Jay Max Log (Switching from BB to PL and a place to BS)

[jaymaximus]

Today's Workout:

Learned something new today. Going too heavy too quick can fuck up a whole workout. I went in trying to get a RM on all my big lifts. Plan was to do a 1 x 5 or 1 x 3. Wanted to start with DLs, but it was being used. Went to the squat rack, used. So bench it was...

Bench:
Warmup 135
335 FAIL. I wanted to go big used all my energy trying to get this up. Tri's, shoulder's, and chest were done.
250 x 5
275 x 1
280 x 1
285 x 1

Video is at 275. Wanted to do better...



DLs:
135 warmup
225 x 5
295 x 1
305 x 1
315 x 1
1st video is of conventional at 295. 2nd is alternate grip at 305. I felt ok so tried 315 but didnt film it.





Squats:
135 Warmup
225 x 7
245 x 5
275 x 3
295 x 1

video is at 275. Kind of hard to see, so I dont know if itll help with form. But there was no where to put my camera.



I just did these last 2 because I was still mad at my bench.

OHP:
135 Warmup
165 x 1
175 x 1
155 x 5

Bent Barbell Row
135 warm up
Went up by 10 lbs to see how high i could get.
155 x 5
175 x 4
195 x 3
215 x 1

Not my best day. But I did it. Im still iffy about the videos. I was going to send them to a few people, but I know other people might benifit from my hearing it about form, etc.
So @Docd187123 @insertnamehere @Masters Power @weighted chinup and everyone else, let me have it!


Also I saw Straight Outta Compton today. Really good ass movie. If you like rap music or you are in your 30s or above you should see it!

 

[Seven]

Today's Workout:

Learned something new today. Going to heavy to quick can fuck up a whole workout. I went in trying to get a RM on all my big lifts. Plan was to do a 1 x 5 or 1 x 3. Wanted to start with DLs, but it was being used. Went to the squat rack, used. So bench it was...

Bench:
Warmup 135
335 FAIL. I wanted to go big used all my energy trying to get this up. Tri's, shoulder's, and chest were done.
250 x 5
275 x 1
280 x 1
285 x 1

Video is at 275. Wanted to do better...

Nice lift!! The ghost made me smile...wasn't expecting the sound as well. Lol YT use to have a playback option where you could play the video at different speeds...I don't see the option anymore.

What's with the strap hanging off the bar touch your arm??? Seems like it would be very distracting...ya know???

 

[jaymaximus]

Nice lift!! The ghost made me smile...wasn't expecting the sound as well. Lol YT use to have a playback option where you could play the video at different speeds...I don't see the option anymore.

What's with the strap hanging off the bar touch your arm??? Seems like it would be very distracting...ya know???

From my gloves. I wear regular straps to stabilize my wrists, I only put on the gloves when I get over 250 or so. Theyre very old. So they dont velcro anymore. Ive actually only ever owned one pair of gloves, since 2006.
It doesnt distract me 99% because Im used to it.
And I didnt even know the ghost made a sound. When I was editing I had the sound off. Lol

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

Videos are always sweet.
The form on squat needs to be much lower. Didn't even look parallel. There's my dick head of the day post

 

[jaymaximus]

Also Ive kept at 6 to 7k a day. Around 450 grams of protein. Ive been feeling good....until I watched the Bench video. My stomach looked huge. Doesnt help I stopped doing crunches and started weighted situps. Its going to be harder than I thought making this change because theres body style changes too.

And I plan on starting TM on tuesday. Will probably go Tues/Thurs/Sat amd be using Docs plan from an earlier post with slight mods to add in bb row, ohp, and weighted dips/chinups/pullups in on certain days.

 

[jaymaximus]

Videos are always sweet.
The form on squat needs to be much lower. Didn't even look parallel. There's my dick head of the day post

I dont think it was. I was looking in the mirror checking. I dont know if its the weight or my leg / foot position that needs changing though. Shouldve done a better video...

Also all critiques are welcome. It doesnt help if someone says I look good then gets off and calls their wife/gf/bf over and laughs while saying "look at this fag, forms all f'd up. Now make me a turkey sandwich!"

Edit: Maybe not ALL critiques. Keep it classy. I dont want to read something like you should quit lifting / training and start sucking dicks...that doesnt help.

 

[jaymaximus]

No workout. But I woke up hungry and made it my mission to eat EVERYTHING in sight today! I would say its a re-feed, but I do this everyday.

 

[insertnamehere]

@jaymaximus I'm looking at your lifts right now. Give me a little time to assess and type something up. There's a few things I'm going to suggest you work on. Thanks for posting.

 

[insertnamehere]

Ok, sorry for the delay.

Bench:

The thing that really stood out to me from this angle is your feet - they're dancing all over the place.

You need to create a solid base to lower the weight to and press from. The best way to do this is to use your legs and feet to help stabilize your body, connecting you from the floor to the weight in your hands.

Before you unrack the weight, get your feet set and keep them set, while actively driving them into the floor, using your legs. Keep your legs actively pushing you feet into the floor throughout the entire set until you rack it. Additionally, work on creating rigid tension throughout your entire body, from feet to hands.

It'll take a little experimenting to find the most effective foot position and to develop a tension building set up routine but its well worth the time.

Everything else looked pretty good. Are you taking and holding a deep breath before unracking the weight?

Deadlift:

This camera angle is difficult to identify problems with certainty. Next time, try to get a vid from the side, directly in line with the end of the bar.

What stands out the most is the angle of your torso and the subsequent distance of your hips from the bar while in mid lift, just below your knees (6 sec mark, both vids).

Just before you get to your knees, your legs are straight and your hips are way behind,taking the majority of your legs, glutes and hips out of the lift at the most crucial time, and shifting the stress to your lower back. You're essentially turning this conventional deadlift into a mock/modified stiff/straight leg deadlift of sorts.

You need to work on getting those hips through faster, meaning, get your dick against that bar ASAP. Like I said, this angle is difficult to tell for sure but you may be starting the lift with your body too far forward, over the the bar. Notice the angle of your arms at the 6 sec mark - they're pitched way behind your shoulder socket. This is an indication that you're starting torso position is too far forward over the bar.

Try to line up your body with the bar so that if I were to draw a line from the bar, straight up to your body, I would draw a line on the anterior side of your medial delt. Thats right about where your torso should be when initiating the pull. This should give you a more upright torso position during the lift, allowing your hips to come through (fuck the bar) faster.

Again, the angle might be messing with my eyes but it looks like your grip and feet look a little wide. The following is based on that perception.

Your grip should be as close as possible to your legs, without interfering with the lift.

Your stance should allow your shins to be placed on the smooth part of the bar, that's on each side of the middle knurling.

Squat:

If you can find a better place for your camera, it would help tremendously. Get a box or one of those free standing benches and set it up on that to get a side view.

As it was already stated, you're squat looks extremely high. I would almost say a quarter squat. Is this the lowest you can safely go?

Until I see better squat footage, thats all I have for now.

Please let me know if you have any questions about the suggestions I made. Its kinda late and past my bedtime so there may be an oversight or two.

 

[jaymaximus]

Ok, sorry for the delay.

Bench:

The thing that really stood out to me from this angle is your feet - they're dancing all over the place.

You need to create a solid base to lower the weight to and press from. The best way to do this is to use your legs and feet to help stabilize your body, connecting you from the floor to the weight in your hands.

Before you unrack the weight, get your feet set and keep them set, while actively driving them into the floor, using your legs. Keep your legs actively pushing you feet into the floor throughout the entire set until you rack it. Additionally, work on creating rigid tension throughout your entire body, from feet to hands.

It'll take a little experimenting to find the most effective foot position and to develop a tension building set up routine but its well worth the time.

Everything else looked pretty good. Are you taking and holding a deep breath before unracking the weight?

Deadlift:

This camera angle is difficult to identify problems with certainty. Next time, try to get a vid from the side, directly in line with the end of the bar.

What stands out the most is the angle of your torso and the subsequent distance of your hips from the bar while in mid lift, just below your knees (6 sec mark, both vids).

Just before you get to your knees, your legs are straight and your hips are way behind,taking the majority of your legs, glutes and hips out of the lift at the most crucial time, and shifting the stress to your lower back. You're essentially turning this conventional deadlift into a mock/modified stiff/straight leg deadlift of sorts.

You need to work on getting those hips through faster, meaning, get your dick against that bar ASAP. Like I said, this angle is difficult to tell for sure but you may be starting the lift with your body too far forward, over the the bar. Notice the angle of your arms at the 6 sec mark - they're pitched way behind your shoulder socket. This is an indication that you're starting torso position is too far forward over the bar.

Try to line up your body with the bar so that if I were to draw a line from the bar, straight up to your body, I would draw a line on the anterior side of your medial delt. Thats right about where your torso should be when initiating the pull. This should give you a more upright torso position during the lift, allowing your hips to come through (fuck the bar) faster.

Again, the angle might be messing with my eyes but it looks like your grip and feet look a little wide. The following is based on that perception.

Your grip should be as close as possible to your legs, without interfering with the lift.

Your stance should allow your shins to be placed on the smooth part of the bar, that's on each side of the middle knurling.

Squat:

If you can find a better place for your camera, it would help tremendously. Get a box or one of those free standing benches and set it up on that to get a side view.

As it was already stated, you're squat looks extremely high. I would almost say a quarter squat. Is this the lowest you can safely go?

Until I see better squat footage, thats all I have for now.

Please let me know if you have any questions about the suggestions I made. Its kinda late and past my bedtime so there may be an oversight or two.

Thanks. I meant to ask where I should put the camera before hand, but ill try to get some better ones soon.
All those sound easy enough.
As for the DL, I probably start too close. When I started working more on my form I used Rippetoe's youtube video on DL. My old way I was WAY to far back and using all back. It was probably going to get me hurt. So I went to opposite. He said to start with the bar halfway over your foot, but sometimes I go further. I still have to get used to having the bar right next to my body, since I was doing it wrong before. Its also the reason I got pants. Im getting bruises all over my legs.

Thanks for taking the time out @insertnamehere, much appreciated.

 

[Melly Mel from hell]

I've picked up some really good info from your log Jmax. You're really doing great. Thanks for the inspiration.

 

[jaymaximus]

I've picked up some really good info from your log Jmax. You're really doing great. Thanks for the inspiration.

Thanks Mel. Luckily Meso has been here to help me out and have my back. Ill admit it hard getting critiqued all the time, bad for the ego, but itll only make me better. Im going to really get into it starting this week!

 

[jaymaximus]

No workout. But I woke up hungry and made it my mission to eat EVERYTHING in sight today! I would say its a re-feed, but I do this everyday.

I said I was going to eat everything today. Its a re-feed. Ive only been taking in 6000 - 6500 cals a day. Im so ashamed...

This is dinner. Beef Caldereta, Popcorn Chicken, Fries, and bananas pan fried in brown sugar. Myfitnesspal claims at my current calories ill gain 30 lbs in the next month...

 

[Melly Mel from hell]

Thanks Mel. Luckily Meso has been here to help me out and have my back. Ill admit it hard getting critiqued all the time, bad for the ego, but itll only make me better. Im going to really get into it starting this week!

Not bad for the ego...Good for the ego. Bad for the ego would be if you started a log and no one thought enough to step in and help. Good for the ego because some really good guys here are critiquing you and they're behind you and they want you to succeed and not hurt yourself. Our form can always be better. Improvements can always be made. Hopefully the critiques never stop. I'm enjoying your journey. Thank you.

 

[jaymaximus]

Not bad for the ego...Good for the ego. Bad for the ego would be if you started a log and no one thought enough to step in and help. Good for the ego because some really good guys here are critiquing you and they're behind you and they want you to succeed and not hurt yourself. Our form can always be better. Improvements can always be made. Hopefully the critiques never stop. I'm enjoying your journey. Thank you.

Thats a great way to think it. Thanks brother.

 

[Seven]

I said I was going to eat everything today. Its a re-feed. Ive only been taking in 6000 - 6500 cals a day. Im so ashamed...

This is dinner. Beef Caldereta, Popcorn Chicken, Fries, and bananas pan fried in brown sugar.

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Fried bananas??? Never had em'...I'm sure they're good though EVERYTHING taste better fried!!

 

[jaymaximus]

Fried bananas??? Never had em'...I'm sure they're good though EVERYTHING taste better fried!!

It was my 1st time. They looked better than they tasted. They were a last second choice after looking at the pic on the menu.
Plus there was so many. I wanted like one or two.

 

[brutus79]

Thats a little more than usual. Usually on weekdays im at about 8 miles or 20000 steps. Weekends Ill get about 3 miles. Im surprised im actually gaining weight. I havent walked this much since I was a teenager.

If you switch the bracelet to the hand you DON'T beat your meat with it might give you a more accurate reading.

 

[Seven]

It was my 1st time. They looked better than they tasted. They were a last second choice after looking at the pic on the menu.
Plus there was so many. I wanted like one or two.

Lol...I was thinking the same thing...they look good, but there's like 5 whole bananas there!!

 

[jaymaximus]

If you switch the bracelet to the hand you DON'T beat your meat with it might give you a more accurate reading.

I wish it took me 20000 strokes. I usually get to about 5 then .
Then I need an hour nap and a carb reload to go again.