Royz Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 Friday february 12th DO deadlift up to 1x200kg/ 5x3x165kg Didn't have great energy today. Was supposed to do 2x200, but looked after the kids the whole day, which for me is much more exhausting then just a regular work day, so second rep wasn't happening. Still stuck at 200. Next week lighter then work up to another attempt to break 200. Floorpress 5x5x100kg Following exercies where done as a circuit with 90-120sec rest between every exercise. returning to the first exercise when all 4 are done. Underhand chin ups 8x/ 8x +5kg/ 7x +5kg Romanian deadlift 8x120kg/8x130kg/ 8x135kg Barbell row 8x100kg/ 8x100kg/ 8x100kg Shrugs 8x110kg/ 8x120kg/ 8x120kg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grind Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Is there much difference between your DO deadlift or a mixed grip deadlift? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royz Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 1 hour ago, Grind said: Is there much difference between your DO deadlift or a mixed grip deadlift? Don't know. I never do mixed grip. I'm too affraid of getting a bicep injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grind Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 So you never have tested your max on the deadlift? It's almost a sin ;). Don't you have straps or use a hookgrip to test it. My deadlift max is a lot stronger than my DO deadlift. I lifted years mixed grip and last years made the transition to hookgrip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 2 hours ago, Royz said: Friday february 12th DO deadlift up to 1x200kg/ 5x3x165kg Didn't have great energy today. Was supposed to do 2x200, but looked after the kids the whole day, which for me is much more exhausting then just a regular work day, so second rep wasn't happening. Still stuck at 200. Next week lighter then work up to another attempt to break 200. Floorpress 5x5x100kg Following exercies where done as a circuit with 90-120sec rest between every exercise. returning to the first exercise when all 4 are done. Underhand chin ups 8x/ 8x +5kg/ 7x +5kg Romanian deadlift 8x120kg/8x130kg/ 8x135kg Barbell row 8x100kg/ 8x100kg/ 8x100kg Shrugs 8x110kg/ 8x120kg/ 8x120kg Still good work, but indeed, after a day of household and kids, is pretty much a killer for me also in training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royz Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Training february 23rd I've been ill last week. Was still feeling a bit drained today, mostly noticeable with squatting.Paused squats 3 count pause 5x110kg/ 5x120kg/ 5x125kg/ 4x130kgVulcan V2 20mm blockset In between squats Right L12 8x/5x/6x/4x/5x Left L10? 6x/4x/6x/4x/5xKneeling landmine press one arm Weight without bar 6x6x30kgRT deads 6x3x70kgRT hand to hand transfer 20x50kg/ 16x50kg/ 18x50kgHammer curl with Fatgripz 5x22kg/ 5x24kg/ 5x24kg We've got new dumbbells at the gym and they have much thicker then normal handles. Now I've got an inch wide gap when I put on the Fatgripz!Reverse barbell curl with Fatgripz 3x10x26kg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grind Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 34 minutes ago, Royz said: We've got new dumbbells at the gym and they have much thicker then normal handles. Now I've got an inch wide gap when I put on the Fatgripz! Really hate that and specially if the handles in the middle are even thicker. Your fat grips are useless that way. My gym also replaced all the fine db's with this crap. Now I can only use them on bars or at my own gym. Pff paused squat with 140kg so short after your sickness. Think I have never done them even in my prime period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royz Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 36 minutes ago, Grind said: Really hate that and specially if the handles in the middle are even thicker. Your fat grips are useless that way. My gym also replaced all the fine db's with this crap. Now I can only use them on bars or at my own gym. Pff paused squat with 140kg so short after your sickness. Think I have never done them even in my prime period. Yeah it sucks! Also the squats were only with 130kg. Want to build up to 5x5x130kg over the next couple of weeks and then switch back to normal squats too see if they helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grind Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Oh yeah sorry 130kg, still very heavy imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royz Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 february 26th Deadlifting felt really sluggish and heavy, but pressing felt surprisingly good and so did all of the assistance work. DO deads 3x3x175kg/ 3x3x140kg(fast-ish)Floor press 8x92,5kg/ 8x95kg/ 8x95kg Following exercies where done as a circuit with 90-120sec rest between every exercise. returning to the first exercise when all 4 are done.Underhand pullups 8x/ 8x +8kg/ 7x +8kgRomanian deads 8x130kg/ 8x135kg/ 8x135kgCable row wide grip 8x100kg/ 8x115kg/ 8x120kgShrugs 8x100kg/ 8x120kg/ 8x140kg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royz Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 March 1st 2016 Everything felt heavy today. Been going through my old note books and I really hate the lack of progress I'm making. Analysing the note books now too see if I can find something in common from the times I was making good progress. One thing I'm definitely changing is deadlifting 'heavy' every week. I hate to admit it, but I just don't seem to recover well from that, even though I'm only training twice a week. Gettin' old Squats 4x5x130kgKneeling landmine press 3x4x32,5kg Still can't do normal overhead presses, because of right shoulder.Vulcan V2, 20mm block set Right 21x/ 23x/ 25x L9 Left 10x/ 13x/ 16x L9 Strangely the third set was the best for both hands.RT deads 3x3x72,5kg/ 3x15sec. hold x60kgHammer grip barbell curl with Fatgripz 5x48kg/ 5x52kg/ 5x55kg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grind Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 How is the mobility of your shoulder? Are you able to place the back of your hands/wrist and your elbows on a wall when you are standing with your back to the wall? (like a double bicep pose). If so can you move your hands and elbow up and down and not loose contact to the wall? If you're not able you have a shoulder stiffness (restriction) that needs to be resolved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royz Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 2 hours ago, Grind said: How is the mobility of your shoulder? Are you able to place the back of your hands/wrist and your elbows on a wall when you are standing with your back to the wall? (like a double bicep pose). If so can you move your hands and elbow up and down and not loose contact to the wall? If you're not able you have a shoulder stiffness (restriction) that needs to be resolved. Yes I can do that. I actually do those all the time. I think the problem (this time) originates in my neck. Been having a stiff neck for weeks now. Have been trying to loosen it and it does feel much better now, but my shoulder still hurts with overhead pressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royz Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Training march 3rd 2016 Started loading creatine this monday for the first time in many years. And.. well maybe it was a coincidence but I did have a lot more energy today then I've had for weeks. Let's see what the coming weeks will bring.DO deads , 5cm deficit, speed 10x3x120kgGoodmornings up to 5x90kgFloor press up to 3x112,5kgBlob trainer up to 2x23,5kg/ 2xhold x23,5kgJM press up to 10x60kg First time doing this. I hope I'm doing them correct.Underhand chin ups up to 5x +12kg addedPlate curl 3x8x15kg (standard plate)Hammer grip barbell curl Up to 5x60kg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 I don't know man...I don't like steroids. Lol I am using it for a little while now also, I seem to respond better to this stuff then the brand I used a few years ago. Can't say I notice anything with grip...normal training...little bit more of a pump perhaps..probably because I don't have my foodintake as optimal as it should be. I eat healthy and all, enough water etc but the amount is not optimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royz Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 Training march 7th 2016 Box squats speed 10x3x90kgHorizontal leg press up to 8x190kg Feels more like a hack squat this one.Vulcan V2 Right 3xhold Level15 Left 3xhold Level14 I think I could possible close Level15 with MMS, but I'm just having too much trouble setting the damn thing. Can't get my fingers properly placed around the handles. Standing dumbbell press, neutral grip (palms facing each other) up to 3x32kg/ 15x24kg Standing trying out different overhead positions I CAN do with my shoulder. This felt ok. Too bad we haven't got a log bar at my gym!Side lateral raises 3x10x22kgRT deads 10x60kg/ 10x65kg/ 10x70kg! Very nice! Also some bicep, wrist and ab stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTvG Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Set the v2 at 18, just set it to parallel, over and over and over.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royz Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 1 hour ago, RTvG said: Set the v2 at 18, just set it to parallel, over and over and over.. When would you do this in training? After your worksets or on a seperate day? Don't know if I could get level18 even to parallel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTvG Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I would do them on a separate day. Master them and 15 feels like nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 You could also just ditch the closing part of the close, for a week or three. Just practise heavy setting twice a week within normal training sessions. After three weeks come back to regular grippers and be amazed with how easy indeed the gripper will feel in the set with your normal working gripper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royz Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 27 minutes ago, Geralt said: You could also just ditch the closing part of the close, for a week or three. Just practise heavy setting twice a week within normal training sessions. After three weeks come back to regular grippers and be amazed with how easy indeed the gripper will feel in the set with your normal working gripper. I often wonder where the strength to set a gripper actually comes from. I mean what muscles/bodyparts need to be strong to be able to set big grippers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I would think wrists play a huge factor, as well as still the biceps, tri's and shoulders. Brachialis and brachioradialis play a factor I would guess. Hard to feel what I actually do when setting. When setting the gripper, the hands are in a neutral position for me, so that's why I would think those Bicepparts play a bigger role. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I think setting involves a lot of the upper body muscles including the arms, shoulders, chest and back. Pain tolerance is a big thing also. As you go up in grippers, the set starts to hurt but your hands adapt like bending. Technique is so important as well. You need to be able to get all those muscles working at the same time and be efficient. Fumbling with a set wastes so much energy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I agree with Chez. That's why I build set practice into the Cadence Based Training Program. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) I always found it amazing how Steve Gardener and David Horne can set big grippers, basically pulling above shoulderlevel instead of pushing for setting grippers. Tried it for a while but couldn't get the right feeling. Paul Savage, also different technique. He braces his arm. Edited March 10, 2016 by Geralt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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