Daily Archives: January 17, 2011

Jim vs. Linear Progressions

I rebooted two linear progressions today: shoulder press and back squats.

Shoulder Press
115 x 3
115 x 3
115 x 3
115 x 3
115 x 3

Back Squat
135 x 5
135 x 5
135 x 5
135 x 5
135 x 5

I chose the loads based on previous work: Teagle being closed means it’s been nearly a month since I did my last 5×3, so I just went with the same weight. And I decided to start at the same weight for back squats as I did last time I attempted a linear progression, since I didn’t quite make it to four months this summer (and again: it’s been nearly a month since I touched a barbell).  Seemed like good choices, because I was feeling this workout long before it was done.