Monday - 12/31

Got up at 430 to get ready for the Y, and was greeted with 6 inches of snow. Bagged it and went back to bed.

Cleaned snow, then hit the cellar.

Romanians w/ Trap bar - 4x12
Standing Presses - 4x20 - feel the burn.

Grip Training

Right - Plate pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
High rep Titan's telegraph
Dumbbell work
Finished cigar
Fried eggs

LB Bullins 475 x 2 @ 198

I just caught this over Powerliftingwatch. NICE.

Sunday - 12/30

9AM

Romanians DL's w/ Trap Bar - 3x12+
Standing Presses - 5x20

Grip Training

Sputtery start, everything felt awkward.

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 Pinching
Concentration Hammer curls

Good to see Grippermania back online.

Saturday - 12/29

8AM

YMCA

Hammer Lat pulls - 5x12
Hammer High rows - 5x12
Smith Presses > Hammer Seated Press > Hammer Laterals - 3 passes
Arms
Abs

Right teres still a bit sore, bit improving.

Grippermania looks dead, the domain goes to goDaddy's park page. Oh well.

We could not help but notice that some are under the assumption that picking up the Blob is becoming a common feat. We say nonsense. Common would be 500 on the GB list not 50. But, it should be one higher, but we are pretty lazy here.
;)

Friday - 12/28

530AM

YMCA

Close Grips - 6x20+ w/ 225lbs
JM Presses on Hammer Incline/Flat
Bench shrugs on Hammer Decline
Cable Tricep extensions
abs

Is it really a Blob Replica if the original York ratios are altered?
Be careful people.

Thursday - 12/27

7AM - Rainy

Romanians w/ Trap Bar - 4x12
Standing Presses - 6x12-20

Grip Training - 80% day

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 Pinching
DB concentration hammer curls
Reverse Homemade formulator extensions - defying the laws of physics.
High Rep titan's telegraphs

Wednesday - 12/26

530AM - Too much sambucca last night.

Hammer high rows - 4x12 - medium heavy
Hammer lat pulls - 4x12 - same
Smith Press > Hammer laterals > Hammer Seated press - 3 passes
Light arms
Abs

Lower arms beat up from yesterday. I could swear I heard my liver moan.

Tuesday - 12/25

9AM

Romanians w/ Trap Bar - 6x12
Presses - 6x12

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 Pinch work
High rep Titans telegraph
HomeMade Formulator extensions

Still a bit fatigued from Sunday. Managed to get a gulp of air under Blob50 with +12.5lbs of Platemates.

Monday - 12/24

530AM - Groggy. Too much Booker's Bourbon last night.

Close Grips - 6x12-15 225lbs - Quick pace
JM Presses on Hammer Flat/Incline
Bench Shrugs - Hammer Decline
Concentration Hammer Curls
Some rope work
Abs

Dude

I think we all know this guy.

Weekend

Saturday - 12/22/2007 - YMCA

Circuited around shoulders/lats. Did whatever was available
Dumbbell Hammers - 2 sets with big fuking dumbbells.
Abs

Sunday - 12/23/2007 - Home

Romanians w/ Trap Bar - 4x12
Standing Presses - 5x12

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch - Negatives w/ +16.25 Platemates attached.
Left - Blob50 Pinching - got a swallow of air with 11.25lbs of Platemates attached. WhooHoo!
Reverse Formulator Extensions
DB Hammer Concentration curls - I picked up some old MILO plates at Play it Again yesterday. Put them to use.

How Much Ya Bench

I saw this over the Outlaws forum:



Reminds me of the Y 20 years ago.
;)

Friday - 12/21

530AM - 22 fucking degrees

YMCA

Close Grips - 6x12 - 225lbs - fast pace
JM presses w/ DB's - 3x15
Hammer Flat > Incline - JM presses - 2x12
Hammer Decline shrugs - 3x20
Abs

Thursday - 12/20

530AM

Romanians w/ Trap Bar - 3x20
Standing Presses - 4x20

grip training - 80% day

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
seated DB Fat Hammer Curls (2.5") - 2x15
Swept
Shredded credit card offers
Took Garbage out

What The Fuck?

From Hawaii's Star Bulletin:

2 Nabbed After Dog Allegedly Stolen and Eaten

"Officially, police say the dog is missing.

At first, the two suspects arrested for allegedly stealing it said the dog ran away. Later, one suspect said the animal was slaughtered and eaten.

Honolulu police arrested two men, ages 58 and 43, both of Kalihi, for allegedly stealing the dog Sunday from Moanalua Golf Club, where they were maintenance workers....."

Click to read the rest.


If this is true, these two pieces of garbage should be tortured with a pliers then shot.

Wednesday - 12/19

530AM

YMCA

Hammer Lat Pulls (The one where you face away from the stack) - 8x10
Rope Face Pulls 8x10
Smith Press -> Hammer Laterals -> Arnold Dumbbell Presses - 3 laps
Arms
Abs

Tuesday - 11/18

5AM

Romanians w/ Trap bar - 6x10
Standing Presses - 6x10

Grip Training
Still sore from weekend. Futzed around with some recovery stuff, then swept floor.

Isn't amazing how the "New" #3's get harder each year? ;)

Monday - 12/17

Cold and raw.

YMCA

Close grips - 6x12 - fast pace - 225 straight sets
JM Presses on Hammer Flat/Incline
Bench Shrugs with Hammer decline
Rope Pullovers
DB Pullovers
Abs

Still in denial about Indian Clubs. ;)

Sunday - 12/16

Fucking windy day. All the local TV stations were knocked out. Which is probably a good thing.

8AM

Romanians w/ trap bar - 6x10
Standing Presses - 8x10

Grip Training

Right - Plate pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching - got a chunk of air with +8.75lbs of Platemates attached.
Seated FAT Dumbbell Hammer Curls
Reverse Extensions w/ Homemade Formulator

Saturday - 12/15

7AM - 21 degrees

Romanians w/ Trap Bar - 6x10
Overhead presses - 6x10. Gotta watch the back.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
Reverse Homemade Formulator extensions. We wonder how many overpriced, hyped products will disappear in 2008? ;)

Friday - 12/14

This week was a day too long.

530AM

YMCA

Close Grips
JM Presses with Dumbbells
A few laps on the hammer machines
Some crap with the rope and cable.

Dubious

We could not help but notice our "Rubber Plate Pinching, #4 crushing hero", meets up with a witness and true to form there are no #3.5 or #4 closes, but we get to see 2 handed deep set near closes with other grippers, and more grainy, stammering video examples that could trigger an epileptic fit.

Oh well, at least we may get "FairBar". ;)

YORK BLOB goes for $280.00 on EBAY?

What the Christ?!?

York BLOB 1/2 100lb Dumbbell

Thursday - 12/13

Big storm coming - maybe

5AM

Romanians w/ Trap Bar - 6x10
Standing presses - 6x10

Grip training

Right - Plate pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
Reverse Homemade Formulator extensions.

Please people, do not be tempted to post in the "fresh" hand-size/fairbar-thickbar thread. Let's make 2008 crybaby free. ;)

Wednesday - 12/2

530AM - 44degrees and raining in sheets.

YMCA

Hammer High Row - 5x12 - medium wt. right teres still recovering.
Smith Presses -> Hammer Laterals -> Hammer Seated presses - 4 passes
Couple sets of semi loose hammer curls, with fairly big dumbbells
Tri's
Abs

Tuesday - 12/11

530AM

34degrees F and foggy

Romanians w/ trap bar - 5x10
Standing Presses - 6x10

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch work - holds/negatives etc. Building callouses back up.
Left - Blob50 - 9 deadlift singles
Homemade Formulator extensions

Monday - 12/10

530AM

YMCA

Close Grips - 5x12 - 225
Hammer Flat JM Presses
Hammer Incline JM Presses
Hammer decline Shrugs
Rope Face Pulls - 8x10
Abs

Sore from this weekend.

Sunday - 12/9

9AM

Romanians
Standing Presses

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch work
Left - Blob50 Pinch
Reverse Homemade Formulator extensions

I got a piece of 4x8 heavy rubber flooring yesterday. I spend last night
moving weights around in the pit to get it situated. During the moving around I slapped +10lbs of Platemates on the Blob50 and got a swallow of air with it lefty.


Number One on Google this week - BLOB GRIP TRAINING

WooHoo!

Saturday - 12/8

6AM

Romanians w/ trap bar. There is nothing magical about certain brands of this bar.
Don't get duped.

Grip Training - 80%day

Left - Blob50 stuff
Right - Plate Pinching

YMCA

Hammer Lat Pulls
Smith Press - > Hammer Seated Press -> Hammer Laterals - 4 passes
Couple sets of heavy db hammer curls.
Some stuff with the cables.

Friday - 12/7

520AM - 18 degrees F.

Stayed in cellar, car in shop for alignment.

Romanian Deadlifts w/ trap bar

Close Grips w/ Apollon's Axle - 6x10
Standing Presses with Apollon's - 6x10
Swept area.

REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR - 12/7/1941

From Lucianne:

Thursday - 12/6

5AM - 9 degrees F. The idea of walking out to the garage evaporated as soon as I opened the door.

Romanian Deadlifts with Trap Bar

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching - thumb web still a bit raw. Played it safe.
Left - BLOB50 pinching + Platemates

Seated DB 2.5 inch hammer curls
Chins off Apollon's Axle with work gloves.
Took garbage out.

I received the Second Edition of Starting Strength: Basic Barbell Training yesterday.
Excellent book. Our advice is to avoid the dubious reprints of old, or the endlessly rehashed old skool HIT books that have worn out the Casey Viator story and get proven material.

I got mine from ELITEFTS. Order it HERE.

Wednesday - 12/5

530AM - 21 fuking degrees

YMCA
Hammer Lat Pulls - 5x12 - medium weight. Rear tie-in still precarious.
Rope Face Pulls - 5x12
Smith Press -> Hammer Seated Press -> laterals - 3 passes
Fooled around with hammers curls in between stuff. I handled a pair of dumbbells
that I have not touched in probably 1-1/2 to 2 years. Not bad.
Triceps Pushdowns
Reverse curls.

We were flipping through some old pages here and found this entry from August:

HERE

"We are going to go out on a limb here and predict that NO ONE NEW will IronMind certify on the #4 gripper for the remainder of the year."

Not much time left people. ;)

Tuesday - 12/4

5AM

20 Degrees out. Skipped stuff in garage. Hit Romanians with the trap bar in the cellar with the space heater near by.

Grip Training
Piddled around. Everything felt cold.

George Halbert - 550 Pound Raw Bench Press at 198

Mr Halbert may have a crack at Mike MacDonald's territory.

Monday - 12/3

530AM

YMCA

Close Grips - 6x10
JM Presses on Hammer Incline/Flat
Kelso Shrugs w/Hammer decline
Triceps pushdown
Abs

Ryan Kennelly 1050 Pound Bench Press

Cripes!

Sunday - 12/2

19Degrees/Snow

Skipped the garage

Romanian Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar - 3x20

Grip Training

Right - Thumb healing but raw. Plate pinching, working around tear.
Left - Blob 50 work
Seated 2.5" DB hammer curls
Reverse Curls w/ EZ curl
Homemade Formulator extensions
Chins from Apollon's axle, wearing slick work gloves.

Saturday - 11/30

7AM - 26degrees

Reverse Hypers/45 degree hypers/Recite from the book of LaVey

Grip Training - deload

Right - Thumb still raw
Plate pinching - worked around tear, gloves etc.

Left - Blob50 - 8 lifts
Seated 2.5Fat DB Hammer Curls
Reverse Curls
Chins w/ Apollons Axle - Slipped on new, slipper Wolverine Work Gloves. Whoaaa.

Thought of the Day:
Is it "Internet Warrioring" if we point out the obvious truth?