Thursday - 1/29

Fuck Ice. Snaow all day yesterday then rain, then ice pellets.

Grip Training

Warmed up with new model Rolling Thunder. Much improved construction-wise over the old
style.

Right - Plate Pinching - Thumb web held out.
Left - Blob50 pinching
DB wrist curls
Levering
Fixed garage door.

Tuesday - 1/27

Fucking sore. Cellar stayed "cold" even with gas space heater at level 4.

Grip Training
High Reps with New model rolling thunder. Fucking burn.
Wrist curls
Levering
High rep titans Telegraph

Sunday - 1/25

8AM

Grip Training
Warm up with New Model Rolling Thunder - high reps.
Right - Plate piching with slick work glove. Thumb still torn.
Left - Blob50 pinching
Levering
Titans
DB Wrist curls
Swept

Diane Sawyer - Drunk Fucking Idiot

Someone spiked the Obama Kool-Aid
;)

Saturday - 1/24

6AM

Grip training

Right - Plate Pinching w/ slick work glove + Chain + Platemates
Left - Switched to new design Rolling Thunder. FUCK.
DB Wrist Curls
Levering

Did basically same workout this past Thursday.

Tuesday - 1/20

Fucking cold.

Nothing felt right. Piddled around for 30 minutes.
Fried eggs.

Sunday - 1/18

8AM

Grip Training
Right - Plate pinching + Platemates + Chain
Left - High Rep Rolling Thunder
Left - Blob50 Pinching. A fucking Blob is a Fucking Blob.
Tore right thumb web again. Finished with Titan's Telegraph.

Levering

Began with a non chalked hand with the RT. There is a sizeable difference
in effort. But it's too much of a pain in the ass to keep hand clean.

Ordered the updated version of John Brookfield's Mastery of Hand Strength.

Saturday - 1/17

6AM
-8 degrees F

Cellar was 61 degrees F but seemed much colder.

Grip Training
Right - Plate Pinching - medium weight - reps
Left - Blob50 Pinching
Light Levering

What is it with some of these old "legends" and grip? We were just paralysed while reading the
recent blob challenge thread. We have 2 GordonV BLOB50 replica's here. There is NO flatter side.
The texture is nearly smooth all over. Yet somehow, some "legends" continue to
denegrate lifting this fucking tormenting piece of iron. Years ago on our favorite forum when there were a handful of Blob lifters all was cool, now that our little niche sport has grown, the "legends" are getting testy.

To paraphrase a recent post - A fucking Blob is a fucking blob. Get over it. If you are dominating
a York Blob or a Blob50, you are doing fine. Ignore the noise.

Thursday - 1/15

5AM - Snow

Grip Training
Right - Plate Pinching - Medium - focus on reps this week
Left - Rolling Thunder - High rep - still fucking sore!
Left - Blob50 pinch work - moderate
Levering
Titan's Telegraph
Shovel fucking snow.
Take out fucking garbage.

Tuesday - 1/13

5AM

Grip Training
Right - Plate pinching. Light to medium. Sore.
Left - Blob50 pinchwork
Titan's telegraph. Don't let your ego pile the weight on. Feel the burn.
Levering

Left forearm still has some ache from the Rolling Thunder.

Sunday - 1/11

Snow yesterday and last night.
Managed to get some pullups in yesterday, tie-in still sore,
but improving.

Took a few days off to hit a conference out of town.
Left still fucking aching from Tuesday's hi-rep rolling thunder.

Grip Training
Left - Plate pinching + PlateMates + Chains
Right - Tried Rolling Thunder. Still sore. Fooled with Blob50
Levering

Tuesday - 1/6

5AM

Tried pullups. Right lat/delt tie in still screwed.

Grip training
Right - Thumb torn to shit. Titan's Telegraph and levering.
Left - High rep rolling thunder + levering

Used Jumpstretch bands for lat rehab.

Book Recommendation - The Purposeful Primitive

Instead of throwing money away to the internet hucksters for Krooks Bubicks steaming pile of dung novel, get a book written by someone who has real strength credentials and knows
lifters with real strength accomplishments. I just read Marty Gallagher's - The Purposeful Primitive: Using the Primordial Laws of Fitness to Trigger Inevitable, Lasting and Dramatic Physical Change
One word sums it up - Fucking Fantastic. Get it below.

Sunday - 1/4

Too fucking cold.
Twinge in right lat/shoulder insertion doing pullups.

Grip Training
Repeated yesterday's workout. Bloody tear of right thumb. Fucking deep.

Saturday - 1/3

Sick yesterday. Energy down.

Grip Training
Right - Plate Pinching - +chain + PlateMates
Left - High Rep Rolling Thunder
Left - Some Blobette work
Levering

The ghost of Mac Batchelor showed up and strictly curled my Volkswagen Jetta.

Tues - 12/30

Many Pullups

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

Rising Fucking Fuel Costs?

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

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

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

Sunday - 12/28

7AM

Damp.
Many pullups etc

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

Saturday - 12/27

6AM - Rain
Many pullups.

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

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

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

Thursday - 12/25

Ho. Ho. Ho.

Had a few big drinks last night.

Many pullups etc

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