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Summer of rows festival- Feel free to post any and all rowing vids. I promise I wont give tips:) Iam a big fan of them! I kicked it off couple weeks back and King crusher did great with his vid. Having said all that- Eric Roussin is the best 1 arm rower I have seen in my lifetime with Oly handle, IM axle and He even can strict row Inch replica!!! Anyone who thinks rows doesn't help bigtime PM me and I will send you some back pics from when I was 47 until today 52!

11.7.19 hot af in Dallas today. Felt wore out after work. DOH axle 303-1, 323-1, 343-1, 363-1, 383-1, 393-1, 415-1, 393-1-2 two hand flask 187-1, 197-1, 207-1, 217-1, 227-1, 237-1 gold bar pinch 60-5, 3, 3, 10, 6 lbh 193-4, 198-3, 203-3, 208-3 rt 201 1/1-5 taught a muscle up clinic and demonstrated 10-12 reps plus ancillary motions for about 10 minutes at home wrist hammer 10 lb X200 pronation/supination X200

Just booked my flights!

I’m in

You are probably correct as I forgot about these guys.

I promise I won’t talk about duck genitalia this time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj_ph47c7wQ

Your memory is not your friend returning after a lay off. Don’t set up your sessions remembering what you used to do. You can come back stronger than ever before if you will return to being a beginner and building up. Start slow now to go fast later. Go fast now go no where soon

Awesome Sauce!

Squat 75x5 75x5 125x5 165x5 190x5 Pauses 170x7

Awesome rows. Seriously. Im gonna have to drop in on a gym that has big DBs. My gym only goes to 100. I attempted some 2 3/8 rows but I really felt they sucked ass, only the best for the ladies amirite?. Especially after poking fun at people yesterday Theres a saying from Feudal Japan that goes “Do not go to a sword fight with a pool noodle” Need to find a sword. Pronto.

Here is one from almost exactly 3yrs ago. I was about 230ish here. 130x12 all reps briefly paused at the top. During this time I could do over 25 reps with the 130's when done with no pause and a quicker tempo. According to my notes in the vid I did these after deadlifts and high rows. Already pre exhausted.

That is very impressive! I have read your log so I know you are very strong but that was excellent. As far as being frowned upon.. I wear PJ bottoms quite often in my vids:)

Thanks men for showing interest. I look forward to seeing your videos. Have a great Friday and enjoyable weekend

If I remember I will try to do some rows for this on Saturday workout in with my other thickbar and DL work. - Aaron

Sounds like a country song. By the way. Check your instagram messages.

Thanks buddy. A friend suggested I change title to "Summer of rows" that sounds better

Don't threaten me with a good time.

Strong lifting my dude. That axle row is no joke.

That would be a kickass grip workout on the axle. Nice work!

More than some people can row

It's so good to see you back in training and posting again, Alan!!!

July 11, 2019 Afternoon Week 3. Really working on being pressured up and having to fight just to grab the bar and exploding. Roll out upper back CS Activation RDL 135/135/135/185/225/275/315 x 8r DO Deads 365/375/385/395/395/395 x 1r Rack Pulls Below Knee - Hole 3 170/190/210/230/250/270/290k x 1r 310/300k x A 10 Count Paused CS Row 200 x 3 x 5r

Are we going to start discussing Kinney and scientific theory soon?

I only Keypinch

Wiser words couldn’t of been spoken.

A mirror is a great training tool, it got me from the GHP 6 to the GHP 9 in a single session, highly recommended.

Use a mirror. Problem solved.

Fake news, just flip the gripper over. Everybody knows that.

Nice demonstration. This is an interesting study. In the set position, the handle that the four fingers wrap around (while the opposing handle is sat in the palm), is farther away from the fingers in the left hand than the right hand with regular wound grippers. When the hand is cupped to create a pocket for the handle to sit in the for the ideal set, the fingers almost have to reach over the handle pulling it inward diagonally to the other handle that is mounted in the palm to get to the closed position. The intermediate phalanges of the left hand are moving the handle diagonally to the other handle as opposed to a more straight path with the right hand. The ring and pinky fingers have to drive over the handle the most making the mechanics of the close for the left hand less ideal than the right hand which compromises the line of close. * Causing the handles to slightly cross over one another when closed increasing the range of motion. *just my observation, would like to hear more opinions

I never got into pinching. Having a bad back kept me from lifting any sort of substantial weight. The back isn't perfect now, but definitely better. Maybe I'll try some exercises that were previously off limits!

My memory thinks it was yesterday. My muscles know its been ten years. Knowing what I had accomplished makes it tough to return to a beginner mindset, but it is the best advice, and I will do my best to follow it. Thanks!

10.7.19 lift at the Edge bw 212 Double overhand Axle rack pull from the knee 405-1-5, 415-1-3, 435-1-2 doh axle mixing cv & sm 215-3, 305-3-3, 355-1-5, 375-1-5, 395-1-5, 405-1-3, 375-1-5, 355-1-5, 315-3-2, 360-1-3, 375-1-5 pr reps for session. Single hand pinch 3”x4” Saxon bar 62-1/1, 72-1/1, 82-1/1, 92-1/1, 102-1/1-3, 107-1/1, 110-1R-3, 111-1R first time single hand on this Saxon I dig it

I did notice some tenderness in my left hand/arm yesterday. I'm sure it was from the card ripping. Gonna take it a little easier going in, see how things feel. On the upside, came up with an idea for overcrushing during the close. I love my straphold setup which I made many years ago with a metal ruler and a 2.5# plate. Today, I tried overcrushing a stepbit (unibit). Used the Trainer, right hand, with a 5-count overcrush on every step. Fun little training device.

A 9.7.19 lift at the Edge hands tore up this week. Doh axle loaded on 25 lb plates 135-3, 185-1, 235-1, 285-1, 335-3, 385-1-3, 405-1, 435-1, 405-1-3, 385-1-2, 335-3 fbbc saxon 2.5” 143-3, 193-1, 243-1-3, 253-1, 258-1, 243-1-7 vertical bar 250-2/2, 275-10, 300-1/1-2, 315-1/1, 275-10 top roll cable set up 70-3/3, 80-10/10, 90-5/5, 100-2/2

Ten years ago since my last post here. That's a long time in grip strength. Life got the better of me, chasing too many squirrels. Went through some health issues, gym has been inconsistent, and the grippers are heavily coated with basement dust. Tried them a few days ago, can't close the #2. Got 5 reps on the 1.5. Have trouble ripping phone books too. They just don't seem to want to go. Oddly, I can still rip a deck of cards fairly easily. So what brought me here today? A friend gave me a deck of cards to rip. I could barely tear a crease in the top. Yeah, they were plastic coated. I got pissed, and spent 20 minutes working on those. Finally got through them. Made me wonder what's still in the tank. Ain't no better place than here for a fill up!

Not sure where this post belongs. I just did a transaction with a member on here (as well as many others over the years), and I'm fortunate to be able to say that it has all been very positive. No b.s, no drama, and I always get what is listed. Thank you all for running and supporting a great forum. What a great bunch of people. Very grateful.

Just to add to what you mentioned. This is a great forum. Everyone is willing to help. I done a swap with a member around 2 years ago, it was straight forward with absolutely no hassle, and we were both very pleased with the equip ment we received. I personally wouldn't hesitate to trust a member on this forum.

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