Nelmsjer's 2006 Journal

[nelmsjer]

Tweakle, I want that so bad. I want to look down at that bar, with 5 plates and that tiny 2.5 on each side, glaring up at me, daring me to lift it in front of other people. I want to do it at less than 200 lbs. bodyweight, too, so that it is a 2.5x lift.

It's calling me and haunting me...

I will win.

 

[Jim Ouini]

Congrats on the dead PR

Pulling that big single after a 5RM is the real deal.

 

[WoNderWoMan25]

WOW, that is awesome WW. You go GURL! How many reps are you doing the 215lbs for? Smith or barbell?

(sorry for jacking your thread nelms...I was very curious, like always! Not to mention IMPRESSED! )

LOL, we can take this back to the women's forum where there is mention of it way back in my log.

215 ~ hoping for 5 or 6 reps (barbell).

 

[nelmsjer]

Brief report. Very busy.

10 sets of 8 burpees today, as IP did her (10) 20-second sprints. Sprints hurting my shin.

Weight: 199.6 (under 200 for the first time in about 4 months, I think)

 

[nelmsjer]

Nice workout today. New PRs to share.

All sets done for 5, except the last, which was a triple.

Squat: 185/225/275/320/373 - PR - not easy, but not a grinder

Bench: 135/165/200/230/275 - PR

Full Clean: 105/135/160/220 - PR - Full cleans were nice and a lot easier than the power cleans. No issues with form or awkwardness. I can't say for sure whether my technique is right, but all I know is that I catch in the deep squat on my shoulders with my elbows up. I tried to "bump" the weight to reposition my hands for a Jerk at the end and lost it (never really done it before with only 3 fingers on the bar to a full grab with that weight). I will definitely just start doing full squat cleans from now on. The deep front squat at the bottom is SOLID and I really like how it feels.

Pretty happy with the day. I hate that I missed my re-grab for the jerk, but I honestly don't know the technique or what to think about. Any pointers are appreciated.

Bodyweight: 199.6 lbs. - under 200 lbs. 2 days in a row

 

[Jim Ouini]

Very nice workout. You have to remind me, are you just pushing PR's as far as you can? Seems that way

EDIT: Oh and congrats on getting under 2 bills. You're officially 'petite' now

 

[nelmsjer]

Jim, I have thought about that a lot this week. I'm going to attempt an explanation about my next 2 weeks' plan that even AB can understand. We'll see...

Next week is week 6 on Madcow's Spreadsheet. However, I am going to do triples only (instead of 5 reps) with all the weight...including the warmup sets. So, there will still be a new triple PR next Friday, but that will be it.

The following week I am going to REPEAT week 6, but I will do the normal sets of 5 reps, as written by Madcow. Basically, I'm considering next week a quick deload week (in terms of volume), but after that I am pushing on for at least another 2-3 weeks (Lord willing).

Hope that makes sense. I'm sure I'll get told if it doesn't.

 

[djeclipse]

Congrats on the 3 new PR's and the sub 200 bodyweight. Impressive.

So are you going to do triple for deadlift and military press also?

 

[BiggT]

Nelsmjer, it just takes a little practice to reposition your fingers around the bar if they start to come off during the clean.

I 'bump' it a lot, what I do is pop the bar off my shoulders for a second as I am locking out the front squat and re-grab. Sometimes I don't have to re-grab, sometimes it is one or two fingers and I can get a hold of it. I've seen guys whose jerk grip is wider than their clean, so they bump the bar and grab a little wider, and then jerk.

 

[nelmsjer]

djeclipse, that plan is for ALL exercises next week. Everything will be a triple, instead of sets of 5, using week 6 weights.

The FOLLOWING week I will repeat week 6 as it was originally written by Madcow (with 5 reps and Heavy Triple Friday).