Training log dating back to 2014: https://startingstrength.com/resources/forum/competitive-lifter-training-logs/48348-austins-log.html
9/11
BW 199
Squat: 495x1, 545x1, 585x1, 495x4 x4 sets.
Row: 275x6 x4 sets
9/12
1.5" deficit DL: 495x1, 585x1, 530x3 x3 sets
High bar squat (beltless): 385x7, 395x7, 405x7, 415x7
9/15
Pin Squat: 555x1, 505x3x3
9/16
DL: up to 615x1, slower than I wanted, then 535 for a few sets of 4.
9/20
Deadlift: 585x1 @7, 635x1 @8.5, 565x3 x3 sets. Speed PRs
Comp paused bench: up to 340x1. First bench reps since July, just testing to see what I might be able to YOLO and hit at the meet.
High bar squat: 425x5, 405x5 x3 sets
9/22
BW 198 (less training volume … less appetite … less weight gainzZz)
Pin squat: 535x1, tweaked my back on that single, 475x3 x3 sets
8 days out
Looking forward to your typical tweak/PR cycle right in time for the meet. 
Backs aren’t even real soooo
9/25
BW 198
Squat: up to opener @ 550x1, then 455 x 3 x 3 sets. Video: Instagram
Paused Bench: up to 345 x 1 x 3 singles
Deadlift: up to 530 x 1 @ 0
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Wednesday
SQ: 405x1, 365x2 x4 sets
Slightly more detailed meet recap
Didn’t cut at all for this meet (obviously), just ate normally until weigh ins, where I was at 90.9 kg.
Second flight for squats. First flight moved much quicker than I expected, so I ended up having to warm up from 0 to 405 in about 5 minutes, which wasn’t really a big deal but just quicker than I had planned. Unfortunately the warmup area was in a completely detached building from the meet, with no projector to show where they were in the flight. This made timing warmups particularly difficult, since I was handling myself for the meet. I ended up taking 495 as last warmup a bit too early, and ended up having to go back and take 315 to stay warm prior to my first attempt.
550 first attempt moved very easily. Unfortuantely, however, I realized that we were lifting on Capps Texas Power bars, so they had a LOT of unanticipated whip. 584 second attempt moved OK, but the whip was very noticeable on unrack and made the walkout difficult. During my ascent out of the bottom, the bar slipped up my right shoulder (noticeable on video) and threw me off balance, but I managed to save it.
Decided to go more conservatively than I had planned (which was 275 kg) and stuck to 272.5 (600.5). Unracking this and walking it out sucked with the bar whip. Took me a little longer than usual to get set, and I had to descend slower than I wanted. This screwed up my bounce, and I lost tightness coming out of the bottom and missed the rep.
Benches - again, hadn’t trained the bench in about 3 months prior to this meet so was kind of flying blind. Tested a few singles earlier in the week and 345 felt fine so I expected to end up around there. 319 opener was very easy. 341 second attempt also very easy, but with a mild back cramp. Bumped third to 358, which went up smoothly but had a much worse back cramp. Got up and started moving around as much as possible after this.
DLs - had it figured out by now, and timed all my warmups perfectly for this. Took 530 as a last warmup. 595 opener moved incredibly easily, and immediately called for 639 second attempt, which also went super easily. Since I missed the 600 squat, I really wanted to hit 300 kg so I decided to stay conservative and called for that, even though I’m sure 310 kg would have gone up. 300kg also went easily (as shown in the video).
PR total despite being way off meet PR on the bench and missing my third squat.
Once my elbow situation is sorted out, I fill out the 93 kg weight class, and am squatting on IPF spec bars, I don’t see any reason why 1700 can’t go down. Something like 611/385/705 would do it, even though I’m obviously capable of far more on the bench if I can stay healthy to actually train it.
Mon 10/2
Front squat: 425 x 1 @ 8
Squat: 405x6 x4 sets
Row: 225x10 x3 sets
Tuesday 10/3
Mid-shin block pull (beltless): 405x8 x4 sets
3-0-3 Tempo squat (beltless): 315x8 x3 sets
Friday
Deadlift (beltless): 455x6 x4 sets
High bar squat (beltless): 315x10 x4 sets
10/9
BW 199
Squat: 315x6, 365x6, 405x6, 445x6, 475x6, 435x6
Row: 225x10, 265x10 x3 sets
10/10
BW 199
Block pull (beltless, slightly above mid shin): 405x6, 455x6, 500x6, 535x6, 505x6, 505x6
High bar squat (beltless): 335x10, 355x10 x3 sets
10/12
3-0-3 Tempo squat: 325x8 x4 sets
10/13
Deadlift: 405x6, 455x6, 500x6, 445x6, 445x6
RDL: 275x10 x4 sets
I’m struggling to find time around my work schedule to get an appointment in to get this elbow checked out and imaged. Really frustrating to be approaching 2 years since my last bench PR due to all sorts of recurring issues on the bench.
10/16
BW 199-200
Squat: 405x5, 455x5, 505x5 @8, 455x5, 455x5. That top set is technically a 5RM … had never done more than 500x5 before, just because I don’t grind 5RMs anymore. Turned out that was really easy.
Isometric bench holds against pins: 5 singles? dont know how to log this
Row: 275x10 x4 sets
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10/17
Block pull (beltless, barely above mid-shin): 405x6, 475x6, 525x6, 495x6, 495x6
High bar squat (beltless): 365x10 x4 sets
Impressive numbers, Austin! I have seen you post several times about how you started out as a very skinny swimmer, and I have seen your before pics. Definitely inspiring! I am also scrawny and have been lifting for a while. Weight is going up slowly.
Just curious what the timeframe was for your weight gain? Has it been fairly steady, or did you put a lot on during SSLP and then just a little after that? Have you mostly stuck with 3-4x/week training frequency? Do you think something similar to your Bridge program would be good for a skinnier guy who finished SSLP?
Thanks!