Everyday I'm Rustlin'

[JimRussel]

You strong motherfucker! Let me touch your pecs!

Lol I wish I could say "thanks" and be happy, but that's still almost 20lbs off my second attempt from last June.

Baby steps.

 

[Stargazer Rex]

Lol I wish I could say "thanks" and be happy, but that's still almost 20lbs off my second attempt from last June.

Baby steps.

You'll get it back, you are a stud. You're gonna be benching 500 pounds one day.

 

[JimRussel]

You'll get it back, you are a stud. You're gonna be benching 500 pounds one day.

Lol thanks for pumping my tires, brah. I'm sure it'll happen someday.

 

[Stargazer Rex]

Lol thanks for pumping my tires, brah. I'm sure it'll happen someday.

 

[Obscure Terror]

What did Brett Gibbs do?

 

[Dan O]

What's holding the bench back? Tendinitis?

 

[JimRussel]

What did Brett Gibbs do?

He was in my gym on Thursday. Ended up giving him some bench hand offs and shooting the shit with him for quite a while. Noticed he set the bar differently in his hands than I do. Asked him about it. He said it helped keep his elbows from getting beat up. I tried it on Saturday and it had an immediate impact on my elbow pain. Hopefully, it wasn't just a fluke.

What's holding the bench back? Tendinitis?

Big time, brah.

 

[JimRussel]

W7D1:

Squat:
575x3x2

Leg Press (/leg):
180x10x2

External Rotations:
15x12x3

Cable Rear Delts:
lots

Notes: Squats were hard. Really hard. This is 30lbs below my best triple, and there are a bunch of excuses/reasons for my poor performance I could type out, but I just need to be better.

 

[JimRussel]

W7D3:

Bench Press:
360x3x3
320x9

CGBP:
305x5x3

DB BORs:
110x10x2
100x10,12

Lat Pulldowns:
some light, strict sets

Notes: Finally. A solid, pain free heavy bench day. Just going to try and pull it together the best I can before the meet.

 

[JimRussel]

W7D5:

Deadlift:
605x3x2

Notes: Fast as fuck, but I strained something in my left lat/upper back. Hurts pretty badly just to breathe lol, but it should be relatively good to go by tomorrow. Obviously called it a day.

 

[JimRussel]

W8D1:

Squat:
590x3x2

Leg Press (/leg):
180x8
200x8x2

DB Hammer Curls:
30x12-15x3

Notes: Better than last week. Didn't do any upper back stuff, as it's still a bit noticeably painful.

 

[JimRussel]

W8D3:

Bench Press:
375x3x2
335x7

CGBP:
320x5,6

Lat Pulldowns:
lots, light and strict.

Notes: The reps moved slow, but consistently. Like, the first rep felt pretty hard, but I still did two more kind of thing.

 

[JimRussel]

W8D5:

Deadlift:
625x3

SLDL:
315x10x2

Notes: Super easy day. Had at least one, maybe two reps left in the tank. PR is 645x3, for reference.

 

[JimRussel]

W9D1:

Squat:
610x2 (5lb any rep PR)

Leg Press (/leg):
180x10x2

Hammer Curls:
30x12-15x2
35x10x2

Rear Delts:
light sets of 15-20

Notes: Squats moved okay, but I have a vicious cold. I haven't been sleeping or eating well and my sinuses were so bad, it felt like my face was going to explode while I was under the bar.

 

[JimRussel]

W9D3:

Bench Press:
385x2x3
345x7

CGBP:
330x7,5

DB Flys:
35x10x2

Face Pulls:
lots

Notes: Awesome bench day. The 385 doubles were super easy, even with me being sick and feeling pretty shitty.

 

[NurseKnuckles]

Nice going on the squat PR. Almost slipped that one by us, Jimmeh!

 

[JimRussel]

Thanks, brah.

W9D5:

Deadlift:
655x2 (10lb any rep PR)

SLDL:
315x10x2

Notes: Shoulders/upper body was pretty tight, but my deadlifts moved really well.

 

[MilkManUK]

Bloody nice work Jim.

 

[JimRussel]

Thanks, brah. Just trying to keep the train rolling.

 

[MilkManUK]

Have you changed your belt recently Jim? Gone from a lever to a prong? Or do you use both? I seem to remember you having an Inzer (Forever was it?).

I'm considering getting a second belt to keep at work for when I move onto permanent days as I don't want to be lugging my other one back and forth between my home gym and work gym. Will likely get an Inzer prong.