StrongLifts 5x5 (Part 2) Week 4, Day 1

Decent day today. I finally conquered not only the 75 kg squat last week, but the 77.5 kg squat today. I wouldn't say it was easy... but it has been easier and less painful recently. I feel like I figured out a problem with my form that was the source of my back pain, which is a really nice discovery.

Reverse lunges are freaking hard. My right leg is great (it's my dominant leg) but my left leg is atrociously week in comparison. Holy crap. I need to work on this more.

I missed the very last rep on the Overhead press. God damn it. I'll get it next time for sure.

Continuing the problem with my upper arm strength - I got about halfway through the final set on my regular barbell curls before my arms gave out. This was while I was doing pull downs however, so I more or less was doing double duty.

Pull downs - not a problem.  The 40 kg weight was just the right amount of difficulty.

Overall, I'm happy with today's workout, particularly making gains on the squat again. De-loading was definitely the right move even if it took me back quite far. I'm hopeful (and it's probably baloney) but it'd be nice if I could hit 100 kg on the squat by early on in the new year.

Week 2
Day 1			Day 2			Day 3
Squat	5x5	67.5 kg	Squat	5x5	70 kg	Squat	5x5	72.5 kg
Squat	1x15	40 kg	Squat	1x15	40 kg	Squat	1x15	40 kg
Overhead	5x5	32.5 kg	Bench	5x5	45.kg	Overhead	5x5	35 kg
Overhead	1x15	20 kg	Bench	1x15	30 kg	Overhead	1x15	20 kg
Deadlift	1x5	80 kg	Row	5x5	45 kg	Deadlift	1x5	80 kg
Deadlift	1x15	50 kg	Row	1x15	30 kg	Deadlift	1x15	50 kg
Week 3
Day 1			Day 2			Day 3
Squat	5x5	75 kg	Squat	5x5	75 kg	Squat	5x5	75 kg
Leg Ext	3x8	50 kg	Stand Curl	3x8	NIL	Leg Ext	3x8	60 kg
Bench	5x5	47.5 kg	Overhead	5x5	35 kg	Bench	5x5	50 kg
Leg Press	3x8	80 kg	Ham. Curl	3x8	NIL	Leg Press	3x8	120 kg
Row	5x5	47.5 kg	Deadlift	1x5	85 kg	Row	5x5	47.5 kg
Rev Lunge	3x8	NIL	Bar. Curl	3x8	NIL	Rev Lunge	3x8	40 kg
Week 4
Day 1			Day 2			Day 3
Squat	5x5	77.5 kg	Squat	5x5	80 kg	Squat	5x5
R. Lunge	4x8	40 kg	Extension	3x8	60 kg	L. Press	3x8	120 kg
Overhead	5x5	35 kg	Bench	5x5	52.5 kg	Overhead	5x5
Reg Curl	4x8	10 kg	Ham Curl	4x8	10 kg	Bar Curl	4x8	20 kg
Deadlift	1x5	90 kg	Row	5x5	50 kg	Deadlift	1x5	95 kg
Pulldowns	4x8	40 kg	B. Lunge	4x8	40 kg	Leg Curl	4x8	60 kg
Week 5
Day 1			Day 2			Day 3
Squat	5x5	77.5 kg	Squat	5x5		Squat	5x5
R. Lunge	4x8	40 kg	Extension	3x8	60 kg	L. Press	3x8	120 kg
Bench	5x5	52.5kg	Overhead	5x5	35 kg	Bench	5x5
Reg Curl	4x8	10 kg	Ham Curl	4x8	10 kg	Bar Curl	4x8	20 kg
Row	1x5	50 kg	Deadlift	1x5	90 kg	Row	5x5
Pulldowns	4x8	40 kg	B. Lunge	4x8	40 kg	Leg Curl	4x8	60 kg