Sunday - 3/2

8AM

Romanian DL's w/ Trap Bar - 4x20
Light standing presses for recovery

Grip Training

Right - Plate pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
Titan's Telegraph
Reverse DB wrist curls

Taking the week off has made the pinch "groove" disappear, but
the aches have cleared up. Everything felt "cold" and flat.

Saturday - 3/1

Got back from Florida yesterday. Struggle to get started.

9AM

Romanian Deadlifts - 4x20
Standing Presses

Grip training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
Reverse Curls - 3x10

The week off made the "groove" disappear.
Snow yesterday - chalk refused to stick to hand.

Busy All Week

Rough week. No workouts missed, but too busy to fucking post here.
Getting prepared for an operational pause.

Tuesday - 2/19

530AM

Romanian Deadlifts w /Trap Bar - 4x20
Standing Presses

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
Dialed it back. Sore today.

We could not help but notice the thread whining that there
should be IM certs for females. Our stance is this,
there is no room for females in the grip pit
or the White House, unless, of course, they are summoned
to bring in a can of Red Bull.
;)

Monday - 2/18

530AM - 58degrees F - OoHa

Close Grip Bench - 6x10
Hammer Flat Bench > Incline > Decline Bench shrugs
Face Pulls
Rope Extensions
Abs

Saturday 2/16 and Sunday 2/17

Saturday - 2/16

Romanian Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar - 5x10
Standing Presses

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 Pinching

YMCA
Hammer High Rows - 4x10 Medium heavy
Hammer Lat Pulls - 4x10 Medium heavy
Rope Pulls - 4x10 Medium
Arms
Abs

Sunday - 2/17
8am

Romanian Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar - 4x20

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching - worked in Platemates and chains
Left - Blob50 pinching. Worked in Platemates
2.5" Hammer Concentration Curls
Titans Telegraph
Reverse Homemade Formulator Extensions
Everything in the cellar felt cold today. Hands stung after each attempt.

Friday - 2/15

530AM

Close Grip Bench - 4x20
Close Grip Declines - 3x15
Hammer Flat/Incline JM Presses
Hammer Decline bench shrugs
Rope extensions
Abs

Slayer Wins A Grammy - Tom Araya

Wednesday - 2/13

530AM - Frigging snow

Hammer Lat Pulls > Hammer High Rows - 5 passes
Circuited rest of upper body.

Tuesday - 2/12

530AM - Friggin Zero degrees F since Sunday night. Shoulders
feel like bags of broken potato chips.

Romanain Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar - 3x20 - Sore
Standing Presses - even more sore

Grip Training - Backoff day

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
Titans Telegraph

Sore from elbows to finger tips.

Monday - 2/11

530AM

Close Grips - 4x20-25
Decline Close Grips - 3 x 15
Going lighter, and higher reps are saving my elbow.
Hammer Flat JM Presses
Hammer Decline Bench Shrugs
Rope pressdowns
abs

A word on Trap bars. If you are looking for a solid, customizable bullet proof
trap bar. Especially with thick hand grips (and what grip guy is not), and
extended loading area, check out PDA's Assortment HERE.

Or the thick handled trap bar HERE at Elitefts.

Sunday - 2/10

8AM

Snowed a couple of inches last night. Gripping surfaces refused to
let go of that "cold soapy feeling".

Romanian Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar - 8x10
Standing Presses

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching 45's / Chains / Platemates
Left - Blob50 Pinching - w/ Platemates
2.5 Inch DB Concentration curls - these are fucking murder.
Reverse Homemade Formulator extensions
Titan's Telegraph
Higher Rep, Lighter 2.5 inch hammer concentration curls

Good Side of Bad News - Tornadoes

Saturday - 2/9

8AM - YMCA

Hammer High Rows - 4x10
Hammer Lat Pulls - 4x10
Fairly heavy on above
Circuited shoulders/arms/abs

Friday - 2/8

530AM

YMCA

Close Grips - 4x20+
Decline Close Grips - 3x20+
JM Presses on Hammer Flat
Bench Shrugs on Hammer Decline
Abs

The Fat Dumbbell work has the lower arms sore.

Thursday - 2/7

530AM - Heavy rain all yesterday and list night. Everything in the
cellar had that bottom of the pool feeling.

Romanian Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar - 3x20
Standing Presses

Grip training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
2.5 inch Dumbbell concentration curls
Titans Telegraph
Reverse Homemade Formulator extensions
Dragged garbage to curb
Tried to figure out where the skunk is living.

Wednesday - 2/6

530Am - A lotta rain

Hammer High rows - 6x10
Hammer Lat Pulls - 10x10
Hammer laterals > Smith Presses > Hammer seated presses - 3 laps - fast pace
Arms
Abs

Tuesday - 2/5

530AM - 4 hours sleep.

Romanian DLs' w/ Trap Bar - 5x10
Presses

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
left - Blob50 Pinching
Titan's telegraph

Sore all over. But not bad.

Monday - 2/4

530AM - Fairly sore

Close Grips - 3x25
Decline Close grips - 3x25
JM Presses on Hammer Flat/Incline
Bench Shrugs on Hammer decline
Pushdowns
Face Pulls
Abs

Fuck New England!

GO GIANTS!

WooHoo!

Good Side of Bad News - Steroids!

Excellent! Just caught this at the Outlaws forum. Enjoy.

Ryan Kennelly Going for 1100 Bench

This weekends Monster Bench Meet:



This is getting totally fucked up. ;)
It's only a matter of time.

Sunday - 2/3

8AM

Romanian Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar - 5x10
Standing Presses

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinches/holds/overcrushes etc. Worked in chains and Platemates
Left - Blob50 pinching
Fat DB Concentration Hammer curls - 4x3
Reverse Homemade formulator extensions

The moisture from the ice storm on Friday settled into the cellar.

Friday - 2/1

530AM - Fuking ice storm

Home

Close Grips w/ Apollon's Axle - 6x10
Extensions w/ Apollon's - 6x20

Quick pace.

Thursday - 1/31

530AM

Cellar was 52 degrees F. The gase space heater may very well be my best investment.

Romanian DL's w/ Trap Bar - 5x10
Standing Presses

Quick pace

Grip training

Right - Plate pinching - used chains and platemates
Left - BLOB50 pinching
2.5 inch DB concentration hammer curls
regular concentration hammer curls
Titan's telegraph
Reverse homemade formulator extensions.

We could not help but notice how members of the "Old Time Strongman Fraternity"
become embarrassingly cynical when confronted with those
who are stronger.

Wednesday - 1/30

530AM

Hammer Low rows - medium heavy - 6x10
Rope Rows - 2x12
Hammer Lat Pulls - medium heavy - 6x10
Circuited through light delts/arms
Abs

Lower arms sore.

Tuesday - 1/29

530AM

Frigging sore.

Romanians w/ Trap bar - 4x10
Standing Presses

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinch
Left - Blob50 pinch
Titans Telegraph
Reverse homemade formulator extension

We just received word of the latest fitness craze. Keg Lifting,
while wearing a hooded sweathshirt.
Here's a lesson on us, get a 1/2 barrel keg, fill it 2/3's with water (you want
it to slosh around). Pick it up and trot up and down your driveway,
then carry it up and down your rear steps, then attempt to press it.
Do this for 20 minutes. On each bout, vary your grip. Don't wear a frigging hood, it destroys
your peripheral vision, and you WILL fall, then feel like a big moron
when you are explaining all of this in the emergency room.
;)

Ryan Kennelly - 610 Raw Warmup

Monday - 1/28

530AM

The Y

Close Grip bench - 5x20+
decline close Grip - 3x20+
JM Presses on Hammer inlines/flat
Bench Shrugs - Hammer decline
Rope Face Pulls - 5x12
Pullovers
abs

Sunday - 1/27

8AM

Romanian Deadlifts with Trap bar - 4x10
Standing Presses

Grip training

Right - Plate pinching - as usual York 45's, working in chains and platemates.
Left - Blob50 pinching
Grip base strength creeping up.

Concentration Hammer curls w/ 2.5" Dumbbells
Concentration Hammer Curls w/ regular handles
Reverse formulator extensions (Homemade device, we were not duped into overpaying for a gimmick). If you want to buy something heavy duty get one of the PDA Pegasus line. The fact it's still being made and sold, while the Formulator has been relegated to the trash bin of history is enough of an endorsement.

Titan's telegraph Iron Grip DVD style.

Saturday - 1/26

8AM

YMCA

Brutal week. Floated around for 45 minutes, trying different stuff.

What is with all this endless talk of "tragic loss" with the drug overdose death of this actor Heath Ledger? When members of the military, police, or firemen are felled in the line of duty,
that is truly a loss. A drug addled celebrity screwing the pooch is a blip.

Oh well.

Friday - 1/25

530AM

YMCA

Close Grips - 4x20
Declines - 3x30
JM Presses on worthless Hammer Flat and Incline Machines
Bench Shrugs on Hammer decline
Rope face pulls - 4x12
Rope pushdowns - 4x10
Abs

Even though the most we bend is the truth, I'ts great to see the bending debate and the fine tuning of the rules on the GB. Maybe once and for all, the "Old Time Strongman Fairy Tale" bullshit will be eradicated, and we can get down to who's strong.

Vlad Alhazov's 1,250 Pound Squat

YOWZAA!

Paul Anderson who? ;)

Thursday - 1/24

5AM

Romanians DL's w /Trap bar - 2x20, 1x30
Standing Presses - GTG - 8 singles. Gotta watch the bad back.

Grip training

Right - Plate Pinching w/ Chains
Left Blob50 pinching + Platemates
Concentration Hammer Curls - 3x10
Took garbage out.
Fed dog.
Checked to see if Grippermania has been re-animated.

Wednesday - 1/23

530AM

YMCA

Hammer Low Rows - Medium weight - 6x10
Hammer Lat pull - medium weight - 6x10
Hammer Laterals > Hammer Seated press > Smith Press - 3 passes
Dumbbell pullovers - 3x15
Rope Extensions > Rope Pushdowns
Reverse curls
Abs

It looks like Grippermania has bit the dust again. Oh well. :(

Time to watch Hitman movie.

Tuesday - 1/22

530AM

Romanians w/ Trap Bar - 3x20
Standing Presses - GTG singles and high rep stuff. Gotta watch the back

Grip Training

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 Pinching
Titans Telegraph
Reverse Homemade Formulator extensions.

Hitler - The Downfall

Human Drama at it's peak.

Monday - 1/21

4 fucking degrees F!

YMCA

Forced to do close grips on decline bench - 5x20 - 225-255 or so pounds
JMS on Hammer Inclines and Flats
Bench shrugs on Hammer Decline
Face Pulls
Pullovers
Abs

Place is still still full of New Year's Resolutioners.

Sunday - 1/20

9AM
10 degrees F outside. Every ache I ever had is coming home to roost.

Romanian Deadlifts w/ Trap bar - 2x20, 2x10
Standing Presses - 4x10

Grip Training - everything had the "no matter what slipperiness"

Right - Plate Pinching - still using chains and platemates
Left - Blob50 pinching
Concentration Hammer Curls
reverse homemade formulator extensions
Titans Telegraph

I picked up some Dan Lurie - Brooklyn 10 plates and Paramount Los Angeles 10 pounders
at Play it Again yesterday. the Pit is going retro.

Richard Knerr - Inventor of Hula Hoop and Frisbee - Dead - RIP

I had the glow in the dark Wham-O Frisbee. Good-bye.

LA TIMES Story and Photo

Saturday - 1/19

830AM

YMCA

Re-entry after few days off. Circuited delts, lats, arms and abs.

Friday - 1/18

Got tied up all day. Hit the cellar after dark.

Romanians w/ trap bar - 3x20
Standing Presses - 3x20

Grip Training

Right - Plate pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
Concentration Hammer curls
Homemade reverse formulator extensions
Titans Telegraph

Thoughts

We just caught the news that Mark Felix took the Rolling Thunder record at 301 pounds!
Congratulations on a big milestone. We doubt the previous record holder will beat this.

Story at Ironmind

We could not help but notice that the Furry Matt's Inner Circle references have been removed from a certain fictional finger site. Hmmm.... archive.org reveals much. ;)

WHO IS THE FUCKING

moron bidding over $500.00 dollars on a York blob on Ebay? We will not post the link to this abomination.

We have enbraced the Old Iron "collector camp", and will NOT be cutting up any of our current
Yorks, or future ones. The healing starts here.

Operational Pause

Busy rubbing elbows with the illuminati at a conference. No workouts, except for lifting coffee mugs and lighting cigars.

Monday - 1/14

530AM

YMCA
Close Grips - w/ 225 - 5x20+
JM Presses on Hammer Flat/Inclines
Face pulles
Rope Extensions
Abs

Lower arms feel pretty good.

Sunday - 1/13

8AM

Romanians w/ Trap Bar - 3x20
Standing Presses - 3x20 - adding a bit every session.

Grip training

Right - Plate Pinching - York 45's - mixing it up with chains and Platemates
Left - BLOB50 pinching
Base strength is way up over past 6 months.

Concentration hammer curls. finished with a pretty big fuking dumbbell.
Homemade reverse formulator extensions
Titans telegraph - Iron Grip DVD style

All states should be like this. Fantastic!

Jeremy Hoornstra 605x1 Incline 675x1 Flat Raw

Just saw this over Powerliftingwatch



Whoaaaa!

Saturday - 1/12

830AM - YMCA

Circuited the Hammer lat machines.
Rope Face Pulls
Circuits dumbbells and Hammer shoulder press
Light arms

HOME

Grip Training

Quick in and out pinching. Nothing felt right.

I got a chance to measure the old Weider 20 Kilo plates I picked up at
Play It Again. Each plate weighs 42.5 LBS! (85lbs/pair for the math challenged)
Their diameter is more than 1/2 inch Less than real York 45's. I'm glad I bought them for decoration only.

Friday - 1/11

530AM

YMCA

Close Grips - 4x20+ w/ 225
JM Presses on Hammer flat/incline - 2 passes
Bench Shrugs on Hammer decline
Rope Pullovers
Abs

Quick pace. Backing off has helped joints tremendously.

Wednesday - 1/9

530AM - 60F degrees again!

YMCA

Rows w/ Rope
Face pulls
Hammer Lat pulls
Hemmer Laterals
Smith Press
Hammer Seated Press
Other stuff I lost track of.
Circuited around for 30 minutes

Lower arms sore.

Big Day In New Hampshire!

Tip to SnappedShot

Tuesday - 1/8

530AM

Romanians w/ Trap Bar - 3x12
Standing Presses - 3x20

Grip training

Right - Plate Pinching - I've been using chains WSB style. When I get time I'm going to detail
the entire road.

Left - Blob50 pinching
Concentration Hammer Curls
Homemade Reverse Formulator Extensions

Who else is growing weary of some old-timers working in the phrase "credit card set" in every post?
;)

Monday - 1/7

530AM

YMCA

Close Grips - 5x20 w/ 225
Hammer JM Presses - Flat > Incline 2 passed
Hammer Bench Shrugs w/ decline
Rope Pullovers > Rope Face Pulls - 4 passes
Abs

JAMMED with fuking New's Year's members. It is imperative that
these nitwits use equipment in the order Muscle and Fitness told them to.

Sunday - 1/6

9AM

Romanian Deadlifts w/ trap bar - 3x12
Standing Presses - 3x20

Grip training

Right - plate pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
Concentration hammer curls - 2x6
concentration curls - 2x12
Titan's telegraph - Iron grip DVD style
Reverse Homemade Formulator extension

Saturday - 1/5

8AM

YMCA

Rope face Pulls - 6x12
Hammer Lat Pull - 4x12 - medium heavy
Hammer Seated Press > Smith Presses > Hammer Laterals - 3 passes
arms
Abs

10AM - Grip training. Nearly dropped 45's on foot, Blob50 grew an inch wider, decided to bag it.

Sorted cigars in humidor for recovery.

Building Functional Strength

Friday - 1/4

530AM - 9F degrees

YMCA

Close Grips - 225 - 6x20
DB JM Presses - 3x12
Decline Hammer Bench shrugs
Rope Pullovers
Abs

Thursday - 1/3

530AM - 5F degrees out. I can feel it in my shoulders.

Romanian Deadlifts w/ Trap Bar - 3x12
Standing Presses - 3x20

Grip Training

Hands refused to work at first.

Right - Plate Pinching
Left - Blob50 pinching
Concentration curls - 2x12
Titan's Telegraph - High reps - Iron Grip DVD style. I'm finding this is the best way to do them.

We wonder if there will be a warm shower and reach-around at the end of the "Admire Most" thread. ;)

Wednesday - 1/2

530AM
YMCA

Hammer Lat Pull > Hammer High Row - 4 quick passes - medium weight
Rope Pulls - 4x12
Hammer Seated Press > Hammer Laterals > Smith Presses
Arms
Abs

Lower arms sore.

What function does picking up sandbags serve aside from picking them up?

Tuesday - 1/1/2008

8AM

Romanians w/ Trap Bar - 5x12+\
Standing Presses - 3x20

Grip Training - Still in deload

Right - Plate pinching
Left - Blob50 Pinching
Concentration Hammer Curls - 3x5
Concentration Curls - 2x12

Merry New Year!

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?