Events day

Kind of disspointing workout today. It was good in most ways, but one particular event really pissed me off.

Since I did the Circus DB on thursday, I figured I would work something else for my shoulders.

Strict presses
140 x 3
160 x 3
180 x 3
200 x 3
210 x 1
I guess all that tricep work is paying off.

Conans Carry with super yoke
320lbs x 180 feet
Not too shabby, it sucked donkey balls, but I am happy with how it went.

Farmers Walk/sled drag medley
Farmers went like shit, so don't want to talk about it.

Ab fallouts x 10 x 3
woodchoppers x 10 x 3

Good and bad workout. I have decided I am not gonna work the farmers anymore, my grip just gets worse the more I do them, so the meet will be my next time I use them. Hope this works out ok. Corey had a great day and is looking like he is gonna tear things up come meet day.

Jesse

Lower Body

Kind of a quick workout, didn't want to push it too hard as I plan on hitting events heavy on sunday.

Axle power snatches
110 x 3
120 x 3
130 x 3
140 x 1 PR by default

Box squats
250x2
250x2 +1 set of chains
250x2 +2
250x2 +3
250x2 +4
250x2 +5
250x2 +6
250x2 +7 x 3 sets

abs
6 sets of 20

calf raises
3 x 10

Jesse

Upperbody night

Great night tonight, Chuck was over and Joe and Troy come down from Lincoln. It was a good workout.

Circus DB
warmed up
122 x 3 reps clean and press each rep, this is a PR but I am hoping for more.
107 x 5 x 2 sets

Axle clean and press
200 x 3
230 x 3
250 x 2
This made me happy, my press is coming back so that means I am doing something right.

Close grip Bench
225 x 3
225 x 3 + 1 set of chains
225 x 3 + 2 set of chains
225 x 3 + 3 set of chains
225 x 2 + 4 set of chains
225 x 1 + 5 set of chains

Dips + 20#
3 x 5

Hammer curls
3 x 5

Blast strap pushups
3 x 10

Grip work

Rope pullups
5 or 6 sets of 3 reps

Very good night. Everyone put in good work, then we went and stuffed our faces at Quaker Steak and Lube. Nothing like lifting heavy shit with friends and then eating lots of food.

Jesse

Deadlifting and Conditioning

Yesterday was a great day in the gym.

Deadlifts from the floor
135x5x2
225x3
315x3
I was really thinking of saying screw this at this point as these felt like shit.
405x3
So then Elliot a new guy who has been training with this pulled this for his first 400# deadlift this got a little pumped up to at least grow a dick and pull some weight tonight.
455x1
500x3 all-time PR with no belt

Sled drags
500lbs x 60 feet backwards then 60 feet forwards x 3 sets

Keg loads
200, 220, 250, 270, 290 x 5 this killed me

At this point I was dog tired so I did a little bit of back work and called it a day.

Today

Prowler
8 runs of 60-80 feet, my daughter also did 8 runs with the empty prowler. I find it awesome that at 7 years old she enjoys working out. Some people try to tell me that I am hindering her growth and will hurt her, but quite frankly I think I know what I am doing, and to those people SHUT THE FUCK UP!!! My daughter spends time watching tv and being lazy but she also likes to be active, and if she enjoys doing crazy things with dad then I am gonna encourage it.

Jesse

Past couple of workouts

Friday

Started out with Box squats
135x5x2
225x2
315x2
405x2x3 sets
225x2x2 was gonna do 10 sets in under4 minutes but my knee was killing me so I stopped

Leg Presses
15, 10, 10

Circuit
Calf raises x 15, DB SLDs x 10, Knee ups x 20, Green band pulldown abs x 20 x 3 sets

This was a decent workout, happy with how the box squats went. I am pretty sure that 3 sets of 2 is the most I have ever done with 405 so it is progress.

Sunday events

Woke up feeling like crap, and had some kind of stomach bug. Still I tried to workout, and to top it off it was one of the hottest days of the year so far with alot of humidity.

Super Yoke carry conans style
410lbs x 80ish feet x 2 sets
These felt better than last week but I did almost crap myself on both sets.

Farmers walks/ sled drag medley
used lighter weight to work on speed, the sled drag sucked my legs were still pumped from fridays workout.

16# sledgehammer swings x 15 x 3 sets

Decided to call it a day as I was not feeling well and the heat was killing me. Oh well live to fight another day.

Jesse

Upperbody workout

Well I could feel that I was a little beat up from tuesdays workout, but I did what I could.

Axle clean and press
180 x 5
200 x 3
220 x 6 not bad, but not the greatest. Gotta keep working on my jerk technique had to press the last rep out from about my forehead.

Tried to do some circus DB, but hips and lower back kept cramping up.

Reverse band presses
225 x 5
315 x 3
335 x 3
355 x 1
375 x 1
400 x miss
275 x 13

Chinups
5 sets of 3 reps

Blast strap extensions
3 sets of 10

Overall good workout, I am little bit concerned about the circus DB, but it is only 1 event.

Jesse

Lower Body day

Great workout today, Chuck, Corey, and myself all got PRs on the deadlift today.

Deadlift from the floor. All sets no belt.
135x5x2
225x5
315x3
375x3
405x3
455 x 8 used straps PR for reps.

Keg Loads
250 x 5 one lap
270 x 5 same
290 x 10 same

Sled drags
400+lbs x 60 feet backwars then 60 feet forwards x 5 sets

Chest supported rows supersetted with Green Band abs 10 and 20 x 3 sets

Blast strap rows supersetted with Decline situps 10 and 20 x 3 sets

Great workout.

Jesse

Upperbody workout

Great day in the gym today, everyone got PRs of some sort.

Axle clean and press
160x5
190x3
210x8 1 more than last time, so my strength is coming back, which is nice.

Circus DB clean and press each rep
92 lbs x 10 each arm wow I was shot after this.

Was gonna do reverse band presses with Chuck, but Mac and I have been having a close grip bench battle for the last couple weeks so the war was won today.
Close grip bench
195x5
225x3
250x9 to Mac's 8 reps I WIN!!!

Dips
5 sets of 8 reps

Hammer Curls
5 sets of 10 reps

COC trainer x 10 supersetted with wrist curls x 20 x 3 sets

Mac got 11 reps with 425 on the trap bar deadlift, and the close grip bench was a PR for him. Chuck got 142 for 8 reps in a minute on the circus DB, and pulled 200lbs on the rolling thunder. Fun day.

Jesse

Some props to my training crew

This has been a very good year so far for the Jobe's Steel Jungle training group. Chuck Kasson has joined our group and made it stronger, and started his competitive year out winning the Texas Strongest Man contest in the heavyweights. Chuck also recently pulled 605lbs for an alltime PR in the deadlift. Corey Kenkel recently took 3rd in a very competitive lightweight class at the Kansas Strongest man and then 3 days later pulled an all-time PR of 545lbs in the Deadlift. Mac Capello has decided to bulk up and has been getting PRs every workout, he will be a force in the middleweights this year and I expect some battles between him and myself. I myself haven't done all that much this competitive wise, but I have gotten some nice PRs and did manage to get a sponsor for my lifting from Staley Training Systems. I think this year will be a great year from our group, last year Zack Best won a national championship in the 265 class at the NAS nationals. I fully expect to see a couple of us get a podium finish this year at nationals. There is more to come this year from all the other guys Jason Bourgoin, Glenn Melnick(2nd place NAHA nats last year), Zack Best(recovering from torn bicep currently). I am happy to call all these gents my training partners, without them my gym wouldn't be what it has become.

Jesse

Deadlift and upperback day

Great day today, got a couple PRs, a few friends got PRs, and I did an interview with my sponsor Staley Training Systems.

Deadlift no belt all sets
325x5
375x5
425x10 put straps on here and these felt great, if I wanted to get sloppy reps I think 15 reps would have not been out of the question.

Close stance squats no belt
210x5
235x5
265x8

DB rows
115 x 8
165 x 8 x 2 sets
215 x 5

Blast strap rows
3 x 12

Ab fallouts
2 x 10

Decline abs
2 x 20

Great session tonight Corey pulled 545 for a 20# PR, Mac full cleaned an 260 axle and then pressed for 5 reps, Chuck squatted 545 for 3 reps, and then Elliot pulled 365 for a deadlift PR. Great lifting all around.

Jesse

Lower Body workout

Today was one of those days where I finally know my strength is back and it is back strong in somethings.

Dumbell snatches
60x3
70x3
80x3
100x3
all sets both hands

Box squats
225x2
225x2 + 3 sets of chains
225x2 + 4 sets
225x2 + 5 sets
225x2 + 6 sets
225x2 + 7 sets
225x2x5 sets + 7 sets of chains

Farmers Walks
280 each hand x 60 feet this was super easy and I was quite suprised as to how it felt, so I figured lets see what I can do.
280 each hand x 92 feet ran out of room all time PR, but I no I had more in me. So...
280 each hand x 100 feet no drops YES!!!!! ALL-TIME PR!!!!
Wow what a great feeling, my grip has always been my nemesis and finally knowing that it is getting stronger is a great feeling.

Just did a few sets of ab work and calf raises to finish things off, the farmers really kicked my ass.

Jesse

Good workout finally

Had a very good workout tonight.

Axle clean and press
160 x 5
180 x 5
200 x 9 PR is 10 so I am not far off

Speed sets
160 x 5 x 3 sets

Circus DB clean and press each rep
87lbs x 10 each arm

Close grip bench
185x3
210x3
235x10

Dips supersetted with Hammer curls
5 on dips and 10 on hammer cursl x 5 sets

Pressdowns supersetted with cable curls
10 on pressdowns and 5 on curls

Grip work.

Jesse

Worn out workout

Feeling better, but decided not to pull from the floor today.

Rack pulls above knee
245x3
335x3
425x3
515x1
605x1
655x1
705x1
755x1 5# pr had to stand a 1" board to make the pull longer to beat my previous PR.

Back squats no belt
225x3x2
280x5 decided to stop as my knee was creaking and cracking

Sled pulls
400lbs x 60 feet backwards then 60 feet forward
500lbs x 60 feet backwards then 60 feet forward
600lbs x 60 feet backwards then 60 feet forward
so my legs are burning and quivering I decided what the hell add more weight
700 lbs x 60 feet backwards and then 5 min of laying down this has got to be some kind of PR

Went light on assistance
DB rows 3 x 8
Farmers Shrugs 3 x 8
Decline situps 4 x 20

Jesse

Conditioning work

Decided to do some conditioning work and my 7 year old daughter joined me.

Started out with sled pulls.
200lbs all sets
5 sets of 60 feet forward
5 sets of 60 feet backward

Prowler
5 sets of 60 feet

My daugther pushed the empty prowler 7 times for 60 feet, she is getting to be one very strong little tike.

Sledgehammer Swings
2 sets of 20 swings each arm

Keg load
150 keg 10 loads

Nice and easy and helped me loosen up. Just what I needed.

Jesse

Event training day

Didn't push it hard today as I felt a little rundown and tired. It was Corey's last training day so I helped him quite a bit.

Pressing
Trying to work on learning how to log press again so I used some lighter weights today, plus the log doesn't bother my wrist.
180x5x3 sets

Circus DB
107 x 6 reps

Pulled the 400lbs sled down the driveway so Corey could do arm over arm

Super Yoke
did one set of 600lbs beltless for 60 feet

18" Deadlift
500 x 1
565 x 1
635 x 1 alltime PR

And that was it my back was shot. Corey looked awesome today, every event is dead on. I look forward to seeing how he does next week.

Jesse