I am Sphere Nine. The first eight died.
My goals are to be strong and maybe put some weight on. Right now I’m a kind of scrawny dude, but after a few years of training, my strength puts me in the category of “strong for an average asshole.” I weigh about 165 lbs, and my best lifts are as follows (all raw–no belt, wraps, etc.):
Bench: 265 lbs
Squat: 300 lbs ATG (no PR for power squat–I’ll keep you posted)
Deadlift: 355 lbs (I’ve gotten worse at the lift since hitting that, though, which is something I will not stand for)
Press: 170 lbs
As you can see, my pressing strength is way too great compared to that of my lower body, but hopefully that will change.
I recently switched from ATG squats to a powerlifting style, with a wider stance and going down only to parallel (hip crease below patella), as the ATG squats started to make my calves hurt for some reason. I have a pretty weak posterior chain, but hopefully I’ll get better at sitting back and staying upright with practice.
I recently decided to give 5/3/1 a shot, as pretty much everybody that has tried it raves about it incessantly. At first, I was hesitant, cuz, y’know, I’m too cool to start with such light weight, but then it dawned on me that that’s moronic, so here I am.
I did, however, decide to do the 3/5/1 variation, but I keep forgetting to do the heavy singles. Sue me.
Anyway, without further ado, here’s my log: