| Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
| Squat 5x5 | Squat 5x5 | Squat 5x5 |
| Bench press 5x5 (35kg) | Overhead press 5x5 | Bench press 5x5 |
| Barbell Row 5x5 (40kg) | Deadlift 1x5 | Barbell Row 5x5 |
Week B
| Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
| Squat 5x5 (42.5kg) | Squat 5x5 (45kg) | Squat 5x5 (47.5kg) |
| Overhead press 5x5 (30kg) | Bench press 5x5 (32.5kg) | Overhead press 5x5 (30kg) |
| Deadlift 1x5 (60kg) | Barbell Row 5x5 (37.5kg) | Deadlift 1x5 (65kg) |
It was a fairly productive day at the gym. Workout went fast today for some reason (faster than normal). I might not have been resting enough in between sets, not sure, but it didn't seem to impact me too much.
Squats are getting harder, Barbell Row was difficult, but after stalling so much early on I am still advancing. Bench Press is still easy/trivial to do at that weight.
The only thing I am noticing is that there is some slight straining on my right knee and right hip when I am doing squats. I can feel it still although it's very very slight. I think my squat form is good, or at least not sloppy and all over the place and I did correct it early on, but I'll go and examine more videos and try to work it out. The last thing I want to do is injure myself .
On this point I think I will get to the point in the next couple of weeks where I am going to have to start using some safety equipment for my lifts. It's a constant worry of mine, my gym isn't really set up for safety on the bench press, although I can find some safety pins for the squat rack easily enough - of course, squat at the weights I'm using... well I'd probably just drop the dumb thing off my back because it's not really that much of a load (even if it pissed off the gym staff).
Oh well, I'll work on it and maybe think about another gym... but this one is so convenient because it's just down the street.
All that being said, progress is still progress. I'm slowly gaining muscle and I can even feel it and see it now in my arms and legs. I really wonder what this will look like in terms of both numbers and body change by the end of my 100 days.
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