Jwood wants to be a Juggernaut!

[BendtheBar]

Originally Posted by jwood

Thanks steve, it should be fun, going to be a crazy weekend, this is my first time being the best man, I am a little nervous

Just don't drink until you pass the ring.

[jwood]

Tuesday Conditioning
Did not go too crazy today, but got enough in.

Sled Drags
Cluster sets, sets of 4 sprints with 10-15 deep breaths in between
plus 45 x 1 cluster
plus 70 x 1 cluster
plus 70 x 2 sprints, plus 45 x 2 sprints

Did a bunch of upper body sled work after this
Bench Press
Row
Curls
Overhead Tricep Extension
-focused on my arms, elbows were a little sore so I wanted to get some blood moving.

Tomorrow will be squats and rack pulls. I am going to see how my squats feel, I may go for a heavy triple. Then do my pause squats. Feeling good today. On to my next experiment and time for event day to get even more serious.

This week I am going to OHP on Thursday, still undecided which day I will press. I do enjoy my OHP workouts on Fridays, so I may keep it the same. Also, then I can do serious conditioning thursday.

[BendtheBar]

On to my next experiment and time for event day to get even more serious.

Getting tired just thinking about it.

[jwood]

Wednesday squats
Did not feel great today, did too much sled work yesterday. And work was rough today, hoping tomorrow is better.

Squats
145 x 2 x 5
235 x 4
285 x 3
325 x 2
375 x 1
415 x 1 with wraps
455 x 2.5, spotter said I did the third but he helped a little

Pause squats
365 x 3 singles

Rack pulls, mid shin
135 x 3
225 x 3
315 x 3
365 x 1
405 x 1
455 x 1
505 x 1
555 x 0
455 x 2 x 3
These felt pretty good, numbers should fly up on these

Yoke bar gm
90 x 5
180 x 3 x 5
200 x 5
Need to stay consistent on these

Tweaked my left hammie a little again. Gonna push press tomorrow I think. I really need to get back on track with a squat cycle. Need to build some momentum and my body is feeling beat up.

[BendtheBar]

Was that 555 rack pull close?

[MikeM]

Always interesting stuff going on in here. Nice work JW. Take care of that hamstring.

[jwood]

Originally Posted by BendtheBar

Was that 555 rack pull close?

Very close, it started to go. As soon as I get the weight off the rack, it goes. I just need to practice the movement more.

Originally Posted by MikeM

Always interesting stuff going on in here. Nice work JW. Take care of that hamstring.

Thanks mike, I like to keep it fun!

[jwood]

Thursday OHP
Solid session today, felt awful to start but then got focused. I did not really eat all day, so I grabbed a few mcdoubles on the way home and trained about an hour later. Seemed to work.

DE Bench
9x3x135 plus monster minis
3 different grips

Push Press
135x5
185x5
205x1
225x1
245x1
265x1, possible PR
280x1 PR!
This was a huge number for me, pretty easy too. 300 is coming!

Tricep Extension, grenade handle
150x12
170x2x10

Hammer Curls
30s x 15
40s x 3 x 12
50s x 2 x 8

Tate Press
40s x 12
50s x 2 x 10
Elbows were feeling a little beat up.

Very happy with today, next 3 days will be completely off from training. Heading to texas for a wedding. My body could use a few days off. Going to start some cycles next week, need to really get a squat plan going. Have a great weekend guys!

[jwood]

Monday Back to Training
Got home just before the hurricane. Got the last flight into Philadelphia last night, a lot of people from the wedding got stuck in texas. Anyway I got to train at home today. Starting some new cycles and I will be making some spreadsheets later, nothing else to do.

Close Grip Bench Press
135x5
175x5
205x4
240x3
260x2
275x1
285x1
300x1
225x13, probably a close grip PR
On my bench at home I have to go really wide or really close. Opted for close grip, felt very strong.

Wide Grip High Incline Press
135x3x10

Bent Over Rows
-super strict, rested my head on a bar to ensure there was absolutely no movement
135x8
185x2x5
135x10
These are very tough

Skull Crushers
95x10
115x2x6

Pull Ups, heavy
bw x 6
plus 25 x 3
plus 50x3
plus 60x2x3
Felt very heavy

Tricep Pushdown
100x 4x 15

Body felt pretty good today, took 3 days in a row completely off. I was at a wedding in texas, everything went great. Good weekend, except now this storm is crazy, but no work today. I am going to start the short strong-15 cycle from Lift Run Bang. These cycles are only 5 weeks, I like that idea. Should be good, I think 9 weeks is just too long a cycle for me.

No work today and no work tomorrow. The storm is really supposed to get bad tonight!

[big_swede]

Good training and be safe.