So it was two years ago to this day that I first tried out Starting Strength for the first time. Looking back to how I thought then, I thought in two years time exactly (i.e. today) I'd be pretty big and strong. Certainly benching more than I'm away to bench (I'm typing this just before I do chest/triceps/shoulders, away to flat bench 70kg 3x3). I thought I'd be doing that by the summer (2007, that is), easily.
I actually feel quite sad that in the two years I've been interested in the weights game I've progressed so little. The last few months have been great, but overall I'm quite ashamed to say that I first picked up a weight two years ago.
I failed my goals then, failed most of my goals for this Christmas. So now I'm going to make some new goals that I will not fail.
But the time I'm 19, I want, for a 1RM;
Squat: 185kg (current estimated 1RM: 152kg)
Bench: 115kg (current estimated 1RM: 74kg)
Deadlift: 227.5kg (current estimated 1RM: 152kg)
I have until the middle of July to make these numbers. Squat isn't too ambitious compared to my other lifts.
I'm not planning to look back to this fateful day on my 19th and feel the same I feel on this day as I look back to 14th Feburary 2007.
Of course, now my I've opened my mind to many different training styles. Before, when I first failed, I was a Rippetoe fanboy. I was too closeminded regarding training methods, even though they were obviously working for the trainee. I seriously believed that all one had to do to get strong was periodised 5x5 full body type routines. But now that I'm armed with more knowledge and a more open mind I believe I have a far higher chance of reaching my goals.