The Juice Journal - 5/3/1

[LadyLore420]

Maaaan.

I miss Charlotte.

I wish I had a friend who could hook me up with a room and a sweet gig and move back down there. That town is tits. So much D&D and NODA, omg NODA is just amazing.

Yes, I'm jelly and I'm mad. But, I'm also happy for you.

Plz go to Cabo's and get a Tuna Taco(hard shell) with an expresso dark chocolate margarita for me. Pics plz.

Plz.

Plz :-(

[Juicemw]

Maaaan.

I miss Charlotte.

I wish I had a friend who could hook me up with a room and a sweet gig and move back down there. That town is tits. So much D&D and NODA, omg NODA is just amazing.

Yes, I'm jelly and I'm mad. But, I'm also happy for you.

Plz go to Cabo's and get a Tuna Taco(hard shell) with an expresso dark chocolate margarita for me. Pics plz.

Plz.

Plz :-(

I will do all of that if you tell me what D&D and NODA is .

Also, did you used to live there? Or what

[LadyLore420]

Went to college for a while in Charlotte, grew a ton of weed and made lots of money too which is why I left when they started busting houses >.<

NoDa stands for North Davidson. It's the area where you can go to the Arts district, the Gallery Crawl, Amelie's french bakery open 24 hours for your studying and late night drunken needs, as well as some tasty affordable restaraunts like Cabo's Fish Taco and Crepes Crepes Crepes.

D&D is Dungeons and Dragons, huge crowd of nerds at UNCC meet every friday night up in University and play games for a cheap way to have lots of fun while staying out of trouble.

I've gotta fly back for a week sometime.

So homesick right now.

[ktj4l]

Awesome setup with the job and place to live, it's definitely the right decision. Hopefully you'll have a nice gym closeby as well and you can go watch the Panties play this fall.

[Juicemw]

Went to college for a while in Charlotte, grew a ton of weed and made lots of money too which is why I left when they started busting houses >.<

I think I love you..

I've been "cleansing" my body for over 2 weeks now for this job. Fml.

Awesome setup with the job and place to live, it's definitely the right decision. Hopefully you'll have a nice gym closeby as well and you can go watch the Panties play this fall.

Yeah Ill watch the panthers..when they play Dallas <3. Also, Time Warner owns the basketball arena there, so we get box seats often.

[Jakeylee]

Definitely read that as going down on Charlotte initially and was like Juice you little devil you.

Great press single buddy. Best of luck with your new start / career and finding Mrs Juice down there.

[wishiwasdivin]

So boys, now that I've officially released it at work, I can tell you all the news.

My best friend dave, as Ive mentioned before, is getting married on sept 6th. Me being the best man, was planning on going down to Charlotte for a week or two anyways, and given how life has been up here for me the last year or so, Dave has been constantly trying to convince me to come move in with them into their brand new house they just built that has more than enough room, and just start fresh. Nicer area, new people, etc.

Daves dad works for Time Warner and has been there a looooong time, and has landed me an Product Support style job (more than likely) making a lot more money than I make now, and as much as I love my job and the people I work with here, my room for growth is almost non existent here. I took the assessments, and some interviews, and did really well. Basically if I dont have the advanced product support job at 20.00 an hr, then I have the tier 1 support which starts at like 17.50+ with experience. Given that the cost of living so SOOO much cheaper down there, and it's already 2 bucks more than I make now, with a great big company, its a no brainer. So, my last official day here at the school is 8/8..and that weekend I'll be packing up my truck with whatever belongings I can fit, and driving back down there.

IN for a new journey boys and girls!

Glad for you man hope everything goes well for you...

[Juicemw]

2 Deadlift 5/3/1

Date: 7/30/14

Weight at 7am:

Cycle 14 Week 3 Day 2:

Deadlift 5/3/1
275x5
310x3
345x1+0 (I'm fine with 1 here, this might even be a PR)
Squats 5x10 @ 50%
145x10
145x10
145x10
145x10
140x10
press downs
70x15
70x15
70x15
70x15
70x15

Weighted Ab crunches: 120x10x3

10 mins of cardio

[howimliving]

Deadlift 5/3/1
275x5
310x3
345x1+0 (I'm fine with 1 here, this might even be a PR)

congrats on the possible PR and on your new beginnings. good luck man!

[wishiwasdivin]

Nice pull PR man

[MakeGoBoom]

I'll be in Winston Salem on Sept 4. Well Clemons more specifically .

We should link up for "dude time" and what not

[HARRYBEAST]

I'll be in Winston Salem on Sept 4. Well Clemons more specifically .

We should link up for "dude time" and what not

Could not have sounded gayer if you tried

[MakeGoBoom]

Could not have sounded gayer if you tried

That was, in fact, the idea. Mainly because I enjoy sex with dudes.

[Juicemw]

That was, in fact, the idea. Mainly because I enjoy sex with dudes.

I'll be in Charlotte by then . Im leaving this Friday after work :\

[ktj4l]

I'll be in Charlotte by then . Im leaving this Friday after work :\

Pepper your angus, Boom is going in dry.

[Juicemw]

3 Bench 5/3/1

Date: 8/4/14

Weight at 7am:

Cycle 14 Week 3 Day 3:

Bench Press 5/3/1
220x5
245x3
275x1+0
135x10
OHP 5x10 @ 50%
90x10
90x10
90x10
90x10
90x10
Barbell Rows
155x10
175x8
175x8
175x10
175x10

[MakeGoBoom]

I'll be in Charlotte by then . Im leaving this Friday after work :\

i talk to a couple dudes in Charlotte on here. i'm not sure what gym i'm going to train at yet but we'll link up for a session some time once we're both down there.

[Juicemw]

i talk to a couple dudes in Charlotte on here. i'm not sure what gym i'm going to train at yet but we'll link up for a session some time once we're both down there.

Yeah dude Definitely. 100% in.

finally got my offer today 17.50 an hr to start. she’s emailing me two things I need to print later today but the email won’t arrive until like 4. Then I have 48 hrs to go take the drug test and they’ll fax the results. My start date s listed as september 12th, but if the background check and everything comes in sooner, then I can start 8/15. After 6 months, my buddies dad who got me in wants to recruit me to his dept for 20 dollars an hour, and get me certified to be an engineer in the company. Woop Woop

[wishiwasdivin]

Yeah dude Definitely. 100% in.

finally got my offer today 17.50 an hr to start. she’s emailing me two things I need to print later today but the email won’t arrive until like 4. Then I have 48 hrs to go take the drug test and they’ll fax the results. My start date s listed as september 12th, but if the background check and everything comes in sooner, then I can start 8/15. After 6 months, my buddies dad who got me in wants to recruit me to his dept for 20 dollars an hour, and get me certified to be an engineer in the company. Woop Woop

Congrats on the new job Juice

[MakeGoBoom]

Awesome bro.

[Jakeylee]

Solid benching. Thought you could put up more than that though.

[ktj4l]

Solid benching. Thought you could put up more than that though.

He's sandbagging.

[Jakeylee]

He's sandbagging.

I just had to look up what that meant.

[Juicemw]

Congrats on the new job Juice

Awesome bro.

**** yeah boys.

Solid benching. Thought you could put up more than that though.

He's sandbagging.

I just had to look up what that meant.

Im surprised Kraut knew what that meant too. Germans..ha. Nah Idk, maybe I was...I don't think so though. Think it was more of just an off day.

Date: 8/11/14

Weight:

Cycle 15, week 1 day 1:

OHP 5/3/1
135x5
145x5
155x2 (fail)..Story below.
Bench Press 5x10 @ 50%
145x10
145x10
145x10
145x10
145x8
Curl Variations
5 sets
Ez curl bar
70x10
85x8
75x10
75x10
75x10
Shrugs
275x10
275x10
275x10
275x10
275x10


First day at the New Y in the new homeland. I need to figure out a method for OHP now, because they don't have any Racks,. and the 1 smith they have isn't high enough. I'm not sure how the best way to do OHP is going to be. Today I did it from a bench, got under it, and then stood up, and It really caused my rep count to falter on the heavier sets. Any Ideas boys?

[LadyLore420]

Learn how to power clean. You should always be able to power clean what you can OHP. The ability to get the weight off the floor is what really defines a true weightlifter. Racks are for pussies.

Half trolling half serious. Actually, screw that, serious.

[Juicemw]

Learn how to power clean. You should always be able to power clean what you can OHP. The ability to get the weight off the floor is what really defines a true weightlifter. Racks are for pussies.

Half trolling half serious. Actually, screw that, serious.

Hmm..yea?

[ktj4l]

Learn how to power clean. You should always be able to power clean what you can OHP. The ability to get the weight off the floor is what really defines a true weightlifter. Racks are for pussies.

Half trolling half serious. Actually, screw that, serious.

Learning how to properly power clean is a technique endeavor in itself that's fairly useless for anyone not planning to Oly lift. You could argue for it from an athletic perspective, but even for that you have less technical lifts to achieve the same results. When you're running 5/3/1 for powerlifting or just general strength, power cleans can easily be replaced unless you just have the desire to do power cleans.

While you can probably work up to cleaning the weight you OHP, I'd be more worried about the lack of a rack if you're planning to do squats. Inb4 you should be able to snatch what you can back squat...

[LadyLore420]

Learning how to properly power clean is a technique endeavor in itself that's fairly useless for anyone not planning to Oly lift. You could argue for it from an athletic perspective, but even for that you have less technical lifts to achieve the same results. When you're running 5/3/1 for powerlifting or just general strength, power cleans can easily be replaced unless you just have the desire to do power cleans.

While you can probably work up to cleaning the weight you OHP, I'd be more worried about the lack of a rack if you're planning to do squats. Inb4 you should be able to snatch what you can back squat...

If your snatch weighs more than what you can squat you should prolly sit her down for a talk or just friggin move on. Curves and great and all but only to a certain point.

[Juicemw]

Learning how to properly power clean is a technique endeavor in itself that's fairly useless for anyone not planning to Oly lift. You could argue for it from an athletic perspective, but even for that you have less technical lifts to achieve the same results. When you're running 5/3/1 for powerlifting or just general strength, power cleans can easily be replaced unless you just have the desire to do power cleans.

While you can probably work up to cleaning the weight you OHP, I'd be more worried about the lack of a rack if you're planning to do squats. Inb4 you should be able to snatch what you can back squat...

This is my main concern too. I'm going to have to Smith squat for a couple of months probably. Dave wants to buy a rack and stuff for his garage which I'm all for. I may start smith squatting and Leg pressing on the sled again for more direct quad work so I don't fall behind. Thoughts?

[ktj4l]

This is my main concern too. I'm going to have to Smith squat for a couple of months probably. Dave wants to buy a rack and stuff for his garage which I'm all for. I may start smith squatting and Leg pressing on the sled again for more direct quad work so I don't fall behind. Thoughts?

It's better than doing no workouts, but you should get access to some sort of rack as soon as possible if you don't want your squat to suffer. Check Craigslist or Play It Again Sports and similar stores for cheaper used equipment. Ideally, you'd find a gym with a power rack at least, but sometimes options are limited. You could even build your own rack out of wood or something, there are DIY plans for sh!t like that.

If there really won't be any rack access for a while, maybe learning how to clean is actually a really good idea for you. That way you can clean the weight and front squat it a few times.