Growing A Set

I’ve been reading T-Nation religously for a few months now, and so I figured it’s about time I get on here. Essentially I was fat my whole life, and peaked at about 280 pounds. I got serious into weightlifting, and wanted to compete in bodybuilding, and dropped down to about 200 pounds. I slacked off for awhile after that, and now I’m more motivated then ever, only now I’ve decided that I want to powerlift instead of bodybuild. Currently I’m trying to finish up losing some weight, as I’m still around 18-20% bodyfat, and for once in my life I want to not have a nasty stomach. Once I’m down I plan on getting serious with upping the weights.

Current stats:
Bodyweight - 184.6
Bodyfat % - 18-20ish
I’m following 531, and my calculated working maxes are …
Squat - 290 (Decided to drop off weight and work on depth)
Deadlift - 345
Bench - 230
Push Press - 180

I’ll post my workouts so far this week in following posts.

Workout from 2/26/11

Bench:
95 lbs x 5
115 lbs x 5
140 lbs x 5
150 lbs x 5
175 lbs x 5
195 lbs x 10
Calculated max = 260lbs

Incline Bench: 135 for 5 sets of 12
Dumbell Fly: 30 for 5 sets of 15
Skullcrushers: 60 for 5 sets of 12
Also ran some sprints.

Workout from 2/28/11

Deadlift:
135 x 5
175 x 5
205 x 5
225 x 5
260 x 5
295 x 11
Calculated Max = 403

5 sets of chin-ups
Dumbell rows: 85 for 5 sets of 10
Good Mornings: 70 for 5 sets of 10
Farmers Walks with 85lb dumbells

Today’s workout

Push Press:
75 x 5
90 x 5
110 x 5
120 x 5
135 x 5
155 x 7
Calculated Max = 191

Barbell Shrugs: 315 for 5 sets of 12
Front and Side Raises Superset: 30lbs for 5 sets of 10
Weight Dips: Bodyweight +30 for 5 sets of 10
Sprints