Jim's Training to Become a Human Tank!

jimbuick said:
Yeah, but then the issue arises with bench day being on Sunday.

I don't think a 10 day would work for me just because we do event days as a team (me, Chris, Mike, CJ, and the 2 pro Strongmen that train there).

14 could work but I wouldn't even begin to know what to fill those days with.
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What's wrong with benching on Sunday? Get real creative and see what you could come up with for a 14 day. I'd be interested. Perhaps you'd be spread too thin, perhaps you'd have a nice diverse split.
 
herderdude said:
What's wrong with benching on Sunday? Get real creative and see what you could come up with for a 14 day. I'd be interested. Perhaps you'd be spread too thin, perhaps you'd have a nice diverse split.
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The gym doesn't open on Sunday.


I'll have to look for some articles of other people's 14 days and see what I could put together.
 
Sorry about your meet, bro. With your work ethic, I'm sure you'll hit it full-force next time.
 
I think you're overthinking it. Squat/DL Monday, bench Wednesday, OHP and maybe DL/SQ accessory on Friday, events Saturday.

If you're concerned about SQ/DL volume that is. You'll have to nut up to add that in on Friday with events on Saturday, but I'm confident you could adapt.
 
M-dead, T-bench, TH-SQ, F-OHP, Sat-Events.

Less lower volume, combine a day. Really you are the only one who can plan this out.

You could do a 10 day within a 14 with a 4 day deload or something similar too.
 
I think it looks good Jim. Since I've made the move to db I've been squatting and deadlifting I the same day and I've been fine.

IMO, the thing about doing both the same day is recovery and food. To help me recover, the only thing ice been doing on Sunday is squat and deadlift. No accessories, and no training Monday.

You might be able to get away w doing some additional work because you're so young, but still, I wouldn't push it. I'm doing ghr's now on Tuesday for assistance, so I'm covering assistance for both lifts with those.

And as a wise man once said; "those who can't squat and deadlift the same day might just be p.ussies."
 
CountryLiftin said:
M-dead, T-bench, TH-SQ, F-OHP, Sat-Events.

Less lower volume, combine a day. Really you are the only one who can plan this out.

You could do a 10 day within a 14 with a 4 day deload or something similar too.
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I don't hate this either if you don't want to combine SQ/DL.
 
Could you switch Tuesday with Wednesday and Friday with Saturday so event day is Saturday and your presses are still spaced?

I think you will adapt to the squats and deads, just recover best you can Sundays.
 
I will add this: Chad does have his pro card as a strongman and he's put plenty of guys in the NFL. He's really smart, and he's not going to steer you wrong.
 
I'd add in a seconday squat day for sure if it were me.
 
Hmmm....


I'll have to do some thinking and figure it out. Right now I'm kind of leaning towards just going along with what he recommends and seeing what happens.
 
OK, as of right now. This is what I intend to do.


Mon: Deadlift/Front Squat (Deadlift JM, Front Squat 5/3/1)
Tue: Aerobic Capacity
Wed: Strict Press
Thu: Aerobic Capacity
Fri: CG Bench
Sat: Events
Sun: Rest


I intend to move my front squat weights up the exact same way that I increase the weight on everything else (same formula, just based upon the 5/3/1 rep ranges) instead of doing 5# every month. I will (at least for now) do the recommended deload in between each phase although I will never miss an event day. So each month I will deload Sun-Fri and come out of my deload that Saturday to practice events.

As far as assistance goes, I will do 3-5 exercises per day after my already planned main movement (except for event day) and it will just address weakness in the lift(s) that were worked that day.


So there it is. For right now, I'm going to take the programming entirely out of my hands and do what someone else says will work and see where it takes me next time I compete.

So I just put together an awesome spreadsheet that will map out my lifts each day, each week, and does all the math for how much my lifts go up each month (modified a version for the OG JM that I found online).
 
Deadlift Deload:


DL: 215 x 5, 235 x 5, 255 x 5

Reverse Hyper: 140 x 10 x 2

Machine Row: 100 x 12 x 3 (different grips)

Band Pullaparts: Red x 20, x17

Ring Fallouts: BW x 8 x 2
 
OHP Deload:

Strict: 80 x 5, 85 x 5, 95 x 5

DB Incline: 35 x 8 x 2

NG Pullup: BW x 5, x 4

a1. Pushdown: x 15 x 2
a2. Lateral Raise: 10 x 8 x 2
 
I believe he squatted 970x3 in prep for that last meet. He's just silly.
 
Event day :


OH Medley: 150# Natural Stone x F, 100# Circus DB x 1, 160# C+P x 1, 160# Keg C+P x F, 180# Log x F

Terrible.


Farmers: 110 x 160', 200 x 40' x 2

KB Toss (5 KB, heaviest being 53): 2 hand x 2 (Foot slipped on the last KB the second run and I ate ****), 1 hand x 1

Tire Flip: 750 x F, 550 x 1, 2, 3, 4

Called it, right hip started to hurt.


Axle DL: 230 x 1


Done, hip hurt and there was no reason to push it farther and risk injury. Hopefully, I'll be able to do Deads/Squats on Monday but who knows.
 
jimbuick said:
Lol, it's not that I can't afford to do it, it's just that I don't think it's worth paying that amount of money to do it.
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I didn't mean it that way lol Just didn't know if an extra amount if cash would be more persuasive

Plus we all want cheap supps
 
I might go, I'm just leaning towards not going. Plus, it would give me more time to train without interruption if I decide to not go. As of now, there are 2 guys from my gym that are going to go, which makes it more likely that I will, but I'm still on the fence about it.




Anyway, started training again today. That hip/groin issue was not much of a problem until the last couple sets of deadlifts, hit one of my front squats extra deep and that didn't feel right so I started going to just under parallel instead of ATG with them and it wasn't an issue. It's a little sore right now, I stretched it out some in between sets so I'll just keep an eye on it and hope for the best.


JM Accumulation Phase 10's

Deadlift: 225 x 10 x 4, 225 x 17

Hook Grip for these, I'm going to start using the hook grip for all of my DLs to build it up and hopefully start doing the majority of my strapless pulls with a HG (Marshall told me that it may help me keep my grip longer because of my small hands, he said it works for him and he has small hands too so I figured what the hell)

Front Squat: 165 x 5, 195 x 5, 225 x 10

a1. Lunges: BW x 12 x 3
a2. GHR: BW x 15 x 3

Everything after the DL's was done wearing my Oly shoes.
 
Guy at my gym was talking about hook gripping. He said he hooked grip everything he did that had a handle/bar to get used to it.
 
Yup, I use black tape I got from sports authority for when I use hook grip (snatches and cleans). That cloth tape (like med tape). You get better grip with less agitation. The oly guys at my gym suggested it.
 
iparatroop said:
Yup, I use black tape I got from sports authority for when I use hook grip (snatches and cleans). That cloth tape (like med tape). You get better grip with less agitation. The oly guys at my gym suggested it.
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Hmmm, just a strip on the inside of the thumb?
 
Are you doing inverted Juggernaut or standard?
 
herderdude said:
Wrong. :D

Any particular reason for standard over the inverted?
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5 sets of 10 sounds harder than 10 sets of 5.

And, in case anyone is wondering 10 rep deadlifts is not strength training, it's cardio.


Edit: and I write it that way because that's how I write in my book. Today I did 225# x 10, so I write 225 x 10 after and if I repeat that effort I just write x2 after it (or x however many times I did it)
 
jimbuick said:
5 sets of 10 sounds harder than 10 sets of 5.

And, in case anyone is wondering 10 rep deadlifts is not strength training, it's cardio.


Edit: and I write it that way because that's how I write in my book. Today I did 225# x 10, so I write 225 x 10 after and if I repeat that effort I just write x2 after it (or x however many times I did it)
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1) good work. Accumulation phases suck balls

2) weight x reps x set should be the universal standard.
 
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