Squat 3 x 5 - 205lbs (PR)
Shoulder Press 3 x 5 - 90lbs
Power Clean 5 x 3 - 125lbs
Just for kicks I tried a one armed deadlift at 255lbs and was barely able to pull it to the top. Using the hook grip was a must. I wasn't able to budge the weight with a regular grip. The whole way up my hold on the bar was slipping until it finally just slipped out of my hand. A little questionable whether I fully locked it out at the top before I dropped it because my grip failed, but I think I just got it.
I weighed 183lbs today. Thats a 14lb increase from my start of SS 30 days ago. Not too shabby. I highly doubt though that I'll be able to reproduce that and have another 14lb weight gain in the next month. Seems like I've been stuck at the 180-183lb range fluctuating slightly up and down within that range over the last 2 weeks. I think the key for me to keep gaining weight is the milk and the food. I've just got to be more aggressive and disciplined about putting food away as though its going out of style.
I'm happy with my progression with squats. Thats good because its the foundation of this program. I felt pretty good today with them. They are hard now, but doable. I haven't been worried yet about whether or not I'll be able to finish any of the reps. I feel as though I'll be able to continue to about 220lbs before I need to reset, but thats just a guess. My goal is to hit 240lbs 3 x 5 (after resetting) because that was my single rep max when I started. I may well end up getting past 240. I don't want to put limits on myself. I've seen plenty of examples of other guys on SS who weren't brand new lifters when they started SS and have ended up doing their 3 sets of 5 at a higher weight then their previous one rep max. Only time will tell. All I can do now is keep marching forward... eating everything in sight, drinking Milk as if its my last day on earth, sleeping like a coma patient and lifting heavy like a Cave Troll on PCP.
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