The Quest to Be Strong and Athletic

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Keizer is a type of equipment we have at our gym that is run with air …
it is really cool because you can increase or decrease resitance as you are doing the exercise
we put it in as a change up.

http://www.performbetter.com/SearchResult.aspx_Q_CategoryID_E_411

we do a lot static holds really heavy then let air out some and bang out reps it is fun

as for the kroc rows i did use straps and yes it got me pretty “pumped”

it was a great workout considering i only did two exercises …

everyone needs to do stuff like that every so often

i love my olympic shoes

put that 405 on video i’d like to see it

how’s everything been going for you ?

Jim

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Been going good, my legs are finally getting used to the heavy cardio and lifting. My lower days are finally progressing so I am good to go. 400m time are improving steadily also.

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[quote]PB Andy wrote:
Been going good, my legs are finally getting used to the heavy cardio and lifting. My lower days are finally progressing so I am good to go. 400m time are improving steadily also.[/quote]

Nice job … It is amazing what the human body can adapt too if given time to adjust.

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You know other than the fact that we don’t get any sun at all winter in good old Kentucky are not that bad temp wise. Esp. compared to Edmonton Alberta where I grew up lol

It is friggin cold here now. I walked out the door the other day and i quickly remembered one of the main reasons i decided to go south bound for college and why i decided to stay in the USA.

(I’ll give you the others if you like but it will prob start a war) LOL

To take my mind off this blast from the past i am posting a picture of my favorite place to fish.(10 mins from my front door) this past summer I was able to get back into fishing. I quit working with a local high school because it was just plain kicking my ass.

I love fishing so peaceful and quiet. Well most of the time lol Sometimes there a broken rods and tripping in the creek and falling flat on your face. And many laughs follow … ahhhh goodtimes

i can’t wait till spring

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small mouth bass hours of fun

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training.
jan 29th 2010

Lower

another day of project hatter (helping get a good friend get stronger)

He did pin pulls. he is finally starting to understand that squatting and deadlifting are both mainly hip exercises.

Ever since i got my back to release it has been all over the place (which is to be expected) so i decided to start working on squatting with out the pause

it felt really bad at first

asses and correct weighlifting warm up which has helped big time i might add.

worked up to 315 and did 16 singles
by the last one i felt petty good but i am still way off

them I dropped down and did 225 for 40 reps really narrow

then i did snatch grip deadlifts
3X12 315
1X20 225

my best on this is 600 for 12 so i was taking it easy because of my back. it is a good thing as well i noticed my left arm was about two inches longer than the right lol My entire body is shifted left.
(went to the gym today hung upside down then went to chiro got it fixed feel much better)

then we did one legged hammer leg press

45 back raise focusing on hammies (holding 45 and mini band behind head)
2X16

sit ups holding 45 above head
3X16

then we went to outback and met some other friends there …

i can’t think of a better way to spend an evening lifting and outback with friends …

well take away the 5 inches of snow … (can’t have everything) lol

overall I was pretty pleased with how well I did tonight considering how bad my back was out. 315 was the heavist real squat (with out pause) i have done since my car wreck

going in the right direction

jim

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good stuff, assess and correct has been a godsend to me. After one warm-up from it my hip pain disappeared. I think the main thing that helped it was the psoas strengthing/glute activation drill (I think it’s called wall iso-march hold or something).

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Yes it has def helped not only me but my clients. I would rec it for anyone it is worth the money for sure

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I’m new to the site and just stumbled upon your training log, awesome stuff dude.

I hope that I’m still lifting 20+ years from now.

Good luck with the car accident recovery and strong lifting.

And thanks for posting that music vid of Invaders Must Die by the Prodigy, I’ll be lifting to that from now on as well :smiley:

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[quote]jak3_dude wrote:
I’m new to the site and just stumbled upon your training log, awesome stuff dude.[quote]

Thanks for stopping in

[quote]I hope that I’m still lifting 20+ years from now.[quote]

If you are smart and dedicated you will be lifting is def. something you can do for the rest of your life.

[quote]Good luck with the car accident recovery and strong lifting.[quote]

Thsnk you it has been tuff, but training around injuries makes you better

your welcome… for some reason that song gets me fired up

Jim

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Sunday jan 31 was foam roller and eat what ever u want day :slight_smile:

amazing brunch buffet with friends

It is crazy how much less I can eat now. Back when I was trying
to gain weight I could eat an entire extra large pizza no problem. Now I’m lucky if
I can get a medium down. Call me a light weight lol

Upper body later today

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Monday feb 1 (wow I can’t believe it is Feb already)

Upper

My low back is still all over the rolling has helping but it is figuring things out.

Bench
worked up to a weight i could do with no pain in my back

I got up to 315 which was fast and easy
I did 16 singles

then 225 for 45

then palm in pull ups
3X16

then hammer shoulder press
3X12
paired with scarecrows
3X16

then guns and abs

today I had yummie sushi for lunch :slight_smile: red devil roll my favorite

tonight I rolled and pushed the prowler heavy

Tomm my strong man buddy is going to be in town so who knows what kinda fun we will be having tomm night.

Jim

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During my rolling
session this am I found a very painful spot at the bottom of my left IT band right
near the bottom of my quad. We are
talking like big time hurt (tatoo on spine kinda pain) after spending about 10 mins on it. It finally let go so did my entire lower back :slight_smile:
I feel great hopefully it will hold up. Going to chiro this afternoon should be able to get a better adjustment now

Jim

It all works together

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Sometimes your the windshield
sometimes your the bug

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Just finished reading your log…insane numbers and volume. You’re a true tank. I stumbled into PL about 7 years ago after lifting for fun for about 18 years. My specific goals currently are to bust the 600lb ceiling on squats and dl’s (single ply USAPL style) and 500 on bench. My best combined is 1576 at 198. I am currently walking around at 216 and 198 seems permanently out of reach as I am not sure I want to sacrifice the strength I’ve gained with the last 16-18 pounds.

Anyway, thanks for posting all the valuable information. I also miss CO. I trained under a guy named Dan Gaudreau at Rocky Mountain Lifting Club in Aurora when I was there and made great gains. I am training alone now so any guidance you have to offer would be great.

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Coach Jim! can I call you that?

Inspirational blog man. You are a beast.

I have a question for you. I played soccer all my life, so needless to say I was always very skinny. About a year ago I started doing Olympic weightlifting with a coach and competed in a few meets. When I was playing soccer I weighted about 155lbs at 5 11’ :P. Now I’m at about 175-176.

Due to a groin injury I stopped playing soccer for good, although this is the sport I love. That was about 7 months ago and the groin is feeling better. For the last 2 months or so I been doing more bodybuilding type training(5 way split). I really just want to get back to playing soccer so this is where I need help.

How should my lifting go if my goals are to be more athletic/get stronger? I know Olympic lifts are known to supplement athleticism but the drive to my boach is too much for me although I could make it there at least once a week but for the most part I would be using the “regular” lifts you can do without bumper plates.

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[quote]pwrlifter198 wrote:
Just finished reading your log…insane numbers and volume. You’re a true tank. I stumbled into PL about 7 years ago after lifting for fun for about 18 years. My specific goals currently are to bust the 600lb ceiling on squats and dl’s (single ply USAPL style) and 500 on bench. My best combined is 1576 at 198. I am currently walking around at 216 and 198 seems permanently out of reach as I am not sure I want to sacrifice the strength I’ve gained with the last 16-18 pounds.

Anyway, thanks for posting all the valuable information. I also miss CO. I trained under a guy named Dan Gaudreau at Rocky Mountain Lifting Club in Aurora when I was there and made great gains. I am training alone now so any guidance you have to offer would be great.[/quote]

thank you for the kind words

One find others to train with. Where do you currently live? It is very tuff to compeat and train alone. I have done it … it sucks

Try posting something on elitefts.com that you are looking for people to train with …

What are you currently doing for training ?

Do you have and videos ?

how old are you ?

Jim

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[quote]ronaldo7 wrote:
Coach Jim! can I call you that?

Inspirational blog man. You are a beast.

I have a question for you. I played soccer all my life, so needless to say I was always very skinny. About a year ago I started doing Olympic weightlifting with a coach and competed in a few meets. When I was playing soccer I weighted about 155lbs at 5 11’ :P. Now I’m at about 175-176.

Due to a groin injury I stopped playing soccer for good, although this is the sport I love. That was about 7 months ago and the groin is feeling better. For the last 2 months or so I been doing more bodybuilding type training(5 way split). I really just want to get back to playing soccer so this is where I need help.

How should my lifting go if my goals are to be more athletic/get stronger? I know Olympic lifts are known to supplement athleticism but the drive to my coach is too much for me although I could make it there at least once a week but for the most part I would be using the “regular” lifts you can do without bumper plates.

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Coach Jim is fine lol Or just Jim Lord knows I have been called much worse lol

Ok if I were you:

  1. Get an assesment done. See where you are weak, if you wanted to do this yourself I would reccomend Mike Robertsons asses and correct DVD.
    Since you are in the New York area you could go on Mike’s site and find someone he likes to do an assesment on you.

  2. Start doing the soccer specific warm up from asses and correct.

  3. Start doing skill work (soccer)

  4. Get massage work done (do the roller work from asses and correct)

  5. get on a simple two day week full body work out. You can do olmpic lifts. Just make sure you do plenty of glute, hamstring and core work.

  6. Leave your legs alone for the first week getting back into soccer. it is going to be a big shock your body is going to need time to adjust so you don’t tear something or mess things up. then slowly start adding leg training back in.

  7. Drag the sled … Forwards backwards sideways … this will help you build strength with-out beating you up.

  8. Do short sprints and agility work. work on getting fast then the endrance will come.

  9. take your time getting back into it.

I hope this helps

Jim

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I just got back from a meet in Columbus.

The drive back home was much better than the drive up. It took me with the snow about 5 hours to do what is normally about 2 hours and 30mins.

The two guys I was coaching both set world records so I was very please and proud for them.

I have to go train someone but later I will give you and update. Got to catch up with alot of people i have not seen in awhile like Wendler, Chuck V, Matt W … I aways learn something when talking to guys that are that frigging strong. I will give you a overview later.

training was ok this week still trying to get the low back in line … One day it’s good one day it’s not.

Jim

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Jim,

Thanks for the reply. My workout log is:

I have desperately few pictures and no video of me lifting, but I intend to fix that ASAP. I live in Hartford, CT now and train alone in a Gold’s. There is one room set aside for PL, but it’s basically just a room that nobody else wants to train in.

Answers to your questions:

Where I live and train? answered above.

Age: 40, turn 41 in May.

I am playing around with my program now, using a periodization for deads and squats and a gradual progression with bench. I was ratcheting up 5 lbs a week for 3 sets of 6 on bench and making good gains, but predictably, that has leveled off. My last meet was last March in PA and I benched 468 with a single-ply Titan shirt and I probably had 5-8 pounds left. I missed 562 on the squat by an inch of depth, but not for lack of strength. DL was 551 and all I had. This is down from about 592 PR in 2006. I’ve also been grappling with a back injury, spasm mostly, which has recenly resolved itself with reverse hyper work.

Sorry to throw all this info at you at once. I have posted on Elite before, and a coach there asked me to post some video. I haven’t done it yet, because I am always really rushed for time. I train at 5am every morning and am usually limited to an hour to an hour fifteen minutes. I will make time as I am convinced my squat and my DL are held back by form more than anything.

Post a link on the meet you just attended when you get a chance. I would love to see some numbers. I think the federation you lift in uses canvas suits and such so I would have to guess as to the numbers.