jshaw's Starting Strength log

[The Shoeless Wonder]

with sumo i feel it more in my hams.

form is definitely getting better. but two things;

youre squatting down a tad when you reach for the bar. dont do that. bend over to grab. then set your back and sit back.

swing your hips thru the bar!

[jshaw5]

Firstly, awesome job on the squat PR!

I actually have a similar problem when it comes to my heavy sets of squats (although mine looks worse than yours when I look at your video). Do you know if there is a body imbalance which causes this, or is it more of a form issue? I google'd "hips raising faster than chest/shoulders during squats" and "squats turned GMs" multiple times, and have been getting varying results. Care to chime in on this?

Thanks man. My best advice for you would be to push your elbows down. Elbows down helps keep the upper back tight and the chest up.

great job Jshaw! now im considering doing mz VD despite being sick.

Thanks bro. I did the past two VD's while sick. It sucked, but then again VD usually does anyway haha.

with sumo i feel it more in my hams.

form is definitely getting better. but two things;

youre squatting down a tad when you reach for the bar. dont do that. bend over to grab. then set your back and sit back.

swing your hips thru the bar!

I'll keep that in mind, thanks.

[HunterMC6]

That squat was beast! Going to watch that before I train tomorrow.

[KenshinH]

Awesome ID Josh! 385x5 looked tough but you nailed it! Not much GM'ing as far as I can tell.

[PeterGibbons316]

I didn't see much GM action either, knees looked a little shaky, not uncommon for ID though. Legs looking thick, bro - what is your BW at these days?

Incredible benching also. I thought you were done after 6 on that 215, then you were able to grind out two more

I love how your squat max and rep PR are the same now. At this rate you'll hit your 4-plate goal for reps before you nail it for a single. TM > *

[jshaw5]

That squat was beast! Going to watch that before I train tomorrow.

Thanks man. Good luck, smash those weights!!!

Awesome ID Josh! 385x5 looked tough but you nailed it! Not much GM'ing as far as I can tell.

Thanks bro. Yeah I made the comment before I watched the video. My back is weak compared to my legs, so sometimes when I let the weight come forward a bit, it feels like I'm GM'ing pretty bad.

I didn't see much GM action either, knees looked a little shaky, not uncommon for ID though. Legs looking thick, bro - what is your BW at these days?

Incredible benching also. I thought you were done after 6 on that 215, then you were able to grind out two more

I love how your squat max and rep PR are the same now. At this rate you'll hit your 4-plate goal for reps before you nail it for a single. TM > *

Yeah knees were all over the place. I'm honestly too scared to step on a scale, but I'm probably high 230's

While it would be cool to bang out 5 reps the first time I squat 4 plates, I'll most likely try to hit 455 for a single before then.

[BabyOilBrah]

God damn man, you have have me right now. Impressive stuff brotha.

[jshaw5]

God damn man, you have have me right now. Impressive stuff brotha.

Thanks man.

Quads are looking juicy in the new avy man. What's your weight at these days? Still pretty close to 10%?

[OFocke17]

Jshaw, This is incredibly impressive man, I inspire to increase my Big three lifts just as well as you did! Just wondering did you really increase form 135 bench to 185 in just a month? That seems ridiculous, and also add 50+ pounds to you're squats/deads in a month? Or were you're lifts already near that weight but you started low to make sure you're form was right any everything. I'm considering doing either starting strength, stronglifts 5x5 or madcow 5x5 so any input would be highly appreciated. And man great log you're an inspiration.

[jshaw5]

Jshaw, This is incredibly impressive man, I inspire to increase my Big three lifts just as well as you did! Just wondering did you really increase form 135 bench to 185 in just a month? That seems ridiculous, and also add 50+ pounds to you're squats/deads in a month? Or were you're lifts already near that weight but you started low to make sure you're form was right any everything. I'm considering doing either starting strength, stronglifts 5x5 or madcow 5x5 so any input would be highly appreciated. And man great log you're an inspiration.

Thanks man. When I started SS back in January, it was pretty much my first time doing any barbell training since high school. My starting weights were probably a bit lower than I was capable of, but that's how you should start. Adding 50+ lbs in the first month is actually pretty reasonable on a linear progression program like SS for a novice.

I would definitely recommend you give SS a shot. Read the book if you haven't already, stick to the program, and eat eat eat. If the numbers in your sig are where you're at now, I would probably lower the weights by 15-20% to get started.

[jshaw5]

Texas Method Volume Day

Barbell Squat:
45 lb x 5 reps (+36 pts)
135 lb x 5 reps (+66 pts)
200 lb x 3 reps (+82 pts)
270 lb x 2 reps (+111 pts)
335 lb x 5 reps (+254 pts)
335 lb x 5 reps (+254 pts)
335 lb x 5 reps (+254 pts) vid
335 lb x 5 reps (+254 pts)
335 lb x 5 reps (+254 pts) vid
God I hate volume day haha. Videos will be uploaded a little later today.

Parallel-Grip Pull-Up:
5 reps (+49 pts)
5 reps (+49 pts)
This my favorite grip for pullups, but the only parallel handles are right above the cable crossover, which is almost always in use.

Seated Cable Row:
105 lb x 10 reps (+34 pts)
120 lb x 10 reps (+37 pts)
Used the v-grip handle. I think that's my favorite to use for cable rows.

Hanging Straight Leg Raise:
8 reps (+5 pts)
8 reps (+5 pts)
8 reps (+5 pts)
8 reps (+5 pts)
Leg raises were done after each set of pullups and rows.

[johnblythe]

Texas Method Volume Day
God I hate volume day haha. Videos will be uploaded a little later today.

haha. i can only imagine

[12ccopeland]

TM Volume Day; no thanks Jeff. Good job J.

[BabyOilBrah]

lol when we lifted together you were struggling to hit 335x3x5 IIRC. Now look at you. Owning it for a 5x5 on a volume day. Solid progress is solid.

[jshaw5]

haha. i can only imagine

You'll soon find out

TM Volume Day; no thanks Jeff. Good job J.

Thanks man. You should give TM a shot someday. Volume day is a love/hate relationship.

lol when we lifted together you were struggling to hit 335x3x5 IIRC. Now look at you. Owning it for a 5x5 on a volume day. Solid progress is solid.

330x3x5 actually. I might hate volume day, but I love Texas Method

[12ccopeland]

Thanks man. You should give TM a shot someday. Volume day is a love/hate relationship.

Yeah TM has a spot reserved somewhere in my future Maybe even during this cut depending on if I stall or not with 5/3/1 .

[jshaw5]

Yeah TM has a spot reserved somewhere in my future Maybe even during this cut depending on if I stall or not with 5/3/1 .

I'd probably wait until you're bulking, or at least eating at maintenance, before giving TM a shot.

[The Shoeless Wonder]

damn. gjdm.


but whos jeff?

[jshaw5]

damn. gjdm.


but whos jeff?

Thanks.

Haha I dunno. I was thinking maybe it was one of those things like good job dave man or something, or maybe he just thinks the j is for jeff lol.

[Woody-5]

Strong volume work my man. Those squats are impressive

What's the bench plan after macenkos? Back to TM?

[ddog171]

Quality volume day. How long are you resting between sets?

[BabyOilBrah]

330x3x5 actually. I might hate volume day, but I love Texas Method

Damn dude, TM was the right choice for you lol.

[ddpdp]

great log. inspired me to incorporate some strength training into my workout man!

[jshaw5]

Strong volume work my man. Those squats are impressive

What's the bench plan after macenkos? Back to TM?

Thanks woodman. Yeah after Macenko, I'm going to go back to TM for bench, but I'm going to start alternating in OHP instead of doing bench every week.

Quality volume day. How long are you resting between sets?

Thanks man. I usually take 5-6 minutes from the time I take my belt off to the time I go to put it back on, so it's probably closer to 7-8 minutes between sets.

Damn dude, TM was the right choice for you lol.

Yeah buddy.

great log. inspired me to incorporate some strength training into my workout man!

That's cool man, good luck. What king of programming are you planning to run?

[ddpdp]

That's cool man, good luck. What king of programming are you planning to run?[/QUOTE]

dont know yet, will probably only incorporate some ideas of strength training to the compounds in order to make some serious progression in that field, only thing I tried so far was 5x5. I had during my life some serious joint problems and have to be real careful when thinking of working with heavy things

[HunterMC6]

damn. gjdm.


but whos jeff?

something from a misc post. I think someone got a text from a chick he was trying to get with and it just said "haha no thanks Jeff"

anyways in for videos!

[dk240t]

You setting any lifting goals for the new year? Come to my log, help me work on mine...

[Woody-5]

What were you VD & ID numbers for bench before macenkos?

[jshaw5]

dont know yet, will probably only incorporate some ideas of strength training to the compounds in order to make some serious progression in that field, only thing I tried so far was 5x5. I had during my life some serious joint problems and have to be real careful when thinking of working with heavy things

I would probably recommend you try a program like 5/3/1. It has the strength training on the main lifts, while the assistance work can be tailored to incorporate your other goals. Also, it's a nice slow progression with deloads built into the program, so it should be easier for your joints to adapt to heavier loads.

something from a misc post. I think someone got a text from a chick he was trying to get with and it just said "haha no thanks Jeff"

anyways in for videos!

Ahhh. I don't venture into the misc very often, I feel like I lose a few IQ points every time I go in there haha.

I just realized I never uploaded the video from yesterday. I'll throw that up when I upload the video from tonight's Macenko session.

[jshaw5]

You setting any lifting goals for the new year? Come to my log, help me work on mine...

I haven't given it much thought just yet. Three weeks from today will mark my 1 year anniversary for barbell training, so I'll probably post something up then to summarize the first year and set some goals for year two. Rough guess, I'm thinking I'd like to get my total to at least 1,400 lbs at ~200 lbs.

What were you VD & ID numbers for bench before macenkos?

My last week of TM on bench was 215x5x5 and 235x5.