They definitely did. It sounds like the kid has the will and you were able to be a blessing to him.
Do you think you would coach or would you be more like a workout partner who shows the way and provides tips here and there?
Itās really a bit tough to say. What I āhaveā isnāt really anything that can be taught. Iāve run into that issue before whenever the Mrs wants me to get her some lifting instruction. Weāll set up on the SSB and sheāll go āIt hurts when I do thisā and Iāll say āYeah I know: this bar sucks and I hate it. Whelp, you need to do 14 more repsā.
Itās why Iād like to do it as a volunteer rather than a profession. People can take or leave what I have to offer, but Iām not beholden to them to provide an outcome and theyāre not beholden to me to do what I say. I donāt suffer whiners when it comes to training, and Iām not going to motivate someone that isnāt ready to perform.
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This is the exact impression I have of you based on how you interact here. I donāt think traditional coaching fits you but you definitely have a lot to offer someone - especially a newb.
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I mean, I have been a professional educator before. I have the ability: I just donāt want to, haha.
And much appreciated dude!
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Youāre still educating people, but itās through example instead of giving directions.
@Frank_C and in some cases, a bad example is a great learning tool too, haha.
AM WORKOUT (0315 wake up via alarm)
CIRCUITS (only resting long enough to change plates)
Buffalo bar Squat 5xBar
T-bar rows 10x150
BB Squat 5x140
Weighted dips 10x55lbs
BB squat 5x230
T-bar row 10x55
BB Squat 5x275
Weighted dips 10x55
BB Squat 5x315
T-bar rows 10x55
BB squat 5x360
Weighted dips 10x55
SUPERSETS (squat-hyper) 90 second rests
Buffalo bar squat 275
5x10
Reverse hypers 410
1x10
4x9
SUPERSET (row-dip) resting long enough to put away plates between sets
T-bar rows 150
2x10
Weighted dips 55
2x10
Belt squat stripset
24x150
Reps of 125
100
75
50
25
50 band pull aparts
Post workout shake
30 GHRs
20 standing ab wheel
25 band pushdowns
Notes: The BBB week of SVR II. The TM continues to be just about perfect. Granted, this is a first thing in the morning squat workout, so Iād probably have more in me a little later in the day, but keeping rest periods short and cramming work in between sets made things suck enough. This was the most āSVR II-ishā workout Iāve done, as I actually did the pushing and pulling in the same workout. As I was working through the BBB sets, I kept thinking about how, if I was doing Deep Water, I wouldnāt even be close to done. That program is calling to me too, but I gotta get my head and body squared away first.
Nature is going to provide my conditioning today: supposed to get hit by a blizzard, so Iāll be shoveling and then enjoying a beef stew with grass fed piedmontese beef. Doesnāt get more anabolic than that.
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Sounds fun
Reading the end of your post my mind read beer instead of beef, and I thought ādamn thatās gotta be a hell of a stormā knowing your drinking habits, haha.
Do you have any plans to shift more towards the push-pull-leg assistance Jim recommends? Or just stick to mostly your own thing?
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@bigdaddi Itās telling that Derek treated it primarily as pain tolerance/lactic acid training, haha. That sort of training was a big part of his overall approach to training, which resonates with me so well.
@mr.v3lv3t Be a helluva time to start, haha. Regarding the assistance, since my daily work already contains pushing, pulling and core work in the 50+ range, I donāt feel a need to include anything additional to SVR as it is, and instead tend to fill the session with ālikeā assistance work. Upper body on upper body based days, lower on squat days, back focus on the dead day, etc. Iām planning on making things heavier on the upper body assistance work done on lower body days when applicable (hence the rows and weighted dips today), but even then: itās all just assistance work. Iām taking Jimās ādo whatever you wantā to heart, haha.
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Ah yeah that makes total sense haha, forgot to factor the daily stuff in. I prefer the ālikeā assistance work as well, especially in the winter when Iām not really doing much other than lifting.
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I think theming the assistance (lower/upper) is a good preventative bet to not accidentally run 4 days full-body. Not saying 4 days full-body canāt be done but then being smart with the exercise selection comes into play. Donāt have the best track record there personally.
But, if someone has empirical evidence with their own body that supports that program design (i.e., theyāve done it, theyāve progressed meaningfully) Iād be a moron to say itād be wrong.
I love this quote I have saved up,
Iām 100% for everyone finding their own way and developing their own training; if you think something needs to be tweaked for your own benefit or goals, make that decision for yourself and go for it. So donāt ask me if you can start tweaking shit.
ā Wendler
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Thatās the big thing: if you follow it the way Jim TELLS you to do it, it wonāt be a problem. On upper body days, youāre doing pull aparts and pushdowns for assistance. Lower days, itās DB pressing and rows. Youāre never pushing yourself hard enough that you canāt recover from it. Itās only when people try to turn the assistance work into supplemental work that it becomes an issue.
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This makes it seem as if you drank water during your workout, did it make you weak?
Agree. The inclination is strong to do (weighted) chins/dips, and if someone actually liked to do lower body work theyād do goblet squats with the heaviest dumbbell in the gym and then tack on some ab-work.
Negative on water: my shake is made of drinkable egg whites and protein powder with a greens supplement.
EDIT:
To a bit further, my morning routine boils down to
Wake up, chase the dogs downstairs, feed them and speed eat 3 eggs and 3oz sirloin. I often sleep in my gym clothes to save time. In all, itās about 15 minutes from when I wake up to when I walk into my garage to start lifting.
I train for about 65 minutes, come inside, immediately drink the shake, and then tend to go hit up some daily work or a tabata conditioning exercise. This allows a 15-ish minute window until my next āmealā of a serving of fat free greek yogurt or skyr mixed with peanut flour (and some salt, calorie free sryup and fat free whipped cream).
By this point, itās time for me to leave. Iāve changed into my work clothes (baby-wipe shower if needed, but these days itās so cold that I donāt sweat when I train in my garage) and roll out the door. Iāll hit some low intensity daily work on the way out (chins, pull aparts, pushdowns, etc).
Conditioning
90 minutes of snow shoveling
Blizzard is still coming down, but this at least got us a baseline to work with. And its still exhausting. Stew was amazing.
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Thereās just something about snow shovelling thatās so draining.
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Especially after getting up at 0300 to squat, haha.
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That sounds amazing. Definitely going on the menu for next week.
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@dagill2 Absolutely. Finally cold enough that all the great winter foods are coming out. Stews, caseroles, I got a grass fed pot roast on the ready, chilis, pastas, etc. Thereās a reason people traditionally pick winter to put on weight, haha.
AM WORKOUT (0315 Wake up)
Juarez Valley front squats of 185 w/5 six count burpees between sets
12
1
11
2
10
3
9
4
8
5
7
6
Time: 23:24
50 band pull aparts
SSB squat stripset
20x185
11x135
20 minutes of snow shoveling
Post workout shake
20 standing ab wheels
40 reverse hypers
25 band pushdowns
25 chins
Notes: I canāt stop speaking highly enough about this madness Iāve come up with. A topset of 12 really put it somewhere crazy. Itās around 75 reps of front squats with a solid weight for me, while the burpees keep my heart rate up and tax recovery. As a strongman, I feel like itās perfect for prepping for medleys, because youāre never recovered and youāre rushing the set up. I may be at the point where I need to add weight next time, as adding 1 rep to the topset has a cascading effect.
More shoveling for conditioning. Forearms arenāt caring for that.
Got in most of the daily work on top of it to round things out. Iāll most likely be shoveling again tonight, so calories are getting burned immensely today. Need to eat to match. Been implementing more macadamia nuts, as theyāre an amazing source of monounsaturated fats. Super dense too.
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