A Long Way To The Top - 2 Weeks In

Firstly I'll apologise for the delay in getting this post up, I've very much been just getting over that Irish game on Sunday...

So I've been doing the Stronglift 5x5 program for two weeks now and I've been progressing quiet well with the program. Certainly seems to be more effective than my previous program's. So as I've already said, the program focuses on doing 5 different exercises. Each exercise is performed in 5 sets of 5 reps, except deadlifts which is only one set.

• Squats
• Bench Press
• Barbell Rows
• Overhead Press
• Deadlift

So for the first two weeks I took the approach of one day on, next day off. So over the first two weeks I've done 7 sessions in gym. Here is the breakdown of my progress so far;

Week 1 

Monday 28/05/12
Squat	47.5kg
Bench Press	42.5kg
Barbell Rows	32.5kg

Wednesday 30/05/12
Squat	50kg
Overhead Press	25kg
Deadlift	37.5kg

Friday 01/06/12
Squat	52.5kg
Bench Press	45kg
Barbell Rows	35kg

Sunday 03/06/12
Squat	55kg
Overhead Press	27.5kg
Deadlift	40kg

Week 2

Tuesday 05/06/12
Squat	57.5kg
Bench Press	47.5kg
Barbell Rows	37.5kg

Thursday 07/06/12
Squat	60kg
Overhead Press	30kg*
Deadlift	42.5kg

Saturday 09/06/12
Squat	62.5kg
Bench Press	50kg
Barbell Rows	40kg

* 3sets x 5reps & 2sets x 4reps

So after two weeks at the program, I've been very happy with how its going for me. Although I did encounter an issue an the Overhead Press. I hit a mini plateau when I struggled to get full reps on my final two sets. 

But I've had issues with shoulder exercises in the past, so I will be staying on the same weight until I'm able to complete the my five full sets...

As you can see from my progress, the program is certainly showing signs of being quiet effective so I'm going to remain optimistic with regards to this program getting me to where I want to go.

So as of Monday(11/06) here are my measurable:

	Starting Stats	After 2 weeks
Weight	177lbs	173lbs
Body Fat%	18%	15.2%

So in 2 weeks I've managed to lose 4 lbs, now I will admit that my scales aren't the best so these readings may be a little out. The Body Fat % is just a rough estimation too(Tool here). 

So my plan over the next 2 weeks will be to hit the gym 3 times a week, this will give me the weekend off from the gym. I'll hopefully get myself back out on the bike a little bit and also get a little bit of core worked into my week...

Onwards to greatest