# JAM's Log **URL:** \ **Category:** Training Logs\ **Created:** [February 27, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028 "2018-02-27T13:47:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/1 "2018-02-27T13:47:46Z")
I used to post on the SS boards, my log on there actually goes back to 2009. But, unfortunately, I don’t like the direction The Director is taking, so I’m moving on. I’m not “Starting” Strength anyways…I haven’t been for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/2 "2018-02-27T13:58:51Z")
I’m male, 37yrs old, weight about 208, with a desire to get down to 190 for one of my other hobbies (kayaking). Old PRs were: Squat: 460 Bench: 340 Deadlift: 540 Press: 240 All at a BW of 218. General info: I whitewater kayak and mountain bike pretty regularly, and these are important to me, more important that weight training, so I use auto-regulation to deal with the ebb and flow of being beatup from those hobbies. I’m also limited to training Mon,Tues,Thurs, and I’ve got a severe shoulder labrum injury that I’m going to have surgically repaired in the fall. I’ve got too many personal and professional commitments to have the surgery sooner, so I’m just trying to get the shoulder stronger leading up to the surgery. The injury prevents me from doing low or high bar squats, but I can use the Safety Bar. Bench press is also out, but I’ve been able to Incline Press. My last cycle had me squatting twice a week, but the safety bar squat kind of puts the knees forward, and they’re getting grumpy. I’m gonna try a cycle of squatting once per week, but will pull 2-3 times per week. My deadlift will either go up, or I’ll get ED, or die, or something. The other idea I had was to use a box squat with the safety bar for the 2nd squatting day of the week…the box would, in theorey, allow me to sit back and get out of the knees. I elected to go with the former idea, and just pull more often. New cycle beginning 2018-02-25, will look something like this: Mon: Deadlift, Press, Abs Tues: Squat, BB Row, something posterior Thurs: 2nd Pull (probably rack pulls and 2ct paused deads), Incline, Pullups GPP will come from biking and kayaking done as often as I can. ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/3 "2018-02-27T14:00:40Z")
2018-02-26 - BW 211 Deadlift: 135x5,5,225x5,315x5,365x5\*\*,405x5,415x5\*\* Press: 45x5,5,95x5,135x5,165x1, **185x5,167.5x5,5** Prone Planks ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/4 "2018-02-27T23:55:25Z")
2018-02-27 - BW 208.6 Safety Squat: 70x5,5,160x5,250x5,300x5,330x5, **350x5,5** BB Row: 135x5,185x5, **215x5,5,5** RDL: **215x10** , haven’t done these in quite a while, and didn’t want to be crippled tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![djl236](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@djl236](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/djl236)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/5 "2018-02-28T00:40:45Z")
Saw your log post that you’re over here. I wasn’t even sure what you were talking about. I never ventured anywhere but my own log and yours. ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/6 "2018-02-28T19:00:16Z")
> [@djl236](#): > > Saw your log post that you’re over here. I wasn’t even sure what you were talking about. I never ventured anywhere but my own log and yours. I’m just tired of drama. I followed a lot of logs in the competitor section, but most of those people have left. I figured it was time to move on myself. ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/7 "2018-03-02T12:48:01Z")
2018-02-28 - BW 208.8 30 minutes on the elliptical…didn’t feel like biking 2018-03-01 - BW 207.4 Block Pull: 135x6,6,225x6,315x6, **405x6,425x6** Incline Press: 45x5,5,95x5,135x5,185x5, **220x5,5,5** Pullups: BWx4 x5sets Weekend of camping and kayaking ahead ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2018, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/8 "2018-03-05T20:40:00Z")
2018-03-02 - 2018-03-04 3 days of adventuring. Kayaked 4 different rivers, 2 of which were personal first descents. One required a 3 mile hike in with boats and gear. Twas a glorious weekend, but man I am tired. ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/9 "2018-03-05T23:51:26Z")
2018-03-05 - BW 208.8 Press: warmups, **187.5x5,170x5,5** Deadlift: warmups, **475x1, 425x5,5,5** Prone Planks DB Curls - will see how these treat the shoulder. The labrum is torn near the bicep tendon insertion, so I need to be careful here. ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/10 "2018-03-07T12:56:53Z")
2018-03-06 - BW 207.8 Safety Squat: warmups, **390x1,410x1,350x5,5,5** BB Row: warmups, **220x5,5,5** RDL: **220x10,10** ---
**Author:** ![djl236](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a587f6/32.png) [@djl236](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/djl236)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/11 "2018-03-07T13:00:39Z")
> [@jmiller](#): > > I’m just tired of drama. I followed a lot of logs in the competitor section, but most of those people have left. I figured it was time to move on myself. I didn’t even know there was drama. I only logged in to log my log and read your’s. ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/12 "2018-03-09T12:31:45Z")
2018-03-07 30 minutes on elliptical 2018-03-08 - BW 208.6 Block Pull: warmups, **405x6,435x6,455x6,6** Incline Press: warmups, **225x5,5,5** ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/13 "2018-03-13T11:40:59Z")
2018-03-10 Kayaking 2018-03-12 - BW 210 (whoops) DL: warmups, **485x1, 430x5,5,5** Press: warmups, **190x5,175x5,5** Prone Planks ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/14 "2018-03-14T20:06:28Z")
**2018-03-13** - BW 208 Safety Squat: warmups, **415x1, 360x5,5,5** BB Rows: warmups, **225x5,5,5** RDL: **225x10,10** **2018-03-14** - BW 207 30 minutes on the elliptical ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/15 "2018-03-19T10:43:07Z")
**2018-03-16** Rack Pull: warmups, **475x6, 455x6,6** Incline Bench: warmups, **230x5,5,5** these were pretty tough Chins: BWx3 x 8 sets. Elbow is quite cranky these days. A few hours later: 10 mile mountain bike ride Wilderness First Aid course on Sat and Sun. Lots of sitting around. ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/16 "2018-03-20T10:52:34Z")
**2018-03-19 -** BW 209 Press: warmups, **192.5x3,3,185x3,3,3** The sets of 192.5 were rough. Injured shoulder was hurting and these were hard. Will wait to see how next week goes before I adjust. Deadlift: warmups, **495x1, 455x4** Had already planned to do a low stress week on lower body stuff, since lower back feels like it carrying some fatigue. Chins: BWx1,2,3,4,5,6 ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/17 "2018-03-25T16:44:50Z")
**2018-03-20** Safety Squat: warmups, **395x1,** **365x4** garbage Incline: warmups, **235x3,3,225x3,3,3** BB Rows: warmups, **235x5,5,5** **2018-03-23** Mountain bike ride at Paris Mountain in Greenville, SC ---
**Author:** ![jmiller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d9b06d/32.png) [@jmiller](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/jmiller)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/jams-log/1028/18 "2018-03-25T16:47:10Z")
**Time to Punt:** Analysis of the “squat once per week” program shows a pretty serious decline in squat performance. Deadlift performance is not going up enough to justify it. Gonna step back and punt and switch things up. **2018-03-25** Safety Squat: warmups, 300x5,315x5, **335x5,5** Incline: warmups, **235x5, 225x5,5** Rack Pull: warmups, 405x4, 455x4, **475x4**