Tuesday 3rd May 2016

Tuesday
Penny pinches
L/H:4 x 3 reps x 11.25-kios added to the pin (about 12.4kg total)
R/H:4 x 3 reps x 13.75-kilos (15.90 approx)

The last couple of sets I reset my index finger and thumb as the 95 year old penny bites into the skin. I also noticed I was pulling higher on the last couple of sets which increases the time under tension (TUT)

Monday 2nd May 2016

Monday
Gym then a road trip. Legs and my still half knackered back do not equal it getting any better. The previous issue of leg straightening on the leg press remains. A tiny bit better than before.

P/Squat machine
Played safe to 240-kilos x 8 reps

L/Press
to 320-kilos x 8 reps

S/L/Curls
to stack x 15 reps (more issues legs out than flexed)

L/Ext
Ok with half the stack but the same issues legs out. So stopped

s/s

MDB
1 ,1 ,3 reps all right handed  pick up then drop each one

Friday 29th April 2016

Friday
A half cocked kinda day (see FB for why lol).
V/Gripper
Usual warm ups then
L/H: to L18 x 3 x 1 reps
R/H: L19 x 3 x 1 reps (last one easy)

Wednesday 27th April 2014

Wednesday
Light high rep workout. Still felt dizzy - need to eat more. Iffy belly yesterday equals a few pounds off since the weekend.

DB Bench
10 x 10, 20 x 20 and 30kg x 20 reps  Left shoulder still off.

s/s

Lat Pulldowns
5p x 20 reps, 10p x 20 reps, and 15p x 20 reps

Iso Bench - incline
20-kilos a side x 20, 30-kilos x 20 and 35-kilos x 15-20

Penny Pinch
to
L/H: 8.75-kilos over set up x 4 x 3 reps, then 10-kilos x 3 r/p reps
R/H: to 13.75-kilos x 2 x 3 reps

Wednesday 20th April 2016

Wednesday
Seated db press
to 22.5-kilos x 20 reps

s/s

Hammer curls
to 15-kilos  x 20 reps

TPD
to 12p x 15+5 d/d reps

All nice n pumped

ADJ/T/Bar
to pfftt lol. So a good place to know I stop today as planned. I dropped to 120-kilos loaded and did 9 left and 10 right.

Feeding time!!

Tuesday 19th April 2016 - workout one

Tuesday
Up before the sunrise (4am or so). First workout done between 8am and 8.30am.

One hand pinch
Because we're that close to the event and whatever they lift, so to speak, doesn't matter (you pull more than I do you win - it's that simple) and no amount of work in the next few days changes me, you or anyone else etc I'm putting up the numbers. Indeed as I have been since last week. So..

Both hands get warmed up with:
22.7-kilos set up x 8 reps @, 27.7-kilos x 3 reps @ and finally 32.7-kilos x 3 reps @
Then -
L/H: 33.7-kilos x 3 reps - was easy so upped it again to 34.7-kilos x 3 x 3 reps
R/H: 33.7-kilos x 3 reps, 42.2-kilos x 3 x 3 reps.

Monday 18th April 2016 and workout No 2

Monday
If anything absolutely proves the training maxims of 1) carryover and 2) maintenance of a skill set it's been today's TWO gripper workouts. Again I'm fairly sure it's been MONTHS since I used a gripper in anger as it were. Yet in the second session, following lunch, a nap and another coffee and using normal grippers I powered to doing reps with my right hand on a Ironmind Captain of Crush Gripper No 3 (and a few closes and near closes with my left).

Now obviously training for hand strength in what ones hopes is a well rounded way SHOULD produce something like this. But it's still a pleasant surprise to see it proved. I managed 4 reps on one set and even did a credit card close or two just to see what the crack was. Also lets add a third maxim - that of the hands strength (once trained) being among the last to ease off among the older athletes - 51 and still BOOM!