Destrength Has Awful Priority Management (road to 405 pound jerk)

11/22

Week 3/10 day 3/6

No feet power jerks
235x2 for 4 sets

back squats
325x10 for 5 sets

close grip incline bench
225x12
225x5
225x3

Technique was so-so on some jerks, others was good, and a couple were perfect.

Another rare instance showing I do have a strong upper body despite horrible neglect. Think it was a PR on the bench too.

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That blows away any incline close grip i’ve done by a loooong shot. VERY strong, jesus.

edit no it doesnt but it’s still very strong and on par with what i’ve done. STRONG.

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Thanks, though I think you use a lot steeper incline. Mine is medium-ish, it’s like fhe incline people use for their upper pecs.

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11/24/17

Hip snatches
95X2
115X2
135X2
155X1
175X2 for 3 sets
175X1, lost the second rep forward (technical, not strength)

klokov presses
95X5
105X5
115X5 for 3 sets

reverse hypers
1 plateX8
2plateX8
3platex8
4platex8

neutral grip pull ups
bwX10 for 6 sets
bwX6 for 6 sets

My lats died.

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Klokov complex
100kgx1
103kgx1
105x1

Clean pull complex
120kgx1+1+1 for 5 sets

GHRs
Bwx5
Bwx3
Bwx3

Standing ab wheel to wall
Bwx5
Bwx2 further out
Bwx3

Stretched and rolled more. Those pull ups fucked me up

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Power jerks
20kgx3
40kgx2
60kgx2
80kgx2
100kgx1
110kgx1
120kgx2
125kgx2 (125 was my old one rep max), first rep was a press out
130kgx2 stopped here so my next cycle would be humanly possible

Front squats
300lbsx5 for 5 sets

Single leg RDLs
65X10 per side
65X5 per side
65X5 per side

Got the 125kg and 130kg sets on camera, but can’t figure out how to send them to myself from coach’s eye. Hitting that stage in fatigue where your SOUL hurts and you want to be anywhere but the gym. Got a few more sessions then I can rest.

Was a really fun and exciting session though. I was training with the other people in the barbell club which was nice. Not sure where the new guy is.

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Does anyone else feel like weightlifters are becoming more common? My gym down state is starring tonget equal amounts weightlifters (probably half as many as powerlifters) and powerlifters compared to back when it was just me as a weightlifter. Not just that weak skinny guy who works on form 24/7 and squats silly light weights, but actually strong people who make progress.

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12/1/17

No feet snatches
20kgx2
40kgx2
60kgx2
70kgx2
75kgx2 either 1 rep PR or 5kg pr+1 rep pr
80x1, clarked the ever living fuck out of the second rep

Snatch press
120x5 for 5 sets

Rope climbs
1 trip for 3 sets

Fat gripz pull up

Dip style
Bwx2
Bwx2

Chin up (still fat gripz)
Bwx3
Bwx2

3 sets of muscle up progression stuff

Biceps with fat gripz

Decided to have some fun with my accessory work, and I discovered the gym has fat gripz.

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Yes it is. One of my good friends became engrossed in weightlifting after getting a formidable strength base within powerlifts. He became obsessed but is now admitting he wants to lift stones and run with weights in his hands…hmmm…

HMMMM.

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Who doesn’t want to lift stones and run with weights in your hands? It’s the running with weights on your back that gets you. :wink:

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12/2/17
Power cleans
240x2
255x1 was working without chalk on carpet flooring so energy was probably wasted (not as connected to bar, had to lower weights instead if drop)

Clean pull complex
275x1+1+1 for 5 sets

Back extensions
Bwx65
Bwx35

12/3/17
No feet power jerks
245x2
265x0

Squats
330x10 for four sets, probably had a fifth set but my hips were cramping up when I was chalking up for the set so ut wasn’t worth the risk.

Mixture of a rushed warm up and beat up hips dicked with my speed under the bar and mt squat form. Two training days left then I can deload. Probably going to change my setXrep scheme because I am fucking beyond sick of 5 sets of 10. Probably 5 sets of 8 instead, starting around 345.

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Hip snatches
20kgx3
40kgx2
60kgx2
75kgx2
80kgx2
85kgx2 last rep was sketchy so I stopped there

Snatch lift offs with pause at knees
105kgx3 for 5 sets

Waiter walks
3 sets of one trip per arm with 55 pound kettlebell

Close grip incline press
135x8
185x8
205x8
225x7

Incline Tate presses
45’sx9
45’sx8
45’sx2

@strongmanvinny2

These are probably closer to the incline you use. It’s one setting from ‘high incline’ (basically a few degrees from a seated press).

12/3/17
Extra workout

Calves

Y raises

W raises

Slow eccentric feet to bar
Bwx7
Bwx7
Bwx2

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A rare instance of actual training footage

https://instagram.com/p/BcVuGiRgrsq/

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Snatch push press + overhead squat
20kgx1+1
40kgx1+1
60kgx1+1
80kgx1+1
100kgx1+1
120kgx1+1 (video above), it felt really hard.

Ring pull ups
Bwx8 for 3 sets
Bwx6 for 2 sets
Bwx5 for 7 sets

Standing Ab wheel out
Bwx3 against wall
Bwx2 to wall
Bwx1 without touching a wall, first real standing ab wheel out

Stretched ankles and rolled out my pecs and shoulders.

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Hip cleans and power jerks
85kgx(1+1)2 for 3 sets

Squats
315x5 for 3 sets

Lu raises

Band pull aparts

Rolled quads and hips. Damn deloads being boring

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https://instagram.com/p/BcdU3DFg0Ge/

PR of some amount, honestly don’t remember. Probably had more in me if I didn’t snatch before

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No feet snatches
60kgx2 for 4 sets

Strict press
40kgx3
55kgx2
70kgx2
80kgx1
90kgx1
95kgx1
100kgx1 PR
70kgx8
70kgx8

Bent over rows
120kgx15
120kgx7
120kgx7

Muscle up stuff

EZ reverse curlz

Standing ab wheels
Bwx4 against wall
Bwx2 without wall
Bwx2 without wall

My hips are healing up nicely and I am regaining mobility and comfort I haven’t had for awhile.

Strict presses were fun, I am going to try to strict (normal, snatch, sotts, etc) once a week. They don’t really take anything out of my recovery, and I need more muscular shoulders eventually as my jerk/overhead squat/etc grows.

Klokov also had like a 165-175kg strict press, and who doesn’t want to be more like klokov?

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Hell yes man! Thats what i love to see.

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Thanks man. You’re about to see a lot more of those because I will actually be training my press instead of randomly doing it like once or twice a year to hit a PR on an impulse.

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