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
Monday, 14 March 2016
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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