Fitness thread

Finally hit some milestone over the last three weeks or so:
Deadlift 315 1x5
Bench Press 200 3x5
Shoulder Press: 150 3x5
Squat 275 3x5

The Deadlift is just pathetic, but having to work past the considerable back pain I get while deadlifting really slowed down the process (yes, my form is good. Yes I'm driving through my heels, etc, etc it just is always sore for some reason). Gonna take a break for a week to give my body some rest and come back with a different routine I think just for a change of pace.

Just got back from the gym. My lifts are vastly improving. I was doing squats and...

100 "WOAH super easy"
140 "Still easy"
160 "Yawn"
180 "Oh, a bit of challenge"
200 "JESUS CHRIST"

I did 8 reps every time.

Considering that I started at 60 pound squat just a few weeks ago... this is an impressive gain. I'm looking forward to doing more squats.

I remember I used to love doing the bench press far more than squats, but now squats have become my favorite exercise. I'll have to see about incorporating deadlifts and calf raises next week.

Congrats guys! I know what it's like to be starved out on gains and it really does feel great. Keep on going.

Also Fiel, I wouldn't be surprised if you hit ~250 in the next few weeks. Noob gains are too strong. I would be careful about deadlifts though, it's really easy to mess something up if you put on weight too fast.

I'm going extremely slow with putting weight on my press exercises (My bench progress is going from 162x3 to 162x5, to 167.5x3, etc). I am going to break this god damn plateau.