Jwood wants to be a Juggernaut!

[jwood]

Did a quick extra workout, girlfriend wanted to try out the new sled so I of course joined in.

Sprints w/ sled
*all about 25 yards
25 x 2
45x2
70x2

Prowler Sim
45x2
70x2

Good extra workout, my body is wore out from today. Hoping for a solid bench press session tomorrow.

[BendtheBar]

Did a quick extra workout, girlfriend wanted to try out the new sled so I of course joined in.

Nice. Didn't know she was a fitness freak.

[big_swede]

Good stuff J. Sledwork sounds like a ton of fun, need to get me one!

[jwood]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Nice. Didn't know she was a fitness freak.

Yea, she is just as crazy as me. She ran the Philadelphia marathon last year. She ran cross country for a very long time, trying to convert her to heavy weights, but she does not like it yet. She will with time, haha.

Originally Posted by big_swede

Good stuff J. Sledwork sounds like a ton of fun, need to get me one!

Sled work is fun, just kind of wore me out yesterday. Body was very tired today.

[jwood]

Monday Bench Press
Bench felt good, weights still feel heavy on bench. the set up is still feeling a little awkward. Had a slight mishap on my burnout set, good thing there were people in the gym.

Bench Press
135x5
165x4
205x3
235x2
275x1
240x 14 Win! Up one rep from last week
Failed on rep 15, got it half way up and it came back down. Bar was just stuck on my chest, my buddy came to the rescue haha. Set up still does not feel great, I think it is my low back messing with me.

Pull Ups
BW x 10
Plus 30 chain x 10 PR
plus 60 x 5, not great
plus 30 x 8, 6
BW x 14
These felt good, loving the pull ups.

Skull Crushers
*all sets with short mini bands
45x12
65x10
85x3x6
These are progressing nicely, I like them.

Hammer Curls
40s x 3 x 8

Band Pull A Parts
Mini x 3 x 20

Reverse Hyper
2 plates x 3 x 10-15
Really starting to figure these out.

Solid session today, I think I had a slight lack of calories over the weekend. I need to make sure I eat a lot more after strongman training. Yesterday was a very active day, with only a decent amount of calories. Post workout meal needs to be huge to recover for the week.

Looking for some good squats tomorrow. Planning to lighten up the weights on my next cycle of squats and go back to my chucks for a while. I think it will help my overall squat form. Got keep some variety.

[BendtheBar]

My sister was a marathoner. Still trying to get her to convert.

240x 14 Win! Up one rep from last week

Win. One rep at a time. Nice work.

[jwood]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

My sister was a marathoner. Still trying to get her to convert.



Win. One rep at a time. Nice work.

Marathons are pretty bad ass. But it is nice having someone that understands the obsession. Most girls would not put up with my workout schedule.

Every rep is a little more added on my max

[jwood]

Tuesday Squats
Getting better, decided to put knee wraps on today just to feel them out. They help me hit depth with heavier weight because I am much more confident.

Squats
145x2x5
235x5
265x4
305x3
355x2
415x1 Wraps
370 x 7 Win, plus 3 reps but kinda cheated because I used wraps.
The wraps kinda help two things here, they make me sit back harder and also they give me a lot of confidence to sink into the hole. I think I will continue to use them more just on my heavier weeks.

Back Extensions
Monster mini band x 3 x 15

ABs on GHR
BW x 3 x 15

Reverse Hyper
2 plates x 15
4 plates x 2 x 10-12
4 plates and 2 25s x 10
4 plates x 10-12
I always look track of my reps on these. I am really starting to find my groove on them. I have been watching a lot of Louis' videos on doing these. I think previously I was going to fast to get any benefit. Now they are starting to really feel good.

Good workout today, took my time on squats. For my next cycle I am going to lighten the weights a little and go back to my chucks. I want to feel the difference to experiment with both kinds of shoes. On July 8th I go to Phoenix for 2 weeks, for training with work. Not sure how much I will get to train, but I figure on the Big-15 template I should get most things in.

Back is starting to feel better. Felt fine on squats, tried to do a couple sumo deads, and those felt terrible. Hoping the reverse hyper will get me healed up. Focusing on core strength.

[BendtheBar]

370 x 7 Win, plus 3 reps but kinda cheated because I used wraps.

Plus 3 still seems very good even with the wraps addition.

[big_swede]

Nice squatting man! I also liked the strongman work from the other day, just started that myself and its a fun way to train!