Donati's Log Of Steel Bending, Grip And Powerlifting

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Sun (1/1)

DO - IMPs
Yellow Nail (2)
1/4 x 5.5" Square
Red Nail

DU - IMPs
1/4 x 7" CRS
1/4 x 6.5" Grade 5
18/64 x 7" CRS

Ironmind Hub
(1x1)  45
(1x1)  55
(1x1)  60
(1x0)  65

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Mon (1/2)

Bench Press
(1x5)  135
(1x3)  185
(1x3)  225
(1x2)  255
(1x2)  285
(1x2)  300

Close-grip Bench Press - 2-board
(2x5)  225

3" Axle Curl
(1x5)  55
(1x5)  80
(1x3)  100
(1x1)  110

Standing Press - Neutral Grip
(1x5)  90
(1x3)  120
(1x3)  140
(1x2)  160
(1x1)  175

Pull-ups
(2x5)

Bench felt weak today, but it was pretty cold out in the garage.  I wasn't able to get the temperature over 30 degrees, so I had on a bunch of layers.

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Tue (1/3)

Grippers - 20mm
(1x3)  T
(1x3)  #1.5
(1x3)  #2 - 102
(1x1)  #2 - 114
(1x1)  #2.5 - 123
(1x1)  GHP6 - 128

Secret Weapon
(2x1)  60 - 5 sec.
(2x1)  70 - 4 sec.
(1x1)  75 - 3 sec.

2-hand Pinch - Flask
(1x1)  95
(1x1)  120
(1x1)  140
(1x0)  155

Tips Tester - 1-hand
(1x1)  95
(1x1)  110
(1x1)  120
(1x0)  130

Grippers felt pretty good today.  The 128 20mm close might be a PR.  

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Wed (1/4)

Sumo Deadlift
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  315
add briefs
(1x1)  405
(1x1)  445
(1x1)  475

Pull-ups
(2x5)

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Fri (1/6)

Standing Axle Press
(1x5)  85
(1x5)  105
(1x3)  125
(1x3)  145
(1x2)  160
(1x1)  175

Barbell Shrugs
(1x5)  225
(1x5)  315
(1x5)  405
(1x5)  475

3" Axle Curls
(1x5)  55
(1x5)  75
(1x3)  90
(1x2)  110

Band Pushdowns
(2x20)

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Sat (1/7)

Squats
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  275
(1x1)  315
(1x1)  340
(1x1)  365
(1x1)  400

Walk-outs
(1x1)  495
(1x1)  565
(1x1)  600

600 felt HEAVY!!!  I think this was only the second time ever I had this much on my shoulders and it was pretty tough getting set-up and back on the hooks.

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Sun (1/8)

Grippers - 20mm
(1x5)  T
(1x3)  #1.5
(1x1)  #2 - 102
(1x1)  #2 - 114
(1x1)  #2.5 - 123
(1x1)  SM - 126

Secret Weapon
(2x1)  60 - 5 sec.
(2x1)  70 - 3 sec.

DO - IMPs
Yellow Nail
19/64 x 7" Drill Rod
Golden Bastard (~4 in.)

2-hand Pinch - Flask
(1x1)  100
(1x1)  125
(1x1)  140
(1x1)  150

After having bent so many hard Reds lately, I was kinda walking through the kink on the Golden Bastard, thinking I'd blow right through it and was surprised how weak my first hit was (about 5 deg.).  So, I had to reset and hit it a few more times.  In doing so, I tore up both middle knuckles pretty good.  After a slow bend to about 4" apart, I stopped--mainly not wanting to mess my hands up anymore before the comp.  

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Mon (1/9)

Axle Bench Press
(1x5)  125
(1x3)  175
(1x3)  215
(1x2)  245
(1x1)  285
(1x1)  305

Standing Press - neutral grip
(1x3)  105
(1x3)  125
(1x2)  160
(1x2)  170

3" Axle Curls
(1x5)  55
(1x5)  75
(1x3)  100

Pull-ups
(2x5)

I was only able to get the temperature in my garage up to 30 degrees today, so it was tough.  

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Tue (1/10)

Deadlifts
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  315
(1x1)  405
(1x1)  455
add suit - 1" mat
(1x1)  475
(1x1)  525

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Wed (1/11)

Grippers - 20mm
(1x3)  T
(1x3)  #1.5
(1x1)  #2 - 102
(1x1)  #2 - 114
(1x1)  #2.5 - 123
(1x1)  SM - 126

2-hand Pinch - Flask
(1x1)  95
(1x1)  110
(1x1)  120
(1x1)  140

Ironmind Hub
(1x1)  50
(1x1)  60

Finger Walk - F/B
(2x1)  10

This was my last session before the comp and I wanted to get a few closes in.  I'm definitely looking forward to competing, but am not looking forward to the trip (10-11 hours each way).  It'll be cool though to see some new places on the way.

Here are my goals for the 2017 Southern Squeeze:

20mm Grippers - (130lb.)
2-hand Flask Pinch - (155lbs.)
1-hand Tips Tester - (130lbs.)
Medley - ?

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Sat (1/14)

Southern Squeeze 2
Nashville, TN

** I wrote a write-up in the Trip Report section:  http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?/topic/46948-2017-southern-squeeze-2-carl-donati/

Grippers (20mm)

118 - good
128 - good
131 - good (PR)
Pass

Flask

125 - good
138 - good
149 - miss
149 - miss

Tips Tester - 1 hand

110 - good
121 - good
126 - good
132 - miss

Medley

6 items

Overall, I was happy with the output.  With grippers, I was pretty psyched to get a 131lb. close with a 20mm block.  I definitely messed up on the Flask, as I've hit 150 in training nearly every session.  Just too big of a jump after my second attempt.  Both 149 misses were close.  The Tips Tester was OK.  The medley should have been 8 instead of 6.  I ended up spending way too much time on the DubHub, which I had never touched before this (mistake), and spent 10-15 seconds on it, in frustration, before finally getting it, but at the expense of a few other things I could have gotten.

 

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Tue (1/17)

Axle Bench Press
(1x3)  125
(1x2)  175
(1x2)  215
(1x1)  245
(1x1)  275

Standing Axle Press
(1x5)  85
(1x3)  125
(1x3)  150
(1x1)  170
(1x0)  180

3" Axle Curls
(1x5)  60
(1x5)  75
(1x3)  100
(1x3)  105

Band Pushdowns
(2x20)

170 on the standing press felt solid, but 180 barely moved.  

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Wed (1/18)

Sumo Deadlift
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  315
add briefs
(1x1)  405
(1x1)  435
(1x1)  485

Pull Ups
(3x5)

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Thur (1/19)

Grippers - MMS
(1x3)  T
(1x3)  #1.5
(1x1)  #2 - 108
(1x1)  RB210 - 120
(1x1)  SM - 126
(1x1)  SM - 132

Secret Weapon
(2x1)  60 - 5 sec.
(2x1)  70 - 3 sec.

Negatives
(2x1)  Grand Master - 154

Ironmind Hub
(1x1)  50
(1x1)  60

2-hand Pinch - Flask
(1x1)  95
(1x1)  120
(1x1)  140
(1x1)  150

Blob 35
(2x1)

DU - IMPs
Yellow Nail
18/64 x 7" CRS
1/4 x 6.5" Grade 5

It turned into a kinda marathon session today, but overall pretty solid!

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Fri (1/20)

DO - IMPs
Yellow Nail (2)
1/4 x 6.5" Grade 8
Red Nail

2-hand Tips Tester
(1x1)  95
(1x1)  140
(1x1)  175
(1x1)  210
(1x1)  235

Ironmind Pinch Block
(1x1)  50
(1x1)  55
(2x0)  60
(1x1)  60

Blob 35
(2x1)

Finger Walk - F/R
(2x1)

 

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Sat (1/21)

Squats
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  275
(1x1)  315
(1x1)  345
(1x1)  365

Standing Axle Press
(1x5)  85
(1x5)  125
(1x3)  145
(1x3)  165

Barbell Shrugs
(1x5)  135
(1x5)  225
(1x5)  315
(1x5)  405
(1x5)  475
(1x3)  525

[Buccos1]

Sun (1/22)

DU - BBW
Yellow Nail
Yellow Nail (5")
1/4 x 6.5" Grade 5
1/4 x 7" Grade 8

2-hand Tips Tester
(1x3)  140
(1x1)  175
(1x1)  210
(1x1)  225
(1x1)  245

Axle Curls
(1x5)  70
(1x5)  95
(1x5)  115

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Mon (1/23)

Bench Press
(1x3)  135
(1x3)  185
(1x3)  225
(1x3)  265
(1x3)  300

Close-grip Bench Press - 2 board
(1x3)  225
(1x3)  250

3" Axle Curls
(1x5)  60
(1x5)  80
(1x3)  95
(1x1)  115

Lying Dumbbell Extension
(2x8)  30

Band Pushdowns
(2x15)

Bench felt pretty good today.  The 115 on the axle felt like a max.  I ended up going into the rack, with the safety pins, as it was getting pretty close to ripping out of my grip on the way down the past few times at 105-110.

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Tue (1/24)

Grippers - MMS
(1x3)  #1
(1x3)  GHP4 - 94
(1x1)  Master - 108
(1x1)  #2.5 - 123
(1x1)  Super Master - 126
(2x0)  #3 - 139

Secret Weapon
(2x1)  60 - 5 sec.
(2x1)  70 - 3 sec.

2-hand Pinch - Flask
(1x1)  95
(1x1)  120
(1x1)  130
(1x1)  140
(1x1)  145
(1x1)  150

Ironmind Hub 
(1x1)  40
(1x1)  50
(1x1)  60

Blob 35 - Holds
(2x1)  - 5 sec.

Blob 37.5
(1x1)

My attempts on the #3 weren't that good ... probably 3-5 mm from touching.  2-hand pinch felt solid today.  I was really surprised to get my 37.5 fatman, especially not having tried it for awhile.

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Thur (1/26)

Standing Press - Neutral Grip
(1x5)  85
(1x3)  105
(1x3)  130
(1x3)  150
(1x2)  170
(1x1)  180

Barbell Shrugs
(1x5)  225
(1x5)  315
(1x5)  405
(1x5)  475

Axle Curls
(1x5)  85
(1x3)  105
(1x3)  125

Pull Ups
(3x5)

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Sat (1/28)

Squats
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  275
(1x1)  315
(1x1)  355
(1x1)  370
(1x0)  405
(1x1)  405

Walk-Outs
(1x1)  475
(1x1)  525
(1x1)  565

Grippers -MMS
(1x3)  Trainer
(1x3)  #1
(1x3)  GHP4 - 94
(1x1)  #2 - 114
(1x1)  GHP6 - 128
(2x0)  #3 - 139

I missed the 405 just out of the bottom.  Things weren't really feeling that great during the work-up sets, but I still made an attempt.  I got fired up for a second one and descended faster, which made the difference on the transfer.  Not sure what's going on with my crush strength.  Both attempts at the #3 were pretty weak.  Might just need a break?

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Sun (1/29)

DO - IMPs
Yellow Nail
Yellow Nail (4.5")
18/64 x 7" CRS
Red Nail

2-hand Pinch - Tips Tester
(1x1)  95
(1x1)  140
(1x1)  175
(1x1)  210
(1x1)  235
(1x0)  245

Tips Tester - Holds
(2x1)  210 - 5 sec.

Ironmind Hub
(1x1)  40
(1x1)  50
(1x1)  60

Axle Curls
(1x5)  75
(1x5)  95
(1x3)  115
(1x2)  135

Secret Weapon
(2x1)  70 - 5 sec.
(1x1)  80 - 2 sec.

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Mon (1/30)

Bench Press
(1x5)  135
(1x5)  185
(1x5)  225
(1x5)  255
(1x3)  285

Standing Axle Press
(1x3)  85
(1x3)  125
(1x3)  145
(1x3)  160

Band Pushdowns
(2x20)

I was going to go for 300x5 on bench, but the first 3 reps felt kinda slow and heavy, so I stopped at 3.  It was also pretty cold in the garage, which probably added to the poor reps.

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Tue (1/31)

DU - IMPs
Yellow Nail
18/64 x 7" CRS
1/4 x 6.25" Grade 5

Ironmind Hub
(1x1)  40
(1x1)  45
(1x1)  50
(1x1)  55
(1x1)  60
(1x1)  62.5

Ironmind Hub - Holds
(2x1)  55 - 5 sec.

Blob 35
(2x1)

Blob 37.5
(2x0)

Ironmind Pinch Block
(1x1)  50
(1x1)  55
(1x0)  60

Stub
(1x1)  20
(1x1)  25
(1x1)  30
(1x0)  35

It seems to be hit-or-miss with my 37.5 Blob.  I broke the ground a little with the 35lb. Stub attempt, which would have tied a PR.  I haven't touched this thing in almost a year, so that was pretty cool to still be above 30lbs. on it.  No idea what happened with the IM Pinchblock.  60lbs. used to be easy on this; now, it's not even budging.  

 

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Wed (2/1)

Deadlifts
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  315
(1x1)  365
(1x1)  405
(1x1)  455

3" Axle Curls
(1x3)  70
(1x3)  90
(1x3)  100
(1x3)  110
(1x1)  120

Pull Ups
(2x5)