Squatter's Journal-The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

[Squatter]

MOB POWERBUILDING CYCLE 1 DAY 6

I have decided to call this routine MOBPowerbuilding as I now feel like I have been beaten by them and left for dead after each session.

Bench Press
205 X6 See Vid
205 X5
205 X5
205 X5
Did not feel particularly strong today. Perhaps the squats/RDL's yesterday and the Pendlays/Pull Ups/Power Shrugs the day before had something to do with it But ya know what, I am actually enjoying this as I am a sucker for punishment.

Incline Bench Press
As routine states, I used only a slight incline - 20 Degrees
170 X8
170 X8
170 X7
Last rep was a grinder and a grunter.

Dips
+25 X8
+25 X8
+25 X8
First time doing weighted dips in a long time. These were a huge test for my intercostal back Rib injury, and it passed with flying colors. I couldn't help but reflect on the good old days when I was doing BW +90 for reps.

Side Bends (Make up from yesterday)
45's X10
45's X10
45's X10

Cardio
5k (3.1 Miles) of Badass Intervals - I'll call them 'Jimtervals
Thanks guys - all I needed was a little push to get me to do intervals. After I was done, I almost keeled over and met my maker. Having total body DOMS didn't help matters either.

For crying out loud, I almost feel like I need a week off already LOL, but like I said, this is just what I need - a good butt kick.

Squatter205X6BenchPress - YouTube

Squatter205X6BenchPress - YouTube

[BigJosh]

Awesome session! You are putting in some serious work!

[jesseisrael]

Looking good Jim...

[Carl1174]

Looking strong Jim, I am just about to do day 12 and hopefully get the 2pps for 6 reps that I have wanted for a while.

But you are riht this routine does creep up and smack you around the head with no prior warning

Loving the 'Jimtervals'

Carl.

[Off Road]

Good session, especially those inclines.

[ILoveLifting]

Great work jim!
Have you ever tried benching with feet behind?
It's helped me a great deal. I'm expecting big things out of my bench in the very near future. So far im going to give credit to the new set up.

[LtL]

Nice work Jim.

LtL

[Squatter]

Originally Posted by BigJosh

Awesome session! You are putting in some serious work!

Thanks Big J I love hard work - the feeling of pride after a session is awesome as I am sure you know all about as well.

Originally Posted by jesseisrael

Looking good Jim...

Thanks very much Sir!!

Originally Posted by Carl1174

Looking strong Jim, I am just about to do day 12 and hopefully get the 2pps for 6 reps that I have wanted for a while.

But you are riht this routine does creep up and smack you around the head with no prior warning

Loving the 'Jimtervals'

Carl.

Thanks Carl. 225 X6 is an epic milestone - I'll be cheering away!! I am hooked on this routine and the Jimtervals.

Originally Posted by Off Road

Good session, especially those inclines.

Originally Posted by ILoveLifting

Great work jim!
Have you ever tried benching with feet behind?
It's helped me a great deal. I'm expecting big things out of my bench in the very near future. So far im going to give credit to the new set up.

Thanks Seth!! I have tried several foot positions - this one is where I seem to get the most leg drive. Goal is to get to 315 in 2012. Then I can rest in peace.

Originally Posted by LtL

Nice work Jim.

LtL

Thanks so much Big Daddy Al

[Squatter]

MOB POWERBUILDING CYCLE 1 DAY 7 CARDIO & WEIGH-IN

08/27/11

Cardio
10K(6.2 Miles) Jimtervals PR
Each interval was 71 seconds. On the sprint interval I increased speed from 70 to 90 RPM and incline from 1 to 3. What an intense rush. Thanks alot guys - I think I'm now addicted to intervals. However, I will now do HIT Jimtervals on non-lifting days. Steady state 5-10K's will be on the menu on lifting days.

WEIGH-IN
Weight: 222.8 lbs
Waist: 39.5 inches

Weight is down 3.4 lbs from last week and waist is down 0.5 inches. This marks the end of a very successful butt-kick week. I did 6 heavy duty Powerbuilding sessions and 75K of cardio in 7 days, including 15 K of Jimtervals. The 75K represents a huge cardio PR - I have never done this much in one week. Despite all of this, I feel great and full of energy. I, of course, do not want to lose 3.5 lbs every week, so things will be toned down next week. This week was just to jump start my system into fat loss mode. This cut is going to be epic. I am already looking bumpier - even Mrs Squatter says so. I may not even have to cut all the way to 200.

[LtL]

COngrat's on the weightloss Jimbo. Keep it up.

LtL