Starting Strength – Week 1/Day 3 (5/1/2020)

This was just an awesome workout! I really pushed the pressure on all 3 lifts, and was happy to hit some high reps for each one.

A1. Low Bar Squat – 3×5/5/5+ @ 225lbs

  • 45x10x2
  • 95x5x2
  • 135×5
  • 185×3
  • 205×1
  • 225x5x2
  • 225×5+ (13 @ 8.5 RPE)

B1. Bench Press – 3×5/5/5+ @ 155lbs

  • 45x20x2
  • 95×10
  • 135×5
  • 155x5x2
  • 155×5+ (13 @ 9 RPE)

C1. Conventional Deadlift – 3×3/3/3+ @ 235lbs

  • 45×10+135×5
  • 185×3
  • 205×1
  • 225×1
  • 235x3x2
  • 235×3+ (16 @ RPE 8.5)

Knees were feeling surprisingly good during this workout, from what I remember, and I was able to get set into my hips for each rep on the squats. Deadlifts were also very locked in, I was able to maintain a much more neutral position on the pulls without overextending my lumbar spine as I have a habit of doing when setting up on deadlifts. Let’s see how this progresses with the weight increasing.

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