StrongLifts 5x5, Week 3, Day 1

After Monday's disaster I picked up all the pieces and trudged forward with my lifting program. The gym was busy this morning even though I made it there by 6:30 am. It's nuts how hard it can be to find a bench or a rack in the morning. Since the gym is just across the street from the office I am working at, I'm almost considering seeing if I can go mid-morning for an hour, but I'll have to find a shower, bring a change of clothes, etc, etc.

I guess I'll keep going in the mornings (for now).

Anyway, it was another good workout for me. I don't know if it was the extra day of rest or if it's just the results of getting stronger, but I breezed through my sets today including the dreaded Barbell Rows.

Monday	Wednesday	Friday
Squat 5x5 (35kg)	Squat 5x5 (37.5kg)	Squat 5x5
Bench press 5x5 (27.5kg)	Overhead press 5x5 (27.5kg)	Bench press 5x5 (30kg)
Barbell Row 5x5 (32.5kg)	Deadlift 1x5 (55kg)	Barbell Row 5x5 (35kg)

Week B

Monday	Wednesday	Friday
Squat 5x5	Squat 5x5	Squat 5x5
Overhead press 5x5	Bench press 5x5	Overhead press 5x5
Deadlift 1x5	Barbell Row 5x5	Deadlift 1x5

The next workout is Thursday instead of Wednesday due to the schedule screw-up at the start of the week. I'm not looking forward to the dreaded Overhead Press. It was hard as hell last time and I barely got through the set. 

One other thing I noticed is that I'm doing better at taking a full sized rest in between sets and that's helping me get through them without breaking form. Also, my squat form seems to have improved a bit. There weren't as many twinges as last time doing my sets and they were far softer. However, I think I need to work on my Barbell Row form a bit. It feels like I am doing the exercise slightly wrong. I need to watch more videos and practice.