This is my first journey.
History- I’ve been lifting on and off for a few years, was pretty serious about from 2003 to 2005, but a rotator cuff injury in December of 2005 took me out of the game for quite a while. My recovery from the surgery went well, but my mind kept holding me back. I would start a program but then bail out of it when I would feel a little pain and fear of going through it again. This went on for the past 2 plus years where my progress would only go about a month or so then I would back out for weeks before starting again. In November of 08 I decided to go again, but this time determined to train smarter, I started a basic split with really light weight and worked my way upward and things were feeling good. In December I stumbled upon an article about a 5x5 program and it really made sense to me. For years I was always training to failure on my last set of a lift, and would end up hitting a plateau then have to backtrack the program. The micro loading aspect of the 5x5 program made me understand or relearn the principles of lifting that I had long forgotten. I’ve been following and studying a couple of the brothers on this site that are on the same program (the shizz, & atrain11b, thanks guy’s) and it has inspired me to start my own journey,. I believe logging this journey and following others will keep me on the iron path. I’m currently on week 5 now and I could not be happier with my progress. The goal is to build muscle and strength obviously, and drop some body fat with a cleaner diet.
Current stats- Ht-5’7”, Wt-185lbs. Bf-21.8%
Current supplements-Animal pak, Animal stak, Animal flex.
Lift schedule-
Monday- squat, flat bench, barbell row. Assistance work- weighted decline crunch
Wednesday-squat, military press, dead lift. Assistance work-pull-ups or lat pull down, and leg lifts
Friday- squat, flat bench, barbell row. Assistance work- dumbbell skull crushers, barbell curls.
more to come-PAL