jshaw's Starting Strength log

[jshaw5]

Noice man.

Volume for 3 plates. Me wants!

I definitely agree with splitting the workouts up though. 5x5 squats and then Macenko benching is pretty taxing, not to mention way long like it was for you. lol

Thanks man. While my objective isn't to be a volume day warrior at the expense of progressing on intensity day, this was definitely a goal I had in mind.

Yeah, it's tough since I usually workout in the morning, which means I have to get to the gym before 5 to get everything in, then get home and get ready for work.

[HunterMC6]

Squats looked way to easy for you. Nice form throughout though very impressive. That last rep of bench looked like a grinder. By the way whats AMRAP?

[jshaw5]

Squats looked way to easy for you. Nice form throughout though very impressive. That last rep of bench looked like a grinder. By the way whats AMRAP?

Thanks man. Yeah that was a brutal grinder, so much that I didn't feel my elbows lock out so I kept trying to push a bit more after I locked it out lol. AMRAP = as many reps as possible. After the first week, Macenko calls for max reps on the last 1-3 sets.

[KenshinH]

Strong squatting bro! That 315x5 was cake. Macenko bench after 5x5 squats ... brutal!

[PeterGibbons316]

3-plate volume day, hell yeah!

[jshaw5]

Strong squatting bro! That 315x5 was cake. Macenko bench after 5x5 squats ... brutal!

Thanks man. Yeah, all that volume is tough, and time consuming. Splitting it up is definitely going to help.

3-plate volume day, hell yeah!

Yeah I'm pretty psyched about it. I think I should be able to hold VD at 315 and keep progressing ID for a couple weeks now.

[ddog171]

Nice job on the 3 plate volume squats.

[jshaw5]

Nice job on the 3 plate volume squats.

Thanks man.

[Ironlife]

Squat form looked damn good in this vid, 315x5x5 is no joke

[Exane]

315x5x5, dang bro! That is some awesome squatting my dude. Great workout

[jshaw5]

Squat form looked damn good in this vid, 315x5x5 is no joke

Thanks man. I still let the weight come forward sometimes (i.e. 4th rep in that vid), but I think my squat form has come a long way.

315x5x5, dang bro! That is some awesome squatting my dude. Great workout

Thanks bro.

[johnblythe]

awesome VD breh. soooo strong

[BabyOilBrah]

damn bro nice workout, as said 3 plates for a 5x5 is getting up there in the weight:volume ratio. tough stuff. Congrats on that nice repout with 215 after some heavier sets as well. Your strength has increased nicely over the last couple months.

[jshaw5]

awesome VD breh. soooo strong

Thanks man.

damn bro nice workout, as said 3 plates for a 5x5 is getting up there in the weight:volume ratio. tough stuff. Congrats on that nice repout with 215 after some heavier sets as well. Your strength has increased nicely over the last couple months.

Thanks dude. Yeah things are going awesome lately. My squats just love TM. Bench is finally going up again, hopefully get some nice gains out of Macenko. Now I just hope my back holds up so I can get my deadlifts going back up again.

[PeterGibbons316]

Thanks man. I still let the weight come forward sometimes (i.e. 4th rep in that vid), but I think my squat form has come a long way.

For sure, last rep looked damn near perfect.

[jshaw5]

For sure, last rep looked damn near perfect.

Now if I could only say that about my deadlifts...

[jshaw5]

Texas Method Intensity Day

Barbell Squat:
45 lb x 5 reps (+36 pts)
135 lb x 5 reps (+66 pts)
215 lb x 3 reps (+90 pts)
290 lb x 2 reps (+127 pts)
365 lb x 4 reps (+284 pts) vid
Everything felt heavy. Reps were a little high. I probably could’ve hit the 5th rep for a tough squat-morning grinder, decided to save it for later. Oh well, I’ll destroy this weight next week.


Macenko Bench 2B

Barbell Bench Press:
45 lb x 10 reps (+42 pts)
95 lb x 5 reps (+50 pts)
135 lb x 3 reps (+53 pts)
165 lb x 8 reps (**** pts)
202.5 lb x 6 reps (+110 pts)
215 lb x 5 reps (+113 pts)
230 lb x 4 reps (+114 pts) vid
230 lb x 4 reps (+114 pts)
215 lb x 6 reps (+120 pts) vid
215 lb x 6 reps (+120 pts)
These were tough today. Can’t wait to do Macenko by itself on Tuesday, aiming for no less than 8 reps Also, just realized the second AMRAP set was supposed to be 75%, not another 80%. Whoops.


Barbell Deadlift:
135 lb x 5 reps (+66 pts)
225 lb x 3 reps (+97 pts)
305 lb x 3 reps (+166 pts)
385 lb x 1 reps (+195 pts)
315 lb x 1 reps (+121 pts) 10 second hold
Camera died just as reached down to grab the bar I got the second rep up to mid-shin, maybe my knees, then dropped it. I probably could’ve finished the pull, but I felt like my lower back was rounding and didn’t want to risk it. I feel like I’m doing it all with my back and nothing else is contributing to the lift.

[PeterGibbons316]

Everything felt heavy. Reps were a little high. I probably could’ve hit the 5th rep for a tough squat-morning grinder, decided to save it for later. Oh well, I’ll destroy this weight next week.

Love the attitude. First rep looked like it might have been high, but the others looked good. Looked like you had a 5th in you easy.

[Woody-5]

Awesome squats my man!
Smart move to bail on the deadlift instead of grinding it out with bad form. Gotta keep that back healthy!
Macenkos should definitely be a bit easier on its own day. I can't bench worth a sh!t after I squat

[Juggernaut0]

365x4 is still no joke on squats man. Great work all around. 365x5 next week will be easy.

[BabyOilBrah]

OH f*ck yeah bro, your squatting is getting so strong. I'm gonna have to race you with my Oly squats to your PLing squats. great work Josh damn.

[jshaw5]

Love the attitude. First rep looked like it might have been high, but the others looked good. Looked like you had a 5th in you easy.

Thanks man. Given that I failed my deadlift anyway, I wish I just grinded out that last rep so I could smash 370 next week instead of 365.

Awesome squats my man!
Smart move to bail on the deadlift instead of grinding it out with bad form. Gotta keep that back healthy!
Macenkos should definitely be a bit easier on its own day. I can't bench worth a sh!t after I squat

Thanks man. Yeah, I can't hit a 5 plate deadlift before you hit a 4 plate squat if my back is fukced up haha.

365x4 is still no joke on squats man. Great work all around. 365x5 next week will be easy.

Thanks Juggz.

OH f*ck yeah bro, your squatting is getting so strong. I'm gonna have to race you with my Oly squats to your PLing squats. great work Josh damn.

I'm down. What do you want to race to? Single or reps? Thanks man.

[GinjaNinja85]

I never get to see your vids cz I'm on my phone, but damn, what a week. A 3 plate VD and 365x4 ID is HEAVY.

Why does your deadlift feel so back dominant? My legs feel worked as hell while deadlifting. Are your hips low enough?

Also, IN for a 370 ID next week if you feel you got it. That's setting a PR. That's the rules right?

[MatTheCur]

Lookin' thick, solid, tight...

[jshaw5]

I never get to see your vids cz I'm on my phone, but damn, what a week. A 3 plate VD and 365x4 ID is HEAVY.

Why does your deadlift feel so back dominant? My legs feel worked as hell while deadlifting. Are your hips low enough?

Also, IN for a 370 ID next week if you feel you got it. That's setting a PR. That's the rules right?

Thanks bro.

I think maybe I raise my hips too fast, turning it into more of a stiff-legged deadlift, but if I am, I don't know how to stop myself from doing it. I was watching Dave Tate's deadlift video on youtube yesterday, the other thing I think I'm doing, and this might go hand in hand with raising my hips too fast, is I think I'm pulling straight up and not pulling back. I was trying to pull back more, but it didn't feel like I was doing it at all.

[BabyOilBrah]

I'm down. What do you want to race to? Single or reps? Thanks man.

Race to 450 single? or 455 maybe to make it nice and even at 4.5 wheels.

[MatTheCur]

Thanks bro.

I think maybe I raise my hips too fast, turning it into more of a stiff-legged deadlift, but if I am, I don't know how to stop myself from doing it. I was watching Dave Tate's deadlift video on youtube yesterday, the other thing I think I'm doing, and this might go hand in hand with raising my hips too fast, is I think I'm pulling straight up and not pulling back. I was trying to pull back more, but it didn't feel like I was doing it at all.

Have you seen Brian Carroll's deadlift vid? I took a lot of pointers from it... Here ya go:

[jshaw5]

Race to 450 single? or 455 maybe to make it nice and even at 4.5 wheels.

I'll go to 455. There are 6 weeks left in the year, if everything goes my way, maybe I'll hit it by then

Have you seen Brian Carroll's deadlift vid? I took a lot of pointers from it... Here ya go:

[video=youtube;VOhWfhvJPLE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOhWfhvJPLE[video]

I did watch that one a couple weeks ago, I'll have to watch it again.

[KenshinH]

Great squatting and benching, and at least you stopped yourself on deads before risking an injury. Sounds vaguely similar to someone else this week

Your bench will definitely feel stronger once it gets its own day. Looking forward to your results next week!

[MatTheCur]

I'll go to 455. There are 6 weeks left in the year, if everything goes my way, maybe I'll hit it by then


I did watch that one a couple weeks ago, I'll have to watch it again.

Yeah man ... I watch it every few days to keep the cues fresh in my mind... It's good!