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

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@ChongLordUno Absolutely dude! Appreciate you for putting the idea in my head in the first place.

AM WORKOUT (0630) After coming home from nightshift

Devil’s Press 50s
30 reps

30 burpees

30 alternating KB snatches w/45lb bell

Time: 9:56

PM WORKOUT (1300)

Chins (various grips)
4xFailure

Bent over rows 230
4x10

Clean pulls 230
3x10

Axle shrugs against light bands
1x100

Kroc rows dropset
17x135
7x95

50 band pull aparts

CIRCUIT (hyper-abs)

Reverse hypers 230
3x20

Standing ab wheel
3x7

Notes: 2:00 between sets of everything. Clean pulls were really on point today: totally explosive. Really finding my groove. That morning session was clutch as well.

Ribeye turned out amazing

This is what anabolism looks like. Ate it off the bone: caveman style. Great way to conclude the program.

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I’ve always wondered: does Jon have any weightlifting background, or did he think power cleans & pulls were just a good exercise?

As always, fun to watch you slaughter your way through a training block, my man.

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Thanks dude! Jon sought out weightlifting training for Jasha Faye (the guy that wrote the book) as a means to improve his strongman game.

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Is this the kind of makers mark I think it is? Not asking that in an accusatory tone, just had never seen you mention having a drink before. Very classic way to enjoy a giant piece of meat.

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It was my first drink. Most likely my last too, haha. Given to me by my favorite mentor. It’s how I wanted to honor him and his help.

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Ah. I just looked back and saw where you mentioned it. I apologize for bringing attention to the drink and not the idea behind it. The steak is the real hero here, anyway.

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No worries dude; it definitely stands out, haha. But Holy cow that steak was awesome.

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Aye, it’s no wonder they’re worshipped.

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Also, the piedmontese.com price for that bad boy is actually super reasonable. You can pay easily 1.5x that plenty of other places.

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Absolutely, especially on discount. Grassfed too.

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Also, while I am doing photos, unwrapped my new toy today

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Steak looks awesome dude! Hope you enjoyed both the meat and the drink, that’s a great way to cap off/ring in the program and career progress. Congrats man

I can’t believe we’re all about to witness deepwater intermediate in here.

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Hope no one has thalassophobia.

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Alright, fine, I’ll Google it.

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Workout to follow, but haven’t done a check in photo since the start

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Still lean after a 2lb ribeye; things are on point

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DEEP WATER, Week 6, Workout 3

AM WORKOUT (0300 natural wake up)

20 chins

Axle clean and press away
10x10x136 (1:50 betwen sets)

Immediately after last set
50 dips
25 pushdowns

10 band pull aparts performed between odd sets
5 chins between evens

Lateral raise dropset (no rest between sets)
22x20lbs
22x10
22x5
22x2.5
22xEmpty hands

20 standing ab wheel
40 reverse hyper

Poundstone Curls
108xAxle+2.5s

20 Devil’s Presses w/20lb DBs

Notes: I genuinely don’t remember the last time I’ve been this sore. My whole body just aches to the touch. The 10x10 deads are shinning through that post night shift fatigue, and it made the first set of presses tough, especially since I’ve quit warming up on them, but we still made it through. Last 3 sets were tough, and I definitely did some “bow and arrow” presses for the 10th rep of the 9th and 10th set. Once again: MAY have been the right call to go for 141 on this at the start, but given how much my schedule changes and I have to be ready to press at my worst, this worked well enough. The Devil’s presses were a new add on, but I figured I had time to get in a bit of micro conditioning.

With that, the last of the Deep Water workouts are done. Still gotta get in benching and conditioning to finish out the program, but I’ve conquered beginner. Not near what it was the first time, but that’s to be expected. Absolutely grew from this.

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Hey this is fascinating (from an RP lecture)

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Relevant part highlighted. I’ve been commenting on how I’ve been putting away the calories and I just keep seeing size gain with minimal fat, and though I attributed some of that to the Alpha Male, this speaks to something else worth considering. Pretty much the only thing I changed was upping my fats. I actually dropped my carbs lower than when I was losing fat. And though I’ve made a concentrated effort to eat saturated fats from good sources, the majority of my fat surplus has come from monos, particularly from avocados, nuts, and nut butters. Maybe I was on to something.

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PM WORKOUT (1430)

Axle Grace Echo

30 reps in 3:08
15 reps in 1:46
7 reps in :38

Notes: Lots of technical issues on the first round. Plates kept landing off the mats and I was pressing into the garage door motor a bunch. Must not have had things in the right spot in the garage. Got the conditioning effect I was looking for, and that’s what matters.

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It seems that the same/similar happened to me once I dropped carbs back and added in fats a while back. Lots of advocado and peanut/almond butter as well. My weight stayed essentially the same (even losing weight) and it looked like muscle mass increased. Even now on a lower volume/intensity block, I am seeing growth in certain areas and haven’t seemed to gain any fat, even possibly still losing some.

What do you notice from taking this? If I remember correctly you have been using it for quite some time?

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@boilerman You were a fantastic case study in that for sure! Loved all the food photos in your log. Total paradigm breaker: all that “fatty food” and you could visibly observe how jacked you were getting.

As for the AlphaMale: biggest thing is the aforementioned difficulty putting on bodyfat. I tend to shotgun stuff, as I’m just a living case study in extremism, so I started the AlphaMale at the same time I changed my diet, so it’s hard to say who the real hero is. But I don’t notice any negatives, so it seems worthwhile to keep up.

It’s funny to: Indigo3g FINALLY got back in stock…and I still didn’t buy any because it talked about how, if you’re not putting away carbs, it won’t do much…and I just don’t need carbs, haha.

AM WORKOUT (0525 wake up via spouse’s alarm) FASTED

100 kb swings w/40kg bell

DEEP WATER BEGINNER Week 6, Workout 4

Axle bench press 251
1x10
1x9
1x8

Axle close grip bench 216
1x10
1x7
1x8

(3) Incline DB bench 95s
1x10
1x8
1x7+burnout set of dips

Dips
1xFailure
1xFailure+burnout set of push ups

Push ups
1xFailure
1xFailure+burnout set w/slingshot+burnout set w/catapult+25 push downs

50 kb swings w/80kg bell

Notes: 2:00 between sets of everything. I was feeling pretty beat up and a little on the weak side coming in, but the 2:00 workouts are the ones where you just hold on and see where it takes you, which is exactly what I did. Good showing. Very pleased with the incline benching.

I am loving swings with the 40kg bell: totally different than light bell swings. Definitely going to be a regular feature. I’ve got a plan for later today’s conditioning session I’m gonna call “Cannibal Meat Eater”, blending together Meat Eater II from Tactical Barbell with my own brand of Insanity. 10 rounds of 10 swings and 10 Devil’s presses. Should be a blast.

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