked under that. I'm not too surprised by these results as it's an established fact that my lower body is stronger than my upper body. I wonder if this will improve over time? In any case, I absolutely felt the burn in my muscles and my heart rate really elevated while I was cranking the reps out. It's gotta be good for burning calories because I was sweating like crazy at the end of my workout today.
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