Jeremy's continuing Journey

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Hey Brothers,

This last month was a big eye opener for me and my training. I cut down from 195 to 155 in order to step on stage in October and came away with 3 trophies. It's not about the trophies but the fact that I placed in the middle of the pack shows that I was good enough to be on stage but not quite good enough to think I can step up to the next level yet.

I have to go back and make some changes and make some improvements. I switched my training up to the 5/3/1 system and so far I like it. I set all my maxes, which are much lower than they were before the cut, and have 1 week in the books.

I'll post up my #'s soon and how it's going. I'm looking to stay much leaner and make some big gains this year.

Jeremy

[Beach91]

I am subbed ,

Wasawesome to catch up and read your journey to the stage, very honest and hardworking, as well as motivating,

can't wait to see what 5/3/1 does for ya, i have ran a few cycles and several oon the Forvm have as well with good results

I wish ya well, and i am in for the ride

[shortstack]

I am subbed ,

Wasawesome to catch up and read your journey to the stage, very honest and hardworking, as well as motivating,

can't wait to see what 5/3/1 does for ya, i have ran a few cycles and several oon the Forvm have as well with good results

I wish ya well, and i am in for the ride

Thanks Brother, I'm going to start postng today and keep it updated once a week.

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I started 5/3/1 on Oct 25 and will run it for as long as I can. I set my maxes on the same day as I ran week 1 so I don't really know how that will affect future weeks but it will all work out in the end I believe.

Here is a breakdown of the daily stuff and what I set my maxes at.

Week 1
Standing Military Press Max 165 10/25/2010
105 x 5, 125 x 5, 140 x 5
Deadlift Max 365 10/27/2010
235 x 5, 275 x 5, 310 x 5
Bench Press Max 275 10/29/2010
180 x 5, 205 x 5, 235 x 6
Squat Max 385 11/01/2010
250 x 5, 290 x 5, 315 x 5 ( I was supposed to hit 325 for 5 but I was not reasdy for that.

Bumped up 5 Lbs this week on Upper body and supposed to go up 10 for legs but I'm keeping it the same for another week. As I said before I'm still not back to what I was at before but I'll slowly make my way back.

Jeremy

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Today wrapped up another week of 5/3/1. I only go M/W/F so I'm always going to be lifting on a different day due to the 4 lifts in the system.

Wednesday 11/03/2010 (Standing Military Press)
120x 3, 135 x 3, 155 x 4.5
Accesory Lifts (I always superset my accesory lifts to keep things going. They always seem to be a good match for the superset and it saves more time while still getting the job done)
Dips 5x15
Chin Ups 5X10

Friday 11/05/2010 (Deads)
230 x 3, 265 x 3, 295 x 8
Accesory Lifts
Good Mornings 5 x 12 x 95lbs
Hanging Leg Raises 5 x 15

As a side note, I have given up on the wrist straps for the next 6 month that I run this program. I figure that if I'm doing power lifting type lifts, I should adhere to the powerlifting way. I'll still use knee wraps and a belt for squatting. The belt I only use as a reminder to flex my core hard while squating, and unless I get over about 365 I really don't use it.

Jeremy

[smoothballer]

Definitely subbed for this one!

[shortstack]

Definitely subbed for this one!

Thanks Brother. Keep an eye on me and make sure I'm doing it right.

Jeremy

[smoothballer]

Thanks Brother. Keep an eye on me and make sure I'm doing it right.

Jeremy

Deads say looks spot on! It must have been awesome to pull 8 on a 3+ day. Can't wait to see what you got in store for max effort week!

Also, I definitely like the idea of ditching the straps. It helped my grip a ton when I stopped using em for deadlifting. Good old chalk was my best friend.

[Beach91]

Yep chalks your best friend bro, ditch the straps, and i totally agree on the belts n wraps, keep them in your plan for the heavier sets, everything looks good so far on the 5/3/1

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I'm traveling for work this week so I got a couple of good days in before being off until Friday.

Here's a rundown of the last couple of days.

Sunday Bench
175 x 3, 200 x 3, 225 x 6
Accesory Work
DB Press 5 sets 75 x 15
DB Rows 5 sets 80 x 10

Monday SQUATS
245 x 3, 275 x 3, 310 x 7
Accesory Work
Hip Sled 5pps x 5 sets of 15
Leg Curls 3 sets 90 x 10, 2 sets 100 x 10

I'll be off until Friday so I'll see you guys then.

Jeremy

[smoothballer]

Looks great Jeremy! Keep it up!

[shortstack]

11/12
Standing Military Press
110 x 5, 125 x 3, 140 x 9
Dips w/ 45
5 x 15
Pull Ups
5 x 10

11/15
245 x 5, 280 x 3, 310 x 7
Good Mornings
95 x 12, 4 sets 105 x 12
Hanging Leg Raises
5 sets x 15
I also threw in 5 sets of Calf Raises...I gotta get them back up to freak status.

Good Day in the gym and I'm loving the 5/3/1. After the next few weeks the weight should catch up and I wont be able to hit reps of 7 or 9.... I'm looking forward to that.

Jeremy

[Beach91]

Very strong good mornings my man, almost at 3 plates, very strong bro

[Shukin]

Nice!
I have a week under my belt in the 5/3/1 as well. I am curious to see how as a bodybuilder this works for you. I will be definitely following along and supporting.
Respect,
Shukin

[smoothballer]

Looking great in here Jeremy! Keep it brother!

[shortstack]

11/17/2010
Bench
185 x 5, 210 x 3, 235 x 6
Accesory Work
DB Bench
5 sets 75lbs x 15
DB Rows
5 sets 85lbs x 10

11/19/2010
Squat
260 x 5, 295 x 3, 330 x 4
Accesory Work
Hip Sled Press
5 sets 5pps x 15
Leg Curls
2 sets 100 x 10
3 sets 110 x 10

I received my Agent O and started running it the last 2 workouts. I feel it's very similar to a mix that I use w/ bala9, nox3, n1-t, and Stack. I'll be anxious to see what the final profile is.

Jeremy

[Beach91]

Very good progress on the squats and bench Jeremy, looks like 5/3/1 is going very well for you

[shortstack]

Very good progress on the squats and bench Jeremy, looks like 5/3/1 is going very well for you

Thanks Brother. I like the 5/3/1 and hope I can see some good results from it.

[mritter3]

Yo J...glad to see your running 531..its a solid program, looks like your doing great with it thus far, big congrats to having what it takes to step on to the stage...not many of us do, i like the changes u have made, and look forward to seeing your progression...have a great thanksgiving man.

[Mr. Dead]

Sorry I'm late...