Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Tues - 12/30

Many Pullups

Grip Training
Right - Plate pinching. Felt flat and weak. Split thumb callous. Burns to wash hand
Left - High Rep Rolling thunder. This is fucking murder.
Called it a day. Need a break.

Monday, December 29, 2008

Rising Fucking Fuel Costs?

We just got the latest hyperventilating "BIG Announcement" from the Fictional Hand Group. "Due to Rising Fuel Costs..." the price of ---insert overpriced crap here-- is going up. What the FUCK? I just paid $1.59 per gallon for regular gas. I was paying $4.39 a couple months ago. Are the "Trailer Park Boys" writing their ad copy now?
;)

Our take on this regular "pattern"; Sales are down, scare the newbies, it's all about the cash.

Look people, put the money on your mortgage, grab a keg for $20 bucks at the distributor, dump a few gallons of water in it and have at it.

Sunday - 12/28

7AM

Damp.
Many pullups etc

Grip Training
Nothing felt right. Screwed around for 20 minutes.
The ghost of Mac Batchelor showed up and pinch gripped my furnace.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Saturday - 12/27

6AM - Rain
Many pullups.

Grip Training
Right - Plate pinching + chain + PlateMates
Left - High Rep Rolling Thunder - I'm using the old barely used handle.
Left - Some Blobette work

How much of the Mac Batchelor AW lore must we endure on our favorite grip forum?
Is there any proof aside from hearsay that he was "undefeated". (Against mostly bar room
drunks.) Oh Well.

On a lighter note, we could not help but notice some Fictional Hand Nut Swingers are jumping ship from the inner circle. Well done Mr Keg. ;)

Thursday, December 25, 2008

Thursday - 12/25

Ho. Ho. Ho.

Had a few big drinks last night.

Many pullups etc

Grip Training
Right - Plate pinching w/chains
Left - PDA Blobette
Levering
Swept cellar

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

As An Older World's Strongest Man, There Are Certain Trucks I Can't Pull Anymore


Caught this over the Outlaws Forum

By Kaz

Aging is tough. The hardest part for me has been coming to grips with the fact that some of the physical abilities I took for granted when I was younger deteriorated before I really had the chance to appreciate them. I thought I would be fit and healthy forever, and then it's like I woke up one day and suddenly I couldn't see as well, my hearing was bad, and when I went to pull a 40-ton timber truck 110 feet, I could barely get the thing moving.

As a 54-year-old World's Strongest Man, I like to think I've aged with dignity and grace. But as I enter my golden years of deadlifting 17,000 silver dollars, I realize that you must approach life with a certain amount of acceptance. Acceptance that you just can't walk up to a Mack truck filled with 40,000 pounds of coal, strap yourself into a harness, grab a rope, and start hauling anymore. Christ, these days I'm sore for a whole week after pulling 20,000 or even 15,000 pounds of coal. Sometimes, depending on how my old bones feel in the morning, I have to replace the Mack truck with a smaller dump truck, or a tractor.

Read the Rest at the Onion.

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Tuesday - 12/23

Still Fucking Cold

Many pullups etc

Grip Training
Right - Plate Pinch + chain
Left - High Rep Rolling Thunder.
Levering

Monday, December 22, 2008

New Ironmind Rolling Thunder

The UPS guy just dropped it off. It is a HUGE step up from the original. The handle has a texture that most resembles a vinyl record album. The machining and fit of the steel is excellent. I have not weighed it, but it has more "heft" than the original.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Sunday - 12/21

More fucking snow.

Skipped pullups. Needed a break.

Grip Training
Right - Plate Pinching + Chains + PlateMates
Left - PDA Blobette Pinching
Levering
Bit sore from yesterday.

The clickthru's for the free stuff that other's charge way to much for has been through the roof.
Here are the links again.

YORK HAND BALANCING COURSE
Arthur Jones Nautilus Bulletins
Molding A Mighty Grip by George Jowett

And who in the fucking right mind is paying to have SANDBAGS shipped to them?
Duffel Bag + Heavy duty garbage bags + sand from Lowes + Duct Tape

Saturday, December 20, 2008

Saturday - 12/20

Fuck Snow.

Many pullups etc

Grip training
Right - Plate Pinching - + Chains + PlateMates
Left - High Rep Rolling thunder. Thumb and middle finger are 3/4" apart.
Levering

Be sure to check the links below for free stuff, don't fall for the Fictional Hand bullshit.
If you are going to spend money get a PDA Blobette.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Thursday - 12/18

6AM - Tough time getting up

Many pullups - Iron Gym! etc

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching + chains/PlatMates
Left - PDA Blobette
Levering

How much junk mail must the Fictional Hand People spew to remind us when to mail stuff for Christmas?

Save Some Christmas Cash and get the following FOR FREE.

YORK HAND BALANCING COURSE
Arthur Jones Nautilus Bulletins
Molding A Mighty Grip by George Jowett

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Tuesday - 12/16

Rain

Many pullups

Grip Training
Circuited around. Deload. Still some ache.

Time Again For An Immortal Christmas Classic
Rudolph Meets Scorsese

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Sunday - 12/14

8AM

Many pullups etc

Grip training

Right - Plate Pinching w/chains/PlateMates
Left - PDA Blobette Pinching
Levering

Right thumb threatening to tear. Sore all around.

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Saturday - 12/13

6AM

Many pullups

Grip Training
Felt weak and awkward. Fucked around then bagged it.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Thursday - 12/11

530AM - Rain and cold

Many pullups etc

Grip Training

Right - Plate pinching w/ chains + PlateMates
Left - Thumb still split - Titan's Telegraph, various other crap.
Levering

The click throughs on the Arthur Jones Nautilus Bulletins have been going gangbusters.
If you are an AJ fan, there is plenty of FREE content there.

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Arthur Jones Nautilus Training Bulletins. FREE

Here is a link to PDF formatted copies of Arthur Jones Nautilus Training Bulletins:

CLICK HERE

Why pay 50 bucks plus 10 bucks shipping as some Internet hucksters are charging?
The site also has the early Iron man Magazine articles among other things.
Knock yourselves out.

Merry Christmas!


:)

Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Tuesday - 12/9

5AM - Still fucking cold.

Many pullups etc

Grip Training

Right - Plate pinching w/ Chains
Left - Thumb split. Worked on Titan's Telegraph
Levering

We have been relishing the couple threads trying to legitimize old time arm wrestler Mac Batchelor's record. We love the "undefeated" claims. All his matches were in bar-rooms. We are guessing that many of his opponents were of the calibre of "Otis", Mayberry's town drunk. Who was keeping track of his "1000's" of opponents? Especially amusing was the claim of one hand pinch gripping two 80 pound plates, then walking with them. Yeah, riiggght. Just because "lore" appears in a book, does not make it true.

We have no doubt he was strong. But this "Old Time Strongman" mentality gets a bit fatiguing.

Sunday, December 07, 2008

Sunday - 12/7

Fucking Cold

Many pullups. This is a good warmup for grip. But it cuts into the weights a bit.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching w/ Chains and Platemates
Left - PDA Blobette pinching
Levering

Remember Pearl Harbor



Image from DefenseLink.mil

Saturday, December 06, 2008

BIG Overhead Work

I've been following this guy,Ernie Beath, for awhile. He hits some great stuff in his garage.

430 and 440 overhead

Saturday - 12/6

6AM - 13 degrees outside.

Many pullups. The Iron-Gym has paid for itself.

Grip Training

Arms pumped from pullups. Had to concentrate.

Right - Plate Pinching w/platemates
Left - PDA Blobette pinching
Levering

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Thursday - 12/4

5AM - Rain

Many pullups w/ the Iron Gym and other things.

Grip Training

Right - Plate pinching + PlateMates
Left - PDA Blobette pinching
Brookfield stick levering
Dragged too many cans out for the garbage.

Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Tuesday - 12/2

5AM
Many Pullups etc

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching w/ PlateMates
Left - PDA Blobette Pinching
Rememeber to "flex" your wrist on these movements.

Levering