jshaw's Starting Strength log

[jshaw5]

Christ J, too strong man. Super impressive. Still lean af in the abdomen? Looks it from the vid.

Thanks Cam. Yeah still staying pretty lean. I'm up like 6 lbs in 7 weeks, but I'm still on the last hole of my belt, and can still see abs. I took this pic last week, and this back shot a couple days ago.

Fine id work my man! Beautiful squats- killer grind on that fifth rep!
Nice work nailing that bench triple, moving on up now!
Dead looked smooooth

Thanks wood man, twas a fine day indeed.

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[12ccopeland]

Wicked solid J; great job man.

[Woody-5]

Back looking TIGHT!
And dem abs

[audieswu]

You had me at de shreds. GJDJ keep at it mane

[jshaw5]

Cleans – Volume

Clean and Jerk
45 lbs x 3 reps
65 lbs x 2 reps
85 lbs x 2 reps
105 lbs x 1 rep
125 lbs x 1 rep
145 lbs x 1 rep
165 lbs x 1 rep PR

Cleans
165 lbs x 2 reps x 6
I was planning on doing some heavy singles, but it was raining so I couldn't use my platform. I decided to just do some volume with a bunch of doubles. I was also planning on giving the split jerk a shot today, but I don't feel comfortable doing that inside. I ended up doing squat jerks on my warmups and after the first rep of the first set at 165. It really looked more like a push press with a little dip. The cleans felt pretty good, probably should've gone heavier. I still need to work on keeping my torso angle constant in the first pull, though I thought a few of the reps actually looked pretty good. I'm going to start doing some clean segment deadlifts on TM VD to help fix the issue.

As usual, indoor cleans = awful lighting for the video.

[jjeane]

Yes, if you could keep your torso up on the entire 1st pull you would be there. But it looks better. Kinda hard to tell some things as I can't tell where your knees are. What do you mean by clean segment deadlifts?

[jshaw5]

Yes, if you could keep your torso up on the entire 1st pull you would be there. But it looks better. Kinda hard to tell some things as I can't tell where your knees are. What do you mean by clean segment deadlifts?

Yeah, the lighting sucks so it's hard to see everything. But they're definitely feeling better and better each time.

Clean segment deadlifts are from Greg Everett's book to help work on correct positioning. It's a deadlift with pauses 1" off the floor, at the knees, and at mid thigh.

[jjeane]

Ok. Cool.

[jshaw5]

I caught a bit of a stomach bug, so I pushed my volume day back a day.

Texas Method – Volume Day – Week 11

Warmup
Stationary Cycle – 4 min x 0.25 miles
KS Super Squat Sequence
Band Pull Through – 13/16” band x 12 reps
Terminal Knee Extension – 13/16” band x 20 reps
Pushups – BW x 20 reps
Hammer Curls – 20 lbs x 15 reps
Band Pull Aparts – ¼” band x 20 reps

Squat
45 lbs x 5 reps
105 lbs x 5 reps
165 lbs x 3 reps
225 lbs x 2 reps
265 lbs x 1 rep
295 lbs x 5 reps x 3
I wasn't quite feeling 100%, plus I'll be doing ID this week with one less day between VD and ID, so I cut it down to 3 sets today.

Bench
45 lbs x 10 reps
95 lbs x 5 reps
135 lbs x 3 reps
175 lbs x 2 reps
205 lbs x 5 reps x 5
These got real tough by the end, but I got through it.

Clean Segment Deadlifts
135 lbs x 2 reps
185 lbs x 2 reps x 3
Trying to reinforce the torso positioning for cleans, pausing just off the floor, at the knees, and at mid-thigh. I'm going to do these for a few weeks, then moving to halting deadlifts, which eliminate the pauses just off the floor and at the knees.

Press
45 lbs x 5 reps
85 lbs x 5 reps
125 lbs x 5 reps x 3  
Not too bad.

[BabyOilBrah]

Solid work bro, I expect you to go HAM on ID with squats, going for 350 reps? Solid benching, nice seeing the weights coming up.

[howimliving]

I caught a bit of a stomach bug, so I pushed my volume day back a day.

Squat
45 lbs x 5 reps
105 lbs x 5 reps
165 lbs x 3 reps
225 lbs x 2 reps
265 lbs x 1 rep
295 lbs x 5 reps x 3
I wasn't quite feeling 100%, plus I'll be doing ID this week with one less day between VD and ID, so I cut it down to 3 sets today.

Bench
45 lbs x 10 reps
95 lbs x 5 reps
135 lbs x 3 reps
175 lbs x 2 reps
205 lbs x 5 reps x 5
These got real tough by the end, but I got through it.

nice job josh. i hate having a case of the a*s on squat day. actually, any day for that matter

[jshaw5]

Solid work bro, I expect you to go HAM on ID with squats, going for 350 reps? Solid benching, nice seeing the weights coming up.

Thanks Mike. That's the plan, 350x5 would be rather awesome.

nice job josh. i hate having a case of the a*s on squat day. actually, any day for that matter

Thanks man, it was coming out the other end though. There was way more than I could possibly imagine my stomach being able to hold.

[BabyOilBrah]

we'd be about equal now haha. My strength performance has dropped.

[jshaw5]

we'd be about equal now haha. My strength performance has dropped.

With you cutting and me bulking it was only a matter of time before I caught back up. You'll regain it quickly when you stop cutting, how much more do you think you have to cut? We still need to decide on a PL meet to do this summer.

[BabyOilBrah]

With you cutting and me bulking it was only a matter of time before I caught back up. You'll regain it quickly when you stop cutting, how much more do you think you have to cut? We still need to decide on a PL meet to do this summer.

haha I know, not worried I jumped up so fast in strength last year as soon as I started eating more. it'll come back. Yeah end of the summer or fall would be best to ive me some time, but I guess I could whenever. Im going on vacation first week of Sept but other than that pretty wide open.

[audieswu]

With you cutting and me bulking it was only a matter of time before I caught back up. You'll regain it quickly when you stop cutting, how much more do you think you have to cut? We still need to decide on a PL meet to do this summer.

My ninjas.

[jjeane]

Josh, on the final pause at the extension pt, your shoulders should still be over the bar. Not behind. They should be forward of the bar then over. This helps create that vertical bar part. Straight is fast. Also, you are bringing the bar around your knees. Keep those shoulders forward of the bar and push the hips back to gets those knees out of the way. This will also help create that straight bar path.

I will say, that exercise looks taxing!! Esp after squat and bench. Great work!

[jshaw5]

Rough session this morning. I'm still getting over whatever this stomach bug is. I had it coming out of one end early in the week, and it's been coming out of the other end practically non-stop the past few days. As a result, I'm dehydrated and weak. That being considering, it could've been a lot worse.

Texas Method – Intensity Day – Week 11

Warmup
Stationary Cycle – 4 min x 0.25 miles
KS Super Squat Sequence
Band Pull Through – 13/16” band x 12 reps
Terminal Knee Extension – 13/16” band x 20 reps
Pushups – BW x 15 reps
Hammer Curls – 20 lbs x 15 reps
Band Pull Aparts – ¼” band x 20 reps

Squat
45 lbs x 5 reps
105 lbs x 5 reps
165 lbs x 3 reps
225 lbs x 2 reps
275 lbs x 1 rep
305 lbs x 1 rep
350 lbs x 3 reps
Given the week I've had, I was happy to get 3 reps. I was also a bit terrified about the possibility of having a blowout at the the bottom of a squat, but everything was fine from that aspect lol. I had planned on switching to progressing triples as soon as I failed to get 5 reps in a set, but considering this failure is probably just a result of the stomach bug, I might go for 350 again and try to stick with 5's for a bit longer until progress actually stalls.

Bench
45 lbs x 10 reps
95 lbs x 5 reps
135 lbs x 3 reps
175 lbs x 2 reps
205 lbs x 1 rep
240 lbs x 2 reps
Again, I think my failure to get my 3 reps was a result of the stomach bug. I'll repeat this weight again next week.

Sumo Deadlift
135 lbs x 5 reps
185 lbs x 3 reps
235 lbs x 2 reps
275 lbs x 1 reps
325 lbs x 1 rep
375 lbs x 1 rep
Given how squats and bench felt, I decided I was going to drop the weight a bit and go for at least 5 reps. After the first rep, I just said screw it and called it a day. I might do a mini reset starting next week.

I skipped press and just went home after deadlifts.

[The Shoeless Wonder]

ive been sick for almost 3 weeks.

i like the squats! but you have a higher squat than dl. time to kick it up bro!

[jshaw5]

ive been sick for almost 3 weeks.

i like the squats! but you have a higher squat than dl. time to kick it up bro!

It sucks so much, just drains the strength right out of me.

My deadlift is still higher than my squat, today was just a shitty day and I ended up saying fukc it by the time I got to deadlifts. I pulled 415x3 a few weeks ago.

[Woody-5]

Strong work especially with a stomach bug
Big 350 triple, love it

[howimliving]

Strong work especially with a stomach bug
Big 350 triple, love it

exactly this. great job josh and just cork it next time lol

[jshaw5]

Strong work especially with a stomach bug
Big 350 triple, love it

Thanks wood man. I was happy with the triple, but I'm gonna smash it for 5 reps next week

exactly this. great job josh and just cork it next time lol

Thanks bro.

[jshaw5]

Olympic Day

Snatch
45 lbs x 2 reps
65 lbs x 2 reps
85 lbs x 2 reps
105 lbs x 2 reps
115 lbs x 2 reps
125 lbs x 1 rep
First time trying these. Much like cleans, I relied too much on pulling the bar high and not enough on pulling myself under the bar.

Cleans
115 lbs x 2 reps
135 lbs x 2 reps
155 lbs x 2 reps
165 lbs x 1 rep
175 lbs x 1 rep
185 lbs x 1 rep x 3
195 lbs x 1 rep x 2
Felt weird going from snatch to cleans, took a little while to get into a better groove. I felt like my first pull was the best it's ever been, but my third pull sucked.

Clean Pulls
195 lbs x 2 reps

[KenshinH]

Going strong despite the stomach bug bro. I don't think I've ever gotten it, although I've visited a number of questionable locales with unsanitary food prep conditions

[dk240t]

Good day. Take that as a win, just to even get in the gym and lift anything under those conditions. I've definitely had those days. 1 deadlift rep after everything else and I'm out.

[jshaw5]

Going strong despite the stomach bug bro. I don't think I've ever gotten it, although I've visited a number of questionable locales with unsanitary food prep conditions

Good day. Take that as a win, just to even get in the gym and lift anything under those conditions. I've definitely had those days. 1 deadlift rep after everything else and I'm out.

Thanks guys. Yeah I'll definitely take that as an off day after the week I had, can't wait to smash those weights this week.

[howimliving]

looking very smooth josh. i love your outside training vids. the ones from a few months ago with the snow remind me of the training in Rocky IV

although I've visited a number of questionable locales with unsanitary food prep conditions

asian people problems........

[jshaw5]

Texas Method – Volume Day – Week 12

Squat
45 lbs x 5 reps
105 lbs x 5 reps
165 lbs x 3 reps
225 lbs x 2 reps
255 lbs x 1 rep
295 lbs x 5 reps x 5
These felt real solid, paused the last rep of each set.

Bench
45 lbs x 10 reps
95 lbs x 5 reps
135 lbs x 3 reps
175 lbs x 2 reps
205 lbs x 5 reps x 5
I forgot my phone, so I was timing my rest periods by feel. Ended up rushing into some of the sets, making the last couple reps a bit more challenging. The fourth set, which happened to be the one I got on video, was by far the toughest set.

Clean Segment Deadlifts
135 lbs x 2 reps
185 lbs x 2 reps x 5
I think I did a much better job keeping the proper torso position throughout the reps, but I need to pull back more in the final extension. Going forward, I'm just going to do halting deadlifts (first two pauses removed like the last rep).

[jshaw5]

looking very smooth josh. i love your outside training vids. the ones from a few months ago with the snow remind me of the training in Rocky IV

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asian people problems........

Thanks man. I love lifting outside, it just feels awesome.

lol