J4GGA2's Log: Becoming More Athletic

Saturday 2nd of February
WSSB 3: Speed Workout

I really enjoy high-velocity work, so I decided to drop my second conditioning day in favour of a speed/sprint day.

I used the CWS sprint guide from Juggernaut 2.0. The lengthy warm-up was definitely tedious, but afterwards I felt much more prepared to sprint.

CWS Recommends a maximum of 200m per session, so I’ll do waves of 100-120m, 150-160m, 180-200m

Warm-Up:

  • JM General and Sprint Warm-Ups

Sprints:

  • 6x20m @ full effort. 60-90s between efforts

Warm-Down: 30s each

  • Standing Hamstring Stretch
  • V-Sit Forward Reach
  • V-Sit Foot Reach
  • Frog Stretch
  • Pigeon
  • Deep Lunge Hip-Flexor Stretch

I’m always surprised at just how taxed I feel after a sprint workout

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Just to clarify, the sprint Mesocycle is gonna look like this:

Weeks 1-3:

  • 6x20m
  • 8x20m
  • 10x20m

Weeks 4-6:

  • 4x30m
  • 5x30m
  • 6x30m

Weeks 7-9:

  • 3x40m
  • 4x40m
  • 5x40m

Weeks 10-12:

  • 2x50m
  • 3x50m
  • 4x50m

I started on Week 1, but will be doing the Week 4 workout next week to line up all my cycles

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Monday 4th of February
WSSB 3: Max Lower

Warm-Up

  • Skipping
  • Agga’s 8

Front Squats: ss t-spine and triceps mobilisations

  • 20x5
  • 40x3 belt on
  • 60x3
  • 70x3
  • 80x3
  • 85x3 RPE 9 PR
  • 90x0 didn’t commit to the lift, if that makes sense

Weak-Point: Glutes

High-Bar Reverse Lunges / Pull-Throughs

  • 40x3x10 / 57.5x2x12, 65x12, 75x10

I like pull-throughs

Abs: 2 rounds

  • 18 kneeling ab wheels
  • 3x10s per side Bird-Dog Planks
  • 5 per side McGill Curl-Ups (5s hold)
  • 10 per side SL Glute Bridge
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Nice man!!

Sacrilege to the lifting gods. Dont be a wuss!!

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Yeah yikes. I came up like an inch but didn’t grind through… Weeeeaaakkk

Current macros

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Solid eating.

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Tuesday 5th of February
WSSB 3: Rep Upper

Warm-Up

  • Half of the Agga’s 8

I think I pulled my Adductor. I’m pretty sure I now know why Joe puts the foam rolling into the Agile 8: the groin stretches he uses are quite intense for a cold muscle.

High-Incline DB Press: ss 27.5x20 Face Pulls

  • 15’s x 10
  • 20’s x 14, 11, 9

Pretty happy with that

Chins / Bent-Over RDF w Plate

  • 13 Pronated / 2.5’s x 12
  • 10 Supinated / 2.5’s x 12
  • 7 + 1 dropped down NG / 2.5’s x 12

Leaning Cable Laterals / CS T-Bar Rows

  • 5x4x12 / 25x4x10

DB Shrugs (3ct hold) / V-Bar Pushdowns:

  • 22.5s x 2x12 / some weight by slow reps
  • 22.5s x 12 strapped / some weight for reverse 21’s

Fat-Grip DOH Barbell Hold:

  • 40kg for 40s, 36s PR

Eat your goddamn steak :joy:

Gimme steak

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My steak

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Slow cooked those suckers for 10 hours (they were beef chuck)

I can honestly say that I’ve never cooked anything so good in my life

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Wednesday 6th of February
WSSB 3: Conditioning

Warm-Up:

  • Some abs and skipping
  • JTS General Warm-up

Hill Sprints: 15-25% Incline:

  • 3x20-30m progressive
  • 8x70-80m

Thursday 7th of February
WSSB 3: Dynamic Lower

Warm-Up:

  • JTS General Warm-Up

Power Clean from Pins Below Knees:

  • 40x3
  • 60x5x3

The cool thing about Oly lifts is I swear I get better at them through the sets, within a single workout.

5 Inch DB Reverse Lunge / Barbell Hip Thrust:

  • 17.5’s x 3x10 / 60 x 3x10

Hanging Knee Raises:

  • 3x10, 1x15

I’ve been doing Leg Raises wrong, because these knee raises sucked

Trap-Bar Carries: Drop-Turn every 15m

  • +40kg for 30m
  • +60 for 30m
  • +80 for 30m was going to cap it there, but…
  • +100 for 30m with an extra drop at ~25m

In hindsight, +100kg was definitely too heavy, and kept sliding out of my grip. I should have gone for 90, but I really wanted the +100kg carry :joy:

All up about 1 hour 10 minutes.

Sometimes you gotta man up and do what you want.
Well done Mate, Now you’ve got it next time you just crush the 90 kg, knowing you can do the 100.

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Awesome work up in here man

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Cheers for kind words guys @mortdk @duketheslaya

Friday 8th of February
WSSB 3: Max Upper

Warm-Up:

  • Limber 11

Yeah definitely pulled a groin muscle, nearly all the adductor stretches were painfully limited on my right side. I’ll try book a physio appointment soon.

Floor Press: ss 15 Double-Band Y-Raises

  • 20x5
  • 30x5
  • 40x5
  • 50x5
  • 55x5
  • 60x5 PR
  • 65x5 PR
  • 67.5x3 PR but wanted 5

Damn, good session so far :joy:

DB NG Floor Press / SA DB Row to Chest:

  • 17.5’s x 20, 18 / 20’s x 2x20

Pretty sure these were both PR’s too

Barbell Row / Face Pulls:

  • 52.5x12 / 35x12
  • 57.5x10 bit jerky / 40x12
  • 55x8 still jerky, low back tired / 40x12

Fatigue setting in

Barbell Shrugs (3ct hold) / Alternating Fat-Grip DB Curls

  • 70x12 / 8’s x 12
  • 70x7+5 hook grip / 8’s x 12
  • 70x14 with straps / 8’s x 12

Brutal pump from both

Great session, all up 1 hour 16 minutes

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Sunday 10th of February
WSSB 3: Speed Training

Warm-Up:

  • JTS General and Sprint Warm-Ups

Main work:

  • 4x30m Sprints, full effort

Monday 11th of February
WSSB 3: Max Lower

Warm-Up:

  • Skipping
  • Limber 11

Deadlift w/ 3s Pause off Floor:

  • 60x5
  • 70x5 belt on
  • 80x5
  • 90x5
  • 100x5
  • 105x5 PR hook grip slipped locking out final rep
  • 110x0 took several attempts with and without straps, but for some reason couldn’t break off the floor. Still quite happy with the 105x5

Barbell Rev. Lunge / Cable Pull-Throughs

  • 45x3x10 / 75x3x12

PR on lunges, weight felt good

Ab Circuit: 2 Rounds

  • 19 Kneeling Ab Wheels (with pause)
  • 3x10s per side Bird-Dog Planks
  • 5 per side McGill Curl-Ups
  • 12 per side Single-Leg Glute Bridges

Solid workout, really happy

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Tuesday 12th of February
WSSB 3: Rep Upper

Warm-Up:

  • Skips
  • Limber 11

High-Incline DB Press: ss 30x20 Face Pulls

  • 10’s x 10
  • 15’s x 10
  • 22.5’s x 10, 8, 5

Going to try up the reps at the same weight next week

Chins / Bent-Over RDF’s w Plate

  • 13 Pronated / 2.5’s x 12
  • 7 Supinated / 2.5’s x 12
  • 5 Supinated / 2.5’s x 12
  • 8+1 NG / 2.5’s x 12+3

Volume PR for chins

Leaning Cable Laterals / CS T-Bar Rows

  • 5x4x15 / 25x4x12

Both Volume PR’s

DB Shrugs (3s Hold) / V-Bar Pushdowns

  • 25x12 / 35 x Reverse 21
  • 25x12 / 37.5 x Reverse 21
  • 25x12 / 37.5 x Reverse 28

Good pump

Fat-Grip DOH Barbell Hold:

  • 40kg for 34s, 36s

The drop from last week is probably because I didn’t use straps for the shrugs

Time: 1:26

Wednesday 13th of February
WSSB 3: Conditioning

Warm-Up:

  • JTS General and Sprint Warm-Ups

I timed it, this takes around 20 minutes. I don’t really mind that TBH, because I can feel the difference in my running.

Hill Sprints: 15-25% Incline

  • 3 progressive sprints of 20ish metres
  • 9 sprints at 70-80m

Gassed but not dead. I’m quite pleased with that, considering I had a full-blown asthma attack doing 6 runs when I got back from India.

Total: 39 minutes