JK's Road to Elite

[jkstrength]

Saturday 7/21/12 - Squat/Dead Openers

Squat:
135x5
135x5
225x3
315x1
365x1
added wraps and belt
405x1
440x1 (opener)

Deadlift (conventional):
135x5
225x1
315x1
added belt
405x1
455x1
475x1 (opener)

GHR:
BW x 12 x 3 sets

Everything went well today. Squat felt light and moved fast. Dead felt decent but didn't move as fast as I would have liked. However, I still feel it is the right opener. Honestly it is just a mental barrier I have to get over. I'll post vids later.

[Brian Hopper]

Great job on the openers!!! I wouldn't sweat it brother, you might be peaking at the right time.

[J L S]

looking good JK, stay on track, the reward will be oh so sweet!

[jkstrength]

Great job on the openers!!! I wouldn't sweat it brother, you might be peaking at the right time.

I believe your right. Its funny, I preach this to my athletes and teammates but I always get worried when it happens to me. Lol.

looking good JK, stay on track, the reward will be oh so sweet!

Thanks J. No more heavy work for squat or dead. Just cruising now.


Here's the video from today:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPWbq...yer_detailpage

[Coke]

Damn, great vid - will do damage next weekend.

[jkstrength]

Damn, great vid - will do damage next weekend.

Thanks Coke! I plan on doing some serious damage

[jkstrength]

Monday 7/23/12 - ME Upper

Close Grip Bench (allworking sets paused and with commands):
135x5
135x5
225x3
225x1
275x1
305(90%) x 1
305(90%) x 1
305(90%) x 1

Barbell Rows:
135x20 x 3 sets

Dbell Bench:
70x20 x 2 sets

Skulls:
90x8
90x8
90x8

Side Raises:
3x12

Just went up to 90% on close grip and hit 3 singles. No need to try hitting PRs less than two weeks out. Every single felt light and moved fast. Definitely feeling a meet PR soming up. Regular speed work this week then bench openers on Saturday.

[Coke]

Props dude, stellar approach and mindset.

[J L S]

looking good JK, cruise to some PR's!

[jkstrength]

Props dude, stellar approach and mindset.

looking good JK, cruise to some PR's!

Thanks guys!

[jkstrength]

Wednesday 7/25/12 - Lower

Squats:
135x5
135x5
225x1
added new Rhine wraps
225x1
225x1

Deads:
135x1
225x1
255x1
255x1
255x1

GHR:
bw x 10
bw x 10
bw x 10

Situps:
bw x 20
bw x 20
bw x 20

We worked up to 50% or so ust to keep the blood flowing and keep form in check. I ordered knee and wrist wraps from Rhino (change up from my usual Titan wraps) and they came in 3 days ago so I wanted to just put them on and get a feel for them. They are seriously the best wraps I have ever used. Even though I only went up to 50%, they just feel way better. Anyway, feeling good and strong and very ready for next Saturday. Bench openers on Saturday.

[jkstrength]

Thursday 7/26/12 - Upper

Bench:
135x5
135x5
135x5

Side Raises:
3x10

Chins:
bw x 5 x 3 sets

Today was an extremely low intensity and light day. Just enough to get some blood in there and keep the movements fresh. Saturday is bench openers then I'm shutting it down. Got about 5 pounds to lose (no sweat) and I'll be ready to go. Gonna make some noise.

[J L S]

cant wait to see how you do Jk, had some good meet results last few, looking real good going into this one!

[jkstrength]

cant wait to see how you do Jk, had some good meet results last few, looking real good going into this one!

Thanks J! I'm really feeling positive about this one.

[Coke]

Quite smooth with it dude, looking to see the bench openers.

[jkstrength]

Quite smooth with it dude, looking to see the bench openers.

Thanks Coke. Here it is!

Saturday 7/28/12 - Bench Opener
135x5
135x5
185x3
225x3
275x1
300x1
325x1 (opener)

Band pulldowns:
3x20

EZ SKulls:
3x20

Vid of opener:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un117...yer_detailpage

(dropped the camera at the end)

[Coke]

Make it appear to be 'light weight', very impressive!!

[Brian Hopper]

Good job on the bench opener!

[jkstrength]

Make it appear to be 'light weight', very impressive!!

Good job on the bench opener!

Thanks guys! Feeling good.

Just went in last night and did some light hamstrings and triceps. Foam rolled a bit and got out. Weighed in this morning at 182.4 so I'm good to go. Can pretty much eat normal and just cut some water tonight for weigh-ins in the morning. Weigh-ins are at 10:00 am and its a 3 hour drive. I'm teaching a bootcamp class from 6 to 7 so I'm packing tonight and leaving as soon as I let out class. I'll probably be a little thirst and grumpy in the morning so my class is gonna work their asses off. Hehe...

[Coke]

Good luck Jeremy, wish you the best this weekend.

[J L S]

i second what coke says, all the best JK, tear it up and bring home some PR's!

[Brian Hopper]

Best of luck!!!

[jkstrength]

Meet Report

Weigh-ins:
So I cut down to 181 (from a high of 186) by the morning of the meet. I left town at 7 and got to Rock Springs by 10, just in time for early weigh-ins. However, the scale wasn't working so the meet director went back to his hotel room to get another one....and didn't come back for almost 2 hours. By the time I weighed in I had dropped all the way down to 178. I was kinda pissed but it was no ones fault. Sometimes shit just happens. So feeling very depleted we immediately went to Pizza Hut and hit the buffet.

The Meet:

Squat:
440 - 3 whites (easy)
462 - 3 whites and a PR (easy)
473 - 3 whites and another PR (stalled a bit a mid point but then shot up)

Bench:
325 - 2 whites (raised my ass a little) but easy lift
341 - 3 whites
352 - missed it for the third time in a meet!!! Frustrating!

Deadlift:
480 - 3 whites
507 - 3 whites (pretty slow)
518 - didn't even break ground

So ended with a 22 pound squat PR (should tie me for 47th on PL Watch rankings) and a 16 pound total PR. I'm happy about the PRs but I'm pretty disappointed in my performance because I'm capable of alot more. Honestly, the weight cut hurt me, especially the 2 hour late weigh-in. I just felt depleted. Again, nobodys fault, but it did affect me. I am officially retiring from 181 though. My bench is just not gonna move till my bodyweight does so I'm taking the winter to grow up to 200 or so. Also, switching to conventional 3 weeks out was probably not a good idea but I'll get it next time. Steve Dennison ran a great meet and I had alot of fun. Met some great people and lifters as well. Looking forward to doing another USPA meet in the future. Thanks for everyone for supporting me during the training cycle!

[Brian Hopper]

I know it wasn't what your capable of but you still did a great job bro! You got a PR total and to me that's all that matters!

[J L S]

nice job considering the cirumstances JK, you still put up and got on with it and hit some PR's which is what meets are for right! cant wait to see your bench numbers in the winter haha!