Baldie's Starting Strength

Baldie

Previous Maximum Lifts:

Squat: 110kg
Bench Press 75kg
Deadlift: 120kg
Shoulder Press: 50kg
Power Clean: 47.5kg

This is my first time doing the power clean, so I started out at 47.5kg.

I try and go to the gym at at least twice a week, and no more then 3 times a week.

So far I am into session 6. So i will post previous work outs to catch up.

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 55kg
Warm Up: 1x2 75kg
Working Sets: 3x5 92.5kg

Bench Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 30kg
Warm Up: 1x3 45kg
Warm Up: 1x2 55kg
Working Sets: 3x5 65kg

Deadlift: Warm Up: 2x5 40kg
Warm Up: 1x3 60kg
Warm Up: 1x2 85kg
Working Sets: 1x5 105kg

Everything went well, no problems.

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 55kg
Warm Up: 1x2 75kg
Working Sets: 3x5 95kg

Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 20kg
Warm Up: 1x3 25kg
Warm Up: 1x2 35kg
Working Sets: 3x5 42.5kg

Power Clean: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 25kg
Warm Up: 1x3 30kg
Warm Up: 1x2 40kg
Working Sets: 1x5 47.5kg

No problems.

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 55kg
Warm Up: 1x2 75kg
Working Sets: 3x5 97.5kg

Bench Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 30kg
Warm Up: 1x3 45kg
Warm Up: 1x2 60kg
Working Sets: 3x5 67.5kg

Deadlift: Warm Up: 2x5 40kg
Warm Up: 1x3 65kg
Warm Up: 1x2 90kg
Working Sets: 1x5 110kg

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 40kg
Warm Up: 1x3 60kg
Warm Up: 1x2 80kg
Working Sets: 3x5 100kg

Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 20kg
Warm Up: 1x3 30kg
Warm Up: 1x2 35kg
Working Sets: 3x5 45kg

Power Clean: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 25kg
Warm Up: 1x3 35kg
Warm Up: 1x2 40kg
Working Sets: 1x5 50kg

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 40kg
Warm Up: 1x3 60kg
Warm Up: 1x2 80kg
Working Sets: 3x5 102.5kg

Bench Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 45kg
Warm Up: 1x2 60kg
Working Sets: 3x5 70kg

Deadlift: Warm Up: 2x5 45kg
Warm Up: 1x3 65kg
Warm Up: 1x2 95kg
Working Sets: 1x5 115kg

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 40kg
Warm Up: 1x3 60kg
Warm Up: 1x2 80kg
Working Sets: 3x5 105kg

Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 25kg
Warm Up: 1x3 30kg
Warm Up: 1x2 40kg
Working Sets: 3x5 47.5kg

Power Clean: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 25kg
Warm Up: 1x3 35kg
Warm Up: 1x2 40kg
Working Sets: 1x5 52.5kg

Struggled on the last set of Shoulder Presses, but I managed to complete the set.

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 40kg
Warm Up: 1x3 60kg
Warm Up: 1x2 85kg
Working Sets: 3x5 107.5kg

Bench Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 50kg
Warm Up: 1x2 65kg
Working Sets: 3x5 72.5kg

Deadlift: Warm Up: 2x5 45kg
Warm Up: 1x3 70kg
Warm Up: 1x2 100kg
Working Sets: 1x5 120kg

Equalled PB on Deadlift. Bring on Session # 09!!

Hail 2 Da Chimp

Hey Baldie, what are your stats? Age, weight, height?
I'm guessing you're a man

Baldie

Hail 2 Da Chimp wrote: »

Hey Baldie, what are your stats? Age, weight, height?
I'm guessing you're a man

Hi Chimp,

I'm 28, 82.5kg, 5' 10".

I strained a ligament in my back a few weeks ago, so that Deadlift is a great achievement for me.

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 40kg
Warm Up: 1x3 65kg
Warm Up: 1x2 85kg
Working Sets: 3x5 110kg

Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 25kg
Warm Up: 1x3 35kg
Warm Up: 1x2 40kg
Working Sets: 3x5 50kg

Power Clean: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 30kg
Warm Up: 1x3 35kg
Warm Up: 1x2 45kg
Working Sets: 1x5 55kg

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 45kg
Warm Up: 1x3 65kg
Warm Up: 1x2 90kg
Working Sets: 3x5 112.5kg

Bench Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 50kg
Warm Up: 1x2 65kg
Working Sets: 3x5 75kg

Deadlift: Warm Up: 2x5 50kg
Warm Up: 1x3 75kg
Warm Up: 1x2 105kg
Working Sets: 1x5 125kg

New PB on Squat and Deadlift!!!

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 45kg
Warm Up: 1x3 65kg
Warm Up: 1x2 90kg
Working Sets: 3x5 115kg

Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 25kg
Warm Up: 1x3 35kg
Warm Up: 1x2 40kg
Working Sets: 3x5 52.5kg

Power Clean: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 30kg
Warm Up: 1x3 40kg
Warm Up: 1x2 50kg
Working Sets: 5x3 60kg

Just discovered I was doing the Power Cleans incorrectly. I was doing 3 set of 5, and should have been doing 5 sets of 3!!

Anyway, another new PB on Squat!!

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 45kg
Warm Up: 1x3 70kg
Warm Up: 1x2 90kg
Working Sets: 3x5 115kg

Bench Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 50kg
Warm Up: 1x2 65kg
Working Sets: 3x5 77.5kg

Deadlift: Warm Up: 2x5 50kg
Warm Up: 1x3 75kg
Warm Up: 1x2 110kg
Working Sets: 1x5 130kg

Body weight has gone up to 83kg!

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 45kg
Warm Up: 1x3 70kg
Warm Up: 1x2 95kg
Working Sets: 3x5 120kg

Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 30kg
Warm Up: 1x3 35kg
Warm Up: 1x2 45kg
Working Sets: 3x5 55kg

Power Clean: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 45kg
Warm Up: 1x2 55kg
Working Sets: 5x3 65kg

I did the 120 KG squat!! That was a personal goal of mine that I wanted to achieve!! It was actually ok. I squeezed out the last rep, but I felt I could have done more!

My Shoulder Press is starting to go. I really struggled on the final two reps, but I managed to get them out.

BossArky

Nice squat. I want to get 120 x1!

Baldie

BossArky wrote: »

Nice squat. I want to get 120 x1!

Cheers!! I've been working it up 2.5kg each session, doing 5 reps x 3 sets. It's "to infinity and beyond" from here!!

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 45kg
Warm Up: 1x3 70kg
Warm Up: 1x2 95kg
Working Sets: 3x5 122.5kg

Bench Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 40kg
Warm Up: 1x3 55kg
Warm Up: 1x2 70kg
Working Sets: 3x5 80kg

Deadlift: Warm Up: 2x5 50kg
Warm Up: 1x3 80kg
Warm Up: 1x2 110kg
Working Sets: 1x5 135kg (Failed)

I struggled on the final 2 reps of Squats. Mr. Hamky nearly made an unwanted appearance!!
I hammered the bench press, I was shocked.
I failed on the Deadlift. I lifted the first 3 x 135kg, but I couldn't get the 4th rep off the floor!! :mad:

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 50kg
Warm Up: 1x3 75kg
Warm Up: 1x2 100kg
Working Sets: 3x5 125kg

Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 30kg
Warm Up: 1x3 40kg
Warm Up: 1x2 45kg
Working Sets: 1x3 57.5kg (Failed)

Power Clean: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 45kg
Warm Up: 1x2 55kg
Working Sets: 3x3 70kg (Failed)

The 125kg squat was a bit wobbily, and I managed to split my underwear!!

I failed on the overhead press. I could only get out 3 reps on the first set!! :mad:

I was exhausted by the time I got to the power clean, so I only managed 3 sets.

I'll just put it down to an off day... yes.. that's it... an off day...:p

cardio,shoot me

unlucky on the press, but hilarious on the squat! i loled :P

Baldie

Cheers! I actually had to check and see if it was my underpants and not my shorts!! Luckily it was my underpants!

cardio,shoot me

haha if it was my shorts id still go on :P

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 50kg
Warm Up: 1x3 75kg
Warm Up: 1x2 100kg
Working Sets: 3x5 127.5kg

Bench Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 40kg
Warm Up: 1x3 55kg
Warm Up: 1x2 70kg
Working Sets: 3x5 82.5kg

Deadlift: Warm Up: 2x5 50kg
Warm Up: 1x3 80kg
Warm Up: 1x2 110kg
Working Sets: 1x5 135kg (Failed)

I failed on the Deadlift. I could only pull one rep! I took a break and tried to do the five again, but it wasn't moving!

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 50kg
Warm Up: 1x3 75kg
Warm Up: 1x2 100kg
Working Sets: 3x5 130kg (Failed)

Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 30kg
Warm Up: 1x3 40kg
Warm Up: 1x2 45kg
Working Sets: 1x3 57.5kg (Failed)

Power Clean: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 45kg
Warm Up: 1x2 55kg
Working Sets: 3x3 70kg (Failed)

Looks like this programme might be coming to an end. I've failed on everything so far except the Bench Press... :mad:

Baldie

I returned to the gym after a break of about 3 months yesterday. I took up rugby so that's why the liting fell to the wayside. So from now on, it's rugby twice a week (Tuesday & Thursday) and lifting twice a week (Sunday & Wednesday). Anyway, here's how I strated out.

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 30kg
Warm Up: 1x3 50kg
Warm Up: 1x2 65kg
Working Sets: 3x5 85kg

Bench Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 30kg
Warm Up: 1x3 40kg
Warm Up: 1x2 50kg
Working Sets: 3x5 60kg

Deadlift: Warm Up: 2x5 40kg
Warm Up: 1x3 60kg
Warm Up: 1x2 85kg
Working Sets: 1x5 100kg

Went well, no complaints.

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 50kg
Warm Up: 1x2 70kg
Working Sets: 3x5 87.5kg

Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 20kg
Warm Up: 1x3 25kg
Warm Up: 1x2 30kg
Working Sets: 3x5 40kg

Power Clean: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 25kg
Warm Up: 1x3 35kg
Warm Up: 1x2 40kg
Working Sets: 5x3 50kg

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 50kg
Warm Up: 1x2 70kg
Working Sets: 3x5 90kg

Bench Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 45kg
Warm Up: 1x2 60kg
Working Sets: 3x5 70kg

Deadlift: Warm Up: 2x5 40kg
Warm Up: 1x3 60kg
Warm Up: 1x2 85kg
Working Sets: 1x5 105kg

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 55kg
Warm Up: 1x2 70kg
Working Sets: 3x5 92.5kg

Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 20kg
Warm Up: 1x3 25kg
Warm Up: 1x2 35kg
Working Sets: 3x5 42.5kg

Power Clean: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 30kg
Warm Up: 1x3 35kg
Warm Up: 1x2 45kg
Working Sets: 5x3 55kg

Baldie

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 55kg
Warm Up: 1x2 75kg
Working Sets: 3x5 95kg

Bench Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 50kg
Warm Up: 1x2 65kg
Working Sets: 3x5 72.5kg

Deadlift: Warm Up: 2x5 40kg
Warm Up: 1x3 65kg
Warm Up: 1x2 90kg
Working Sets: 1x5 110kg

Baldie

Right, the rugby season is over and it's time to hit the gym again...

Sunday: 9th May 2010

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 50kg
Warm Up: 1x2 70kg
Working Sets: 3x5 90kg

Bench Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 30kg
Warm Up: 1x3 45kg
Warm Up: 1x2 60kg
Working Sets: 3x5 67.5kg

Deadlift: Warm Up: 2x5 40kg
Warm Up: 1x3 60kg
Warm Up: 1x2 85kg
Working Sets: 1x5 100kg

Baldie

In the gym for 7am....

Squat: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 55kg
Warm Up: 1x2 70kg
Working Sets: 3x5 92.5kg

Press: Warm Up: 2x5 Empty Bar
Warm Up: 1x5 20kg
Warm Up: 1x3 25kg
Warm Up: 1x2 30kg
Working Sets: 3x5 40kg

Power Clean: Warm Up: 2x5 25kg
Warm Up: 1x5 35kg
Warm Up: 1x3 40kg
Working Sets: 5x3 50kg