Well, I have not had a computer since we have been in Seattle, so I have not been able to post. I do not have much time now, so there will be a full report Wednesday.
Last night I clean and jerked 140 kilos for five singles — the most I have ever done. Afterwords I squatted 204 kilos for three sets of five. My trunk is and was absolutely destroyed after doing this. If anybody tells you that the basic barbell exercises — squat, press, deadlift, bench, clean and jerk, and snatch — do not work the “core”, please tell them to kindly fuck off.
Note: I had literally 2 minutes to type this post last night, and I had intended on typing “core” as a very tongue-in-cheek comment. Hopefully I got that across, but we definitely do not use the term “core”.
140 kg clean and jerk
If you have pictures of your training, send them in!
fucking beast. I can”t wait to eat massive amounts of food again.
nice..
Well done, Justin. Hulk SMASH!
I like this picture. one day I will.
And the stripped socks thrown in for effect. Classic. Any, I have a kind of off subject question for you guys. What kind of underwear do you use? I have been a boxer guy nearly my entire life. But now that my waiste band has gone down (yes it does sometimes happen, but I have actually gained weight) and my legs have gotten bigger, my boxers keep riding up my legs. Should I switch to boxer briefs? I know a 70s big guy would probably wear tighty whities, but I refuse. Help anyone?
I”ve taken a break from training for almost three weeks due to an annular tear in a disc. I am targeting 11/30 as my return date and I am reading each day”s entry and getting more and more anxious to return. I”ve been able to pretty much maintian at 200lbs and have started doing some weighted pull-ups and dips to try and maintain strength in the down time.
Just needed to vent and this is the only place where people have any idead how frustrating it is to not be lifting heavy.
We”ll do a write-up in the near future about training at less than full capacity. I don”t think I”ve trained at 100% for over a year. You do what you can in your downtime, which basically means eating well and talking trash to 90s small people.
Dude, that is “man-weight” right there. One day, Justin, one day…
bluecheese… lycra is your friend. makes your nuts stink since it doesn”t breathe very well, but it will give pretty much as far as you can stretch it.
Bluecheese – Jockey makes extra long cotton (90/10) boxer briefs that”ll fix your cricket legs (Penney”s has ”em, usually on sale in 3 packs). Ex Officio makes the best synthetic briefs by far, follower by Underarmour (20-25/pair at REI, but worth it). If I can hike up the side of a mountain with ”em and they don”t stink afterwards, they”ll pass anyone”s tests, trust me.
And since I”ve already made the single crappiest post in the history of this site, Justin – how tall are you and what length are those socks? I need to order some for DL comps and want to make sure they go up to the top of my shins.
Time to go squat heavy and regain my manhood. Talking about underwear and socks on 70sbig…sigh.
I”ve heard that under armoe is good, but I”m wondering if its good enough to account for the price. I might run to sports authority after work before heading to the gym. Thanks for the info.
One thing I”ve done in my downtime is convince a few different folks to try and make a homemade smoker with me. Since I have a small condo I can”t have one, but at this rate I will have access to one at three different locations.
I can”t wait to try some smoked brisket…
Nice lift. Now lets see more from contributers, people
can we watch more Pyrros Dimas videos?
Dammit, guys, put down your salads and get a hold of yourselves.
UA drawers are great for grappling sports, Highland Games, and other sports, but are too expensive to merit daily use. Boxer briefs are ideal for general training because they””re snug but not restrictive. They can also be worn alone if you forget your gym shorts, as I have done on occasion.
Boxers are the hallmark of 90s small guys and young hoodlums who wear their pants off their ass (this would be impossible if they squatted). If your thighs and glutes are sufficiently large, boxers just don””t work with jeans. Besides, you don””t want a collision with your junk during the 2nd pull.
Junk collisions are not as pleasent as they sound.
I”m married with a child. Sometimes 2nd pull junk collisions is the only play I get. And just so I make my question clear, I”m talking about daily use undies, not just for training. Also, what”s the percentage of skid mark instances on boxer briefs as compared to regular boxers? I keep my butthole pretty clean, but accidents do happen
The Jockey extra long boxer briefs get my nod for daily use. I only wear the $ynthetic $tuff when I know I have a serious day of swampass on the horizon (4-14 hour hikes, etc).
And to redeem myself, not only am I mostly through a gallon of milk for the day, I also just PR”d my squat, wearing said Jockeys: 425×3, 435×3, 455×2 (previous 1RM). I can”t wait to see what I can do with some striped socks…
Awesome numbers Jacob. Someday I”ll be a jedi too
Bluecheese: Will you absolutely be a Jedi someday?
AC, the way of Jedi is patience and compassion.
only a sith deals in absolutes
What is this underwear of which you speak?
All my stuff has built-in hammocks so I”m set.
Justin, please, stay away from using the ” 3 C”s”:
Cardio
Core
Calories
I wear compression shorts when training, and boxer briefs during the day. Skid marks are non-existant if you are over the age of 12. Some times the boxer briefs ride up — such is life.
Free ballin’ happens, but isn’t preferable in sweaty situations (more thigh rubbage than normal).
I rarely feel 100% when training. We will talk about it soon.
When not training, free-balling is the only way to go.
And ha, Eva is more badass than most of us guys. Good advice too.
A.C. how many times have you been accused of steroids?