Overcoming My Own Mediocrity

[Jordan Vanderkroft]

Tuesday 10/12/13

Macros: 212/554/67

- Bench: 96 x 2
- Squat: 140 x 2
- Deadlift: 180 x 2
- Press: 67.5 x 2
- Armz and shit

Thursday 12/12/13

Macros: 249/352/77

- Bench: 96 x 2
- Squat: 140 x 2
- Deadlift: 180 x 2
- Chins, Dips and Abz

[Jordan Vanderkroft]

Friday 16/12/13

Macros: 219/548/69

- Bench: 96 x 2
- Squat: 140 x 2
- Deadlift: 180 x 2
- Press: 67.5 x 2
- Armz and shit

Deload over. Peak starts tomorrow.

[Jordan Vanderkroft]

Tuesday 17/12/2013

Macros: 215/552/68

- Squat: 160 x 1/170 x 1/180 x 1 (PR)/150 x 6 (PR) http://youtu.be/uWTdv73FjCg

So after way too many injuries and time spent spinning my wheels, I finally squatted 4 plates today. It wasn't a very good rep: lack of hip drive coming out of the hole, bar traveled forward, followed by lifting of my chest made for one very difficult and ugly rep. However, I'm pretty sure this would still have been passed in competition (someone correct me if I'm wrong).

Perhaps more importantly though, when I start my next cycle in the new year, I'll have a new max to base everything off (will go conservatively with 175) and can continue moving forward. Next time I squat 180 it's gonna be a hell of a better rep.

[Jordan Vanderkroft]

Thursday 19/12/2013

Macros: 246/374/79

- Bench:115 x 1/117.5 x 1 (PR)/120 x 1 (PR) all paused/100 x 9 (PR) http://youtu.be/ZVils1MNdfw
- Chins, armz and shit

Great day.

[Joe Forklift]

170kg Squat looked awesome! Good work on the PR's

[Jordan Feigenbaum]

GainZzZ

[nkelman]

Good job bringing that 180 squat home.

[Jordan Vanderkroft]

Saturday 21/12/2013

Macros: 217/574/69

- Deadlift: 210 x 1/220 x 1/227.5 x 1 (PR)/180 x 10 (PR) http://youtu.be/Oacjvr-hA0E

This peak has gone incredibly well.

I went into this session with two nights of poor sleep, a sinus cold and a hamstring strain and still managed to pull 2 PRs. Probably should have just pulled 230, but considering that this past cycle only used a 210 max, I was just stoked to be pulling 5 plates again, let alone 501lbs.

Granted it wasn't the best rep, with the bar leaving my shins forward and thus causing a bit of "windmilling". I have to really work on that when pulling maxes.

And thanks Jordan and Neil.

[nkelman]

Nice work on the 500.

If you and whoever you're traveling with need a free bed and ride to Pro Raw next year, just let me know.

[Jordan Vanderkroft]

Nice work on the 500.

If you and whoever you're traveling with need a free bed and ride to Pro Raw next year, just let me know.

Thanks a lot Neil. I will give you a call when we get closer to the date.

Monday 23/12/2013

Macros: 249/371/78

- Bench: 87.5 x 3 x 8
- Close Grip: 80 x 2 x 10
- Weighted Chin: 30 x 3 x 6
- Curls, Triceps and Laterals

Just a quick bro session today. I'm going on holidays for a week from Boxing Day to New Years, so I'm just playing around until I get back and start my next accumulation block.