| Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
| Squat 5x5 (50kg) | Squat 5x5 | Squat 5x5 |
| Bench press 5x5 (35kg) | Overhead press 5x5 (30kg) | Bench press 5x5 |
| Barbell Row 5x5 (40kg) | Deadlift 1x5 (70kg) | 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) |
Bombed the Overhead Press again, although I did get 1 set in further before I started failing (I missed the last rep on the 4th set and the last 2 reps on the 5th set). I was hoping to be able to make it to at least the 5th set today before I bombed, but alas it was not meant to be. I'll repeat the exercise at the next interval and if I don't get it, I will de-load 10% for the 4th attempt and go from there.
Squats went okay, but in contrast to earlier weeks I can feel the strain in the weight. Oddly I think it's helping my form - I had almost no pain at all today in my knee. Looking back on it, I suspect that I might have been over compensating by both leaning forward and not keeping the weight evenly distributed on my feet (hence the knee pain). Today went much better.
The Deadlift... it seems like the stupidest exercise to me. Right now I just do all my reps right after another without resting and it's over in a flash. I suspect that over time this will change as I keep adding more and more weight to it, but for the time being it's not too hard.
Overall, still going strong (no pun intended) on this program and looking forward to next week.
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