Jim the ThirdWeird front squats — Day 3 — Week 4Day 3 of the week means I start with front squats. I had a very weird start to them. I wanted to have my grip be the same as it was when I…Apr 8, 2018Apr 8, 2018
Jim the ThirdMy goals and plans for my next blocks of trainingAs I move forward in 2018, I’m reaching the end of the strength cycle I have gone through twice. My results have seemingly been really good…Apr 7, 2018Apr 7, 2018
Jim the ThirdDay 2 — Week 4 — Strength Cycle 2I started out this workout with a good idea, but I took it too far and it ended up getting myself a bit more beat up than I wanted to be…Apr 7, 2018Apr 7, 2018
Jim the ThirdDay 1 — Week 4 — Strength Cycle 2I started out my fourth week of training on a good note. My back squats went really well. I livestreamed the squats, so I didn’t listen to…Apr 6, 2018Apr 6, 2018
Jim the ThirdDay 5 — Week 3 — Strength Cycle 2On this max out day, I had some good moments. I was generally happy with how my mechanics felt on both my snatches and my clean/jerks. A…Apr 5, 2018Apr 5, 2018
Jim the ThirdDay 3 — Week 3 — Strength CycleThis workout started out with front squats. These continue to move up each week, but are still tough to do. I like doing them once a week…Apr 2, 2018Apr 2, 2018
Jim the ThirdDay 2 — Week 3 — Strength CycleThis workout started out with some 160 lbs muscle snatches, which were very difficult. I think my previous PR was 155 lbs for single, which…Mar 31, 2018Mar 31, 2018
Jim the Third2 week Strength Cycle in reviewAs I finish up posting a video of my max out day for the second week of training, I wanted to reflect upon the week and how different…Mar 30, 2018Mar 30, 2018
Jim the ThirdAdjustments for next weekAnother week of school and training is done, and most everything went pretty well. My school had a snow day on Wednesday.Mar 24, 2018Mar 24, 2018
Jim the ThirdHow I’m trying to improve my front and back squatsMy squats are progressing pretty well through these last couple cycles of training. I haven’t tested my max for a while, but I have been…Mar 21, 2018Mar 21, 2018