Missed a workout yesterday due to intestinal discomfort.

Squat:
1x10x45
1x5x135
1x3x185
1x2x225
3x5x260

Verrrrrry slow. Feel like I didn't go deep enough on one rep in my third set. Not too bad tho.

Bench
1x10x45
1x5x95
1x3x135
1x2x155
3x5x170

Felt good. 172.5 should not be too hard. Slowly adding people to my "do not ask that guy to spot ever again" list.

Deadlift
1x10x135
1x2x225
1x5x235
1x5x225

Still working on keeping my lower back in the proper position. I need to stretch more often. (everyday)

Did an extra set because I am pissed that I wasted months of progress doing it with bad form.

Should have gone last night, but fell asleep. Whoops. Will get all 3 WOs next week.

Squat
1x10x45
1x5x135
1x3x185
1x2x225
1x5x265
2x4x265

First time I have ever missed a squat rep. I did not dump it on the safety bars, I just racked it after the 4th rep each time. Not sure if this is good or bad, but whatever. Not sure what I want to do now. Have gone up 40lbs since my last reset, @ 5lbs per WO. Do I want to reset again down to 235, and iron out any remaining form issues? Or do I just try 265 again next time? It is very heavy and I feel that I am getting close to my physical plateau.

Also, I have this tendency to roll forward onto my toes a bit. I think this is because my back can not keep its self upright enough, so I am leaning forward a bit too much. This kind of makes me want to reset.

Press
1x10x45
1x5x65
1x5x95
1x4x127.5
1x5x127.5
1x4x127.5

Very slow. Form feels good. Will attempt this weight again next time.

Rows
1x10x45
1x5x65
1x5x95
3x5x125

Good speed / explosiveness. 135 should be easy. Still need to get a form video, forgot to take my camera today.

The only way to learn to maintain form with heavy weight is to practice form with heavy weight imo. It's a continuous battle.

What to do depends on cause of failure imo. Ok sleep? Food? Recovery?

Isn't the standard procedure to try two more times at the same weight before resetting?

There's room for individual thought anyway - I felt the same way as HS did when I reached 265 and failed the first time, just no way in hell I could go any higher. Also other people here have found that resetting the squat multiple times following straight SS isn't that helpful. OP probably doesn't have that much left in him on linear gains unless he wants to start eating small horses each day.

If other factors are ok I'd probably try for a small reset and switch to PPAN once weights get close to failure again.

I actually think im coming to a crossroads soon. As I stated in the OP, im really in this for aesthetic / BB reasons, not pure strength. So I am going to start a cut "soon". Not sure if that affects my decisions at all about how to progress in this current situation.

Tonight's workout was a rollercoaster of emotions....

Squat:
1x10x45
1x5x135
1x3x185
1x2x225
3x5x265

Felt pretty good. Last set form fell apart a bit, but I was really concentrating on keeping the weight on my heels, which seemed to help alot. Will try 270 next time, although not expecting it to be easy.

Is there any point in micro loading the squat? (I have 1.25lb plates) Or is that really just a waste of time... ?

Bench
1x10x45
1x5x95
1x3x135
1x2x155
1x4x172.5
1x2x172.5
1x6x135

Here is the downhill part of the roller coaster. No idea what happened here. 170 last time felt great. Today it felt like a fat guy was sitting on the bar. Did not even want to try the last set, as I figured I'd get one rep at best. Oh well.... will try this weight again.

Deadlift:
1x10x135
1x2x225
1x5x245

Tried to focus on keeping my back arched. I feel like my arch gave out while lowering the weight in between reps. Not good. Also, I feel like the last rep my back position was not great. Will stay at this same weight next time, really gotta nail these form issues before I compound the problem again by adding weight to quickly.

WIM pretty low, kind of wanted to get in an get out so I could watch lost. :P

Also, had digestive issues during the day, which was not helping any.

Bench
1x10x45
1x5x95
1x5x115

Squat rack and power cage were in use so I just ****ed around a little on the bench. My last WO, bench was god awful, so I felt I could use a little grease in my groove.

Squat
1x10x45
1x5x135
2x5x225
1x5x270

First set of 225 was supposed to be a warmup set, but felt very sore, so I just went with it. Second set felt a lot better, so decided to do one more set at my work weight. Will do 270 next time. It felt pretty good. The initial soreness is making me lean more towards shifting to TM soon.

Press
1x10x45
1x5x95
3x5x127.5

Felt good.

Row
1x10x45
1x5x95
3x5x135

Kind of wanted to get out of the gym, so did these fast. Felt pretty easy still. DEF need a vid soon. whoooops.

Got a lot of sleep last night, did not eat much today though.

Squat
1x10x45
1x5x135
1x3x225
1x2x255
3x5x275

Felt good. Pretty slow. Feel like my back rounded out on one rep, but I noticed it and corrected it for the next rep. If I do 280 next time, I will have achieved my goal of 1.5x BW squat

Bench
1x10x45
1x6x95
1x3x135
1x2x155
2x5x172.5
1x4x172.5

Missed the last rep. Did the first set without a spotter. Should be able to get 3x5 next time easy.

Deadlift
1x8x135
1x2x225
1x5x255
1x5x135

Felt good. Watched the Starting Strength dvd section on deadlifts today. I think my biggest problem was missing the "chest up" cue. Was able to lift kind of slowly, and it felt like I was really using my legs/hips not my back.

Microloading the squat is pretty pointless. Reset or move to other programming instead.

Figured as much, thanks. Will be going to Texas Method likely next week.

Probably my last day of SS. Squat sets are getting harder to recover from, plus I want to start cutting before the really warm weather gets here. Will do a week deload, but I also want to try to do some 1RM stuff just for ****s and giggles. Wonder if its best to do it before or after my 1 week deload?

Anyway, will be doing texas method after that, while eating at a (bigger) deficit.

Squat:
1x10x45
1x5x135
1x3x225
1x2x255
3x5x280

Hit my 1.5x bw goal. Feels good. Reps were very slow / grindy. Not sure what weight I will start TM at.

Press
1x10x45
1x5x95
3x5x130

Heavy. Slow. Shakey.

Row
1x10x45
1x5x95
3x5x145

I am still doing these quite explosively. I vurped some ground beef after my second set, perhaps I should dial back the intensity a bit :P

If you want to lift teh maximal weights, do it whenever you feel rested. I.e. if you feel crushed now, do it after deload.

First "deload" workout. Just did some random stuff I wanted to try.

Box Squat:
1x10x45
1x8x135
3x5x185

These were a lot harder than I had imagined. Had to be careful to not sit down to fast and telescope my spine.

Barbell Curls
1x10x30
3x5x60

Meant to grab to 50 lb bar, but there was a retard standing directly in front of the rack, so when I reached around her, I grabbed the wrong one. I said **** it and curled it anyway.

Skull Crushers
3x10x40

Never done these before, triceps felt like they were on fire. Probably won't do them again any time soon.

Hang Cleans
1x??x45

Failed trying to get the bar into the rack position comfortably. I sucked at it and got frustrated and left.