Rebirth of the Juggernaut: Brute Force and Ignorance (Part 1)

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@flappinit Spot on. These days, everyone wants to be a youtube/instagram star, and are more than willing to sell their dignity for a 10% off sponsorship at Big Jim’s wart cream emporium. “Living the dream”, haha.

PM WORKOUT

Keg clean
3x150
2x175
1x200
1x225 w/press at top
1x240 w/press at top (5lb PR)
1x225 w/press at top

Poundstone curls
111xAxle

Notes: Hell yeah. In full disclosure, I went for 240 once beforehand and the keg rolled forward before the clean, so I set it down, took a few minutes to recompose myself, and then just musclef**ked it up to my chest. I learn that it’s something of a “skill” I develop in training for a comp, where I can just fight the implement up into place when it really shouldn’t be there. Put a helluva strain on my right bicep, but the confidence boost is worth it, as the comp distance matters less and less the closer I get to comp weight. Once I hit 250 for a clean and press, I’ll focus on loading the weight lower in the keg to get a better sense of the balance.

I’m pretty much blacking out at the top of each rep, and it’s a goal to make sure I get the repped locked out before that happens. Hopefully I don’t another keg in competition, haha.

I’m strict pressing, because that seems like the best bad decision to make. I’m sure if I tried to push press, I’d lose it.

Poundstone curls fit in well here. I might keep them at this place in my training.

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I read or glance at probably half the logs in here and watch 0 videos except a few form checks, hate consuming video to learn.

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YESTERDAY’S WORKOUT

PM WORKOUT

MAX EFFORT LOWER

(7) Mat Pulls
5x135
5x225
3x315
1x405
1x495
1x585
1x635
1x675 (10lb PR)
0x680

THIS MORNING

High Handle Trap Bar pulls 405
1x41+9

Notes: The 675 went up incredibly smooth, and I actually managed to break 680 off the mats, but the bar drifted and, in a rare display of uncharacteristic intelligence, I decided to shut it down, as at that point my groin was already in a bit of pain. Ran out of time so saved the trap bar for this morning. With the aching groin and the cold of the AM present, it was rough. I was satisfied with the chip shot of PR with 41 reps before the first set down that I capped my effort at 50 reps. It was a balancing act, as it was cold enough I needed to bundle, but I then quickly overheated under the effort of the work. I need to eclipse 60 soon, but that will be easier when things aren’t aching.

Planning on getting a some of my pressing workout done in a bit as well and making this a 2 a day to get back on schedule.

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What the fuck.

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I hit 60 2 weeks ago

Just can’t let it be stagnant. Run the risk of making it a sticking point.

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Our Lord and Saviour, Mark Rippetoe, would disapprove.

But that is seriously insane. Kudos.

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I’m glad you did that in the darkness. It seems like something that’s best reserved for the shadows.

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@Voxel It was at least helpful in the summer, when the garage was like 120 degrees, as it produces marginally less heat, but now it just helps me not notice what is going on, haha.

YESTERDAY’S AM WORKOUT PART II

SUPERSET (press-chin)

Axle strict press
5xAxle
5x66
3x171
3x196
9x221 (PR of some sort)

9x196

NG Chins (various grips)
3x9
3x8

DB rows 105
1x22

TODAY’S AM WORKOUT

GIANT SETS (press-dip-raise-pull aparts. Sets 1 and 4: trap bar. Sets 2 and 5: axle. Sets 3 and 6: log)

Trap bar press 145
2x10

Axle strict press 186
2x10

Log clean and press away 175
2x10

Dips
6xFailure

DB raise 25
6x15

Band pull aparts
6x13

Notes: 3:45 between heavy presses. 2:00 between giant sets. Holy cow that topset press was amazing. I set my sights on 10, told myself it would be ridiculous, and then still hammered out 9, with a real potential for 10 if I actually had technique dialed in for the whole set. Every week I manage to impress myself with how strong my press is getting. It’s a bit of a bittersweet victory, as I keep wanting to get back to Deep Water, but things are going WAY too well to abandon course at this point. I’ve really stumbled onto something awesome here.

It also dawned on me that my backoff set is something that I would’ve been VERY pleased to hit as a topset not that long ago. Just insane.

Work schedule is screwy this week, so I’m playing catch up with training. I’m still a day behind, and will be that way until Saturday at this rate, but will then get back on track.

The giant sets went very well, and it’s the first workout in a while where I hit all reps on all movements. Log felt really dialed in. I may start wearing a belt on the trap bar pressing soon.

Stepped on the scale yesterday for the first time in a while and saw 209lbs. That wasn’t first thing in the morning, and I had a few meals and drinks in me, but it’s still a good weight to be at, and definite progression. I’ve been slowly and steadily adding more calories as I go, and though I look like a mess by the end of the day, I’m still pretty lean in the mornings. Can still fit into my old belt hole spacings, but it is more cramped than before. All in all, moving in the right direction.

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My boy feels the same way about broccoli. If he can’t see it, it can’t hurt him.

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Absolutely insane stuff going one here! I mean even for someone who is used to reading your log over a long period of time, haha.

Also a final note on the lightning: A cheap spotlight from amazon would solve that problem. Mine cost 30€ and works very well. Plus I am now actually visible in videos.

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Appreciate it dude. Been great having you along.

I can actually see very well in the gym, especially after getting LASIK.

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@Voxel I keep joking that, with all the surgeries, I may be getting older, but the median age of my body is getting younger.

AM WORKOUT

Buffalo bar squat
5x140
5x230
3x320
1x370

REST PAUSE (12 deep breaths between reps)
10x410
5x410
3x410
2x410
1x410
12x320
6x320
3x320
2x320
1x320

Reverse hypers 360
4x16

Notes: Slightly longer than just 12 deep breaths at the end. Spent a little bit of time draped over the bar feeling sorry for myself. But, once again, the method proves stupidly effective. What’s crazy is how light the weight starts to feel as I progress week to week. First week of trying this, 410lbs was a monumental effort to unrack, and now I fly out of the rack for the topset. Definitely getting comfortable handling heavier weights.

Lower back pump is insane. Most likely a sign of technique falling apart under fatigue.

Worth noting that this program usually destroys my left knee (the one I had surgery on), but so far I’m pretty painfree with it. Wondering if some of the stabilizers have built up over time. To this day, I still struggle with things like 1 legged squats with that side, but it’s definitely gotten better over time.

Cut the shrugs out for today. May throw them in to the bench workout tomorrow.

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Is this something that you are actively training?

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Nah. Just something I notice standing around. I don’t mean a pistol: I mean just lowering myself on just that one knee. Knee seems to track differently.

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Not this again.

Edit: So it’s more than just a joke post. I know you’re not big into pre/rehab stuff, but as a fellow knee pain sufferer, I did these pretty consistently for a couple months and they actually seemed to help with what I had going on. 3 Ways to Target the Quads - Bigger Stronger Leaner - COMMUNITY - T NATION

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I take it this doesn’t concern you?

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When you say rest pause, do you mean:

  1. 410 x 10. Re-rack the weight, rest for 12 deep breaths, get under the bar again. 410 x 5 (and so on)

Or

  1. 410 x 10. Take 12 deep breaths but bar is still on your back. 410 x 5 (and so on)
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It never has and never will concern him! :upside_down_face: He’s a walking injury.

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C’mon, man! You’re smart enough to know the answer to that. We see things like “shoulder still feels like hamburger meat but I did nine sets of heavy pressing and it seems to be doing better.”

He just bosses his body around and it seems to listen. I’m beginning to think I should try that approach instead of spending all this money on doctors.

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