11/6/23
Yesterday I filmed a set of 3x315lbs on a doh snatch grip deadlift.
While today I did light, high muscular activation form work in three variants (sumo, snatch grip, conventional – all double overhand) with 165lbs.
Yesterday’s set saw grip as the issue, if anything the rest of my body feels REALLY strong right now – doing presses moderate to heavy and light squats, both daily.
I want press PRs, and as far as lifting this requires more heavy cleans, while on the back burner I have power snatches and double overhand deadlifting.
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About this point two years back I pulled my most recent 495lb deadlift, it was off of light smith machine deadlifts – all doh, the weights often 1p25, sometimes 2p, occasionally a tad heavier – so we’re talking 160lbs or 200lbs since the smith bar weighed 20lbs as I recall, it a tad thicker than a normal barbell though not axle thick, while making my body tight by pulling down to the bar and really wedging myself into position making myself one with the machine (the machine forcing me to pull inwards towards my body as the bar rises).
A barbell can be the same stimulus.
3s instead of higher reps, pull yourself down to the bar with hamstrings – tension up on the bar at this bottom position, pull a few firing glutes HARD, and this is very much glute while mentally aiming for high activation while “leg pressing” the bar off the floor.
You discover that you in fact have an ass.
Personally I see no pointing mixing grip, and when the frequency is up – these light lifts end up making you very strong due to the forever pump (a euphoric slight soreness with high levels of walking around muscular activation).
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As far as eating – today I decided to give myself a slight break, only nine eggs instead of ballpark one dozen, this batch with a bunch of breakfast sausage links, some rice, and soy sauce fried up with it.
That was midday.
A early dinner was a big bowl of peanut butter captain crunch, heavy cream poured over it.
One moment, I’m adding heavy cream to my grocery list…
I’m sure I’ll eat again tonight.
Okay, I’m not trying to lose weight at all right now – I’m convinced I can make myself comfortable in my skin at this bodyweight – as I’m upping lifting volume, doing more barbell movements – I’m okay with the increased calories, while I don’t know that I could ever lower frequency – that’s to my advantage.
Instead of just pressing moderate to heavy with the light squats, snatches are becoming regularly done as are the doh deadlifts.
I’ll keep working on handstands every few days, and burpees are done most.
I figure I can eat however I want with the combination of enough lifting volume and burpee volume.
There’s something there, lift a lot, do a bunch of burpees, eat a lot…seems a protocol to be JACKED!
It may not be ideal to be this heavy health wise, but I’m still in my 20s, and am enjoying it in the moment.
It’ll be mad cool to get to freestanding handstand pushups, 20+ pullups, muscle ups, pistol squats – all at around this size.
Yeah, my barbell numbers are horrible at 290lbs bw, but it’s not like I’m weak, and I am enjoying the process of improvement.
I know where I can go.
-J
Persistence & Tenacity