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mlcampbell43
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Hey again all,
I've posted a few times about some other things, some stupid, but have always got some real good responses. I have a training question. I have been doing the starting strength program since Jan 11th. Here are my stats for my 3X5 working sets so far:
.....................................Jan 11................................ Jan 29
Squats..................... 145 x 3 x5.................... 215 x 3 x 5 and 215 is pretty easy.
Deadlift................... 195 x 1 x 5................... 245 x 3 x 4 again pretty easy.
Bench ......................135 x 3 x 5 ...................165 x 3 x 5 I missed it one w/o but got it easy next
Overhead Press....... 75 x 3 x 5..................... 90 x 3 x 5
A little background. I had a serious right shoulder injury in the Army that took 3 years to rehab. I am finally back up to 90% range of motion, all lost mobility is reaching behind my back. So it functions almost completely normal. During those rehab, and a little longer, years I got FAT as hell. For the last half year I reduced my calories and walked/ran and lost 60+ pounds so far. I am down to 220 as of today. When I slimmed down I noticed I had no where near the muscle mass that I had in service. My question is this. Why is my bench and overhead so pathetically slow to progress? It is a little frustrating to see my other lifts go up so easy and I'm struggling with my upper body. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for all your help in advance.
BTW- I know these weights are pretty sad. I got really out of shape.
I've posted a few times about some other things, some stupid, but have always got some real good responses. I have a training question. I have been doing the starting strength program since Jan 11th. Here are my stats for my 3X5 working sets so far:
.....................................Jan 11................................ Jan 29
Squats..................... 145 x 3 x5.................... 215 x 3 x 5 and 215 is pretty easy.
Deadlift................... 195 x 1 x 5................... 245 x 3 x 4 again pretty easy.
Bench ......................135 x 3 x 5 ...................165 x 3 x 5 I missed it one w/o but got it easy next
Overhead Press....... 75 x 3 x 5..................... 90 x 3 x 5
A little background. I had a serious right shoulder injury in the Army that took 3 years to rehab. I am finally back up to 90% range of motion, all lost mobility is reaching behind my back. So it functions almost completely normal. During those rehab, and a little longer, years I got FAT as hell. For the last half year I reduced my calories and walked/ran and lost 60+ pounds so far. I am down to 220 as of today. When I slimmed down I noticed I had no where near the muscle mass that I had in service. My question is this. Why is my bench and overhead so pathetically slow to progress? It is a little frustrating to see my other lifts go up so easy and I'm struggling with my upper body. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks for all your help in advance.
BTW- I know these weights are pretty sad. I got really out of shape.
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