Been here before in ages past when Achilles was still yelling out hectors name before the gates of troy. Believe I had a log back then but mostly used the site for the articles.
*eeing as the usual site where I’ve been logging over the years just closed down I needed a new one and this place came to mind. *
Quick overview of me and what you’ll find in this log
I’m 43 and been lifting since I was roughly 18 and within that timeframe I’ve been big and strong, small and strong and weak and skinny as well. Mostly though I’ve been strong and explosive which is what I have been pursuing for the past decade and a half as a result of wanting to enhance the physical qualities that are needed to excel in brazilian jiu jitsu.
2020 and 2021 was rough through as the spread of covid eventually ended up locking the country down for months and months on multiple occasions which ultimately left me and everybody else unable to get into a gym. I tried my best keeping up with calistenics but I eventually gave up trying to maintain what I had spend a decade building up. After some 4-5 months of doing absolute nothing I decided I had to do something if I wanted to come out on the other side without having gone insane. As such I went out an got myself a fully equiped homegym with everything from specialty bars, air bike, rack, dumbells, cable machine etc and matts for rolling as well. Spent a fortune but I dont think ill ever regret it. Ordered most of the equipment from the same place, so when it all arrived I was estatic and couldnt wait to assemble everything and get into it. But wait I had to because the driver infected me with covid and within days I was feeling extremely sick to the point where I was conpletely unresponsive and stopped breathing in more than one occasion. Ended up loosing almost 10kgs of bodymass over the course of 2 months while being sick and basically just sleeping the whole time. It took months to get back into something resembling a state of which I was able to even start training again and I remember thinking the baralone was heavy when doing my first squat attempt post covid. Anyhow it took some effort but im slowly grinding my way back to where I was left off pre covid but its a long way still. For my own reference I’ll post the past 7 weeks of training which is basically also where I got back into training again after covid. The last entry is from yesterdays training but these arent
*So what can you expect to find in this log? *
*Well a lot of training that is revolving around bjj or more specifically nogi bjj/submission wrestling is what you can look forward to reading about. *
*So besides strength training and trying to get back to my former self, I own and operate a nogi school which is what I use most of my time on, on a daily basis. *
Something else that someone might find interesting is that I’ve been vegan for roughly 5 years but took a full 180 and went carnivore 9 months ago. Alongside starting bjj I’d say that has been the two most profoundly life changing decisions of my life that I’ll never regret in a million years.
Hope you all enjoy my log and If you have any questions or just want to say hi - don’t hesitate to do so.
- All the best.
Juggernaut systems V.2.0 - Lifestyle program
Block: 1
Round: 1: 3 min rest
Workout 1
Estimated max 240222
Squat: 80
Bench: 82.5
Deadlift: 120
BB Seal Row: 75
Chin up: 18.75
Grip: 61.8
Glute bridge: 120
Daily readiness rating: 1-5
Lower body: 2
Upper body: 2
Foam Roll:
Hamstring 60s
Quadriceps 60s
Mid to upper back 60s
Movement prep:
Combo set:
Deadbug w/ swizz ball squeeze 2x10
Split stance T-spine rotation w/ band 2x10
Single leg glute bridge w/ foam roller 2x10
Explosive
A: dillac seal row 8x3, 3 min rest
Work sets:
1: 62 @ RIR 5
2: 62 @ RIR 5
3: 65 @ RIR 5
4: 65 @ RIR 5
5: 67 @ RIR 5
6: 67 @ RIR 5
7: 67 @ RIR 5
8: 67 @ RIR 5
B: BB glute bridge 2x10, 3 min rest
Work sets:
1: 60 @ RIR 10+
2: 80 @ RIR 10+
C1: KB waiter’s walk 2x30m, 3 min rest
Work sets:
1: 8 @ RPE 7
2: 12 @ RPE 9
C2: Seated alternating db hammer curls 2x10, 3min rest
Work sets:
1: 13.5 @ RIR 10+
2: 18 @ RIR 1-2
C3: Iron neck Retrac/protrations 2x10
Work sets:
1: 10 @ RIR 10
2: 10 @ RIR 10
D: Front plank 2x30-60s, 3 min rest
Work sets:
1: 60s @ RPE 6.5
2: 60s @ RPE 7
E: Hand gripper 2x30 @ 45% 1RM, 3min rest
Work sets:
1: 25x30 @ RIR 10+
2: 25x30 @ RIR 10+
- Session RPE: 6