James Montigny's Intermediate Training Log

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The Bridge 1.0
1/3/18 - 2/25/18

Exercise Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Δ
Squat 285 308 327 333 346 360 389 399 40%

Bench
210
218
225
227.5
235
239
242.5
247.5
18%

OHP 140 146 160 167 173 179 185 185* 32%
Deadlift 322 365 420 393 416 419 435 445 38%
  • severe elbow/wrist paint in week 8, could not increase OHP; healed with rest over weekend.
    red text notes actual PRs, all others are e1rm based on formula

Body Weight 222 → 227lbs

Next up … 7 week GPP Hypertrophy

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Mirin’. Why don’t you do it again?

Have you tried stiff wrist wraps?

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I seriously considered it, also thought about 12-week strength template. Decided to try the Hypertrophy model and save it as a palate cleanser for later.
I’m still learning about how each of these work and how to organize the templates over time.

I do have wrist wraps, I’ve used them for presses to keep wrists from flopping under heavy load.
Unlikely to use them through this template since everything is well below max and it’s a good excuse to practice and improve form.

As for the pain, I think it was caused by squat form. I’ve corrected the elbow position and it seems to have gone away.

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7-Week Hypertrophy Template
2/26/2018 - 4/14/2018

Week 7 of the Hypertrophy template is in the books.
Didn’t add much to the bar, but I suppose that’s really not the goal of a hypertrophy program. The bonus arm work was productive though.
Looking forward to moving on to the 12 week press template in preparation for my July strongman event.
My GPP days have been largely practice for weighted carries since sandbags and yoke will be a big part of that.
I’m going to have to incorporate more axle bar work over the next few months since the event also includes 350 axle DL for reps.

Exercise Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Δ
Squat-Normal 399 405 411 411 418 424 424* 6%
Bench-Normal 247 253 259 266 272 272 253.2 10%
Bench-Close Grip 236 243 243 250 257 263 250 11%
OHP-Normal 158 165 171 177 177 169 174 12%
Deadlift-Normal 468 475 475 481 481 487 487* 4%

All numbers are e1RPM, I did not test PRs this time around.

Body Weight 227 → 231lbs