StrongLifts 5x5, Week 2, Day 2

Everything went well today. I finally beat the Barbell Row, in fact it wasn't even much of a contest. All of the weights went up smoothly, I felt like my form was good and at the end of the workout I left knowing I could do more. I think these are all good signs.

Week A

Monday	Wednesday	Friday
Squat 5x5	Squat 5x5	Squat 5x5
Bench press 5x5 (27.5kg)	Overhead press 5x5	Bench press 5x5
Barbell Row 5x5 (32.5kg)	Deadlift 1x5	Barbell Row 5x5

Week B

Monday	Wednesday	Friday
Squat 5x5 (27.5kg)	Squat 5x5 (30kg)	Squat 5x5 (32.5kg)
Overhead press 5x5 (22.5kg)	Bench press 5x5 (25kg)	Overhead press 5x5 (25kg)
Deadlift 1x5 (45kg)	Barbell Row 5x5 (30kg)	Deadlift 1x5 (50kg)

My sleep last night was not good. I only got about 6 hours. I need to go to bed earlier if I am going to wake up at 6:30, especially since it takes me so long to fall asleep in the first place. On the plus side, I did find that a simple adjustment like ear plugs makes it far easier for me to fall asleep than normal.

Lack of sleep is going to be my downfall. Proper sleep is important for a whole heap of things - hormone regulation, weight loss and recovery after exercise. I need to put more effort into restricting my caffeine use and forcing myself to go to bed earlier.