Tuesday
Lower back as sore as f**K but not injured. Onwards
One hand pinch
Took a while to get my groove on then...
Wednesday
Note to self - if you get up too damn early eat more before workouts. Cos I was on my ass the whole time. Shoot me and put me out of my misery.
Iso Press - f/f
to 55-kilos @ side x 4 hard reps
Hammer db curls
to55-kilos x 6 reps
TPD
to 16p+1stacker plate
Adj/T/Bar
up 1.25-kilos on both and 4 sets of 2 reps. Three more sessions before the competition
Wednesday, 30 March 2016
Tuesday, 29 March 2016
Monday 28th March 2016
Monday
Coleford, for a Festival of Transport, in the afternoon so sensible o'clock at the gym. And what a session. I almost done myself a mischief pulling on deadlifts. For a moment I thought I'd injured myself but as it is I was just very sore and tender the rest of the day as I am now the following morning.
DOTBDLTL - repsto 130-kilos x 9, 10 and 8+2+1 (almost down on on knee on rep 8 as I suddenly hit the wall, felt sore, carried on etc etc). Walking up and down between the last two parts.
Mid Iso-row
to 70-kilos an arm x 8 reps
s/s
Iso B/Press
high reps low weight due to twinge from before so:
20-kilos aside x 20, 35-kilos x 20 r/p reps, 55-kilos x 12 reps
Coleford, for a Festival of Transport, in the afternoon so sensible o'clock at the gym. And what a session. I almost done myself a mischief pulling on deadlifts. For a moment I thought I'd injured myself but as it is I was just very sore and tender the rest of the day as I am now the following morning.
DOTBDLTL - repsto 130-kilos x 9, 10 and 8+2+1 (almost down on on knee on rep 8 as I suddenly hit the wall, felt sore, carried on etc etc). Walking up and down between the last two parts.
Mid Iso-row
to 70-kilos an arm x 8 reps
s/s
Iso B/Press
high reps low weight due to twinge from before so:
20-kilos aside x 20, 35-kilos x 20 r/p reps, 55-kilos x 12 reps
Sunday, 27 March 2016
Friday 25th March 2016
Friday
Bloody scales. Up and down the stairs here from my supposedly accurate postal scales to the ones that are meant to be less so. ANYWAY... having finally settled on the weight (still a little way to go) I ended up doing the of so damn painful workout in the kitchen. The lever work is all stress on the wrist over a rep of strength due to a combination of the factors in leverage.
Pick axe workout
L/H: weight x 10 secs then 3 x 15 painful seconds
R/H: 10, 15 and then 2 x 21 seconds.
Bloody scales. Up and down the stairs here from my supposedly accurate postal scales to the ones that are meant to be less so. ANYWAY... having finally settled on the weight (still a little way to go) I ended up doing the of so damn painful workout in the kitchen. The lever work is all stress on the wrist over a rep of strength due to a combination of the factors in leverage.
Pick axe workout
L/H: weight x 10 secs then 3 x 15 painful seconds
R/H: 10, 15 and then 2 x 21 seconds.
Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Tuesday and Wednesday 23rd March 2016
Tuesday
One hand pinch work
Wednesday
Early.
P/Squat
to 330-kilos x 4 reps. Bit more there if I wanted
S/L/Curls
Stack x 12 reps, +6p x 12 reps
L/Ext
Stack x 12 reps, +6p x 12 reps
Adj/T/Bar
Up 1.25-kilos on the right and 4 x 3 reps both hands all r/pause
One hand pinch work
Wednesday
Early.
P/Squat
to 330-kilos x 4 reps. Bit more there if I wanted
S/L/Curls
Stack x 12 reps, +6p x 12 reps
L/Ext
Stack x 12 reps, +6p x 12 reps
Adj/T/Bar
Up 1.25-kilos on the right and 4 x 3 reps both hands all r/pause
Monday, 21 March 2016
Monday 21st March 2016
Monday
Brutal session.
Seated Press
Warm up with 20 a side on the iso press then straight in on the rack with 80. 100-kilos x 4 and 110-kilos x 4 hard reps
Hammer d/b curls
to 45-kilos and then a nasty drop set wit 10-kilos @ x 20 reps
TPD
to 16.5 x 8 and 8 x 12 reps
DOTBDLTL - reps
to 8,9 and 10 reps with 130-kilos. Time under tension for the hold (more reps equals more time) and a back strengthener too (cos holding it away from the body is harder than holding onto the bar for me).
Brutal session.
Seated Press
Warm up with 20 a side on the iso press then straight in on the rack with 80. 100-kilos x 4 and 110-kilos x 4 hard reps
Hammer d/b curls
to 45-kilos and then a nasty drop set wit 10-kilos @ x 20 reps
TPD
to 16.5 x 8 and 8 x 12 reps
DOTBDLTL - reps
to 8,9 and 10 reps with 130-kilos. Time under tension for the hold (more reps equals more time) and a back strengthener too (cos holding it away from the body is harder than holding onto the bar for me).
Sunday, 20 March 2016
Friday 18th March 2016
Friday
Pick Axe work
Up .25-kilos. Left hand (wrist) brutalized so in a holding pattern. This is a hard event in terms of discomfort and both sides feel it just the left more so
4 sets both sides with different times on the working weight
Pick Axe work
Up .25-kilos. Left hand (wrist) brutalized so in a holding pattern. This is a hard event in terms of discomfort and both sides feel it just the left more so
4 sets both sides with different times on the working weight
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Wednesday 16th March 2016
Wednesday
Took it easy on my left shoulder / pec
Iso B/Press
20/12, 30/12, 40/10 a aide
LPD
to tack + 6p x 12 reps
Adj/T/Bar
R/P style starting to creep in as we get heavy
L/H: same as last time but reps a bit better
R/H: up 2.5-kilos x 4 x 3 reps
Took it easy on my left shoulder / pec
Iso B/Press
20/12, 30/12, 40/10 a aide
LPD
to tack + 6p x 12 reps
Adj/T/Bar
R/P style starting to creep in as we get heavy
L/H: same as last time but reps a bit better
R/H: up 2.5-kilos x 4 x 3 reps
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Tuesday 15th March 2016
Tuesday
Ran late as I was trying to sort out a tube light replacement for my cellar. Anyway
1 hand pinch
Same as last time weight wise but both hands 4 x 3 r/p reps.
Ran late as I was trying to sort out a tube light replacement for my cellar. Anyway
1 hand pinch
Same as last time weight wise but both hands 4 x 3 r/p reps.
Monday, 14 March 2016
Monday 14th March 2016
Monday
Up at silly o'clock so I was at the gym for 7.30am
L/Press
to 700-kilos x 8 reps
S/L/Curls
to stack +6.5p x 8 reps
L/Ext
to stack +6.5p x 8 reps
DOTBDLTL
different approach today
Up at silly o'clock so I was at the gym for 7.30am
L/Press
to 700-kilos x 8 reps
S/L/Curls
to stack +6.5p x 8 reps
L/Ext
to stack +6.5p x 8 reps
DOTBDLTL
different approach today
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
Wednesday 9th March 2016
Wednesday
Up early and in town early. May have slowed me down a bit by the time I got to the gym due to time between eating and training. Also no sleeves for bench - d'uh
Iso P/Downs
to 85-kilos a side x 5 reps @
CG Bench Press
to 140-kilos x 3 x 1 reps - left should no like at all.
Adj/T/Bar
up 2.5-kilos from last time but L/H struggled
1/3, 1/3. 1/ 3 and 1/4
Up early and in town early. May have slowed me down a bit by the time I got to the gym due to time between eating and training. Also no sleeves for bench - d'uh
Iso P/Downs
to 85-kilos a side x 5 reps @
CG Bench Press
to 140-kilos x 3 x 1 reps - left should no like at all.
Adj/T/Bar
up 2.5-kilos from last time but L/H struggled
1/3, 1/3. 1/ 3 and 1/4
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
Tuesday 8th March 2016
Tuesday
One hand pinch
It was cold in my home gym but as sets progressed the reps per set, low at first, went up.
One hand pinch
It was cold in my home gym but as sets progressed the reps per set, low at first, went up.
Monday 7th March 2016
Monday
Seated Press
to 107.5-kilos x 4 reps
Hammer DB Curls
to 65-kilos x 4 reps
TPD
to 17p x 5 reps
DOTBTLDL - max
to 180-kilos x 4 x 1 reps
Seated Press
to 107.5-kilos x 4 reps
Hammer DB Curls
to 65-kilos x 4 reps
TPD
to 17p x 5 reps
DOTBTLDL - max
to 180-kilos x 4 x 1 reps
Sunday, 6 March 2016
Deadlift and the 2016 Arnold classic... it's only my opinion but...
Re: Deadlifting at the 2016 Arnold Strongman Classic
So I'm seeing videos on my facebook feed of some fancy new bar and two athletes (so far) that have pulled 1000+ on it as part of the Arnold Strongman event. Ok... it's opinion o'clock: for what it's worth I've met, competed with and even beat a few of the top level guys in my chosen field of Grip Strength. Hopefully I 'know strongman' meaning how it's trained, the events and so on. I've put on events with my old mucker Mike and, of course, I am, by no means, close to their level for pressing, picking up stones, yokes and or frames. BUT... let's be a tiny bit honest - the bar has been specially made. It's LONG (way longer than a standard bar. It's 'whippy' (meaning it bends without staying bent). So much so that by the time the guys have done their initial pull it's close to an 18-inch deadlift (close mind). I've seen Rob Frampton pull 500kg from blocks at that height. Ed Hall's effort at the Europe, unlike the previous year, wasn't dropped or thrown down and yet both the two videos I've seen thus far are one or the other. Straps make no odds - those are the rules in strongman. Are these guys strong? Of course - don't doubt that for a moment. And lifting at the Arnold (on stage, big crowd etc) is hard. But compare like with like before saying 'he's the 3rd to pull 1000+, he's the 4th to pull 1000+' and so on.
So I'm seeing videos on my facebook feed of some fancy new bar and two athletes (so far) that have pulled 1000+ on it as part of the Arnold Strongman event. Ok... it's opinion o'clock: for what it's worth I've met, competed with and even beat a few of the top level guys in my chosen field of Grip Strength. Hopefully I 'know strongman' meaning how it's trained, the events and so on. I've put on events with my old mucker Mike and, of course, I am, by no means, close to their level for pressing, picking up stones, yokes and or frames. BUT... let's be a tiny bit honest - the bar has been specially made. It's LONG (way longer than a standard bar. It's 'whippy' (meaning it bends without staying bent). So much so that by the time the guys have done their initial pull it's close to an 18-inch deadlift (close mind). I've seen Rob Frampton pull 500kg from blocks at that height. Ed Hall's effort at the Europe, unlike the previous year, wasn't dropped or thrown down and yet both the two videos I've seen thus far are one or the other. Straps make no odds - those are the rules in strongman. Are these guys strong? Of course - don't doubt that for a moment. And lifting at the Arnold (on stage, big crowd etc) is hard. But compare like with like before saying 'he's the 3rd to pull 1000+, he's the 4th to pull 1000+' and so on.
But they're still strong. Never forget that. And well done to Eddie Hall on keeping the record anyway it's done.
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
Wednesday 2nd February 2016
Wednesday
P/Squat machine.
to 340-kilos x 4 reps (big jump from the last PS session)
Seated Leg Curl
stack x 12 reps (this is my warm up now), +5p x 12 r/p reps
L/Extension
as SLC
Adj/T/Bar
up 5-kilos again (it'll be 2.5kg next time). First two sets both hands was hard. New chalk lump was 'soapy'.
L/H: 4 x 3 reps
R/H: 3 x 3 reps, 1 x 6 reps
P/Squat machine.
to 340-kilos x 4 reps (big jump from the last PS session)
Seated Leg Curl
stack x 12 reps (this is my warm up now), +5p x 12 r/p reps
L/Extension
as SLC
Adj/T/Bar
up 5-kilos again (it'll be 2.5kg next time). First two sets both hands was hard. New chalk lump was 'soapy'.
L/H: 4 x 3 reps
R/H: 3 x 3 reps, 1 x 6 reps
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
Tuesday 1st March 2016
Tuesday
Cold in home gym - brr
One hand pinch
up a half kilo on both hands
L/H: 4 x 3 reps
R/H: 3 x 3 reps and 1 x 4 reps
Cold in home gym - brr
One hand pinch
up a half kilo on both hands
L/H: 4 x 3 reps
R/H: 3 x 3 reps and 1 x 4 reps
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