@Chris_Shugart what are the odds of the good folks at Biotest coming out with a T-Nation “slingbag”?..
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OMG OMG!
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in the UK they call these a Bum Bag, (they call something else a fanny) not sure what name is worse.
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I feel like you guys should go with “boot boot” - it tells the story
AM WORKOUT (0407 wake up via alarm. Only woke up once in the middle of the night: a new recent sleep PR)
JUGGERYOKE Week 1, Workout 5: Squats and Shrugs
Buffalo Bar Squat to straps
15x1x275
For the first 11 sets, giant sets with
Trap bar shrugs
8x3x445
3xAMRAPx355
Band pull aparts
11x20
Final 4 sets, superset/giant sets including
Axle clean and strict press away
5x123
3x7x123
6x123
Hanging leg raise
5xAMRAP w/10 lat shrugs at end of each set
BREAKFAST
Walk w/dog
Notes:
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275 was just about right for my goals here. My right hip got a little buggy again, and in brought the right knee with it, but I met intent, and kept rest times below 3 minutes. Next time, I’m going to keep bar weight the same or reduce it a little but add chains. Coming out of the hole was definitely the weak point, and then my topend strength would explode, so I feel like changing the curve of resistance on this would go far. Dan John talks about how he’d always use chains on squats if he could do it all over again, and I definitely see the benefit there. Another possibility is to switch this up to SSB instead. I could see that going far for the “yoke” portion of this, and my shoulders were not too happy coming in to squat today, but I wanted to give a full week at least an honest go before I screwed around with things too much.
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Took a while to find my stride on the shrugs. Good that I’m re-developing familiarity with the trap bar.
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The pull aparts are, once again, not RX. But they’re good for me.
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Wasted too much energy on the first set of the axle by trying to no-belt continental it. I followed Jamie’s prescription and got the required reps in, as this was prescribed 4x8.
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The lat shrugs are honestly just genius here. Definitely stealing it for the future. Such a natural way to do the Kelso shrug.
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My sleep keeps getting better, and my caffeine use drops to correspond. I only got up once in the middle of the night last night, which timed out well for my “wake and shake”. 2 years ago, I legit would wake up every 30 minutes.
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Family got in another 2 mile walk last night before bed. We took it slow, because of the heat. Was a great day to get out in the sun.
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Tang Soo Do tonight. We’ll actually attend this time. My weekend is going to be absolutely insane. We have a TSD get together Sat morning, Mrs and I are taking in a comedy show in the afternoon, doing a Renisaance Fair the morning of the next day, then the in-laws come in that afternoon, and I’m taking the day off work on Monday in order to have a weekend to recover from my weekend. I’ll get in activity at some point through it all, but that’s more the focus at this point: activity vs training. Living, enjoying, loving and thriving.
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Typical crazy weekend. I got this in between breakfast and errands
Trap bar mat pulls off of 6 mats
10+6+4x405 (12 deep breaths between sets)
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Geez that looks brutal, good work soldier.
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What’s the basic idea of Juggeryoke in terms of lifts and structure?
Appreciate it @tlgains ! Rediscovering that other gear.
@LoRez The goal of the program is to maximize development of the traps, shoulders, arms and abs.
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So is it mostly a mix of shrugs, high pulls, and deadlifts finished with lateral raises?
I actually just finished a full week of it, if you are curious. Day 1 through 5. Today’s workout is an optional “Dealer’s choice”
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Awesome drill! We do that drill, then we’ll do knee tap drill, then a combined drill. Every time you get tapped is three burpees. Great warm up!
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Oh I like the idea of knee taps! That’s clutch.
Got in a 3 mile walk and various other activity and ate like a champ today. Wife’s typical AMAZING breakfast that we refer to as “Valkyrie Omelets” that I’ll write about in my e-book, naked chicken wings at the comedy club, and 6 pork ribs with slice brisket at our favorite local BBQ place. I’m actually air frying a leg of lamb for meal prep for the week right now too.
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So much work and effort getting done in such an efficient amount of time. EDIT: Don’t think I quoted it correctly but this is in regards to your trap bar deads.
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Well i dont think you got the memo, but you already look like an Xman 
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Absolutely love that vest, it’s as if it was made specifically for you!
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Big haul from family farm
Made bacon and swiss deer burgers
More photo dumps.
Bought some stuff from a local wood carver. It called to me.
ALMOST bought this for the gym
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any liver
Nope. All muscle meat
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