More progress in Week 10

Week 10 moved forward last night with some more Starting Strength.

We skipped the basketball game since it was too dark and went straight into the gym. I hit the bag a little, but overall I skipped the warmup (not something I recommend, but I was feeling lazy).

Squats were first, and I repeated 170. My legs were really killing me and these felt hard. I think it's because I'm finally doing them correctly, and like the first few weeks of this program I was having trouble adjusting. Hopefully next week I'll be feeling better. That said, I did have great form and really felt like I was getting a workout, pushing through barriers and making progress. I did not feel like I owned these, though, so I'm going to repeat 170 on Friday and move up +5 on Monday.

Bench press was next, and I finally feel like I'm catching up to the pushups. The 100 pushup plan in the mornings has been taxing my chest and arms and it forced me to drop to 165 last week, which I could not complete. Last night I did 165 again, and this time I finished it. It didn't even feel too bad either. Not easy by any means, but I rocked out all 15 reps (3x5) and had excellent form the whole time. The plan is to move up to 170 on Monday.

Deadlift was the final lift for Wednesday, and I upped the weight 10 lbs to 165. My form was perfect, or at least great for me, and I got through all 5 reps (1x5). Unfortunately they were a lot harder than I thought they would be. I actually had to take a break before the last rep. It's weird that these are so hard since they look exactly like squats, but I struggled so much more on deadlifts at 165 than I did with squats at 170. But I did get them all done and felt like a beast at the end. My friend did 275 on deadlift last night, and he made it look awesome (not easy though) so I'm a little embarrassed that he did 110 more than me, but it's not a competition and I know that. I'm still glad with how I did. Since it was so heavy, though, I'm going to repeat 165 next week.

We finished with a quick 50 situps and called it good. Overall a good lifting day.

Bring it!