The Quest to Be Strong and Athletic

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Mr. 198 i will get back to you later

I’m don’t running out the door to a super bowl (junk food) party

I just wanted to put up a litte something about what i learned this weekend.

Wendler and i have been friends for a long time so after some small talk we started talking 5 3 1 we talked about how most people go way too crazy on the money set. basically shut it down before thing start breaking down.

chuck V and I had a nice long talk

We talked about getting older, we also talked about how he has moved all his max lift days into one day saturday just like a meet. the rest of the days are spend building a basis and addressing weakness. The do a pull or bench varation day later in the week as well but it is not a max effort. This really is interesting to me it puts all the big cns work on one day which is nice helps recovery. Chuck also has cut out all speed work. if you have ever seen him lift you will know why the man is sick fast and explosive. i always love talking to chuck he is a super humble guy i have been lucky to train with him a number of times

matt wenning (i hope I am spelling that right)
mat is a freaky strong dude like 2700 total lol
mat and i have simalar issuses tall torso short arms. we talked about training around this by mixing up deadlift variations like every week. we also talked about his training buisness and how much longer he is going to compete We also talked about how difficult it was to stay over 300 lbs lol

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[quote]squat1000b700 wrote:

[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.

[/quote]

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

[/quote]

Wow thanks very much Jim. I’m still not 100 percent ready to start playing soccer. I’m planning to get in touch with a sports doctor because I still feel some pain in that areas which might be some scarf tissue build up. Hopefully after that’s cleared out I can start following your plan.

Thanks again!

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^^^^^

your welcome make sure you go see someone who does art. http://www.activerelease.com/. Art will help you get healthy faster and will help fix many of the issues that a life time of playing soccer will cause.

Start the warm up stuff right away. (soccer specific)

start dragging the sled right away

Start doing bodyweight gpp 30 seconds each
skipping rope
moutain climbers
jumping jacks
burpbies

something like that … Do a search under gpp there are all sorts of ideas

Good luck feel free to stop by if you have anymore questions …

Jim

The resent Artical on tabata

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mr 198 I have not had a chance to take a good look at you blog
hopefully later today i will get to

Jim

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I shot a really crappy video of my squat on Monday, but my depth is not even visible so I haven’t posted. I will try again next Monday. Thanks in advance for whatever advice you can offer.

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[quote]squat1000b700 wrote:
^^^^^

your welcome make sure you go see someone who does art. http://www.activerelease.com/. Art will help you get healthy faster and will help fix many of the issues that a life time of playing soccer will cause.

Start the warm up stuff right away. (soccer specific)

start dragging the sled right away

Start doing bodyweight gpp 30 seconds each
skipping rope
moutain climbers
jumping jacks
burpbies

something like that … Do a search under gpp there are all sorts of ideas

Good luck feel free to stop by if you have anymore questions …

Jim

The resent Artical on tabata

[/quote]
Ah, I actually made an appointment with this practitioner http://www.drgaryolson.com/. He works with ART so I guess I’m good :D. Hopefully a few sessions of that and I will be ready to at least play a pick up game. I’m going to search on the gpp right now.

Thanks again Jim.

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good job let me know if thee is anything I can do to help. Just make sure once you get yourself playing again to do some strength work. 5 (or less) on squats deads ect. It doesn’t take much but strength is something most soccer players ignore compleatly

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Mr 198 I have finally looked at you log. I will offer you some
advice later on today when I am infront of computer and
not my iPhone lol

training

Mondays massage kicked my ass. I was putting off some
serious heat my body is at war to fix itself I feel better everyday. But I still have a long way to go.

Tues 9 upper rep day

I have been lifting with Mollys boy friend and he is turning out to be a great lifting
partner.

Dumbell press
working sets
150x18
150x12
130x15

Weird v grip pulldown
4x12

Paired with bar in the corner shoulder press palm in
2 45’sx12
3 45’sx12
same

Bent over dumbell one arm dumbell side laterals
3x12 with 100

tris

2x16 ab wheel

Life tip of the day: when choosing a girlfriend or dating watch how she treats people she doesn’t like. Because one day when you have a disagrement (and you will). How she treats thoes she doesn’t like is how you will be treated.

A simple drama free life = priceless. (i am truly blessed)

Jim

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Feb 11

Get moving day

Tri death with purple

Rubber band pull aparts

Push up position one arm rotations

Prowler sprint

X5

Roll
strech

Chiro today

Then squatting with the hatter this pm

Today is a good day

Jim

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Jim,

I posted some DL video on my workout log. Let me know what you think.

Joe

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OK, I watched your video and read your comments.

Question 1: You reset between each rep. Do you still recommend this and if so, what is the value? I tend to touch and go.

Question 2: You speak of keeping a neutral spine. Does this mean keeping your back straight at the appropriate angle? If not, what does it mean/look like?

Question 3: You told me my glutes are weak. What in my lift indicated that to be true? What can I do that I am not doing to work on that? I am doing reverse hypers and a limited amount of glute/ham raises. I know I need to do more glute/ham raises, but I am not sure on proper form and weight.

Question 4: You spoke in your video about keeping shoulders behind the bar. Does it appear from my video that I am doing that?

Thanks for your time and the tips. I will try to institute some of these next week. Also, I am using and undulating periodization in my training for deads and squats versus a gradual progression for the bench. Do you recommend one over the other or some other technique?

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Hey Jim!

Another question, sorry.

I don’t have a sled(I do have a big tire) and obviously can’t sprint yet because of my injury.

I want to set up something like this till I can do more specific soccer training.

day1:

dead-lift
pull ups
db rows

circuit:
back squat x 15

dead-lift x 15

push ups x 15

rest 2 minutes

repeat 2 or 3 times

day2:

cardio(rope jump/machines etc)

day3:

Bench

push press

db flat press

circuit:

front squats x 10-15(kinda hard to breath with these lol)

snatch push press x 15

bb bend over row x 15

repeat a few times

day4: off

day5:

cardio again

day6:

beck or front squat

leg press

lunges

Circuit:

clean x 10-15
push press x 10-15
push ups x 10-15

repeat a few times

day 7:
off

Yes? no? maybe?

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Hey guys I will respond to your questions tomm am

For now here is some video of tonights upper body work out

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[quote]pwrlifter198 wrote:
OK, I watched your video and read your comments.

Question 1: You reset between each rep. Do you still recommend this and if so, what is the value? I tend to touch and go.

Question 2: You speak of keeping a neutral spine. Does this mean keeping your back straight at the appropriate angle? If not, what does it mean/look like?

Question 3: You told me my glutes are weak. What in my lift indicated that to be true? What can I do that I am not doing to work on that? I am doing reverse hypers and a limited amount of glute/ham raises. I know I need to do more glute/ham raises, but I am not sure on proper form and weight.

Question 4: You spoke in your video about keeping shoulders behind the bar. Does it appear from my video that I am doing that?

Thanks for your time and the tips. I will try to institute some of these next week. Also, I am using and undulating periodization in my training for deads and squats versus a gradual progression for the bench. Do you recommend one over the other or some other technique?[/quote]

  1. resetting there is def a place for touch and go. i like to reset because it makes me focus on form and breaking the bar from the floor. If all you have been doing is touch and go i would start restetting for awahile it will make you stronger.

  2. your spine is good.

  3. weak glutes. The way i can see you have weak glutes is you had trouble finishing the lift by bringing the hips hard. you can do rubber band goodmornings, pull troughs, snatch grip deads. there are some awesome articals on strengthing your glutes that will help u big time.

  4. you position looking good

I pm’d you my number give me a call we will talk about your training. way too much to type lol

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[quote]ronaldo7 wrote:
Hey Jim!

Another question, sorry.

I don’t have a sled(I do have a big tire) and obviously can’t sprint yet because of my injury.

I want to set up something like this till I can do more specific soccer training.

day1:

dead-lift
pull ups
db rows

circuit:
back squat x 15

dead-lift x 15

push ups x 15

rest 2 minutes

repeat 2 or 3 times

day2:

cardio(rope jump/machines etc)

day3:

Bench

push press

db flat press

circuit:

front squats x 10-15(kinda hard to breath with these lol)

snatch push press x 15

bb bend over row x 15

repeat a few times

day4: off

day5:

cardio again

day6:

beck or front squat

leg press

lunges

Circuit:

clean x 10-15
push press x 10-15
push ups x 10-15

repeat a few times

day 7:
off

Yes? no? maybe?
[/quote]

don’t feel bad about asking a question no biggie

sled dragging is just walking dragging it behind you not sprinting

there is nothing wrong with the above it would be good to get you fit and going in the right direction. but you need more strength work.

download the pdf westside for skinny bastards 3
http://www.elitefts.com/searchresults/default.asp?cx=004814220091500397253%3Ajc9v3uuh3sg&cof=FORID%3A9&q=westside+for+skinny+bastards&sa=Search#937

it covers everything from in season training conditioning ect.

I would start with and inseason training while your training to get back into soccer shape

after you read that let me know if you have anymore questions

Jim

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[quote]squat1000b700 wrote:

[quote]pwrlifter198 wrote:
OK, I watched your video and read your comments.

Question 1: You reset between each rep. Do you still recommend this and if so, what is the value? I tend to touch and go.

Question 2: You speak of keeping a neutral spine. Does this mean keeping your back straight at the appropriate angle? If not, what does it mean/look like?

Question 3: You told me my glutes are weak. What in my lift indicated that to be true? What can I do that I am not doing to work on that? I am doing reverse hypers and a limited amount of glute/ham raises. I know I need to do more glute/ham raises, but I am not sure on proper form and weight.

Question 4: You spoke in your video about keeping shoulders behind the bar. Does it appear from my video that I am doing that?

Thanks for your time and the tips. I will try to institute some of these next week. Also, I am using and undulating periodization in my training for deads and squats versus a gradual progression for the bench. Do you recommend one over the other or some other technique?[/quote]

  1. resetting there is def a place for touch and go. i like to reset because it makes me focus on form and breaking the bar from the floor. If all you have been doing is touch and go i would start restetting for awahile it will make you stronger.

  2. your spine is good.

  3. weak glutes. The way i can see you have weak glutes is you had trouble finishing the lift by bringing the hips hard. you can do rubber band goodmornings, pull troughs, snatch grip deads. there are some awesome articals on strengthing your glutes that will help u big time.

  4. you position looking good

I pm’d you my number give me a call we will talk about your training. way too much to type lol

[/quote]

I took your advice and watched some other big lifters to get some ideas. The idea I got is that there are some freak-shows out there that make me feel weak and pathetic. One such individual is Shawn Frankl at Big Iron gym in NE. The dude weighs the same as me and pulls 765 and benches over 800. WTF, I used to feel strong until I watched these guys. You pulling 500 for 5 without much effort didn’t do much for my ego either, but at least I could console myself with the fact that you outweigh me a little.

Got your number. I’ll call when I have some time to write stuff down. I need to break this ceiling I’ve created for myself.

Joe

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Don’t compare yourself to Freakl or Cartinien…those guys aren’t human, haha.

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[quote]pwrlifter198 wrote:

[quote]squat1000b700 wrote:

[quote]pwrlifter198 wrote:
OK, I watched your video and read your comments.

Question 1: You reset between each rep. Do you still recommend this and if so, what is the value? I tend to touch and go.

Question 2: You speak of keeping a neutral spine. Does this mean keeping your back straight at the appropriate angle? If not, what does it mean/look like?

Question 3: You told me my glutes are weak. What in my lift indicated that to be true? What can I do that I am not doing to work on that? I am doing reverse hypers and a limited amount of glute/ham raises. I know I need to do more glute/ham raises, but I am not sure on proper form and weight.

Question 4: You spoke in your video about keeping shoulders behind the bar. Does it appear from my video that I am doing that?

Thanks for your time and the tips. I will try to institute some of these next week. Also, I am using and undulating periodization in my training for deads and squats versus a gradual progression for the bench. Do you recommend one over the other or some other technique?[/quote]

  1. resetting there is def a place for touch and go. i like to reset because it makes me focus on form and breaking the bar from the floor. If all you have been doing is touch and go i would start restetting for awahile it will make you stronger.

  2. your spine is good.

  3. weak glutes. The way i can see you have weak glutes is you had trouble finishing the lift by bringing the hips hard. you can do rubber band goodmornings, pull troughs, snatch grip deads. there are some awesome articals on strengthing your glutes that will help u big time.

  4. you position looking good

I pm’d you my number give me a call we will talk about your training. way too much to type lol

[/quote]

I took your advice and watched some other big lifters to get some ideas. The idea I got is that there are some freak-shows out there that make me feel weak and pathetic. One such individual is Shawn Frankl at Big Iron gym in NE. The dude weighs the same as me and pulls 765 and benches over 800. WTF, I used to feel strong until I watched these guys. You pulling 500 for 5 without much effort didn’t do much for my ego either, but at least I could console myself with the fact that you outweigh me a little.

Got your number. I’ll call when I have some time to write stuff down. I need to break this ceiling I’ve created for myself.

Joe [/quote]

cool i look forward to hearing from you. it is always good to watch stronger lifters that is how i got better especally on deadlift

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training

feb 12th

lower

lifting specific warm up from mike robertson

box squat

worked up too 500

did 3X1

all were fast and easy but my back is not right so i decided not to push it

walking lunges with 135
3 trips of 20 yards

reverse hypers
2x16
one set of static hold at top for one min

paired with sit ups holding a 45 in air
3X16

hamstring curls
3X3 heavy

paired with trunk twists

monday fed 15th
lower again because training upper tuesday because of lifing partner

back was jacked so i just decided to get moving

sumo dead
3X12 225

split squat static hold 45sec each leg X2

pistol squat holding on to band (left side much much weaker)

45 degree back raise with two mini’s
3X16

sit up on reverse hyper
3X16 with mini

prowler pushes for time 3 one min sets

tuesday feb 17th

upper

did floor press because of back
worked up to 405
did 3x1

it was very easy but i could feel my stress on my back so i decided to stick with 405

then i did the above shown video
standing bar press
x12 3 45’s
x12 3 45’s
x3 4 45’s
x12 3 45’s

chest supported row
4x12
then strip set

then circut of

tri death with purple band

standing plate raise

rubber band pull apart

shot

great work out training partner is getting better every lifting session I am very pleased with his progress.

I just wish my back would get better i am have training around it for way too long

Jim

sick of lifting at 65% to 75%

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[quote]Stronghold wrote:
Don’t compare yourself to Freakl or Cartinien…those guys aren’t human, haha.[/quote]

thanks for stopping by