Plus the pump you get from them thoughhh
Yeah, Iāve always liked the movement, and up until BtM it was a staple. I was trying to push curls a little heavier, but itās just easy to fall back to what works.
AM WORKOUT
JM Walks w/10lbs
50 minutes
Notes: This was AWFUL. Amazing how much a little weight really adds up over time. Couldnāt wait to be done. Still not really winded from it, just fatigued.
Woke up at 197.8 this morning. Planning on hitting a 2 a day today, with some sort of 10 minute EMOM tonight.
A quick google search yielded very little for āJM Walksā, you mind assisting with my ignorance?
JM=Jacob Marley from āA Christmas Carolā. Iām wearing a bunch of chains and some plates on them, like here
Ah yes, now I remember that post. Thanks! I do love my weighted vest walks, just torches the traps.
Didnāt Jacob Marley float rather than walk though?
Itās why I have to specify that itās a walk, rather than just āJacob Marleyingā, haha.
Haha, fair point
EMOM stone of steel over bar
Triples for 8 minutes
Notes: Set up in the power rack today using an old Rogue axle, and it worked much better. Set the bar at 20, which is lower than my yoke was. Really focused on coming over the top of the stone vs the bottom. Much smoother technique, but this is still a ball buster, especially with my back still a little tweaked from Tuesday. I think once I get to 10 minutes Iāll start loading the stone, but right now an empty SOS is more than enough.
BUILDING THE MONOLITH WORKOUT 9
AM WORKOUT
Buffalo Bar Squats
5xBar
5x100
5x140
3x190
1x230
1x280
5x300
5x340
5x380
Axle continental and press away
5xAxle
5x66
10x5x66
Weighted NG chins
5x100
4x5x95
Band pull aparts
5x20
Farmerās walk shrugs 115
4x25
Standing ab wheel
3x8
Buffalo bar squats 230
1x20
Notes; Took about 70 minutes, but in fairness, I had to solve a work crisis via text in the middle of the workout. Think Iām going to ramp up to a topset on those weighted chins, because those straight sets are murdering my joints. Maybe I need to just warm upā¦heresy.
10x5 on press went better than expected. Continentaled every set.
General notes: Woke up at 198.2. I was 195.8 yesterday and ate a lot of food to compensate, but a lot of sodium as well. Gonna get some Panda Express today, so itās gonna be an even bigger spike.
STRONGMAN MEDLEY
Reverse prowler drag w/90lbs 50ā
50ā back to start
100lb keg carry 50ā
Load onto prowler
High handle prowler push w/190lbs 50ā
4 rounds
Notes: Been missing the medleys, wanted to get in a simple one that will still get blood flowing to the legs. This wasnāt bad, but didnāt quite floor me. I think next time Iāll finish it off with a high handle distance push like I used to.
Woke up at 199.2. Been eating out a bit this weekend and sodium is super high.
BUILDING THE MONOLITH WORKOUT 10
AM WORKOUT
Buffalo Bar Squats
5xBar
5x100
5x140
3x190
1x230
5x290
5x330
5x5x370
Axle Strict Press
5xAxle
5x66
5x136
5x161
5x181
5x206
10x161
Chins (various grips)
12x7
2x8
Band Pull aparts
5x20
Dips
110 reps
Notes: About 75 minutes. Had the day off work so went a little leisurely on rest periods. Press went much stronger than week 1; belted up again. Joints are really pissed off from those weighted chins.
General notes: Woke up at 199.2.
Will I regret getting an 8" log rather than a 12"?
Absolutely. I DIYed my 9" to be larger, but if I had to do it all over, I woulda just got a 12. Get a pitbull log and donāt look back.
Yes!
AM WORKOUT
JM Walks w/15lbs
50 minutes
Notes: This was more like a limp. The weight is really crushing me. This has been a solid source of conditioning.
Woke up at 197.2. That seems more realistic.
BUILDING THE MONOLITH WORKOUT 11
AM WORKOUT
Texas Deadlift Bar Deadlifts (TnG)
5x135
5x225
1x3315
5x385
5x440
3x5x495
Axle bench press
5xAxle
5x66
5x136
5x186
5x221
5x251
11x286
15x221
DB rows 105
5x12
DB curls 35
3x15
1x10
Hammer curls 35
3x15
Notes: Took 75 minutes start to finish. The workout is still about 60 minutes, but clean up is taking forever. Too many plates. Left hamstring was tight for some reason. Happy with the effort though.
Woke up at 197.4.
How are you liking BTM so far?
Man, not that your diet is slacking, but I know mine was a bit. Were I to run it again, I would surely follow Jimās diet advice lol.
Been appreciating the challenge so far. It was just the thing to get me back into gear.
I ended up adding 6-10 eggs and 1lb of meat on top of my current diet. Gains have been steady at about a pound a week, which for me is pretty awesome.
EMOM stone of steel over bar
Triples for 10 minutes
Notes: Finally conquered this workout. Technique is getting a lot better. Hit this with 5 hours of sleep over a 48 hour stretch.
No weigh in this morning due to spending the night at the job site.
Nice going. I ended up 5lbs heavier all said & done, itās a lot of work!
Good job on the sos. I see that thing poppin up everywhere it seems in comp entry forms. Never touched one but they sounds terrible