BigJosh's Log

[Squatter]

At last, a Big Josh Journal!! Subbed for sure. All the best to you and your family on the upcoming birth of your son.

Solid routine - deads strong

[BendtheBar]

Log! Get after it BJ.

[BigJosh]

Thanks to all for showing support.

Originally Posted by 6footmidget

Nice work man. Congrats on the little guy! Looking forward to following this

Thanks man.

Originally Posted by big_swede

Good smashing big J

Thanks big swede.

Originally Posted by LtL

Good luck for the weekend Big Man!
LtL

Thanks LtL

Originally Posted by Abaddon

Good work Josh. I'm sub'd.

Told you I would do it AB.

Originally Posted by Rich Knapp

I will be in on this .

Awesome Rich.

Originally Posted by Carl1174

Nice to see your journal here Josh... definitely sub'd

Carl.

Thanks Carl.

Originally Posted by *MC*

Get after it, Josh!!

Will do sir!

Originally Posted by Squatter

At last, a Big Josh Journal!! Subbed for sure. All the best to you and your family on the upcoming birth of your son.

Solid routine - deads strong

Much appreciated Squatter.

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Log! Get after it BJ.

Yes Sir!!!!!

[BigJosh]

Sorry this is a few days late. This was a mediocre workout. I guess they can't all be blockbusters

BB Bench 185x12, 195x10, 205x7, 215x4
DB Bench 55x12, 60x10, 65x8
Incline cable crossovers 12.5x12,12,9
Skullcrushers 55x10, 60x4, 55x7 (this does not including the weight of the olympic ez curl bar.)
2 hand seated overhead db extension 65x12,70x7,65x8
Cable Pushdown 120x15, 125x12, 130x10
Rotator Cuff Exercises 3x12x3

Overall Workout Rating: C+
Nothing really improved from last week and I actually lost a few reps on the bb bench, skullcrushers and db extensions. I attribute it to a change in sleep patterns because the night before I was at the birthing center until 2 in the morning.

Here is a link to the rotator cuff routine I am using:
Rotator Cuff Strengthening Exercises

All lifts are measured in lbs. I forget that many people here are across the pond.

[Squatter]

Still a solid session Big J perfectly understandable you losing some focus and such considering the pending birth of your son and subsequent lack of sleep. Hope everything is OK with you and your family.

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by BigJosh

All lifts are measured in lbs. I forget that many people here are across the pond.

Maybe we need to start a special log section of kg users and only keep logs in lbs.

I have used the "Propped External Rotator" before but got kind of lazy and gave it up.

Mediocre aside, lots of good effort.

[Carl1174]

Still looks like a good session to me Josh, all things considered mate its just amazing you got in the gym at all.

Good stuff buddy and good luck with the impending arrival of 'LittleJosh'

Carl.

[BigJosh]

Thanks for the comments guys!

[BigJosh]

Been off for a week hanging out with my fiancee and my baby boy. His name is Grant and he was born 6:14am May 24th. He weighed 7lbs 12oz and was 20 inches long. I'm a proud papa to say the least.

Made it to the gym this afternoon. Dropped the weight a few pounds on my lifts to get back in the swing of things. Also dropped calves and ab work because I wanted to get home.

Legs
Squat 235lbsx5,5,5,5 Went well. Dropping the weight a bit allowed me to reassess my form.
Leg press 460lbsx10,10,10
Romanians 155x8,8,8,8

Overall workout grade: B
Despite the decrease in load and volume I felt it was a very good workout. It really allowed me to kind of slow down my reps and re-enforce some good habits. And most importantly, it was fun and I left feeling good.

[Abaddon]

Congratulations Josh - very glad to hear he's healthy.