The Triple J is Underway
The rack arrived start of the week and was built fairly quickly after that, pretty happy with it a great bit of kit very solid and got it at a discount from the Strength Shop crew here in the UK.
So now it's in place I can finally start lifting a little easier.
In these 8 weeks before transitioning into the spring block for the #SeasonalStrength programme I am running, I have switched out of the wave programme I was currently on for the past 4 weeks into the Jim Wendler 5/3/1 programme.
It's nice to have someone else write the programme for you, and I'm no different.
I haven't used the programme before although well aware of it and had the book for a while I wanted to give it a blast through these final 8 weeks.
I'm using the total body structure and altering just the accessory work volume as I know what works for me on that side of things at 48 after 20+ years of rugby, skiing, mountain biking skateboarding and all other kinds of body bashing the body just doesn't
recover the same :)... apart from that all of his other recommendations I will be using.
Wednesday 11th
A1 - Front Squat
3 x 5
78,90,102kg
B1 - Close Grip Bench Press
3 x 10
50kg
C1- Chest Supported Row
3 x 10
15kg DBS
D1 - Hanging knee raise
3 x 10
D2 - Tricep Rope Pushdowns
3 x 10
20,30,40kg
Friday 13th
A1 - Back Squat
3 x 5
50,63,76kg
B1 - Bench Press
5,5,10
58,67,76kg
C1 - Chin Ups
3 x 10
Bodyweight
D1 - Cable Face Pull
2 x 10
20kg
D2 - Zercher Good morning
2 x 10
47.5kg
Sunday 15th
A1 - Back Squat
3 x 5
50,63,76kg
B1 - Military Press
5,5,6
40kg, 46kg, 52kg
C1 - Deadlift
5,5,12
65kg, 75kg, 85kg
(I hadn't deadlifted heavy outside of trap bar's in a while so wasn't sure where I was on this)
D1 - 1 Arm KB Row
3 x 10
20,24,24kg
D2 - Dips
3 x 10
Bodyweight + 19kg KB
D3 - AB Roller
3 x 5
Between days I have been focusing on Signal Six and Fascial stretch work to help with range of motion and mobility.
Overall really happy with the first week of training.
As Coach Wendler mentions in his book this is about checking the Ego at the door and doing the programme at the lower percentages Versus maxing it out all the time.
Very interested to see where this takes me over the next 8 weeks of training into the Spring block.
Be Prepared
Be Consistent
Be Athletic
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