Nelmsjer's 2006 Journal

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[nelmsjer]

12 May Workout: 2 sets of 10, 1 set of 8

Squats: 155/215/275
Bench Press: 155/185/225(7)
Bent Row: 135/165/180

15 May Workout: all 3 sets of 10

Squat: 160/215/275
Incline Press: 145/170/180
Lat Pulldown: 115/125/145

Today

Final set of 2 squat cleans at 250 lbs. (PR). Pinky doing better. Duct taped it, today.

7 sets of 3: Speed work with Bent Row (145) and Bench Press (155)

REALLY enjoyable day, today. Left with lots of energy and happy with the cleans. Still room to go.

 

[BiggT]

Good workouts, and nice cleans. Have you hypertrophied any during this 'light' period? I find that when I back away from high volume and frequency with heavy weights for a few weeks, that I get a little growth spurt in terms of muscle/bodyweight.

 

[nelmsjer]

I THINK I am. At the very least, I am losing bodyfat, so I honestly don't know if it's the greater muscle size or the fat loss that is helping me look better. I'll take either or both!

I dumped the first squat clean at 250 today. It was only the second time I've dumped the weight, and I was clear down in the bottom of the squat, so it wasn't too crazy at all.

Complete side note I just wanted to share with you and everyone: IP did 12 below-parallel squats with 115 Monday. It was awesome to see, and I was seriously proud.

 

[BiggT]

thats very impressive squatting for IP.....and as you train the olympic lifts more and more, especially snatches, you'll learn that 'dumping weight' and 'olympic lifting' go together quite well, lol.

 

[Guinness5.0]

you'll learn that 'dumping weight' and 'olympic lifting' go together quite well, lol.

Don't read what's next if you're eating....

The way BiggT eats, he is an expert on 'dumping weight'

 

[nelmsjer]

I can't wait. I want to do lots and lots of cleans, jerks, and snatches.

When I hit the States, I've already been offered a job as the Assistant Manager for an upscale raquet club (basically a country club without the golf course). If they don't have a platform and bumper plates, I'm buying them with my own funds. Again...I can't wait.

 

[Jim Ouini]

I hope you take it and transform that snooty country club into a full squatting, weight dumping, chalk cloud filled, bloody shinned place to workout

Seriously though, is it in a place you want to live? That'd be sweet...

Anyways, nice squat cleans. What's your best FSQ? I'm curious if that will be your limiting factor. Or maybe it doesn't really work that way.

And congrats to IP on the squats. Props to her. You rarely see a woman free squatting at my gym, much less full squats. Usually if they're squatting they're on the smitty or doing dumbell wide stance squats. My wife has done 135 x 3 full squats and other women think she's crazy like she's a pro athlete or something.

 

[que_66]

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hehehe....evil never sleeps

 

[anotherbutters]

Bleh! I was eating breakfast when I saw that!