Spring 2006

[Jim Ouini]

Not to restate the obvious but you are a monster Biggt, throwing around some ridiculous weights. That's kind of how I picture you lifting, just throwing them around lol

Anyway, maybe I missed it but any reason why behind the neck presses? Just can do a lot more than in front?

 

[BiggT]

Not to restate the obvious but you are a monster Biggt, throwing around some ridiculous weights. That's kind of how I picture you lifting, just throwing them around lol

Anyway, maybe I missed it but any reason why behind the neck presses? Just can do a lot more than in front?

Thanks, man....I am doing the behing the neck presses as more of a light day for behind the neck jerks.....I like jerks from behind the neck because you can use a snatch grip and the shorter distance the bar has to travel actually allows you to use more weight than any other overhead lift, the jerks are really a pure speed lift, and with the bar overhead it is a crazy core strengthener. I am doing flat bench for pure strength. I usually like to train one upper bpdy lift for speed and explosion, like a push press variant or a jerk, then flat bench or incline.

 

[BiggT]

Today's workout....Friday 4/7/06

Behind the neck jerks: bar x a lot, 135x3, 185x3, 225x3, 245x3, 265x3, 275x4 (I popped the first 2 up, the third one I was a little slow under the bar and I had to press it out a few inches and I felt like my intestines were going to explode out of my stomach, lol, so I did a 4th rep to finish off with proper jerk form) these are a lot of technique and hitting everything right at the sweet spots.

Flat Bench: 135x8, 225x8, 275x8, 285x8....these were easy, I don't want this day to be too taxing on the bench I'll make the 285 set 295 next week, then the week after I'll add a set at 305.....if my pec/shoulder tie-ins start giving me problems a few weeks into this (they're not now, but they have been known to in the past), I will make this a close-grip day.

Barbell Row: 135x10, 225x5, 245x5, 265x5, 285x5, these felt smooth and right on the money, I am loving the 'Pendlay' row, I will add 10lbs for Tues.

Post workout was 1lb of salmon, a tomato salad, and a bag of instant rice. I just had my last quart of milk for the day now, I opted with diet Pepsi with the salmon because fish and milk is a guaranteed way for me to puke, lol.

Tomorrow is my extra day of bis/tris/calves.

 

[asdfzxcv]

Very nice work, you have some incredible strength.If you dont mind me asking, how long have you been lifting and what were some of your beggining stats? Just curious to see how you started off .

 

[BiggT]

Very nice work, you have some incredible strength.If you dont mind me asking, how long have you been lifting and what were some of your beggining stats? Just curious to see how you started off .

I'm 26, I've been working out since I was 13. I was 5' 9" and about 160lbs or so in 8th grade. I was a pretty early bloomer and the football coaches approached me in 8th grade. We had the Jr/Sr high in the same building, so I started working out in the high school weightroom to get big for football, and in those situations, you either become one of those kids who hates the weightroom and does everything they can to avoid training and takes every opportunity to dog it during workouts, or like me, you become a weightroom junkie and you're there every day over Christmas vacation.

I was fortunate enough to have been taught right from square one, It was the early-mid 90's and PA is a big football state, and around that time year-round lifting for football was really taking off. At least twice a year, we had a rep from the 'Bigger, Faster, Stronger' program in the school doing a clinic/demo. I am very thankful that I didn't waste those teenage years where your test levels are off the chart.

As far as lifts....nothing out of this world. I remember my very first day being impressed with kids repping on the bench with 135, and looking on the wall in amazment of "The 300lb club". I did make basically non-stop progress through high school, and I think ANY kid between 13 and 17 can make non-stop progress with correct training.

 

[BiggT]

I didn't post yesterday's workout.....I just did 4 sets of alternate d-bell curls, 4 sets of Tate presses, and 4 sets of seated calf raises.

 

[Tweakle]

Arm day is the most important day of the week man, if you dont post that how are we supposed to know how you're progressing?

impressive jerks especially for reps - I dont know how you guys balance that kind of weight overhead

 

[BiggT]

Arm day is the most important day of the week man, if you dont post that how are we supposed to know how you're progressing?

impressive jerks especially for reps - I dont know how you guys balance that kind of weight overhead

Thanks, bro, thats a big compliment coming from you.

As far as the arms, since that is the whole focus of my program, I am saving poundages for the end, lol.

 

[BiggT]

Today....Mon. 4/10/06

Power Clean: 135x 3 sets of 2, 225x1, 255x1, 275x2, 285x2, 295x 3 sets of 2

Olympic Squat: 135x10, 225x5, 315x5, 365x5, 405x5, 430x5

Deadlift: 225x5, 315x5, 405x5, 485x5

Steep decline situps: 2 sets of 25

Had a real good night. Everything felt solid. I am going to make a few adjustments as you'll see as this week goes on, but nothing major, and the lifts I am focusing on this training cycle will remain the same of course. The deadlift was easy, I am going to try 505 for at least 5, if not more, next week, then do clean pulls or GMs instead of DLs the following week. Squats were tight and solid, I would like 445x5 next week. I am going to use Mon as high volume doubles on power cleans and then make Thurs a day to do some speed/technique work and hit a few heavy singles.

I weighed 240 and change.

 

[Guinness5.0]

I think you already said that you don't have a camrera, but I'd love to see those power cleans if possible.

Alternatively, do you (or anyone reading this) know of any sites/forums with good PC vids in 'em?