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?

Evel Knievel Dead at 69 - RIP

Who can ever forget the "Snake River Canyon" jump?

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- Evel Knievel, the hard-living motorcycle daredevil whose jumps over Greyhound buses, live sharks and Idaho's Snake River Canyon made him an international icon in the 1970s, died Friday. He was 69.

Rest of the AP Article here.

Friday - 11/30

530AM - Snow storm on the way. Right elbow bordering on useless.

YMCA

Close Grips 5x10 - finish last 2 sets w/325
JM Presses on Hammer Incline and Flat
Kelso Bench Shrugs - Hammer Decline
Rope Face Pulls
Abs

We see Mr Biggripperclosefuzzyvideo's mum will not allow visitors/"witnesses" over. How convenient. If it's not that, our hero is too tired from work. Oh well another black eye for gripdom. ;)

For you newcomers, this is the same bloke who thought pinching 2 rubber coated 45's was legit. ;)

Thursday - 11/29

530AM - Right thumb web torn.

Reverse Hypers/45 degree hypers. These are more important than grip. You have a choice for when you get older; crush apples from your wheelchair, or pee standing up. You decide.

Grip Training

Right - Titan's Telegraph
Left- Blob50 Pinching - 6 lifts
Seated Fat DB Hammer Curls
Chins using squat racks w/Apollon's Axle
Homemade Formulator extensions - Ours lasted longer than the official ones. ;)


I just noticed this week marks four years in grip and on the Gripboard.

What is with these pinheads who post piss poor, grainy, obscured videos of themselves closing big grippers, then getting offended when questioned? For example, some nitwit posted a video the other day of a HG500 close, then blocks the close with his leg, now the poor baby is insulted by the negative comments. And we wonder why the folks at IronMind make jokes at our expense. ;)

Wednesday - 11/28

530AM

YMCA
Hammer Lat Pulls -> Hammer High Rows -> Rope Pulls - 4 laps
Hammer Seated Press -> Smith Press -> Hammer Laterals - 4 laps
Arms
Abs

Thumb Healing

Tuesday - 11/27

530AM

Reverse Hypers/45 degree hypers.

Right Thumb web torn. Deload Day

Right - Titan's Telegraph - reps and holds.
Left - Blob50 - 5 singles
Chins in between sets with Apollon's Axle.
Homemade Formulator extensions.

Monday - 11/26

530AM - Rain

YMCA
Close Grip BP - 4x10 finish w/325
JM Presses on Hammer Flat/Incline
Kelso Bench Shrugs on Hammer decline
Tri Pushdowns - in between most other sets.
DB Pullovers
Abs

Right thumb web has some sting from the tear. It's been weeks since the last one. I will use it as an excuse to deload this week.

Saturday 11/24 - Sunday 11/25

16 degrees
Saturday - 8AM - YMCA

Hammer High Row - 5x10 medium heavy
Hammer Lat Pulls - 5x10 medium heavy
Smith Presses -> Hammer Laterals - 3 laps
Seated Hammer Press - > 4x5 fairly heavy
Arms
Abs

Sunday - 9AM
26 degrees

Reverse Hypers/45 Degree hypers. Too frigging cold out there.

Grip Training
Managed to tear right thumb web. Fuk.

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching

I picked up a set of squat racks yesterday. The cellar ceiling is too low for a power rack.
Set them to the highest setting, tossed the Apollon's Axle on, and did chins in between grip work. Slow - controlled - hold at top.

Friday - 11/23

530AM - 34 degrees

YMCA

Close grip Bench - 4x10 finish with 325
JM Presses on Hammer Incline and Flat
Kelso Bench Shrugs on Hammer Decline
Rope Face pulls
Abs

Grip Training

80 percent of yesterday.

Thursday - 11/22

9AM - The Rebel Yell is still echoing.

Reverse Hypers/45 Degree Hypers

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - PDA Blobette and Blob50 pinching
Seated DB 2.5" Hammer Curls
HomeMade Formulator Extensions
Titans Telegraph

STATUS UPDATE

I have been obsessed with setting up a wireless internet cafe style service with WiFiDog, DD-WRT, Linksys WRT54GL and backend Radius authentication. So the updates have been lacking.

I hit the Y on Monday and Wed, but skipped grip on Tuesday. I pulled an all nighter then went into work .

Tonight will be dedicated to lounging, cigars and REBEL YELL Bourbon.

The Grip Clubhouse does more than just squeeze things. ;)

HOPA!

Sunday - 11/18

It's been fuking snowing all day.

I've been obsessed with Radius, wireless WPA2-enterprise authentication along with captive portal testing. The weekend had been a blur of being a propeller-head, smoking cigars and downing Jack Daniels. Fuck proprietary solutions. Open source!

Got a fairly good upper body workout on Saturday, and two good grip workouts this weekend.

friday - 11/16

530AM - Still raining

YMCA

Close Grip BP - 6 sets of 10. Finish w/325
JM Presses on Hammer Flat & Incline
Kelso Bench Shrugs on Hammer Decline
Rope Pullovers
Abs
Ridiculed Hillary Clinton

Thursday - 11/15

530AM - Raining all night.

Reverse Hypers/45 degree hypers/ 45 degree hypers locked out position/rows with plates.

Grip training - 80% day

Right - Plate Pinching - 45+25 - fast pulls and over crushes. Finished with 2 singles w/ 45+45
Left - PDA Blobette pinching
Titan's Telegraph
Been doing some levering all week as a cooldown.

I have 2 pair of old York 45's. According to the scale they all come in at 45lbs on the digital scale. The scale is fairly accurate( within less than 8 ounces, which is good as bathroom scales go). I have seen some off brand plates at the Y weigh 39lbs and others weigh 48lbs. These will screw your shoulder up big time if benching.

If you are going to start plate pinching take some time to weigh what you have. If you have some lighter plates, match them up for progression.

Wednesday - 11/14

Had to hit the Y at 5AM

Rope Face Pulls
Cybex Rows
Hammer Lat Pulls
Hammer High Rows
Hammer Seated Presses
Worked in light DB hammer curls between sets.

Tuesday - 11/13

530AM - 49degrees - 92% humidity - Lower back cramped.

Reverse Hypers/45 degree hypers/aspirin

Grip training

80% day

Right - Plate pinching
Left - Blobette Pinching

Fictional!

Bob just surfed over to the Fictional Strongman Site. He was greeted by an entry detailing "The Blob". We are fed a dubious quote that "no chalk is allowed". Truly in the vein of Fictional Nonsense.

Please observe the photos in the following link. The second photo is of R. Sorin the FATHER of the BLOB. He is clearly using chalk. If this esteemed gripster, INVENTOR of the BLOB, and first to close the #3 GRIPPER, is using chalk, then who are to we to argue? R. Walker, of KTA2 fame needs no introduction in the grip world.

BLOB PHOTOS HERE WITH CHALK

If you are a newbie, don't waste bandwidth asking questions on your favorite grip forum if it's okay to use chalk. It is. Stop worrying and get to training.

Keep your training real and the Fictional Hand stuff in the crapper where it belongs. ;)

At least we have not been bombarded with endless SPAM hawking Christmas grippers engraved with Rudolph's anus on the handles. ;)

Monday - 11/12

530AM - 36degrees.

Sore.

YMCA - Circuited around. Close grips were core. I'm digging the JM presses on the Hammer machines.

In case you have not seen it, Mark Felix pulling 293 on the Rolling Thunder:

Sunday - 11/11

7AM - 29degrees

Reverse Hypers/45 Degree Hypers/Coffee/Bran muffins

Grip training
90-95% of yesterday weight wise/ bit more volume

Right - Plate Pinching - Working 2x45Yorks + Platemates (up to +10lbs)/holds/index taps/etc.
Left - BLOB50 pinching + Platemates. You know you are improving when the Blob starts to feel smaller.

Titans Telegraph
Seated 2.5" DB hammers
Some high rep sledge work

Saturday - 11/10

Went into work at 430AM.

SNOW!

7AM
Reverse Hypers/45 Degree Hypers

Grip training

Fired up gas space heater and placed implements close by to cook cold moisture out.
(45's, Blobette, Blob50)

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching

YMCA

Hammer Lat Pulls
Hammer High Rows
Smith Presses
Hammer Laterals
Hammer Seated Presses
Rope/Cables/Dumbbells for arms.

Quick pace/medium weight/ 3-5 sets per movement.

Friday - 11/9

530AM - 31degrees. I hate this shit.

YMCA
Close grips 6x10 - finish w/ 315.
JM Presses with Hammer Incline and Flat
Hammer Declines with Kelso shrugs worked in.
Rope Face pulls.
Standing rope abs.

We Could Not Help But Notice

the steaming pile of monkey shit masquerading as a video of someone claiming a #4 gripper close.

Please delete this video, it is excrement and a blight on the grip community.

FESTERING TURD VIDEO HERE

;)

Thursday - 11/8

530AM
32degrees.

Reverse Hypers/45 degree hypers/garbage to curb

Grip Training

Same as Tuesday, a tad more here and there.

Wednesday - 11/7

530AM

YMCA
Right Lat/rear delt tie-in still not good. It's only a problem with pullups. I'm going to continue with hi-rep low weight work. The Hammer row machines are no problem, so I hit 10 sets of 10 on the high row.

Then circuited through shoulders and arms.

Tuesday - 11/6

530AM

Reverse Hypers/45 Degree Hypers

Grip Training

Repeated Sunday's workout but at 80% and shortened rest intervals.

Monday - 11/5

530AM

Took Naproxen all weekend and stretched sore lat area. Felt pretty good this morning.

Circuited around after close grip benches. Surprised myself with some JM dumbbell press (The latest Diesel Crew videos cover these).

Lower arms are sore. Still formulating for tomorrow.

OKAY

Who are the cheap fucks that are searching for a free copy of the KTA Program and Joe Kinney torrents? We cannot help but be disgusted by some of the searches that get you miserable penny pinching dumbasses here. Everyday brings another moron searching
for this stuff.

Straighten your asses out, cough up the dough and support the Gripboard by BUYING the KTA program.

Sunday - 11/4

8AM

Reverse Hypers/45 Degree Hypers

Right shoulder/lat tie-in still irritated.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching - 45York+25York, 45York+45York, Platemates etc.
Left - PDA Blobette, Blob50 pinch work. Used Platemates on Blob50.

Today worked on breaking from floor.

Seated DB Hammer Curls w/ 2.5Inch handles - 5 sets of 6

Fabulous Moolah - RIP

My oldest memories of TV include this great wrestler.

WWE is saddened by the passing of Lillian Ellison, who was known to sports-entertainment fans as Hall of Famer Fabulous Moolah. She passed away last night in Columbia, S.C.

Rest on the WWE web HERE.

Wendy Richter could not hold her panty shield. ;)

Catching Up

Friday - 11/2

YMCA - Circuits. - Chest, lats, tris, abs.

Saturday - 11/3
7AM

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers

Grip Training

Right - Plate pinching - 45York+25York, 45York+45York etc
Left - PDA Blobette and BLOB50 pinching. Got some air with +8.125lbs of Platemates on BLOB50. WooHoo!

YMCA

More circuits - Parallel grip chins, various crap for shoulders, arms atc.
Slept on right shoulder. Rear-delt/lat tie-in gave a warning. I listened.

Thursday - 11/1

530AM

Reverse Hypers/45 degree hypers

Grip Training

Shot rotation for 15 minutes. 2" shots, palms down.

Wednesday - 10/31

530AM

Lower arms sore. Especially hand webbing.

YMCA
Again just circuited around. Concentrated on lats, shoulders, light arms. Core was
chins using handles on Nautilus Multi-Machine.

Tuesday - 10/30

530AM - 38degrees outside.

Reverse Hypers/45 degree hypers

Grip Training
Still sore from the weekend.
80% day

Right - Plate pinching - concentrating on concentrating.
Left - PDA Blobette pinching.
Seated DB Hammer Curls w/ 2.5" handles - these were tough to get through today.
Thursday may just be a screw around day.

Monday - 10/29

530AM - Frost! Brass monkeys were pounding on the door to come in!

YMCA - More casual circuiting around between free weight area, hammer machines and cables.

Pinky pads are sore. I hope this means a good thing.

Sunday - 10/28

8AM
45 degrees out side, 68 degrees in cellar. Finally no rain.

Lower arms sore from 2.5inch fat DB hammers.

Reverse hypers, 45 degree hypers

Grip Training - 85%

Right - Plate Pinching. - Thumb Web still holding up.
Left - PDA Blobette/Blob50 Pinching.
Titan's Telegraph - Single hand - 2x10
Seated Hammers with 2.5" - 5x5 - 10 second rests between sets. For some reason these a smoking the pinky pads.

Saturday - 10/27

11AM

Got obsessed with setting up a vpn to bypass the pricks at the cable company.
Spent too much time on the systems.

Reverse Hypers/45 Degree Hypers

Grip Training

Right - Palte Pinches
Left - Blob50 Pinches
Seated Hammer Curls with 2.5" Dumbbells

It rained all night and most of the morning. Implements were fierce.

What the fuck is with all the hoopla SPAM email about the goddamn Fictional trap bar? These bars have been readily available all over the internet for years. There is nothing new. We posted about acquiring a trap months ago. My two local fitness places have been carrying trap bars since Jesus was in short pants. Now today I pick up the PL USA at Borders to flip through with my espresso, and I'm greeted with a advert-article about this piece of shit. Now I know why I stopped subscribing. ;)

Look people, don't get your ass reamed with overpriced hype. Shop around.

Time for a Makers Mark.

Friday - 10/26

530AM - Damp/Cool

YMCA
More circuits
Close grips, Hammer stuff, rope pullovers, dumbbells etc.
Joints, or what is left of them, starting to feel better.

Thursday - 10/25

530AM - Rain all night

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers, coffee, chocolate peanut butter and toast between bouts.

Bit sore going in. Arms seemed sore from yesterday.

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - PDA Blobette and Blob50 pinching. Got some air with Blob50 +3.75lbs Platemates.

Dialed back a bit this week. Two steps forward, one back. Need to avoid the staleness of the summer from overwork.

Number One on Google Again! ;)

hand size whining grip

Wednesday - 10/24

Rain all night.

YMCA

Again nothing formal - 6 laps around free weight/Hammer area. Concentrated on lats, shoulders and some arm work. Each lap started with a set of pullups on Nautilus Multi-Machine.

Lower arms a bit sore.

Tuesday - Post Mortem

Hands feel pretty good. Surprisingly the right thumb web has been holding up pretty good the past few weeks. That would explain the excellent rides the 2x45 Yorks have been taking. Hand lotion sounds effeminate but it works people.

The left blob work is starting to pay off. It has been worth specializing these past few months.

If you are a hand size whiner, the grip teat is dry, move on.

There is No Quarter in the grip world.

Tuesday - 10/23

530AM
A lotta rain on the way. Lower back stiff. Had to hobble to garage.

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers - lower back much better afterwards.

Grip Training

Right - Plate pinching - Light first half, speed and form. Latter sets 2x45Yorks +12.5lbs platemates for some holds at top. I find that negative holds work best IF you maintain control. Picking them up, letting them go and rapidly following them down to the floor does not work. Pause, SET down.

Left - PDA Blobette Pinch work. Felt pretty good so fooled around with my original Blob50. Got some air with +3.125lbs of Platemates.

The Formulator - No More?

Bob just clicked the FORMULATOR Link and was greeted by:

Site Has Been Disabled

To activate your site Click Here

So much for sales going gangbusters. ;)

Seriously, If you're going to drop cash on a leverage wrist curl device, look into the PDA Pegasus.
You will get a heavily built device and support the people who support the GripBoard.

If you are a cheap bastard check out the GRIP PAGE, and make your own.

Time For the Monthly Cycle of Large vs Small Hand Whining

Another hand size debate has emerged from the grip pus bowl on the GB. Now we must be forced to re-visit the Rolling Thunder records. Look people, hand sizes vary, just like the infernal CoC grippers. This hand size deliberation always turns into a whine-fest. To us, the initiation of hand size divisions is like comparing the Little League to the Majors. Put your friggin time in and worry about getting stronger, instead of wasting energy with this stupidity.

Let's keep our beloved forum free of this snot fest.

Monday - October 22

530AM - Tough to get started.

YMCA
Close Grips - 6x10
Hammer Flat "JM Presses", Hammer Incline "JM Presses", Hammer Decline - 2 passes.
Rope Pullovers
Dumbbell pullovers.
The right "Judo" elbow, has been a problem the past few weeks.

Lower arms sore from the weekend.

Sunday - 10/21

8AM
Lower arms a bit sore from yesterday.

Reverse Hypers/45 degree hypers - Up and down wheather changes have my back all cramped up.

Grip Training

Right - Plate pinching - worked on speed. Then moved to 2x45Yorks with Platemates. Concentrated on breaking from floor.
Left - PDA Blobette pinching - 42.5lbs base weight. Worked up to +11.25lbs of platemates for some solid air.

Went outside to have a cigar and cooldown.

Right - 2x25Yorks - Farmers walked them around the driveway to get a thumb pump.
Left - BLOB50 - Was hosed after the blobette work. A few singles just getting a few inches of air.
Decided to call it a day and finish cigar.

Saturday - 10/20

Went into work at 430AM to clean some shit up.
Pile of rain last night, weather settled into lower back.

830AM
YMCA
Circuited chins, smith presses, hammer laterals, seated hammer presses. 6 laps.

Grip training

Right - Plate pinches
Left PDA Blobette pinches.
Cellar was packed with humidity

Went outside
Left - 3 deadlifts with Blob50
Right - 2x25 York plate pinch bentover concentration plate curls - 3x6
Damp out there also.

EliteFTS.com - 225x25 Kroc Dumbbell Row

Matt Kroczaleski

Just saw this on the EliteFTS site.



All their top shelf videos are HERE.

Friday - 10/19

530AM - 71degrees/humid/a lotta rain on the way
Joints sore.

YMCA
Close grip bench
Hammer Flat,decline,incline
Rope pullovers
Some stuff on a few random Cybex.
Took a few circuits to get the kinks out.

Thursday - 10/18

530AM - 56degrees - Humid

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers, ONSLAUGHT "The Force"

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinches - speed/form/light
Left - PDA Blobette pinching - same as above
Titans Telegraph
EZ Curls Reverse Curls

Light Plate pinching is usually a York 45 + York 25. If your goal is to pull 2x45's, you need to get used to the torque of the taller plates. Always having a 45 in the mix will get you used to the taller, torue-ier groove. The York 25 is nearly identical in thickness and texture as the York 45. Heavier days will be 45+25 for warm up, then move to 45+45 and Platemates as needed.

The PDA Blobette is at 42.5lbs, on heavier days Platemates are added. Or if the weather is good, I'll go outside and work with the Blob50.

Dual Millenium Dumbbell Farmers Walk Up Two Flights of Steps?!?!

Does the world need anymore of this "Fictional" bullshit? Do not believe such fables, it only makes our niche sport look more ludicrous. If you are interested in real grip strength, get to a competition and watch. The truly strong put it on the line for all to see.

Excuse me while I bite a nail in half. ;)

Good write up HERE.

Wednesday - 10/17

530AM - 70degrees!

YMCA
Pullups using Nautilus Multi Machine - 6x20
Hammer Lat Pulls - 5x10 - Medium weight
Face Pulls - 3x20
Hammer Seated Press, Hammer Lateral, Smith press - 4 laps
Light arms

Tuesday - 10/16

530AM

Reverse Hypers/45 Degree hypers

Grip Training
Bit of soreness from this weekend. Dialed it back.

Right Hand - Plate pinching - concentrate on form. Holds at top.
Left - PDA Blobette pinching - left at base weight. Deadlifts and moving it around.
Titan's Telegraph - As usual - one hand at a time. Controlled reps.

Monday - 10/15

530AM - 42 Degrees

YMCA

Close grips - 6 sets of 10ish. Sore to start.
Hammer Flat, Incline,Decline. Worked Kelso bench shrugs into the mix.
Rope Pullovers
Kelso Shrugs w/hammer low row

It Is All Starting To Make Sense

Sunday - 10/14

8AM
50 degrees and sunny.

Reverse Hypers/45 degree hypers/Coffee/and Megadeth

Grip training

Right - Plate pinching - Worked on form and speed off floor. Then slapped Platemates on 2x45Yorks for some "grunt" work.
Left - PDA Blobette pinching - base weight is 42.5lbs. Got some air with +11.25lbs of Platemates.

Could not resist the sun. Went outside, lit a cigar and:
Right - 2x25York - Bentover pinch/plate curls - 5x5
Left - 5 deadlifts with BLOB50
Cold steel and callouses are a cruel mistress.

DOUBLE INCH DUMBBELL FARMERS WALK RECORD

Joel Sward - 48.8 feet.

Tremendous.

Saturday - 10/13

42 degrees out.

Hit work at 5ish to run a few jobs.

8AM

Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers.

Grip Training

Right - Plate pinching. Got some air with Platemates and 2xYork 45's. This narrow pinch
stuff is hit and miss. Take the good days when you get'em.
Left- PDA Blobette Pinching - Broke some ground here. Need to look at my notes again.

Titans Telegraph - light, controlled

Reverse Curls with big EZ Curl Bar.

Got talked into going to the Y

Tough to get started.

Circuited around light shoulder stuff.
Hammer High Row machine - worked up to 6 pair of 45's/12 reps.
More reverse curls.
Cursed local politicians

Friday - 10/12

Over FOUR inches of rain since Tuesday. Big temperature drop. Every joint hurts.

530AM - YMCA

Circuited between free weight area, Hammer machines and cables. Did whatever caught my eye.

New Captain of Crush

Check it Here

Get over to the Gripboard and congratulate Teemu. The video shows total domination.

Thursday - 10/11

530AM - Rain, Rain, Rain. Chalk feels like toothpaste.

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

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - PDA Blobette pinching
Titan's Telegraph - sets of 10, one hand to the other, did not count. Be careful with form and weight. A slip up will result in a nasty thumb injury.

80-85% day

Swept cellar.

Wednesday - 10/10

530AM

YMCA

Pullups - 6x20 - Nautilus Multi Machine. This machine had the stack cut-off. It is bolted to the wall. Loonybird Nautilus collectors calm the fuck down! ;)

Circuited around Hammer Lat Pull, Hammer High Row, Smith Presses, Hammer seated presses and arms.

Had a meeting, not time to waste.

Tuesday - 10/9

530AM - Woke up to sore lower back. Big weather change coming

Reverse Hypers/45 Degree Hypers.

Grip Training - 70-75% day

Right - Plate pinching
Left - PDA Blobette Pinching
Titans Telegraph
EX Curl reverse curls - 3x10 (lower back gave me a warning when picking bar up).

Short rests, finished in about 15 minutes. Depending on feel may repeat on Thursday.

Monday - 10/8

530AM - YMCA

Right Elbow, snap cracklin and poppin.

Close Grips - 5 sets of 10. Ending w/ 315. Sore
Hammer Flat, Decline, Incline - 3 passes. No rest. Loosening up
Roper Pullovers
Dumbbell Pullovers
Abs

Lower arms sore. Tomorrow may just be a recovery workout.

Sunday - 10/7

8AM
HUUUUMMMIIIDDD

Reverse Hypers/45 degree hypers

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching - Work on speed off floor
Left - PDA Blobette - Base strength continues to eeck up.
Humidity in cellar added a fair amount of difficulty.

Took it outside to garage

Right - 2x25 Yorks - Bent over concentration/pinch plate curls - 4 sets of 4.
Left - Pinch work with Blob50
Outside humidity higher than yesterday. Frustrating, but reinforces the "squeeze" concentration.

If you are just joining in, I'm left handed. Crush and thick stuff is easier than right, but right is better at pinch. Left is finally starting to catch up on right hand numbers with Blob work.

If you are a hand size whiner, click my hand photo to the right, then shut your gob and get to work. ;)

Saturday - 10/6

Got about 4 hours sleep last night. Still cranked up from running the big meeting yesterday.

Hit work around 430AM-ish to get some filesystem dumps.

8AM
Reverse Hypers/45 degree hypers

Close Grip Bench w/ Apollon's Axle - 5 sets of 20. Finish with 293. Lack of sleep was making itself known.

Grip Training in Cellar - lots of humidity down there.

Right - Plate Pinching - a few good efforts with 2x45's plus platemates. Moisture was leeching out of the plates.

Left - PDA Blobette Pinching - Base strength coming up. But slippery today.

Went out to the garage to do some left handed work with the GordonV Blob50. 5 deadlifts. Big difference dampnesswise from cellar. SOLID. Pleased with my decision to get a second BLOB50. ;)

Right Hand - Grabbed pair York 25's did a few sets of bent over concentration type plate curls. Thumb ballooned up. I was tempted to carry a pair of York 45's up the steps to the garage, but my laziness won over.

Need to eat and get a nap.

Friday - 10/5

Early meeting today, just some lower back work to get loosened up.

Now we have a thread where some are accused of lying about hand size?!

This is almost as wacky as those who believe that the Mighty Atom bit nails in
half.

The niche sport of grip is quickly reaching the abyss of oblivion.

;)

Thursday - 10/4

530AM
Reverse Hypers, 45 degree hypers, coffee, and staring at the moon.

Grip training
Right - Plate Pinch
Left - PDA Blobette Pinching
Titan's Telegraph
85-90% day.

Do we really need another fucking hand size thread on the GB? ;)

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Wednesday - 10/3

530AM

Lower arms sore, especially thumbpads.

YMCA

Circuited around, hit lats, shoulders and arms. Pile of pullups on Nautilus multimachine.

The Old Days

We could not help but notice a recent post on the GB asking where some of the grip monsters of a few years ago disappeared to.

We at Ye Olde Grippe Clubhouse, suspect at first glance that most of the defection was due to
the emergence of "guru's" peddling their ilk and their ball swinging, goose stepping acolytes. But then again we have been wrong before. ;)

New BLOB50 Arrives

When I got home, my new GordonV Blob50 was waiting.
I took it outside to the garage, chalked up and stumbled through
a warmup. I was just getting sore from this morning's session and this
damn thing has to arrive.

I got a few full deadlifts with the Left hand after a sloppy, frustating
warmup.

It is without reservation that we recommend grabbing one of them now.

If you are a ways away, get it anyway, then either deload, do the couch
cushion technique, or get a PDA Blobette. The blobette is nice because
you will be able to hone the "breaking off ground" technique.

I will now light a celebratory La Gloria Cubana Corana Gorda.

Tuesday - 10/2

530AM - Humid.

Reverse hypers, 45 degree hypers.

Grip training

Kept it between 85%-90% of Sunday

Right - Plate pinching
Left - PDA Blobette pinching
Titan's Telegraph

I have another GordonV Blob50 replica on the way. I'm going to keep one in my cigar room for screwing around.

Monday - 10/1

Al Oerter Died - Bow your head to a legend. RIP

530AM

YMCA
Close Grip Benches - 5 sets of 12, last 3 with 315. I am getting too old for this shit.
Hammer Flat, Decline, Incline - 2 passes
Rope pullovers - 4x12
Abs

My bad elbow, is becoming badder.

What the fuck is with these pinheads who are upset with Jay Cutler winning the Olympia?
We say congratulations. I have his DVD from a year or two ago. It's pretty good, and he treats his 2 dogs well. Remember, he gets out there and puts it on the line, unlike the phony gurus currently peddling their offal on the 'net.