cbloom's log - Rippetoe & Frozen Shoulder

[cbloom]

Squat : 125 3x5
feel like I could easily go a lot heavier but I'm taking it slow

Incline dumbbell bench : 65 3x5
felt really hard to get in & out of position safely
might have to stop doing this unless I can get a spot

Deadlift : 185 1x5 , 205 1x3
probably could've finished the 1x5 at 205 but I wussed out and bailed


That all felt pretty good, but WTF I just looked at the clock and I was at the gym almost 2 hours. I think I warmed up for too long and then I must've got low blood sugar and just totally spaced out there for a long time.

Shoulder feels really awkward in the squat position.

I tried going down faster in the DL and dropping it from higher up. Everyone in the gym was looking at me. I really wish I had proper rubber floors and bumper plates.

Starting Strength is so f**king hard.

[cbloom]

Squat : 135 3x5
Pullups + 20 lbs : 7,6,4
Militaries : 45 lbs 1x4 (fail), 40 lbs 3x5

Weighed myself - 188 lbs ! (up from 180 a month ago). Definitely a bit of fat but weight gain is good.

Did some dumb [censored] at the end of the workout cuz I felt strong and had lots of energy; punched the bag barehanded and did some plyo jumps and a lot of hard abs. Dumb, don't do that.

Squat felt strong, but I did something bad on the second set. I think I had the bar too high up and it was kind of on my neck or something. Anyway, I did the set and it felt fine, then as soon as I racked the bar I got a huge splitting headache. I just rested a minute and it went away fortunately. Gotta be careful.

[maniacut]

[ QUOTE ]
Militaries : 45 lbs 1x4 (fail), 40 lbs 3x5

[/ QUOTE ] Are those dumbbells on each side?

Also you could try using a stopwatch (wristwatch/cellphone) to keep your rest periods strict if the clocks in the gym aren't very good.

[cbloom]

Yeah that's dumbbell.