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

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Plus the pump you get from them thoughhh

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Yeah, Iā€™ve always liked the movement, and up until BtM it was a staple. I was trying to push curls a little heavier, but itā€™s just easy to fall back to what works.

AM WORKOUT

JM Walks w/10lbs
50 minutes

Notes: This was AWFUL. Amazing how much a little weight really adds up over time. Couldnā€™t wait to be done. Still not really winded from it, just fatigued.

Woke up at 197.8 this morning. Planning on hitting a 2 a day today, with some sort of 10 minute EMOM tonight.

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A quick google search yielded very little for ā€œJM Walksā€, you mind assisting with my ignorance?

1407

JM=Jacob Marley from ā€œA Christmas Carolā€. Iā€™m wearing a bunch of chains and some plates on them, like here

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1408

Ah yes, now I remember that post. Thanks! I do love my weighted vest walks, just torches the traps.

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1409

Didnā€™t Jacob Marley float rather than walk though?

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Itā€™s why I have to specify that itā€™s a walk, rather than just ā€œJacob Marleyingā€, haha.

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Haha, fair point

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EMOM stone of steel over bar
Triples for 8 minutes

Notes: Set up in the power rack today using an old Rogue axle, and it worked much better. Set the bar at 20, which is lower than my yoke was. Really focused on coming over the top of the stone vs the bottom. Much smoother technique, but this is still a ball buster, especially with my back still a little tweaked from Tuesday. I think once I get to 10 minutes Iā€™ll start loading the stone, but right now an empty SOS is more than enough.

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1413

BUILDING THE MONOLITH WORKOUT 9

AM WORKOUT

Buffalo Bar Squats
5xBar
5x100
5x140
3x190
1x230
1x280
5x300
5x340
5x380

Axle continental and press away
5xAxle
5x66
10x5x66

Weighted NG chins
5x100
4x5x95

Band pull aparts
5x20

Farmerā€™s walk shrugs 115
4x25

Standing ab wheel
3x8

Buffalo bar squats 230
1x20

Notes; Took about 70 minutes, but in fairness, I had to solve a work crisis via text in the middle of the workout. Think Iā€™m going to ramp up to a topset on those weighted chins, because those straight sets are murdering my joints. Maybe I need to just warm upā€¦heresy.

10x5 on press went better than expected. Continentaled every set.

General notes: Woke up at 198.2. I was 195.8 yesterday and ate a lot of food to compensate, but a lot of sodium as well. Gonna get some Panda Express today, so itā€™s gonna be an even bigger spike.

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STRONGMAN MEDLEY

Reverse prowler drag w/90lbs 50ā€™
50ā€™ back to start
100lb keg carry 50ā€™
Load onto prowler
High handle prowler push w/190lbs 50ā€™

4 rounds

Notes: Been missing the medleys, wanted to get in a simple one that will still get blood flowing to the legs. This wasnā€™t bad, but didnā€™t quite floor me. I think next time Iā€™ll finish it off with a high handle distance push like I used to.

Woke up at 199.2. Been eating out a bit this weekend and sodium is super high.

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BUILDING THE MONOLITH WORKOUT 10

AM WORKOUT

Buffalo Bar Squats
5xBar
5x100
5x140
3x190
1x230
5x290
5x330
5x5x370

Axle Strict Press
5xAxle
5x66
5x136
5x161
5x181
5x206
10x161

Chins (various grips)
12x7
2x8

Band Pull aparts
5x20

Dips
110 reps

Notes: About 75 minutes. Had the day off work so went a little leisurely on rest periods. Press went much stronger than week 1; belted up again. Joints are really pissed off from those weighted chins.

General notes: Woke up at 199.2.

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1416

Will I regret getting an 8" log rather than a 12"?

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Absolutely. I DIYed my 9" to be larger, but if I had to do it all over, I woulda just got a 12. Get a pitbull log and donā€™t look back.

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1418

Yes!

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AM WORKOUT

JM Walks w/15lbs
50 minutes

Notes: This was more like a limp. The weight is really crushing me. This has been a solid source of conditioning.

Woke up at 197.2. That seems more realistic.

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BUILDING THE MONOLITH WORKOUT 11

AM WORKOUT

Texas Deadlift Bar Deadlifts (TnG)
5x135
5x225
1x3315
5x385
5x440
3x5x495

Axle bench press
5xAxle
5x66
5x136
5x186
5x221
5x251
11x286
15x221

DB rows 105
5x12

DB curls 35
3x15
1x10

Hammer curls 35
3x15

Notes: Took 75 minutes start to finish. The workout is still about 60 minutes, but clean up is taking forever. Too many plates. Left hamstring was tight for some reason. Happy with the effort though.

Woke up at 197.4.

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How are you liking BTM so far?

Man, not that your diet is slacking, but I know mine was a bit. Were I to run it again, I would surely follow Jimā€™s diet advice lol.

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Been appreciating the challenge so far. It was just the thing to get me back into gear.

I ended up adding 6-10 eggs and 1lb of meat on top of my current diet. Gains have been steady at about a pound a week, which for me is pretty awesome.

EMOM stone of steel over bar
Triples for 10 minutes

Notes: Finally conquered this workout. Technique is getting a lot better. Hit this with 5 hours of sleep over a 48 hour stretch.

No weigh in this morning due to spending the night at the job site.

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Nice going. I ended up 5lbs heavier all said & done, itā€™s a lot of work!

Good job on the sos. I see that thing poppin up everywhere it seems in comp entry forms. Never touched one but they sounds terrible