As the weight on the bar has gone up, so have the numbers on the scale and stretch in my waistline. Last week, during Thanksgiving, I felt terrible. Toward the end of the week, I was at the gym and…
Category: Powerlifting
Mock Meet – Juggernaut AI
This past Saturday was the culmination of the Juggernaut AI training cycle. Considering the program has been set to 40%PL and 60%BB, I was very happy with the progression of the competition lifts. This is also the first time I…
Final Phase – SBD Days
Here is what this final phase leading into “meet day” has been looking like: When I first saw the schedule, I was concerned only because this has been a much different lead up to a testing day compared to anything…
Peaking Block
After I marked week 24 complete in the Juggernaut app, I got a notice that the next training block would be the peaking phase, something brand new for me. I have been avoiding anything remotely close to a 1RM. After…
More new things
Oh hey, I still have a blog. I took all kinds of photos and videos while we were out of town in Georgia recently with plans to write up how much fun we had dropping into various gyms. Been so…
Glad that is over
Last week was a pretty tough one! Good, but tough. The next week of training looks to be a deload week which is much needed. While the weights were still on the heavier side, it looks like it was not…
Rebuilder Reminder
The intensity of this week was felt in full force this morning. I tested a 5RM bench yesterday and today was a 5RM back squat. For some reason, my mind blocked out the fact that I have been squatting once…
Week 18 or Week 1?
Last week I wrapped up one of the best weeks of training in recent memory. Nothing really stands out in terms of a big PR, but overall, it just felt amazing. When I clicked on “complete week” in the Juggernaut…
Lifting feels new again
This week I find myself in a situation I have not been in since I moved from Georgia: a new gym. I have been feeling stagnant and not sure what direction to turn. Both my doctor and I agree that…
Juggernaut, Hypertrophy, and Strength
Halting conventional deadlifts. Set of 8 up to RPE10. That was quite possibly the worst deadlift workout ever in the history of ever. I had these the week before but apparently, I did them incorrectly. All I did last week…