Month: February 2019

The Ultimate Strength Accomplishment For Me

The ultimate strength accomplishment for me would be to put 500lbs overhead from the floor.

No coaching.

All the shit that’s been stacked against me.

That is my ultimate test with a barbell.

I’d likely have to taper in technique, not just barbarian style brute force method. I know I will power (ish) clean and jerk 405.

405. Done deal. Mentally.

500 is the test. A part of me wanted to say continental & jerk.  To clean makes it more challenging, continental is the epitome of brute force, it’d be too easy that way.

Who cares that I currently lift weights on frozen dirt. No bumpers. Etcetera.

I’m big & strong. Viking (or Highlander) blood. Ugly circumstance. Bring. It. On.

500 clean & jerk. That’s the ultimate test. Brute force blended with pretty form.

405 is a done deal. I’m strong enough. It’s only a matter of time. Will it be in the yard this year? At the bodybuilding gym in SoCal? Elsewhere? 405 is a done deal. I’m strong enough. It’s only a matter of time.

Persistence & Tenacity

30 Days Of Arms Every Day Announcement January 30- End Of February 2019

For a week or so I’d been thinking “what if I reverse curled daily” so I’m going with it.

50 reps with the bar as a minimum, more reps and/or heavier allowed…reverse curls (generally thumbless). Everything else is extra credit.

It’s a good idea to at least do one easy set of pullups each day, but I’m not going to be rigid on this, as I said reverse curls the minimum, everything else is extra credit.

The lower body will naturally follow upper body gains so as to stay proportionate. I’m not worried in the least about “dont skip leg day bro”.

This will be the third time or so around that I’ve done “arms every day”, it always surprises me how quickly the ability moves up, and oddly this time I’m in an alright mental state…likely the fresh air, and freedom from gym dues.

(I’ve actually had people see me curling and ask what’s wrong as it’s so out of my norm. Not a thing that’s going to happen in the backyard.)

Bro time! I figure this will help with pullups, and add some size to my arms. It’s strange how I’m going bro lifting alone in the yard. Yet, “bro” feels damn right right now. My inner narcissist decided that it’s grow some forearm and bicep time…

Curls for the girls amuses me right now, as does the idea of 135 for reps.

The reps aren’t fully cheat or super strict, though it could slip either way. So far I’ve got 25 reps strict, 30 with some momentum, both thumbless, with the bar.

At the end of the month I’ll update as to PRs.

I want 50-100+ reps empty bar, would like 95lb+ for 15-20. 135+ would be very strong arms.

Aside from the pullup carryover, and arm size, I assume I’ll see carryover to my clean.