Tuesday - 11/28

530AM
Lower Bck/Ab Warmup. Elbow traction with Jumpstretch bands.

Sore going into this one.

Shrugs w/ Apollons Axle - 193-5x10, rests were getting a swig of coffee. This helped push some of the soreness out. No momentum, double overhand, shrug to ears.

Grip Training

Left Hand Blob50 - 10 single deadlift attempts with +5/8lbs Platemate. Managed slight slivers of air with each attempt. Then last 2 singles get airborne. Managed to pick it up about 2inches, and move it laterally from my right big toe, to my left big toe. Feet were about shoulder width. Woohoo! Still need to get a "groove" burned in.

Right Hand - PDA Blobette - 47.5lbs base weight. 10 deadlift singles - 3 with no platemates, 3 with +1.25lbs, 2 with +2.5lbs, 2 with +3.75lbs (these last 2 got away 2/3s of the way up. Oh well.)

Brookfield stick levering, ratchet levering, rear levering, all directions. Did not count.

Since we are getting new visitors each day, a PDA Blobette deadlift at 46-47lbs is equivalent to a Blob50 deadlift. Your mileage may vary of course.

If you are just starting thick bar work, begin slow and easy.

Just got word my GRIPBOARD T-SHIRT just shipped. :)