Friday - 9/21

530AM

Reverse Hypers/45 degree hypers

Close Grip Bench w/ Apollon's Axle - 4x12 finish w/ 293
Inverted Rows w/ Apollon's Axle - 3x25
Upright Rows w/ Apollon's Axle - 3x12 finish w/ 183

Worked out at home all week. Was a good change of pace, plus got a little
extra sleep.

Last night hit shot rotations. More later today.

Thursday - 9/20

530AM - Weather heating up again. Cellar back to being as humid and dank as Britney Spears' car seat.

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers

Grip training

Right - Plate pinch - 80%, fast deadlifts, triples.
Left- PDA Blobette - screwed around with 90% of Sunday's weights.

Reverse Curls w/ EZ Curl - 4x10

Because Grip People Tend to be Cheap Fucks ;)

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Wednesday - 9/19

530AM - Home
Reverse Hypers, 45 Degree Hypers

Close Grip Bench w/ Apollon's Axle - 4 sets 20 end w/ 273
Inverted Rows w/ Apollon's - 3x20

Titan's Telegraph
A few token pinches.

Working pulling movements back in with Apollons has lower arms a bit beat. Still
sore from Sunday's workout.

Tuesday - 9/18

530AM

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers.
Light grip stuff for recovery (Titans, light pinching etc)

OJ SIMPSON must surrender gold ROLEX Watch to Goldman Family

Has OJ Simpson not gone through enough? The poor man had to suffer through
the horrific loss of his wife, prison and the humiliation of the courtroom pundits.
Each time he looks into his children's eyes, he must be reminded of his
beloved Nicole. Now he must give up the timepiece that he relies on in his continued
quest to find his wife's true killers. Where is the justice in this world!

;)

Monday - 9/17

530AM

Skipping the Y this week. Lifting partners out of town and I'm frigging lazy.

Garage - Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers, coffee and OJ news on the radio. About 15 minutes.
Cellar

Upright Rows w/ Apollon's Axle - 8 sets of 12, worked up to 173. Fast pace. Fairly strict. It's been a long time. To long to goof with looser form and heavier weights.
DB Laterals - 6 sets of 12, 10 second rests
Titan's Telegraph to get blood going.

Sunday - 9/16

8AM

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers and coffee. Out there about 20 minutes. Lotta reps.

Close Grip Bench w/ Apollon's Axle - 6x20 finish w/273
Inverted Rows w/ Apollon's Axle (some call these Fat man chins) - 6x20+. Getting groove back
Reverse Curls w/ EZ curl - 4x10

Grip Training - In between above sets

Right - Plate pinch - trend of wiping out memory of August continues.
Left - PDA Blobette Pinch work - Nice air w/50.75lbs.
Titan's Telegraph - pile of reps.


Workout Music - Marduk ROM 5:12
Possibly the best Black Metal Album of the Year:

The Beach!

Tremendous weather up here. I took along the 2" steel shots. They irritate the fresh gash on my thumb, but it's a good pump.

There is a Play-It-Again-Sports nearby, I'm going to hit it. Hopefully my luck will be as good as some of those cats over Ironhistory.

What the fuck is it with the online gurus pushing middle-eastern homo-erotica off as training information? Isn't there enough real training info available in this country by PROVEN athletes? Most of it FREELY available?

Excuse my while I vomit in the sand.

Operational Pause

We at Norrin Manor, have packed up, and terminated physical activities for the week.

Monday - 9/10

Forgot to set alarm. Up at 6. Too late for the Y.
Humid

Reverse Hypers -> 45 degree hypers - 5 laps

Close Grip Bench w/ Apollon's Axle - 123x30, 233-6x20

Grip training

Light stuff

Sunday - 9/9

8AM - Tired. The big game yesterday along with sitting in the sun all day wiped me out.

45 Degree Hypers, Reverse Hypers. 20 minutes

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch
Left - PDA Blobette Pinch
Titans Telegraph
Triceps Bar Hammer Curls
Reverse Curl w/ Ex Curl

Pinch was slow to start, but ran a second ladder and things came around.
Right Thumb issued a tear warning, but not before hitting some good reps.

Will do some shot rotations later.

Saturday - 9/8

YMCA

Chins/pullups/whatever using old Nautilus Multi machine - 3x35
Smith Machine - > Hammer Laterals - 4 laps
Seated Hammer Press - 4 sets, fairly heavy
Some Keslo shrug variations with rope and pulley
Medium Arms
Abs

Had to move quick, leaving for the Penn State game shortly.

Friday - 9/7

530AM - Still summer!

YMCA

Close Grips - 5 sets 12+ reps. finish w/ 315
Hammer Flat, Decline, Incline - 3 passes
Kelso Overhead Crossover Cable Shrug
Abs

Had to move quick. Early meeting.

KORPIKLAANI - Happy Little Boozer

These cats have their fingers on my pulse. ;)

Thursday - 9/6

530AM

45 degree hypers, reverse hypers, coffee and a smattering of Cannibal Corpse.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - PDA Blobette Pinching
Titans Telegraph

Not bad again. It is as if August never happened.

If you want to read some of the BEST, FREE training info on the web, visit
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Their extensive, growing list of videos are HERE. The JumpStretch band videos are worth the visit. Especially if you have lower back issues.

While "the gurus" are debating over using parchment or coloring book paper for their "newsletters", you might as well learn something from those that have spent time at the top.

Wednesday - 9/5

530AM

YMCA
Chins (Neutral grip, Nautilus multi-machine) - 3x30
Hammer Lat Pulls - > Hammer High Rows - 3 passes
Rope Pulls - 3x20
Smith Presses -> Hammer Laterals - 3 passes
Hammer Seated Press - 3 or 4 sets. Moderate weight.
Light Arms
Standing abs

Tuesday - 9/4

530AM - Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers. It is almost time to start working the trap bar back in. For awhile last month I was browsing canes.

Grip Training

Right Hand - Plate Pinch - More progress the past 4 days, than last month.
Left - PDA Blobette pinch work. See above.
Titan's Telegraph - 1 high rep pump set
Hammer Curls w/ Triceps bar - x20 x20

Do the world a favor, and save a tree's life. Just say NO to fictional strength training newsletters. ;)

Monday - 9/3

9AM

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers - 20 fast minutes in garage.

YMCA - Closed - Labor Day

Close Grip Bench w/ Apollon's Axle - 123x30, 223-6x20

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - PDA Blobette work
Hammer Curls w/ triceps bar - 2x20
Titan's Telegraph - hi-rep cool down

The past few days have been the best pinching workouts in a long time.

Sunday - 9/2

Up late (2AM) being a nerd and sipping Knob Creek.

9AM - Reverse Hypers and 45 Degree hypers. Spent about 20+ minutes in the garage.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left- PDA Blobette work.
Reverse Curls w/ EZ curl - 2x12+
Titan's Telegraph

Best workout in a long while.

Saturday - 9/1

Obsessed with email throttling, got about 3 hours sleep. I may re-name my dog "Postfix". Over 90% of inbound email on our perimeter is garbage.

8AM - YMCA
Chins on Nautilus Multi-Machine (Neutral grip) - 3x25
Hammer High Rows supersetted with rope pulls - 4 laps - heavy as heavy is.
Smith Press - 3x20
Hammer Seated Press - fairly heavy here - 3x8
Light Arms

Grip training

Have embraced the "fukits" infection fully.

Nothing formal. Plate pinch variation right hand, PDA Blobette work w/ left hand. Refresshing not to care. ;)

Friday - 8/31

Image From DListed.

530AM - The Fukits Continue

YMCA - Close Grips warmup, then 3x12 w/ 315
Dumbbell Bench - 3x30
Rope Pullover - 3 x12
A pile of higher rep set hammer curls.

Thursday - 8/30

530AM - Humid

45 Degree Hypers -> Reverse Hypers - Spent about 15 minutes moving between them. Holding 2x50lb plates against forehead for 45 degree.

Grip Training - Still recovering from the fukits. Dusted off the PDA Blobette for some left hand pinch. Varied things around for right w/ plate pinch.

Titan's Telegraph in between. Finished w/ EZ Curls reverse curls.

Wednesday - 8/29

530AM

YMCA

Pullups in Nautilus Multi-Machine - 3x20+
Hammer Lat Pulls -> Rope Pulls - 4 supersets
Smith Press -> Hammer Laterals - 4 supersets
Hammer Seated Press - 3 sets
Arms
Kelso Shrug variations.

After dinner - a pile of shot rotations.

Tuesday - 8/28

530AM - Beyond humid

A pile of high rep sets on reverse hyper and 45 degree hypers.

Grip Training

Mostly just screwed around. In a stale "fukit" period the past few weeks.

Monday - 8/27

Friggin tied up the past 2 days.

This morning's workout dedicated to our national treasure - Owen Wilson. Get well my friend.

YMCA

Close Grips - 5x12 finish w/ 315
Hammer Flat, Incline, Decline - 2 passes
Kelso Overhead x-over cable shrugs - 3x20-30
Kelso Lat Pull Shrugs - 3x20
Rope Pullovers
Abs

Cooled down by calling for the execution of Michael Vick.

Saturday Afternoon

Later start than usual. Tied up with work.

Reverse Hypers -> 45 degree hypers - 5 circuits.

Grip Training

Right - PlatePinching. Work on speed and form
Left - Blob50 pinching

YMCA

Chins -> Hammer High Rows -> Hammer Lat Pulls - > Rope pulls. 5 circuits.
Smith Press
Hammer Seated Press
Arms
Abs

Saturday - 8/25 - Musings - Paul Anderson 6270 pound Backlift

HUUMMMID!

Went into work around 5ish. Network looks pretty good. I'm guesstimating 1/3 have moved in.

While monitoring things I tabbed over to discover an entry on the Fictional OldThyme Strongman Blog. I was horrified to see that Paul Anderson's 6,270 pound backlift was a "well documented" feat. Yeeeaahh riiight, about as well documented as what U.S. border agents are given to them while rounding up illegals in the Mojave Desert.

If you want to read what really happened on that fateful day register over at IRONHISTORY.COM. The research is impeccable and exhaustive. Don't be dooped by the "Carnies" out there.

Friday - 8/24

530AM - Bit too much vodka last night. ;)

YMCA

Close Grips - 3 sets of 12-15 end w/ 315
Dumbbell Bench - 75's - 3x30-40
Hammer Flat, Incline, Decline circuit - 2 passes
Kelso Overhead Crossover Cable Shrugs
Rope Pullovers

Right elbow is pretty much shot.

600 freshmen moving in starting today. My phone answering ear will be necrotic by Monday. ;)

Let's hope for an injury free Global Grip Challenge this weekend. Hopefully something big happens.

Thursday - 8/23

530AM - Humidity!

Reverse Hypers, 45 Degree Hypers, and coffee.

Grip Training
Right - Plate pinch - speed and form
Left - Blob50 pinching. I love PlateMates

Took garbage out for GPP.

Wednesday - 8/22

530AM - Still raining

YMCA
Had a hard time getting started. Nothing formal. Circuited around at a good pace and shot the shit about Michael Vick. He should get the chair.

Tuesday - 8/21

Second day of rain.

530AM

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers, and a dose of Atrophy in the boombox.

Grip training

Right - Plate Pinch - form and speed
Left - Blob50 pinching

Put battery in smoke detector for cooldown.

Monday - 8/20

530AM

YMCA

Close Grips - 5 sets of 10+ reps. Last 2 sets w/ 315
Hammer Decline, Hammer Incline, Hammer Flat - 2 circuits
Overhead Kelso Cable Crossover shrug
Rope Pullovers
Tricep work.

Sunday - 8/19

8AM

Reverse Hypers - > 45 degree hypers. 5 passes. Lower back coming back.

Grip Training

Right - Web sore, but forced some plate pinching.
Left - Blob50 pinch
Titans telegraph - 2 sets 30-40 reps
EZ Curl Reverse curls - 2x15

We could not help but notice that the phrase "blob lift", "blob clean" or "blob whatever" is beginning to be loosely used in some threads. The fucking "Blob" is 1/2 a York 100 roundhead dumbbell(NOT the new Legacy series) or a GordonV Blob50 replica. Anything else is just a block weight. Tighten up people. ;)

Saturday - 8/18

Work at 5AM to shift a VM.

8AM

YMCA

Rope Face Pulls - 5 x 12 - fairly heavy.
Hammer High Rows superset w/ Hammer Lat - 5 sets
Hammer Seated Press - 5 sets - medium heavy
Smith Press superset w/ Hammer Lateral
Light arms

Grip Training

Decided to give right thumb a break - Titan's Telegraph - high reps 8 or 10 sets
Left - Blob50 stuff

What is with the inane infatuation of wrist to waist to forearm to middle finger to palm ratio biometrics? Study the list over the forum. Pay close attention that the grip monsters have contributed nothing. They are too busy hitting the fuking iron. ;)

Time for pizza.

Friday - 8/17

530AM

YMCA

Close Grips - 5 sets 10-12+ reps, finish 315
Hammer Flat,Decline,Incline - 3 passes
Kelso Overhead x-over cable shrugs
Odds and Ends

Thursday - 8/16

530AM - HUMID

Reverse Hypers -> 45 degree hypers. A lotta reps. 5 laps.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch
Left - Blob50 pinching
Reverse Curls w/ Ez Curl
Titan's Telegraph

Right web a bit tender. Concentrated on speed off floor.

Chad Vader Does Chocolate Rain

A tremendous vocal talent. We smell Grammy

Tuesday - 8/14

530AM - Spent 30 minutes in the garage with the reverse hyper and 45 degree unit. Great weather.

Right Thumb still oozing.

Right - Titans Telegraph/Single hand sledge walks
Left - Blob50 pinch

Reverse Curls w/ ez curl - 2x20

Monday - 8/13

530AM YMCA

Close Grips - 5 sets @ 12-15 reps. Finish w/ 315
Hammer Flat, Hammer Incline, Hammer Decline - 3 passes
Kelso Overhead Crossover Cable Shrugs
Rope Pullovers

300 - The Border Edition

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Excellent.

Ryan Kennelly 1036 Pound Bench Press

I wonder if he microloads? ;)

Sunday - 8/12

9AM

Spent a half hour in the garage listening to Darzamat, doing reverse hypers and 45 degree hypers.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch. Tore the crap out of thumb.
Left - Blob50 pinch work.
EZ Reverse Curls
Single Hand Sledge walks
Titans Telegraph (single hand) 2 setsx30+

Kuato Sings Chocolate Rain

Total Recall is one of our national treasures.

Saturday - 8/11

830AM - YMCA

Hammer Low Lat Rows, Rope Face Pulls, Rope Pulls from Floor - 4 circuits
Smith Press, Hammer Laterals - 4 circuits
Hammer Seated Press, Hammer Preacher Curls - 4 circuits.
Still a bit sore from Wed.

10AM Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch
Left - Blob50 pinch work

I need a beer.

Jim Norton and Jim Florentine on Steroids

I saw this over the fine Outlaw Powerlifting Forum



Enjoy

Friday - 8/10

Went to work at 4AM to pull the plug on something.

530AM

YMCA

Close Grips - As usual, index finger touching smooth. 5 sets - 10 or 12 or 13. Start w/ 135 end w/ 315.

Hammer Flat, Decline, Incline. Fairly heavy on Flat and Incline. Decline, moderate, lotta reps.
Cybex Pec Deck - 3x30
Rope Pullovers
Kelso Overhead cable shrugs

I decided to take an old PC and upgrade it with newer parts that are still a bit old.
It's raining nothing else to do.

Thursday - 8/9

530AM

Reverse Hyper, 45 Degree hyper. Spent about 20 minutes. Numbness finally leaving toes.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 Pinch

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Wednesday - 8/8

530AM - Wow is it humid.

YMCA
Hammer Lat pulls - 5 sets of 10-12 reps. Starting with 2 pair of 45's finish with 6 pair of 45's. Had to use thinner York 45's. Not bad for an old man.

Hammer Low Row, Rope Pulls - 4 circuits
Smith Press, Hammer Laterals, Hammer Seated Press - 3 circuits.
Light arms
abs

Does Somebody Want To Explain Just What in The

Fuck this is supposed to be?



Surely a purulent discharge of the highest order.
;)

Tuesday - 8/7

530AM - Hot and Humid

Garage - Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers, coffee and "High on Fire"

Grip Training

Right - Plate pinch
Left - Blob50 pinch work
Titans Telegraph

You Can't Fix Stupid

Monday - 8/6

530AM

YMCA
Close Grips - 5x10-12 - finish w/ 315
Hammer Flat, Hammer Incline, Hammer Decline - 3 passes
Rope pullovers - 4x12
Kelso overhead cable shrugs.
Worked in light reverse curls and reverse wrist curls.

Sunday - 8/5

9AM - Reverse Hypers - 45 degree hypers. A lotta volume. Popped in Lair of the Minotaur and went at it.

Grip Training

Right - Plate pinch - Webbing pretty good today, need a bit more callous.
Left - Blob50 Pinch work
Single Hand Sledge Walks - 16lb sledge, 3 bouts
Ez Curl Reverse Curls
High Rep DB Hammer Curls

Saturday - 8/4

8AM - Reverse hyper, 45 degree. Spent about 20-25 minutes rotating around.

YMCA
Rope Face Pulls, Hammer Lat Pulls, Hammer Low Row, Rope Pulls from floor. 5 or 6 circuits.
Smith Press, Hammer Laterals, Hammer Seated Press - 4 circuits
Light to medium arms.

There was no discussion of the fucking bridge in Minnesota. ;)

Hit some grip work with the IM Tugs.

Friday - 8/3

95+ and humid all week. Great for relaxing. Bad for exerting. ;)

5AM - Wide awake early so started early

YMCA

Close Grips - 5 sets 12 reps - finished w/ 315
Hammer Incline, Decline, Flat - 3 laps.
Kelso Overhead Cable shrugs - 4x20
Piddled around with Cybex machines

Grip Training - Have just been doing general stuff the past few days. Right thumb webbing is healed but the "stinging" is pretty harsh with any pressure on it.


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.

Big News?

We just received a steaming tape worm delivery turd in our in-box, announcing that the "Trap" "Shrug" bar is back in Oldtime Strongman vogue. In looking at the photos, we'd say just go to your local gym supply house and buy the ubiquitous CAP model. It will also have the elevated grips and save you a few bucks.

IF you are hardcore and need something that will go in a rack, have a generous plate loading area and be fabricated out of bullet-proof stainless steel, get the highly customizable PDA model. Keep the "Fictional" hype stuff out of your weight pit.

Now if you excuse us, we need to continue our starvation regimen so our number 3 closes will be more impressive than yours. ;)

Wednesday - 8/1

530AM - HOT

YMCA
Hammer Lat Pulls, Rope Pulls, Hammer Low Row - 5 laps
Smith Press, Hammer Seated Press, Hammer Laterals - 5 laps
Light arm work.

We Have Grown

Fatigued, over the inane ramblings of a little person arguing that light weight gripsters who close the same gripper as a larger more well developed gripster is stronger. How can this be? Could it be that the bigger guy spent more time developing his WHOLE body through powerlifting, bodybuilding, strongman or highland games training? The best grip guys are the ones that hammer the weights hard and eat well. Size is relative.

If you are content with having a body that resembles a guest of Dachau and closing a bigger gripper, then by all means do so. Just don't tie up bandwidth looking for excuses.

Rock Lewis 600 Pound raw Bench

July 27th 1007 Raw Bench Nationals in West Virginia. 242 Class

Monday - 7/30

Lower back was no good today. The weather change yesterday from hot and humid to cool thunderstorm, then hot and humid again sealed my fate. So I bagged any weight work. I tuned into Gilad on Fit-TV and rolled around on the exercise ball and rubbed Neosporin into my torn thumb.

Sunday - 7/29

8AM - Lower back has been cramped all week. Fired up Sleep's - Jerusalem in the garage and spent awhile doing 45 degree hypers and reverse hypers. If you have this cut, then you have an idea how long I was out there.

Right thumb started bleeding during warmups. Frig.
Did a pile of Titan's and other odd's and ends to get the blood flowing.

Saturday - 7/28

Wide awake at 4AM. Went to work to drink coffee and take care of a few things.

Skipped grip. Right thumb web still tender, and I'm lazy.

YMCA

Hammer Lat Pulls - sets of 20. Started with 1 pair of 45's, ended with 5 pair. Was going to add another pair (York plates are thinner than Iron Grip), but decided I'm too old.

Rope Pulls - 5x20
Smith Press, Hammer Laterals - 4 laps
Hammer Seated press - 4 sets.
Medium heavy arms.



I'm going to pop in the Cavemen pilot episode and have a cigar.

Looking forward to the MGC5 results. We need something to makeup for the Tex "No Set a #4" Henderson, Al Capone Vault moment.

Friday - 7/27

530AM - Had a few snorts of vodka last night. It is beyond me how the Cossacks managed those dances.

YMCA

Close Grips - 5x10-12 finished w/ 315
Hammer Inclines, Declines , Flat. Fairly heavy. Pretty good progression. Will deload a few workouts then re cycle.

Rope Face Pulls
Odds and ends.

Jesse Marunde - RIP

Thursday - 7/26

Hot and Humid. Bad for pinching, but good for sitting on the deck and sipping some Jack and herfing a LaGloria.

8AM
Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers, Romanians

Grip Training
Right thumb a bit torn going in.

Right - Plate Pinching - Stopped when thumb tore fully. There is something about the stinging pain that shuts off the thumb muscles. ;)
Left - Blob50 Pinch work
Single Hand sledge walks
Titans Telegraph
EZ Curl Reverse curls

From The Onion:

Wednesday - 7/25

530AM

YMCA
Hammer Lat Pulls
Hammer High Rows
Rope Pulls
Hammer Seated Press
Smith Press -> Hammer Laterals
Arms

Fairly heavy on the lat movements. Medium on the rest.

Gynecomastia Natural Training

Norrin finds himself totally repulsed by such a training method, so he has locked himself in the back shed. All forms of coercion have failed to lure him from that woeful, dark place.

What do bitch tits and bodyweight training have to do with combat conditioning? Is corrective surgery not the recommended protocol?

The iron game gets stranger every day. ;)

Tuesday - 7/24

530AM - Rain all night, temp dropped into the 50's. Lower back a mess.

Reverse hypers, 45 degree hypers. Lotta reps.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch
Left - Blob50 Pinch work

Single Hand Sledge walks
Titan Telegraph

Monday - 7/23

530AM

YMCA
Close Grips - 5x10 end w/ 315
Hammer Incline, Hammer Decline, Hammer Flat - Hitting one heavy set. Adding each week.
Rope Pullovers
Cybex stuff

Yesterday's grip workout was about the same as Saturday's, except arms were sore from Saturday's lat work. Also worked in some reverse curls.

Saturday - 7/21

At work at 430AM to unbork something.

730AM

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers, Romanians

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch
Left - Blob50 pinch work
Single hand sledge walks
Titans Telegraph

9AM - YMCA

Hammer Lat pull - 5 sets of 10, added a pair of 45's each set. Finished with 5 pair and a couple little ones. No more room.

Hammer Low Row - Same as above

Face Pulls - 3x20
Hammer Seated Press - 4 sets, fairly heavy.
Smith Presses - Hammer laterals - 3 laps
Arms

1200 Pound Bed Ridden Man

Who the fuck was feeding him? They should be jailed. Did anyone think of just tossing him a few apples a day?

Excuse me while I vomit.

Story at BREITBART

A Lesson in Constitutional Law

Ray Lyman taking the Scranton City Council to the wood shed.



I love this area.

Friday - 7/20

530AM

YMCA
Close Grips - 5x10, quick pace, end with 3 plates.
Hammer Flat, Decline, Incline - Working into heavy weights.
Rope Pullovers
Screwed around on Cybex Machines.

Whether you use a set or not in your gripper workouts, if you are closing a bigger gripper than last month are you stronger? If you are closing a much bigger gripper than last year, are you stronger? Whether you use a set or not, are muscles generating the force to close the gripper? We grow fatigued of the petty sniping that endlessly spews from Fictional Hand Land. Things must be slow. ;)

Thursday - 7/19

530AM - HUMID - You can smell the rain approaching.

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers, rows while on 45 degree hyper.
Still a bit cramped.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch
Left - Blob50 pinch work

Single hand sledge hammer walks - Focus on the thumb. Great movement.
Titans

Greetings to our frequent visitors from the University of Michigan!

Wednesday - 7/18

530AM - Still humid

YMCA
Hammer Lat pulls, Hammer Low Rows, Rope Pulls - 5 passes
Hammer Seated Press, Smith Press, Hammer Laterals - 4 passes
Arms

Hands are "puffy"

Tuesday - 7/17

530AM - More Humid

Lower back "crampy"
Reverse Hypers, 45 degree, Romanians.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch
Left - Blob50 pinch work

EZ Curls Reverse curls - +90lbs x20 (bar wt. not included)
Single hand sledge walks
Titans Telegraph


Humidity is unforgiving to pinch.

Howabout the Fictional Hand group informing us that the colored grippers, the 49 they have been trying to unload since around June 20th, have appreciated in value because they have just raised the price $10.00!

Monday 7/16

530AM - Humid

YMCA

Close grips - 5 sets of 10+. Finish with 3 plates
Hammer Incline, Decline, Flat. One pass. I've been adding more plates per week.
Cable pullovers
odds and ends

Lower arms not as sore as expected.

Mike Bridges Wins USAPL National Title At 50

Mike Bridges totals 1,896 in the 198's. This guy is 50 years old! I'll say it again, he is THE best to ever hit the platform.

Some discussion HERE at the USAPL forums.

Sunday - 7/15

9AM

45 Degree hypers, Reverse Hypers, Trap bar DL's

Grip Training

Everything slippery and cold. So I grabbed a broom and swept the floor.

Saturday - 7/14

Popped wide awake at 4AM. So I went to work to get some shit together.

730AM

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers, Romanians.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinches
Left - Blob50 pinch work
Single hand sledge walks

YMCA

Hammer High Row - Added a pair of 45's per 10 rep set. Finished w/ 5 pair plus some change.
Hammer Lat pulls - same as above
Hammer Seated Presses , Hammer Laterals
Hammer Preacher curls
Cable work for tri's

Lack of sleep made it hard to concentrate. Rest of day will be devoted to cigars and relaxing.

The Never Ending Saga of the Colored Grippers

Like most of you, we received notice today from the Fictional Clubhouse, that 15 of the $45 colored handle grippers remain. It sure is taking a long time to sell these "hot" collector's items. ;)

But do we have to be subjected to further insult that the already overpriced colored handled grippers are going up in price by $10.00, if we don't act fast?

We wonder what these magical colored handled grippers will be selling for in August.

Join us in relegating these grip trinkets to the dust-bin of grip irrelevance. ;)

Friday - 7/13

530AM - Cannot get out of my own way.

YMCA

Close Grips - 5x10+, end with 6 plates
Hammer Flat, Incline,Decline - 1 Pass, have been tossing extra plates on each week.
Rope Pullovers

Tired today, had to force things a bit.

Half tempted to stay home and watch the Transformers movie.

Thursday - 7/12

530AM - Humid as all hell.

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers, trap bar deadlifts - High reps

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch
Left - Blob50 pinch work

Reverse curls w/ ex curl, single hand finger walks with 16lb sledge and titans telegraph.

It has thunderstormed everyday this week. Everything is slick.

Wednesday - 7/11

530AM - Bit fatigued

YMCA

Hammer Lat, Hammer High Row, Hammer Low row - 4 passes. Medium Heavy weights.
Smith Press, Hammer Laterals, Hammer Seated Press - 3 laps
Light arms

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Tuesday - 7/10

530AM - Still sick but improving. HUMID

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers, Romanians w/ Trap Bar

Grip Training

Right - Plate pinch
Left - Blob50 pinch work

Reverse curls w/ EZ curl (bar wt not included) +90lbsx15, +120lbsx12
Single Hand Sled walks w/ 16lb
Titans Telegraph

Monday - 7/9

Head full of snot. It is affecting my balance. No workout, aside from projectile spitting. Accuracy is getting downright scary. ;)

Sunday - 7/8

Still sick from neck up, but it is tiring. HUMID.

9AM

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers. Too much snot in my skull for high rep deadlifts.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch
Left - Blob50 work

EZ Curl Reverse Curls (bar wt. not included) +90lbsx10, +100lbsx10, +110lbsx12

Single hand finger walks with sledgehammers.

Not bad.

Kevin Nash Discusses Chris Benoit on Hannity and Colmes

Kevin Nash swats down these 2 pinheads with logic and coherent thought.

The broad filling in for Sean Hannity, proves to be a bigger moron, than Hannity, when it comes to this subject.

When are the "authorities" going to raid Al Gore III's doctor's office? ;)

Saturday - 7/7

In work at 5AM to straighten a few things out.

730AM
Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers, Romanian Deadlifts w/ trap bar

Grip Training

Right Hand - Plate pinch
Left Hand - Blob50 Pinch work

Titans Telegraph
Single hand walks with sledges (8&16lb)

YMCA

Hammer Low Row - Sets of 10-12, Started w/ 1 Pair of 45's, ended with 5 pair.
Hammer Lat Pull and Hammer Hight Row - supersets - sets of 10 - 4 cycles.

Hammer Seated Press/Hammer Laterals
Arms
Abs
Political complaining.

Still sick. I'm going to wash a car, then relax with a cigars all day.

Friday - 7/6

530AM - Still sick.

YMCA
Close grips - 5 sets of 10. Ending w/ 315
Hammer Flat, Decline, Incline - 1 pass. Added more plates than usual
Kelso overhead cable shrugs
abs
shot the shit

A Glorious Victory for the USofA

America reclaims the hot dog eating crown at Nathans. If this is not a tale of human drama I do not know what is.



Pay attention to the slow motion vomiting.

THE ULTIMATE WARRIOR ON FOX NEWS

More roid rage nonsensical discussion from the media about the Benoit murders. This time on Fox news. Warrior does a good job swatting down both pant loads.

Thursday - 7/5

No workout. Sick like a friggin animal.

Wednesday - 7/4

YMCA closed as all U.S.A businesses should be today.

Sick from the neck up. So I forced a workout in. I should have not done grip stuff 2 days in a row, but could not resist.

830AM

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers. Did more than usual.
Trap Bar Deadlifts

Grip Training

Right Hand - Plate Pinch Work
Left Hand - Blob50 Pinch Work

EZ Curl Reverse curls - 3x10 +90lbs (bar not included) pretty strict. I rarely ever do any curls to failure.

Single hand sledge hammer walks as described in the DieselCrew Book. Used 16lb sledge with athletic taped handle. Hands ruined after this, spilled coffee all over floor because of hand tremors.

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While you're in a forum supporting mood, get over to George's Moving Sale at Grippermania and buy a fucking shirt.

Tuesday - 7/3

530AM - Woke up with that "pre-sore throat feeling"

Romanian Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar. Did not feel like walking out in 48 degree air to hit reverse hypers.

Grip Training

Right Hand - Plate Pinch
Left Hand - Blob50 work

Finished with single hand Titan's telegraph

Felt sick and tired. ;)

I just perused the New Ironmind catalog, what the fuck? Page 12 states that if you want to "pretend" you are stronger, set the gripper to an inch? Do they not publish a book that has Nathan Holle demonstrating his technique where he sets the gripper to 1 inch? Is he pretending? We will review further. We suspect that there is a bit of "Fictional Hand" creep as well as the influence of some old-timers who feel that their accomplishments are being handily surpassed, and have a need to be remembered.

We have a sneaking suspicion as to who the hand model is.

Again this is just our opinion, if you disagree, start your own friggin blog. ;)

And who in the FUCK cares that the RED and BLUE Overpriced Fictional Hand Grippers are still available? 52.00 fucking dollars shipped? Are grip people that fucking stupid?

Smarten the frig up people.

Carry on.

Monday - 7/2

530AM

Close Grips - 5x10, ending w/ 3 plates per side
Hammer Incline, Decline, Flat - 1 Pass, went fairly heavy.
Kelso overhead cable shrugs - 4x10
Kelso Lat Pull Shrugs - 1x50

Odds and ends.

Lower arms sore today.

Chris Benoit - Date Rape Drug Speculation

This is getting stupid now.

From the AP:

...But in the wake of the lurid events that played out in suburban Atlanta last weekend, the New York Daily News has learned that another drug may have been part of a deadly cocktail that could have caused Benoit to snap. According to sources familiar with his drug regimen, Benoit was a known abuser of the drug gamma-hydroxybutyrate — or GHB, also known as the “date-rape drug.” Benoit was known to have used GHB with former wrestler “Gentleman” Chris Adams when both men competed for the now-defunct World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the late `90s. They used the drug together until Adams’ death in 2001, according to sources who knew both men, and friends say Benoit was still using it as recently as two years ago....

Read the restt at the Clarion Ledger - HERE

Sunday - 7/1

8AM

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers, Trap bar deadlifts.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch
Left - Blob50 Pinch (Using ramp slides, as seen in Iron Grip DVD).

EZ Bar Curls (Bar wt not included), +90lbs x5, +140lbs x 15 - Loose form, NO LIMBO.
5 foot Olympic Bar, 1-3/16 steel. It is "husky".

Curls with Triceps bar (bar wt not included) +110 x 20 or so.

Improvement.