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So today was squat today, and quite frankly I fucking hate squatting. I love the results they produce, but I hate doing them. And since I was working out by myself today, I was less than motivated. So I got home around 5:15 pm and I was just sitting around, about 5:45 pm my wife asks me " You gonna workout or what?" Excellent question, so I ponder it for another 45 min and decided I better do something. I did a squat workout, but it wasn't really anything spectacular, but better than nothing.
Close stance squats
135 x 5 x 2
230 x 5
250 x 5
270 x 5
300 x 5
Stopped here, my knee was feeling decent, and it is a decent starting point to start these back up from.
Blue band pulldown abs
3 x 20
standing calf raises
3 x 15
30min and done.
Jesse
Friday, January 7, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Upperbody workout
Ok day, I was a little dissapointed, but I shouldn't be.
Strict press
110 x 5 x 2
160 x 3
180 x 3
200 x 4 PR I am pretty sure, wanted 5 really bad.
Close grip bench
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
285 x 3
315 x 2. My tris were smoked, I know I can do 4, maybe 5.
Add Slingshot
335 x 1
355 x 1
370 x 1 5# PR
Pushups with Blaststraps, this is where Chuck and I got dumb.
7 chains x 1
6 chains x 2
5 chains x 3
4 chains x 4
3 chains x 5
2 chains x 6
1 chain x 7
bodyweight x 8
This was all one set, it sucked beyond belief.
Grip work
Strict curls
90 x 5
100 x 3
115 x 5 strict, 5 cheated.
Good workout. Gonna be sore tommorrow.
Jesse
Strict press
110 x 5 x 2
160 x 3
180 x 3
200 x 4 PR I am pretty sure, wanted 5 really bad.
Close grip bench
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
285 x 3
315 x 2. My tris were smoked, I know I can do 4, maybe 5.
Add Slingshot
335 x 1
355 x 1
370 x 1 5# PR
Pushups with Blaststraps, this is where Chuck and I got dumb.
7 chains x 1
6 chains x 2
5 chains x 3
4 chains x 4
3 chains x 5
2 chains x 6
1 chain x 7
bodyweight x 8
This was all one set, it sucked beyond belief.
Grip work
Strict curls
90 x 5
100 x 3
115 x 5 strict, 5 cheated.
Good workout. Gonna be sore tommorrow.
Jesse
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Deadlift day and a plateau finally broken through....
Deadlift day. All sets from the floor.
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 3
405 x 3
475 x 1
525 x 4 FINALLY, everytime I have done this damn weight it has only allowed me 1 rep. I think I might have 1-2 more reps in me, but my thumb was giving out. Hook gripping is great, but it hurts like a bitch on heavy reps.
Cambered bar box squats
160 x 3
250 x 3
300 x 3
330 x 3 add belt
106# KB swings
3 x 8
Band situps
3 x 10
Axle bent over rows
5 x 8
Great night, now I just gotta figure out how to set my deadlift cycle up for the next 5 weeks. It would be nice to get that 600 finally on the books.
Jesse
135 x 5
225 x 5
315 x 3
405 x 3
475 x 1
525 x 4 FINALLY, everytime I have done this damn weight it has only allowed me 1 rep. I think I might have 1-2 more reps in me, but my thumb was giving out. Hook gripping is great, but it hurts like a bitch on heavy reps.
Cambered bar box squats
160 x 3
250 x 3
300 x 3
330 x 3 add belt
106# KB swings
3 x 8
Band situps
3 x 10
Axle bent over rows
5 x 8
Great night, now I just gotta figure out how to set my deadlift cycle up for the next 5 weeks. It would be nice to get that 600 finally on the books.
Jesse
Coming to my senses.....
So last week I decided to try and start eating a little better. I have dieting plenty and have pretty much figured out what works the best for me. I have been as high in weight as 270lbs, but I was fat and back down to 200lbs. Currently I am 240lbs, and I think overall I might be at the best bodyweight I could be, but I want be healthier. So after doing some research I had decided that eating Paleo might be a good option. Now after buying a few books and doing some research, I think I am on to something that works for me.
I don't eat complete paleo, I still have some pizza on occasion, and I love to have some potatoes still. And I have cheese. But besides that I have been eating a lot more fruits and vegetables, and after a week I have to say I do feel alot better. I am not doing this lose weight, if I do so be it, but I don't care if I lose weight. I just want to feel better, and be able to eat a lot. Both of those goals are being accomplished, so win win on that goal.
Here is how my diet has been breaking down.
Breakfast
Fruit smoothie with whey protein, sometimes I use almond milk, but usually water.
Lunch
Some kind of meat, and vegetables, fruit if I am still hungry
mid day
Protein Shake
Preworkout
Another Protein shake
Dinner
Some kind of meat and veggies
Late night
Either another fruit smoothie or just fruit.
This works well for me as I like to stay full throughout the day, and small meals seem to be the key to doing that. I know I still have a lot of tweaking to do, but I think as time goes on it is gonna work well for me. Now I gotta work on some of these new recipes to try, and maybe make myself like fish.
Jesse
I don't eat complete paleo, I still have some pizza on occasion, and I love to have some potatoes still. And I have cheese. But besides that I have been eating a lot more fruits and vegetables, and after a week I have to say I do feel alot better. I am not doing this lose weight, if I do so be it, but I don't care if I lose weight. I just want to feel better, and be able to eat a lot. Both of those goals are being accomplished, so win win on that goal.
Here is how my diet has been breaking down.
Breakfast
Fruit smoothie with whey protein, sometimes I use almond milk, but usually water.
Lunch
Some kind of meat, and vegetables, fruit if I am still hungry
mid day
Protein Shake
Preworkout
Another Protein shake
Dinner
Some kind of meat and veggies
Late night
Either another fruit smoothie or just fruit.
This works well for me as I like to stay full throughout the day, and small meals seem to be the key to doing that. I know I still have a lot of tweaking to do, but I think as time goes on it is gonna work well for me. Now I gotta work on some of these new recipes to try, and maybe make myself like fish.
Jesse
Monday, January 3, 2011
Quit making excuses
So I was having a conversation the other day with someone I know, and of course they know that I workout. Well first thing out of there mouth is " I wish I had time to workout.". What the fuck do you mean, you wish you had time. I work full-time, go to school, do stuff with my wife and daughter and still workout. I don't give it a shit if I have to do it at 6 am or 9 pm there is time to workout. I don't know how many times I have to come home from class at 9:30 at night tired out of mind and hungry as hell, but I knew I had to get my workout in. Now some people might say "You don't have to workout.", fuck that I do have to workout. I love it and it is my drug. Here are some things you don't have to do, you don't have to watch 8 hours of television (for the record, I love to watch television), you don't have to drink 12 beers a night, you don't have to eat like shit, and you don't have to spend 6 hours a day on facebook. If someone wants to workout, you can find time.
Now I won't lie I do plan alot of my life around my lifting. My wife and kids do have to sacrifice alot do to the fact that I love to lift weights and I love to compete. But they understand, and support me. Also I have my own private gym out of my garage, and there is typically someone lifting out there 5 days a week, and more often than not even if I am not lifting, I am helping someone. But I always get my workouts in. I can remember many of my late night workouts, where I knew that if I didn't do my workout fast I wouldn't do it at all. One night I can recall was a squat night, I did in 20 min 10 sets of 1 on power cleans, supersetted with 10 sets of 2 on box squats, and finished with ab work supersetted with kettlebell swings. I was sweating like crazy, tired as hell, but it was a great workout. I don't know why people think they need 2-3 hours to workout, your spending too much running your damn mouth if you need 2-3 hours to workout. This is not to say there aren't days that require this much time, as anyone who has trained strongman events with a group knows it can take a couple hours when you are training 4-5 events.
Maybe I am just a motivated person, I know what I want to accomplish, and I am willing to make what sacrifices are needed to do that. I just can't stand excuses people make over such simple solutions. If you got 30 extra minutes in a day, you got plenty of time to get a good workout. If you wanna accomplish strength goals, you gotta be willing to make sacrifice and that is not what you want plant your ass back on the couch and drink your soda. I will be out in my garage gym, lifting something heavy and getting stronger.
Jesse
Now I won't lie I do plan alot of my life around my lifting. My wife and kids do have to sacrifice alot do to the fact that I love to lift weights and I love to compete. But they understand, and support me. Also I have my own private gym out of my garage, and there is typically someone lifting out there 5 days a week, and more often than not even if I am not lifting, I am helping someone. But I always get my workouts in. I can remember many of my late night workouts, where I knew that if I didn't do my workout fast I wouldn't do it at all. One night I can recall was a squat night, I did in 20 min 10 sets of 1 on power cleans, supersetted with 10 sets of 2 on box squats, and finished with ab work supersetted with kettlebell swings. I was sweating like crazy, tired as hell, but it was a great workout. I don't know why people think they need 2-3 hours to workout, your spending too much running your damn mouth if you need 2-3 hours to workout. This is not to say there aren't days that require this much time, as anyone who has trained strongman events with a group knows it can take a couple hours when you are training 4-5 events.
Maybe I am just a motivated person, I know what I want to accomplish, and I am willing to make what sacrifices are needed to do that. I just can't stand excuses people make over such simple solutions. If you got 30 extra minutes in a day, you got plenty of time to get a good workout. If you wanna accomplish strength goals, you gotta be willing to make sacrifice and that is not what you want plant your ass back on the couch and drink your soda. I will be out in my garage gym, lifting something heavy and getting stronger.
Jesse
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Event training, well sort of.
Fun day today. I did what I could and it turned out decent.
Axle press
160 x 5
200 x 3
225 x 7
260 x 1
DBL overhand axle DL
250 x 5
275 x 3
290 x 1
Keg press
150 x 5 clean and press each
200 x 2 clean and press each
Stones
230 x 1,1,1,1,1,2,3,10
Hammer curls
3 x 8
Fun day.
Jesse
Axle press
160 x 5
200 x 3
225 x 7
260 x 1
DBL overhand axle DL
250 x 5
275 x 3
290 x 1
Keg press
150 x 5 clean and press each
200 x 2 clean and press each
Stones
230 x 1,1,1,1,1,2,3,10
Hammer curls
3 x 8
Fun day.
Jesse
Thoughts of 2010 and what to expect from 2011.
Well 2010 was not my greatest year competition wise, but I think life wise it was a good year. I didn't perform as well as I am capable of in competition, alot of this is due to the fact that I was a dumbass and didn't do things correctly with my diet and training. Live and learn from your mistakes. I now know what I have to do and so far it seems to be working. I did manage to set quite a few PRs in the gym and have made some new friendships this year. Also I managed to help quite a few people accomplish big goals.
Some highlights
600# raw DL
510# box squat
405# no belt squat
340# close grip bench
270# log press
360# stone x 3 reps
600# frame carry x 60 feet without dropping it
These are just some of my numbers I can remember, I am sure there might be more but I can't remember.
My gym has also really grown. I believe we have 10-12 people now and it is really a great group of people.
My biggest let down of 2010 was my performance in contest. I honestly wasn't able to compete very much and when I did, I didn't perform to my best. But that is in the past, it still pisses me off but nothing I can do about it now.
I look forward now to 2011 and what I can help people do and accomplish myself. One large goal I have to this year is for my friend Mac and I to start our personal training business. This won't happen until later in the year as my other big accomplishment is to graduate with my 2 year degree in May. Quite frankly a 2 year degree isn't really much, but it at least means, I have done something. I will still be working out this first half of the year, but I don't think I will be doing much competing as I want to graduate this spring and to do so it is going to take alot of work, I love competing but getting my degree is more important. Here are some lifting goals I wish to accomplish, I think in a earlier post I put some up so if I mess up some numbers forgive me, I can't remember things all the time.
DL 650lbs
Box squat 550 lbs
Full squat 500lbs
Load my 22" 400# stone
360# stone x 5 reps
18" DL 800#s
Overhead press 300#s I don't care what I do it with or how.
Strict press my bodyweight.
Close grip bench 365
I am sure I have more and will add them as time goes on.
Jesse
Some highlights
600# raw DL
510# box squat
405# no belt squat
340# close grip bench
270# log press
360# stone x 3 reps
600# frame carry x 60 feet without dropping it
These are just some of my numbers I can remember, I am sure there might be more but I can't remember.
My gym has also really grown. I believe we have 10-12 people now and it is really a great group of people.
My biggest let down of 2010 was my performance in contest. I honestly wasn't able to compete very much and when I did, I didn't perform to my best. But that is in the past, it still pisses me off but nothing I can do about it now.
I look forward now to 2011 and what I can help people do and accomplish myself. One large goal I have to this year is for my friend Mac and I to start our personal training business. This won't happen until later in the year as my other big accomplishment is to graduate with my 2 year degree in May. Quite frankly a 2 year degree isn't really much, but it at least means, I have done something. I will still be working out this first half of the year, but I don't think I will be doing much competing as I want to graduate this spring and to do so it is going to take alot of work, I love competing but getting my degree is more important. Here are some lifting goals I wish to accomplish, I think in a earlier post I put some up so if I mess up some numbers forgive me, I can't remember things all the time.
DL 650lbs
Box squat 550 lbs
Full squat 500lbs
Load my 22" 400# stone
360# stone x 5 reps
18" DL 800#s
Overhead press 300#s I don't care what I do it with or how.
Strict press my bodyweight.
Close grip bench 365
I am sure I have more and will add them as time goes on.
Jesse
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