J-Madd's Training Log

[J-Madd]

BJJ practice. Lots of live rolling. This was a great, touch practice. Tournament time is near!

[J-Madd]

I'm posting this not because I'm particularly concerned about the issue that Wendler is addressing, but because this is a great piece of good thinking that can apply across the full spectrum of your training and diet (and much else too!): https://jimwendler.com/blogs/jimwendler ... ted-cardio

[nickgoldma]

I'm posting this not because I'm particularly concerned about the issue that Wendler is addressing, but because this is a great piece of good thinking that can apply across the full spectrum of your training and diet (and much else too!): https://jimwendler.com/blogs/jimwendler ... ted-cardio

Awesome post/article. I can always get behind Jim Wendler's knowledge and wisdom. Smart dude.

[J-Madd]

I did some testing today on my OHP and WPU. Here's a little video summary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxlH2hcUXUI

I've wanted to be completely open with this log, so I thought it good to put a video of a day that was really a mixed bag for me. When I pre-tested, I hit 180x2, and today I got 180x3. I'll take that improvement, but those first three reps really felt like I was going somewhere great before I stalled on number 4. I got the 40KG on the chin-up with what felt like it could've been a triple. I went for an all-time PR tie with the 48KG, and I just miss getting my chin to the bar. I then took about a minute break and maxed my bodyweight reps. I was pretty smoked after the heavy pulling, and things started to come apart on reps 17-19. I missed the bar completely on attempt 20, so I shut it down. Oh well, it was sort of a dumb stunt to try to max my WPU and PU reps back to back like that.

Not a great test day, but good enough. I'm pretty confident that after another bloc I'll be chinning the Beast again.

By the way, when training I do my pull-ups to my neck or chest, but when I test I just get my chin over the bar.

[Barkadion]

I did some testing today on my OHP and WPU. Here's a little video summary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxlH2hcUXUI

I've wanted to be completely open with this log, so I thought it good to put a video of a day that was really a mixed bag for me. When I pre-tested, I hit 180x2, and today I got 180x3. I'll take that improvement, but those first three reps really felt like I was going somewhere great before I stalled on number 4. I got the 40KG on the chin-up with what felt like it could've been a triple. I went for an all-time PR tie with the 48KG, and I just miss getting my chin to the bar. I then took about a minute break and maxed my bodyweight reps. I was pretty smoked after the heavy pulling, and things started to come apart on reps 17-19. I missed the bar completely on attempt 20, so I shut it down. Oh well, it was sort of a dumb stunt to try to max my WPU and PU reps back to back like that.

Not a great test day, but good enough. I'm pretty confident that after another bloc I'll be chinning the Beast again.

By the way, when training I do my pull-ups to my neck or chest, but when I test I just get my chin over the bar.

Interesting grip on pull-ups.. I do it on opposite side as angled chins facing wider side: so it is \/ for me.

[J-Madd]

Interesting grip on pull-ups.. I do it on opposite side as angled chins facing wider side: so it is \/ for me.

Probably because that is how I have always trained, but I think I handle more weight and do more/better reps on a regular straight bar, overhand grip. Since I got the multi-grip bar last month, however, I have found that at the /\ grip feels the best on my elbows. I split my reps when training between the straight grip and the angled grip evenly, but I'm going to start favoring the wedge grip and doing my testing from that angle.

[Barkadion]

Interesting grip on pull-ups.. I do it on opposite side as angled chins facing wider side: so it is \/ for me.

Probably because that is how I have always trained, but I think I handle more weight and do more/better reps on a regular straight bar, overhand grip. Since I got the multi-grip bar last month, however, I have found that at the /\ grip feels the best on my elbows. I split my reps when training between the straight grip and the angled grip evenly, but I'm going to start favoring the wedge grip and doing my testing from that angle.

I don't see the option to do || parallel grip on your new bar.. || is the safest bet. I cycle between || and \/ usually. Shoulder safety...

[J-Madd]

61 min LSS run. I ran out of daylight, so I had to throw a route together on the flay (trying to stay on lit streets), but this probably came in right around seven miles.

[nickgoldma]

Nicely done, man! I really enjoy your videos and I just subscribed. Keep them coming. Looks like a cool home gym you got there, too. Nicely done.

[J-Madd]

This was pretty stupid, but I had to try it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60xT3WkPNlY