Got Wood? Woody's Lifting Journal

[Woody-5]

Great job on the benching wood!
How do you like those DB Declines? I almost did them today but never feel like I'm doing them right. My collar bone area always seems to hurt afterward

Thanks dude! I'm liking the DB declines. I haven't had any collar bone issues with them. The only move that gives me collar bone pain is dips.

265 bench very nice!

Interesting note on jeter

Thanks dude!

Miss you bro (no homo)

Mirin pic with Kate.

"tell Bob he looks fukcin great and I'm currently using him as the inspiration for my cut (all homo)"

Mirin GC.

But noice bench Woodman. 5 reps of 265 next time!

THanks fella!
Hah, I was happy to hit the 3x3 after how sh!tty the first set felt. Probably could have pushed out a 4th on the 2nd or 3rd set if I went all out. gotta save some gas for next time though!

[KenshinH]

Strong 265 triples man! I also dig the CGBP. I go shoulder-width with those and feel it plenty in the triceps.

[FastCatChamp]

Damn! I need to quit my job and abandon my fmily so that I can keep up with this journal/novel.

Im stupid and uninformed so......can you give me the gist of the Woodbench Program that you are using.

You know that I am back to some basic stuff, but when I bench on Monday and then again on Friday....my Friday session will not be a 3x5 or 5x5 volume seshfest. You can post it over in my house if you get time.

Strong sessions are strong here.

Proceed.

[dopamine72]

That CGBP is looking good. Great technique.

[jeezyreezy]

Dayyyum wood brah... enough chest volume yesterday? Nicely done!

[Woody-5]

Strong 265 triples man! I also dig the CGBP. I go shoulder-width with those and feel it plenty in the triceps.

THanks my man!
Tris definitely get hammer at the shoulder width grip

Damn! I need to quit my job and abandon my fmily so that I can keep up with this journal/novel.

Im stupid and uninformed so......can you give me the gist of the Woodbench Program that you are using.

You know that I am back to some basic stuff, but when I bench on Monday and then again on Friday....my Friday session will not be a 3x5 or 5x5 volume seshfest. You can post it over in my house if you get time.

Strong sessions are strong here.

Proceed.

Thanks dude! I've got a writeup at home I'll send your way after work

That CGBP is looking good. Great technique.

Thanks big fella! Definitely feels like I"ve got more weight in me there.

Dayyyum wood brah... enough chest volume yesterday? Nicely done!

Thanks Jeezy! Monday sessions are a beast! Love em!

[chazzy1864]

DJ sent me semi nudes of Kate with his name written on her stomach. Dunno how he got her but he did. Apparently she's a clinger.

Awesome.

I feel she is wholly overrated, but I'd gladly party with her and try to impregnate her while she is on the pill (or subsequently have her take the plan b pill).

[Ironlife]

Form looke fantastic on the CGBP mate, real smooth reps. Made 225 look easy.

Benching look strong too, rest the shoulders

[Woody-5]

Form looke fantastic on the CGBP mate, real smooth reps. Made 225 look easy.

Benching look strong too, rest the shoulders

Thanks my man! I'll be repping 250 CGBP soon enough! B

Shoulders have been feeling good. I've been making an effort to do a warmup/ foam roll / stretching routine for the whole body every morning when I get up. I had gotten lazy with it and had only Been doing a half hearted one on workout days only.
I'm already feeling more flexible after a few days. Hopefully I notice it when I squat tonight!

[moshvr]

in4 squat vids and crappy 80's music

[Woody-5]

in4 squat vids and awesome 80's music

Fixed that for ya

[moshvr]

Fixed that for ya

I was afraid of getting red cannoned

[PeterGibbons316]

Thanks dude!
As far as grip width, I've heard a few arguments that extreme close grip has the potential for wrist strain due to the severe angle that they're at.
I'm not sure how much more the tris are involved with hands almost touching compared to the just inside shoulder width grip that I use. I certainly feel them getting hammered, especially compared to my usual bench grip which is pretty wide.
As with just about everything, just gotta go with what works for you personally.

I agree. I think tucking your elbows is more important than grip width for triceps involvement. I can actually hit the triceps harder using a wider grip and tucking the elbows compared to a narrow grip with elbows flared.

[jshaw5]

Nice benching wood man.

I like pinkies just on the inside edge of the knurling, puts them a little inside shoulder width, but not enough to put my wrists at awkward angles at the bottom of the lift. On the rare occasion that I actually do some CGBP, I like doing it on the decline bench.

[MissKB]

Looks like I made it in before any real action happened! hahah. Strong American is STROOONG.

[Woody-5]

I was afraid of getting red cannoned

Lol I'm out of ammo right now so no worries

I agree. I think tucking your elbows is more important than grip width for triceps involvement. I can actually hit the triceps harder using a wider grip and tucking the elbows compared to a narrow grip with elbows flared.

Hells yeah

Nice benching wood man.

I like pinkies just on the inside edge of the knurling, puts them a little inside shoulder width, but not enough to put my wrists at awkward angles at the bottom of the lift. On the rare occasion that I actually do some CGBP, I like doing it on the decline bench.

Thanks dude
Never tried CGBP on anything other than flat.

Looks like I made it in before any real action happened! hahah. Strong American is STROOONG.

Thanks and welcome
Big session coming later today after work!

[Woody-5]

Wednesday- 2.20.13- Intensity Day


Solid hump day session today! Matched PR for squats and I was much happier with my depth this week. All the stretching and warmup that I've been doing every morning seems to be paying off.

Elbow felt a bit off, hence the elbow sleeves on the top set of squats

Intensity squats
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
265 x 1
300 x 1
335 x 5 Matched 5RM PR
8/10 difficulty methinks. About the same difficulty as last week and the form felt better this week so that's a huge plus. PR City next week!

BB Row
135 x 5
185 x 5
220 x 10
220 x 10
220 x 10
2 min rest. Not bad, felt really good in the lats

Deadlifts
225 x 5
315 x 1
365 x 1
405 x 1
445 x 2 Rep PR
I had planned to do 445 x 3, but my low back was fatigued after squats and rows. The 2nd rep looked strong in the video, but I felt too much lower back in it so I bailed on the 3rd. it's still a PR, and it's following a matched squat 5RM, so i'll take it any day of the week

Plate Pullovers
45 x 10
45 x 10
45 x 10
20-30 second rest. Nice stretch

Hammer Curls
30s x 20 (each arm)
I figured the BB would hurt the elbow if I did poundstones, so I did these instead

[jshaw5]

"This video contains content from The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA), EMI Music Publishing and EMI, one or more of whom have blocked it in your country on copyright grounds."

Nice job matching the PR on squats. Why the big jump on deads? Didn't you just do 425x3 last week?

[Woody-5]

"This video contains content from The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA), EMI Music Publishing and EMI, one or more of whom have blocked it in your country on copyright grounds."

Nice job matching the PR on squats. Why the big jump on deads? Didn't you just do 425x3 last week?

Fukking copyright, will re upload after I hit the showers

Ramping up the deads hence the +20. Probably gonna be singles from here on out

[mstatefan91]

Fukking copyright, will re upload after I hit the showers

Ramping up the deads hence the +20. Probably gonna be singles from here on out

Looking forward to the video. Looks like an awesome session

[Raigs]

Damn squat tied PR than a DL PR nice session Wood!

[jshaw5]

Fukking copyright, will re upload after I hit the showers

Ramping up the deads hence the +20. Probably gonna be singles from here on out

You and your singles. Stick with triples for a little bit haha.

[Juggernaut0]

Awesome squats Woodman! Start raining in those PR's now!

[Woody-5]

Looking forward to the video. Looks like an awesome session

Thanks guy

Damn squat tied PR than a DL PR nice session Wood!

Thanks fella! feelsgood

You and your singles. Stick with triples for a little bit haha.

phuck that, Singles FTW
Besides, I did 5-6 weeks with reps

Awesome squats Woodman! Start raining in those PR's now!

Thanks dude
soon


I've re-uploaded the vid with different tunes but youtube is being a piece of crap and it's stuck at the processing stage. Will update when it decides to work

[Woody-5]

Vid is finally up!

[jeezyreezy]

Pullover are good, I like doing them with DB's. Always a good stretch!

[lllDBOlll]

That is a big sesh!

Squats looked great.

Rows looked class with all that gurning you was doing.

Deads... damn some speed for what had been done before and that weight!






Music? Golden.

[howimliving]

Intensity squats
135 x 5
185 x 5
225 x 3
265 x 1
300 x 1
335 x 5 Matched 5RM PR
8/10 difficulty methinks. About the same difficulty as last week and the form felt better this week so that's a huge plus. PR City next week!

Deadlifts
225 x 5
315 x 1
365 x 1
405 x 1
445 x 2 Rep PR
I had planned to do 445 x 3, but my low back was fatigued after squats and rows. The 2nd rep looked strong in the video, but I felt too much lower back in it so I bailed on the 3rd. it's still a PR, and it's following a matched squat 5RM, so i'll take it any day of the week

nice double PR's today woodman

220x10x3 is pretty boss too

and what you did there with the deads, i see it. slow down a tad and stick with squats for a few more weeks

[mstatefan91]

Good lookin squats. So you're going back to singles on deads? I feel ya. Do what got you to 500.

[Woody-5]

Pullover are good, I like doing them with DB's. Always a good stretch!

Such a great finisher for a back session!

That is a big sesh!

Squats looked great.

Rows looked class with all that gurning you was doing.

Deads... damn some speed for what had been done before and that weight!






Music? Golden.

Thanks my man!
Deads are feeling awesome as did squats today. Rows were a bit slower than usual but they felt awesome in the back

nice double PR's today woodman

220x10x3 is pretty boss too

and what you did there with the deads, i see it. slow down a tad and stick with squats for a few more weeks

Thanks dude!

Squat focus is going to make my dead shoot up too ya know
Just gotta do a few pulls every week so the movement stays fresh

Good lookin squats. So you're going back to singles on deads? I feel ya. Do what got you to 500.

Thanks dude! The extra stretching sessions really paid off on squats. Was getting lazy with it and I think that's why depth sucked last ID