I have been on this site for many years and thought that I would create a training log to get some feedback/motivation. I took some time off from lifting for several bad excuses and I have been doing 5-3-1 for a little while now. I started with my maxs being very moderate at best.
I have lost some muscle mass and fat, down to 250 from 275. I have some old shoulder/knee issues that bother me from time to time but no structural damage, just years of use. Any suggestions are welcome.
For a while I was hard at it, too hard I think and was getting nagging strains and such that I had hell recovering from. 5-3-1 works much better for me as it paces my progress. I coach football and baseball at the HS level in Texas, hard to stay on track during football season. I am an old ranch raised Oklahoma kid who has always been country strong, just trying to stay that way.
Cool! Ever make it down to Metroflex in Arlington where Ronnie you-know-who trains?
I used to train in a nice place in Addison called The Gym - no, really, that’s its name. Corner of Trinity Mills and Midway, I believe. They have some fairly hardcore guys train there.
I really like the fat gripz, adds something different to the lift.
I normally do the BBB version of 5-3-1 but during football and baseball season when i am the most busy, i often have to stick to the plain 5-3-1 lift due to time and energy. Give the BBB a try, it’s good stuff!
Nice work in here 37, good to see you posting and definitely nothing wrong with being an Oklahoma raised ranch kid. Just started my first 5/3/1 4 weeks ago and so far, liking it a lot.
