Bluebirds, Butterflies, and Barbells - A Starting Strength Journal

[Kirra]

I love how a ****ty workout for you is a good workout for anyone else, plus some extra work since you didn't hit any prs.

Lol, fukking this.

[matt297]

When life gives you lemons.....

...Ironlife deadlifts

I love how a ****ty workout for you is a good workout for anyone else, plus some extra work since you didn't hit any prs.

+ this

[jshaw5]

Unsubbed for lack of PR's on every lift. Or maybe for being a jerk and OHPing nearly my bench max, DLing 4 plates for 7 reps, and for complaining about it.

[PeterGibbons316]

lol, thanks guys - I'll be sure to set some PRs on Thursday for you!

[im2manly]

hey you rack pull more than me! gjdm

[PeterGibbons316]

I feel incredibly manly right now.

[jcranston]

No PR's in a Jas workout is a sign of the end times!!!

(srs) I found it on this old scroll in my uncle's, godfather's, bar maid's milk can.

[PeterGibbons316]

5-3-1, Cycle 4, Week 1, Day 2
BW: 224.2 lbs.

Bench Press
45x5
45x5
155x5
195x5
225x5 (vid) PR
255x10 (vid) PR

This was pretty awesome. Got 260x9 previously and I remember that 9th rep being a real grinder, so I figured 9 reps would be tough today, 10 was a huge PR that I wasn't expecting. I think I finally have my elbows under the bar - I was just touching the bar lower on my chest and that helped.

CGBP
175x5
200x5
230x10

Needed 12 for a PR here, but wasn't expecting it after the big bench PR. My lifting buddy wasn't around today so I didn't have as much rest as usual on these either.

Row
95x5
95x5
145x5
175x5
205x5
230x8 (vid) PR

One more rep than last time.

Dips
225x5
255x5
285x11 PR

One more rep than last time.

Vid:



Notes:
Great day today, finished in just 1:20 too which was nice. Chazzy inspired me to try some handstand push-ups which was fun, I might keep practicing them - bonus video on that

[johnblythe]

so what was your code for getting Godmode?

great work dawg

[PeterGibbons316]

IDDQD

Thanks

[johnblythe]

IDDQD

Thanks

haha, well played.

[jcranston]

Crap, I been trying up,up down,down left,right left,right b,a b,a select start...

Back to the PR's I expect, grats my man!

[The Shoeless Wonder]

we get it. you like 531

[pezking7p]

You're an amazing man. Haven't been catching your journal lately it seems. Have you commented on diet lately?

[jshaw5]

Amazing job as always. LOL at the handstand pushup. Have you ever tried them before? If not, I'm quite impressed, they are quite difficult. Now let's see you do one without putting your feet against the wall

[jcranston]

Arms looking beast mode in the rows vid Bro!

[400Lb Gorilla]

great workout and excellent vid lol. what is with those insane dips!!! 285 on weighted dips for 11 reps is insane!!!!

[PeterGibbons316]

we get it. you like 531

I do, but honestly I can't wait drop another 15 or so pounds and start running TM and bulk again.

You're an amazing man. Haven't been catching your journal lately it seems. Have you commented on diet lately?

Haven't commented on diet since we last talked. BW is dropping slowly, don't want to change anything drastically right now. I'm pretty sure Saturday's weigh-in will be 223 for the first time in a really long time.

Amazing job as always. LOL at the handstand pushup. Have you ever tried them before? If not, I'm quite impressed, they are quite difficult. Now let's see you do one without putting your feet against the wall

Haha, yeah that was my first time ever attempting. I edited out about 3 minutes of me just sitting there being scared to even try to do a hand stand . No way I could do them without the wall there!

Arms looking beast mode in the rows vid Bro!

Thanks brah!

great workout and excellent vid lol. what is with those insane dips!!! 285 on weighted dips for 11 reps is insane!!!!

Thanks! I would imagine you would have no problems doing the same though since our BW and bench are both so close.

[MatTheCur]

so what was your code for getting Godmode?

great work dawg

I get it. You don't like me anymore. I'll unsub from your log, too.

I do, but honestly I can't wait drop another 15 or so pounds and start running TM and bulk again.


Haven't commented on diet since we last talked. BW is dropping slowly, don't want to change anything drastically right now. I'm pretty sure Saturday's weigh-in will be 223 for the first time in a really long time.


Haha, yeah that was my first time ever attempting. I edited out about 3 minutes of me just sitting there being scared to even try to do a hand stand . No way I could do them without the wall there!


Thanks brah!


Thanks! I would imagine you would have no problems doing the same though since our BW and bench are both so close.

You're a beast man... Always motivational to see you putting this stuff up.

[jcranston]

I just saw the Man vs Food where he was in ATL, I'm digging that 11lb pizza challenge in Kennesaw!

[ddog171]

Bench looks strong and the set looked like you breezed through it. When you set up the safety pins on your rack, are they just at, above or below your chest level when laying down?


If I tried the handstand pushups, I am afraid I would fall all my head and break my neck, it would be an accident waiting to happen.

[PeterGibbons316]

5-3-1, Cycle 4, Week 1, Day 2
BW: 224.2 lbs.

Bench Press
45x5
45x5
155x5
195x5
225x5 (vid) PR
255x10 (vid) PR

This was pretty awesome. Got 260x9 previously and I remember that 9th rep being a real grinder, so I figured 9 reps would be tough today, 10 was a huge PR that I wasn't expecting. I think I finally have my elbows under the bar - I was just touching the bar lower on my chest and that helped.

CGBP
175x5
200x5
230x10

Needed 12 for a PR here, but wasn't expecting it after the big bench PR. My lifting buddy wasn't around today so I didn't have as much rest as usual on these either.

Row
95x5
95x5
145x5
175x5
205x5
230x8 (vid) PR

One more rep than last time.

Dips
225x5
255x5
285x11 PR

One more rep than last time.

Vid:



Notes:
Great day today, finished in just 1:20 too which was nice. Chazzy inspired me to try some handstand push-ups which was fun, I might keep practicing them - bonus video on that

New page bump.

[PeterGibbons316]

Bench looks strong and the set looked like you breezed through it. When you set up the safety pins on your rack, are they just at, above or below your chest level when laying down?


If I tried the handstand pushups, I am afraid I would fall all my head and break my neck, it would be an accident waiting to happen.

Thanks man. I think if someone had a gun to my head I could have gotten one more.

I have the safeties set below chest level. If I get stuck I usually flatten my back and roll the bar up toward my neck to get under it.

[MatTheCur]

Thanks man. I think if someone had a gun to my head I could have gotten one more.

I have the safeties set below chest level. If I get stuck I usually flatten my back and roll the bar up toward my neck to get under it.

That's about where the safeties are on the benches at the gym. I've always wondered what it would be like to have to flatten myself to get under it.

[pezking7p]

Hey I was thinking last night that if you wanted to fine-tune your safety height, you can unscrew the rubber piece on top of them and replace it with thicker rubber or metal.

Also congrats on weightloss.

[PeterGibbons316]

In other news, I went to my barber yesterday afternoon and lost most of my hair and beard. Weighed in 3 lbs lighter than my lowest weight of the year - 221.2 now. So apparently the secret to spectacular weight loss is just a haircut and a beard trim.

[PeterGibbons316]

Also congrats on weightloss.

Did you just break the universe? Did someone divide by zero???


Interesting thought on fine tuning the safeties. I have added extra strips of rubber flooring under the bench to get it a little higher in the past, but I could very easily use 1 or 2 of those strips on the safeties. Will definitely give that some thought!

[pezking7p]

[Ironlife]

Great benching young Jason 255x10 is damn good to read on paper. I think my best is 245x12 never tried 255 AMRAP

[FastCatChamp]

Weightloss while throwing up big numbers = WIN!