The Epic Tale of Jed, Conquerer of Iron!

[Coke]

Congrats, big dude is driving now, lol...

[jed]

Hehe TY coke, i know its such a releif to be driving legally now!! (not that i uh, drove illegally before)

Great day on bench today, and weighed at 187!! Musta been all that birthday pizza

Bench 135x5, 185x2, 205x3 ok, 205x3 easy, 225x3 solid, 230x4 new PR!! thats my old PRx4 :evillaugh :evillaugh

Clean 135x5, 185x3, 195x3, 205x3... clean felt OK didnt feel very good though.

dips 3x10

one legged squats 3x5 each leg, insane!! can do much easier with right leg but will work on left!!

team workout did:

bench 170 slow down, hold for one sec, explode up got 6 till failure

next set 155 about 8 times till fail

then did 155 NORMAL x10, last rep just barely squeezed it out!

20 sit-ups

leg raises 15 sec, 30 sec, 45 sec, 60 sec, didnt stop once!!!

[Coke]

Solid stuff throughout bro.

[jed]

MAX WEEK, MAY 21-25

Alright here it is, maxing again this week. Felt great today did ATF squat (or atleast as far down as I can go) and incline, ending with some pullups!!!

ATF SQUAT : 135x5, 185x3, 225x1, 275x1, 300x1, 315x1 solid, had a little bit left, tried and failed 335 way too much, ended with a solid 320x1 also I didnt use a pad, just the bar.

INCLINE BENCH : 135x3, 175x1, 185x1, 195x1, solid 215x1

PULLUPS : Decently wide grip, palms out, 16 solid... struggled a bit with the last one but pretty sure i got it.

Was really happy with squat, doing it ATF now I was hoping to get ~300 but I got suprised!! Incline I dont usually do at all, last time I maxed 185 so the DB shoulder presses and mili's and push press must have helped it a lot, 215 was way over what I was hoping for. Pullups I was happy with, I got 13 last time so +3 isn't all that bad.

Probably do bench and something else tomorrow, gotta save energy for clean and Deadlfit wed. and thurs.!!!

also weighed a pathetic 182.5, but my maxes made me happier!

[Coke]

Great job dude, holding it down in a big way.

[jed]

Thanks Coke, your words are truly motivating

Great day today! Got 15 pounds more than I wanted on bench, and did a decent push press and got a few more dips than expected.

BENCH PRESS : 135x5, 135x3, 185x2, 205x1, 225x1, 235x1 easy, 250x1 easy, hard but solid 260x1!!! Felt insane!

PUSH PRESS : 145x2, 155x2, 175x1, 185x1, 200x1 solid and kind of easy, I felt I could have done atleast 205+ but I didn't feel comfortable with my spotters so I stopped there. Besides, you dont want to go too heavy on PP.

DIPS : Did full dips on dip bar, 19 full dips. I was hoping for 16 so I was happy with 19.

Great day overall today, my bench made me very happy. Also weighed 187 lb.

[Coke]

Sweet numbers on those movements man, keep it up.

[jed]

Thanks again Coke

Today I was pretty happy, I was hoping for ATLEAST 225 clean and I got 235.

POWER CLEAN : 135x3, 135x3, 155x1, 175x1, 185x1, 215x1, 225x1, 235x1, 240x0... was just a tiny bit away from 240 but couldnt quite finish it. Next time!

PUSHUPS : 39 Meh, pushups, whatever...

Ill probably go in to weights tomorrow morning to max on Deadlift, hoping for atleast 360 or so.

[Coke]

Nice power cleans and pushups Jed.

[jed]

Sorry, been so long since I posted on here, long weekend

Starting to kind of do the posted workout were supposed to be following for 2 months, we'll see if its any good.

Did some INSANE squats today! it feels so much better (suprisingly to me) with no pad and going below paralell on squats. Weird...

Squat : 135x5, 190x5, 225 3x8 INSANE!! was dead afterwards.

Pullups : 1x11, 2x10

DB Rows : 50lb 3x10

calf Raises : BW 3x35

L's 45 sec each way.

Jogged .85 miles i was so close to finishing a whole mile! if i didnt have such a weak mind i could have... ah, next time i guess.

These new squats rule, i'll def. add on to my next max.

[Coke]

Good work there Jed, covered a lot of ground.

[jed]

thanks coke.

good day today...

bench : 135x5, 155x5, 180 3x8

push press : 135x5, 140 3x5

hex bar shrugs : 225 2x10

standing bb mili : 95x8, 100 2x8

close grip bench : 135 3x8

[Coke]

Nice training for the upper body guy.

[jed]

Thanks coke

God I feel terrible, i havent lifted since wensday only 2 times this week!

I got a freind with some weights in his basement, went over to his place today for a little training.

Deadlift (finally!) : 135x8, 225x4, 275x1, 295x3, 315x3, 325x3 felt totally wiped after each set.

Pullups : 3x10

Went outside where he has a bunch of PL / strongman stuff and messed around with it. Did some sled running, a tire flip or two, C&J, keg toss/press, and some tbar rows... feels way weird outside. Didnt do much just learned about those lifts and probably going to come back next time and do some strongman stuff!

[Coke]

Ace work with those deads dude.

[jed]

Thanks again coke your continued support is appreciated and motivating!

Woke up at 5:55 today and did some early lifting... spose thats how its gonna be all summer.

Squats 135x5, 225x5, 245x5, 255x5, 260x5 felt outstanding! Wasnt easy at all, but last set was killer.

Pullups 3x10 really easy today, felt good.

Hack Squat (first time, felt sweet) 115 3x5

BB Lunge 115 3x5

Legs were absolutely abolished by the time workout was done... nothin like early mornin liftin :P

Weighed a suprising ~185 today, i was hoping for atleast 180 :P

[TheLion]

just dropping in and checking out your journal. i like the heavy lifts your doing ie sled runs and tire flips. good football power exercises.

[jed]

Thanks man. Yeah i'm gonna start running with the sled more atleast... I dont have a tire myself but my freind does so i might go up there once a week or so and do it. Fun shtuff.

[Coke]

Gonna be an early bird in the gym for a while, not everyone can handle it, lol.

Fine squats and lunges man, pullups were cool too.

[jed]

Thanks coke Hehe yep, it actually kinda feels good to wake up early and know that your not waking up at 12 every day and pissing away your summer. Do you ever lift early?

[Coke]

Yes, I have my early bird days here and there.

[jed]

Ah yeah thats cool. In this gym early morning its in my town and not 20 minutes away in the other town. I only lift here because of gas It brings back good memories from 7th and 8th grade lolly-gaggin around in the weightroom watching the all state lineman lift weights... i would think "damn, ill never be as strong as that man!"... but look now, i'm already stronger than him (not disrespecting him, he is an amazing lineman and i would kill for his skill at the sport)

[jed]

ugh terrible day today. ran plyos and did way to much, i felt like throwing up afterwards. i felt sick the whole time i lifted, i had to leave early...

bench 135x5, 185x5, 195x5, 205x5, 210x5

then i left... felt really light headed, way too hot, and felt like barfing. went home and slept for 4 hours. maybe ill set my alarm a little to late next time and skip god damned plyos.

[Coke]

That effort alone deserves props, nice job.

[jed]

Decent day today... tried to lift at 6am but fell back asleep, so went up 17 miles and did weights there. Gas is cheap today! 2.93!

Power Clean : 135x3, 165 3x5, 205x3

DB Curls : 30 3x10

DB Rows : 55 3x10

Didnt do that much, but clean felt good.

Went swimming with the most perfect girl in the world after, her names rachael. We're finally goin out after like 2 years of loving each other :P