J4GGA2's Log: Becoming More Athletic

Training Training Logs
1966

Still training, just not recording

Thursday 26th of November
Upper 1

Warm-Up:

  • Warm-ups are bullshit

Power Cleans

  • Hang High Pull + Hang High Pull hold to Drop Catch + Hang Power Clean: Bar x 3-5 reps
  • 1st Pull + High Pull + Power Clean + Hang Power Clean: 40 x 3, 60 x 3, 70 x 3
  • Power Cleans: 75 x 6 x 1

Super smooth

DB Bench:

  • 20s x 10
  • 27.5s x 10
  • 35s x 3
  • 32.5s x 10, 7

Competition-Style Bench:

  • Bar x lots
  • 40 x 5
  • 60 x 5
  • 80 x 1
  • 77.5 x 2 x 5
  • 72.5 x 8

Giant Set:

  • Seal Rows: 30 x 15, 37.5 x 12, 45 x 10
  • Dips: 8, 10, 7
  • Seated DB Curls (Alternating): 10ā€™s x 3 x 10
  • Straight Bar Pushdowns, away from anchor: 30 x 15, 40 x 2 x 12
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1967

Awesome man! What field?

1968

Health/Bio but weā€™ll see where we end up

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1969

Health as in HPE?

1970

Itā€™s health and human development at Y12 level in Victoria. Just an excuse to ditch the whole curriculum and talk about gains

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1971

Have you read the book ā€œexplain painā€ by any chance?

I think youā€™d enjoy it.

Read it while studying clin ex Phys and taking psych as a minor.

It probably had more impact on my training/recovery than most EP textbooks

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1972

First page be like ā€œpain is just weakness leaving the bodyā€

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1973

Haha in a way yeah.

Itā€™s about pain being a feedback system, not an indicator of damage

And how people who identify with their pain experience it more etc.

Itā€™s very cool

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1974

Havenā€™t read it yet, but I know of it. We got lots of pain science, with content from Explain Pain, last semester.

I totally agree, understanding a little bit more about how pain works and what it does and doesnā€™t tell us has been massive for my training and the advice I give people I work with

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1975

What if you make a 600kg super total to get on the podcast? Itā€™s still a total right?

1976

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Worth a shot, methinks

1977

Reading along, just so you know

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1978

Cheers man, I appreciate it! Sorry Iā€™ve been so quiet

1979

Hey, man. Any updates, have you been training?

1980

Yeah man, Iā€™ve been meaning to get back to logging, just too lazy at this point.

Signed up for a meet in March, looking to go 140/100/170 which should be very conservative PRs all around, and nothing remarkable at all

Otherwise life is good, itā€™s been a great week

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1981

Sunday 27th of December
Week 1 Day 4: Upper Hypertrophy

Seated OHP:

  • 30 x 10
  • 35 x 2 x 10
  • 30 x 10

CG Bench, Low Arch / 3-Point SA DB Row

  • 60 x 3 x 10 / 40 x 3 x 12

Prone SA DB W-Raise / DB Pause Lateral Raise

  • 3 x 3 x 25 / 5s x 3 x 12

Alternating Incline Hammer Curl

  • 10s x 3 x 10
1982

Late merry christmas/happy holidays fam. Howā€™s things going with ur coach? 2021 look good for you in gains and life?

I picked up some coaching myself recently from Melbourne Strength Culture. You may have heard of em. They put out good info. Iā€™ve also been coaching a few peeps myself which is good fun in a different way and an immense learning experience

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1983

Yeah man, good things all round. Coaching w Brandon is going well, its nice handing the keys over to someone else. Iā€™ve been chilling out a lot the past week and a half which has been perfect. Nearly finished ASCA 2 as well which is awesome.

Sure have man, Iā€™ve been following Jamie Smith for a while. Iā€™ve actually considered heading down to Melbourne to intern with them when I finish uni. They do very cool stuff.

Are your clients for PL or general fitness?

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1984

Wednesday 30th of December
Week 2 Day 1: Squats

Low-Bar Squats:

  • 60 x 5
  • 80 x 3
  • 95 x 1
  • 105 x 2 x 3
  • 85 x 2 x 5

All very easy. Still working on even foot pressure, midfoot pressure and getting some L adductors. Left AIC vibes are strong.

Front Squat (2-3s eccentric)

  • 72.5 x 2 x 8

Went as expected. Abs got cooked

Leg Press w Adductor Squeeze / Ab Wheel

  • +135 x 3 x 10 / 3 x 10

Iā€™ve been taking this wave for leg press really light. Brando will say ā€œ8 RPEā€ but I always do a terrible job of judging that on leg press. Decided to strip the weights way back and just add 5kg a week.

Used a ball squeeze on this because I have horrific IR

Offset Ā½ Goblet Bulgarian Split Squat

  • 10/15 x 2 x 12

^ Describes a BSS variation in which the arm on the same side as the working leg holds the lighter dumbbell, in rack position, and while the other arm holds the heavier dumbbell, normally. This style of loading promotes my pelvis and ribcage to rotate towards the working leg. In doing so, I can access the hip flexion + internal rotation (hip shift) that I sorely lack

For some reason, I puked after those, and I have no idea why. Weight was less than 75% of what I know I can handle

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1985

Nice nice. Iā€™m with em for powerlifting. General fitnessā€¦ pfft.

They have done a lot of professional development stuff so while itā€™s a ways to go why not. Any other pros to going to Melbourne?

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