Man you bring so much intensity. Awesome stuff.
Every time I come to your log i ask myself why I don’t come here more often? Then I watch your videos and remember it’s because Im not ready for the painful truth of how much im undertraining, and how far from failure I actually train. I would have called failure at least 4 times in that one squat set and you just keep going.
that buffalo bar looks interesting - Does the shape help to keep it on your shoulders?
Nice work man!
@Pinkylifting That’s high praise from you dude: much appreciated. It’s why I get a bit miffed when I get accused of having “good genetics”. Man, if I had good genetics, you think I would work so goddamn hard? Haha. I play it like a video game: just maximize one stat and play to that strength as long as you can. If everyone else is gonna be bigger, stronger, faster or better than me, what I can bring is a willingness to push harder and further than anyone else is comfortable with.
@Edgy Interestingly, it’s the opposite. I am a HUGE Ironmind fanboy, but they put pretty much ZERO knurling on the buffalo bar, so it tends to slide quite a bit on the back. The bow in the bar makes it so that it’s easier on the shoulders compared to a straight bar, because your hands are lower. It’s also stuff as hell: no whip at all, which I dig. I use it because it forces me to use a higher bar position than I can with a barbell BECAUSE it’s so slippery, which, in turn, forces me to get stronger. I can low bar squat with a barbell with the bar so low on my back it’s almost like a belt squat, haha. The higher position makes things a little tougher.
@bigdaddi Thanks dude!
1000
Walked 1 of the dogs for 30 min wearing the 80lb vest (the other dog put himself away: didn’t want to walk today)
1300
CROSSFIT LEGION OF DOOM WOD
7 rounds in 10 minutes, timer went off at rep 111 of the 8th round
Notes: I REALLY dig this WOD. I’m usually not a fan of the “as many rounds as possible” style WODs, but the added element of adding reps each round keeps it interesting. This was also a good way to get some blood flowing into the legs after that widowmaker. But what about recovery?! That’s what food is for.
And on that note, food just keeps on coming. I’ve got a good system: train until I feel absolutely nuked, eat until I don’t. There’s no “guilt” with that approach: there’s no time for it. I’m more living in a constant state of “oh sh*t: I have to somehow recovery in time for more”. Cracked a code there for sure.
And on that note, Mrs is running a half marathon tomorrow and has already requested we hit up our favorite local pizza place for lunch to celebrate. Hell yeah. Means it’ll be time for some Juarez Valley in the morning.
Thruster = Gorilla Press Slam
Burpee ~ Lariat
I guess I can kinda see it.
I have a vision of us meeting each other and the greeting going.
Dude…
Mate…
Dude
Mate…
For at least a minute. 
This. There’s been a number of guys on here, you being one, that it would be easy to say they’re just better than me because of genetics, but having seen you around here for years and seeing you put in the work and consistency, I’d have to be delusional to actually think it.
Ew, dude. That looks horrific.
Yup. Pwn totally looks genetically superior right now - but the fact that it’s taken him 20 training years to get here means he’s not. The really genetically superior people do genuinely blow up, and it doesn’t take many years. That’s what makes them genetically gifted.
Have you seen that jaw line and his clavicles !
@flappinit Definitely something that’s going to stay in the rotation. Incredibly scalable too. Add or take away time, change weights, etc. I’m thinking about making it like a ladder next time: working up to like 10 per set and then dropping back down to 2 and starting over.
And yeah, it’s a fair guess that the truly genetically gifted don’t hang out on training forums, primarily because they never have questions on how to train, haha.
AM WORKOUT (0545 wake up via dog) FASTED
4 rounds of
Chins: 14, 3x12
Standing ab wheel: 5
Dips: 14, 3x12 (25 pushdowns on last set)
Reverse hyper: 10
50 pull aparts
100 1 armed KB swings (alternate hand each rep) in 2:50
Notes: Little early morning workout before the family woke up. Juarez Valley on the agenda for later.
BUILDING THE MONOLITH Week 3, Workout 5
PM WORKOUT (1600)
Juarez Valley Front Squats 225
8
1
7
2
6
3
5
4 (10:32)
Strip weight to 135 and continue
5
3
6
2
7
1
8 (time 19:22)
Belt squat stripsets
40x150
5x125
5x100
4x75
4x50
4x25
4xAxle
Notes: Wanted to see how fast I could knock this out with the reduced weight. Unbroken burpees through out, and had a little more gas in me so went with the 135 to round it out. Belt squats went well afterwards. Just solid.
AM WORKOUT (0500 wake up via dog) FASTED
Daily work
200 1 arm alternating KB swings in 5:30 w/45lb bell (unbroken)
PM WORKOUT (1400)
BUILDING THE MONOLITH Week 3, Workout 6
Prowler Pushes w/90lbs loaded
12x40 yards w/45 seconds rest between rounds
Notes: Playing a little catch up, but got all the training in for the week. Really digging those 1 armed swings in the AM. Seems to help bring me back to life. The prowler was ROUGH today: most likely a result of the heaviest training week and Juarez valley yesterday. TMs are upped and I’m ready to do it all over again.
BUILDING THE MONOLITH Week 4, Workout 1
AM WORKOUT (0315 wake up via alarm)
Buffalo Bar Squat
5xBar
5x140
5x210
5x315
5x360
5x5x405
Axle strict press
5x141 (clean first rep)
5x161 (clean first rep)
5x181
Chins (various grips)
2x15
5x14
Band pull aparts
1x34
2x33
Dips
1x30
3x25
1x22
1x23
Axle strict press 141 w/rest pause
11+3+3
Transition immediately to dips w/rest pause
10,10,10,8,9,3 (25 band pushdowns at end)
Notes: Started off w/ giant sets of squat-chin-press, then squat-chin-dip, then squat-pull apart-dip, then hit the last set of presses and then dips and pushdowns. Took 2 minutes between topsets of squats, otherwise plate change rests. My knees were screaming at me this morning: most likely a result of doing thruster workouts 4 days in a row after the heaviest squats. After the warm-ups things were good. 405 felt heavier than it had any right to, but given how early I was training I accepted it. Happy to have survived, welcome to cycle 2: this is the wake up call.
Grace later on the agenda.
How does she feel about that. 
A million miles away.
Finally had a chance to sit down and read Brian Alsruhe’s Massbuilder perfected workout/e-book.
I don’t foresee myself running the program anytime soon, but I AM going to steal the Hell out of the assistance and conditioning stuff in there.
Totally worth the very low pricetag of $25. Pony up and support one of the most awesome positive forces out there.
Deal.
Through Neversate .com?
This lays it out
Direct link included
Catching up on here - how do you walk after a set like that?
Awesome work as always.
