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

Seems like I am still killing it after having a few sessions of sucking eggs. Today I did the squat, bench and row exercises as I should (all passes) and I did my accessory exercises as well. The leg extensions were no problem, but I wimped out at the end on the hammer curls (was just too tired, as expected).

The only real hiccup was on doing the barbell lunges. I didn't anticipate how bloody difficult it is to come up from a lunge with a weighted barbell on your back and somewhere in the second set I lost my balance and tripped.

Luckily I didn't hurt myself I simply fell backwards on my arse (and the squat rack I was in front of caught the bar on the safety pins, it was almost too perfect).

The problem is pretty clear here - it's not the weight, it's the lack of stabilization and the fact that when I am coming up from a lunge on my non-dominant leg I am both weak and wobbly, hence the loss of balance. I'm sure the next time I try it this won't pose a problem. Oh well, Leg presses and leg curls are coming up next workout with a higher max on all my main lifts. It'll be interesting to see how it goes.

Back pain was not as bad today. I'm either acclimating or I am improving my squat stance. Once thing I did notice however is more stress on my hips. That seems right to me, with that exercise the hips really should be taking all the force.

Anyway, one other noticible thing is that the last two work outs I've done have really caused my muscles to be tired and sore, much more so than normal. Granted, I'm going at it harder than normal, but it also feels.... kinda okay. Like I should we working them pretty hard. I only go 3 times a week right now after all.

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	82.5 kg
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	35 kg
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		Squat	5x5		Squat	5x5
R. Lunge	4x8	40 kg	Extension	3x8	60 kg	L. Press	3x8	120 kg
Bench	5x5	55 kg	Overhead	5x5		Bench	5x5
Reg Curl	4x8	10 kg	Ham Curl	4x8	10 kg	Bar Curl	4x8	20 kg
Row	1x5	52 kg	Deadlift	1x5		Row	5x5
Pulldowns	4x8	40 kg	B. Lunge	4x8	40 kg	Leg Curl	4x8	60 kg