Donati's Log Of Steel Bending, Grip And Powerlifting

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Sat (7/14)

Squats
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  275
(1x1)  315
(1x1)  335
(1x1)  365
(1x1)  385

Grippers - 20mm
(1x3)  Trainer
(1x3)  #1.5
(1x3)  HG200 - 95
(1x1)  Master - 106
(1x1)  #2 - 114
(1x1)  RB 200 - 120

Negatives 
(2x1)  Grand Master - 154

Overcrush (5 sec.)
(1x1)  #2 - 107
 

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Mon (7/16)

Standing Axle Press
(1x5)  bar
(1x5)  85
(1x5)  125
(1x3)  145
(1x1)  165
(1x1)  175

Axle Curls
(1x10)  35
(1x10)  55
(1x10)  75
(1x10)  95

Band Pushdowns
(2x20)

DU - IMPs
Yellow Nail
60d spiral
18/64 x 7" CRS
1/4 x 7" Grade 5

The DU session went OK today.  I'm still having some pain in the outside wrist, and took things slow.  It almost seems like it feels the best when I'm bending, and hurts with anything else I do.

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Tue (7/17)

Bench Press
(1x5)  135
(1x3)  185
(1x3)  225
(1x3)  255
(1x3)  285
(1x2)  305

Lying Kettlebell Extension
(2x12)  20

Pull-ups
(2x6)

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Wed (7/18)

Deadlift
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  315
(1x1)  405
(1x1)  440

Grippers - MMS
(1x5)  Trainer
(1x3)  #1
(1x3)  HG200 - 95
(1x3)  Master - 106
(1x1)  RB 240N - 117
(1x1)  RB 210 - 120
(1x1)  #2.5 - 123

Pulls today felt unusually hard and very slow.  Just felt weak overall.  

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Thur (7/19)

DO - IMPs
Yellow Nail
1/4 x 7¨ Grade 5
Red Nail

Reverse - IMPs
40d nail
Yellow Nail

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Sat (7/21)

Squats
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  315
add briefs
(1x1)  385
(1x1)  435
(1x1)  455

Standing Barbell Press
(1x3)  95
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  155
(1x1)  175

 

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Mon (7/23)

Axle Bench Press
(1x5)  125
(1x3)  175
(1x3)  215
(1x2)  255
(1x1)  285
(1x1)  310

Barbell Curls
(1x10)  bar
(1x10)  65
(1x10)  95

Pull-ups
(2x6)

Band Pushdowns
(2x20)  

Grippers - MMS
(1x3)  #1
(1x3)  HG200 - 95
(1x1)  #2 - 102
(1x1)  #2 - 114
(1x1)  RB 210 - 120
(1x1)  Super Master - 126

Everything felt pretty strong, overall, today.

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Tue (7/24)

DU - IMPs
Yellow Nail
60d spiral
1/4 x 7" Grade 5

DU - doubles
N x 6" (585lb.) - 10 deg.

Braced - 1.2" suede
5/8 x 29" HRS

Horseshoe - 1.2" suede
SCF Lite Rim #00

 

My left wrist has been bothering me for a few weeks now, and I've been trying to work around it, mostly successfully.  DU has been OK, but moderately painful across the past few sessions.  It doesn't seem to be affecting DO nearly as much, with the wrist angle.  Today actually felt pretty good, so I decided to try one of my rated 6" O1 bars (585).  Turned out to be a mistake.  After a decent hit and some initial movement, way too hard of a bar for right now, with the wrist issues.  Anyway, it is feeling a lot worse and hurts to pronate or supinate it.  

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Wed (7/25)

Football Bar Standing Press
(1x5)  bar
(1x5)  90
(1x3)  130
(1x3)  150
(1x1)  170

Barbell Shrugs
(1x5)  135
(1x5)  225
(1x5)  315
(1x5)  405

Pull-ups
(2x6)

I started out with straight-bar on presses, but it was causing too much wrist pain, so I decided to switch to the neutral-grip bar, which felt fine.  Pull-ups were OK too.

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Fri (7/27)

Reverse - IMPs
Yellow Nail
60d spiral (2)
1/4 x 7" O1

Grippers - 20mm
(1x3)  #1
(1x3)  HG200 - 95
(1x3)  Master - 106
(1x1)  #2 - 114
(1x1)  RB 210 - 120

Ironmind Hub
(1x1)  40
(1x1)  50
(1x1)  55

Pull-ups
(2x7)

Band Pushdowns
(2x25)

Reverse felt OK up until the 1/4 x 7" drill rod.  Had to take a ton of hits on it, alternating back-and-forth, right-and-left.  I started having trouble too with using my left hand to set with the 20mm block.  I might have no choice but to back off on the DU over the next few weeks, to hopefully let things heal up.  Or at least curtail my DU attempts at the Big Bastard, which seems to have started this to begin with.  

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Sat (7/28)

Squats
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  275
(1x1)  315
(1x1)  335
(1x1)  350

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Mon (7/30)

Axle Bench Press
(1x5)  125
(1x3)  175
(1x3)  215
(1x2)  265
(1x1)  305

Standing Barbell Press
(1x5)  95
(1x3)  135
(1x1)  155
(1x1)  175

DU - IMPs
40d nail
Yellow Nail
60d spiral
18/64 x 7" CRS
1/4 x 7" Grade 5

I took it slow with double-underhand and everything felt stable.  Still feeling the wrist pain, but it didn't get any worse throughout the session, so I hit a grade 5 and 18/64 bar, which might have been O1 and not CRS (prob mixed them up as I have a supply of both).

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Tue (7/31)

Grippers - CCS
(1x3)  Trainer
(1x1)  #1.5
(1x1)  HG200 - 95
(1x1)  #2 - 102

Barbell Curls
(1x10)  bar
(1x10)  65
(1x10)  85
(1x8)  115

Pull-ups
(3x5)

Band Pushdowns
(2x25)

I normally don't mess around with CCS on closes, but grabbed the card today unplanned.  It is as awkward as I can remember.  After I get a wide set, I have to re-open the handles, losing contact with my pinky to swipe the card.  Doing this really killed my sweep.  I'm sure if I work at it, and the technique, I might be able to get up to an easier #2.5, but I'll likely do CCS reps every now-and-then to change things up.  Pretty humbling

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Wed (8/1)

Sumo Deadlift
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  315
add briefs
(1x1)  405
(1x1)  425

DO - IMPs
Yellow Nail
60d spiral
18/64 x 7" O1
Red Nail

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Thur (8/2)

Grippers - 20mm
(1x3)  #1
(1x3)  #1.5
(1x3)  HG200 - 95
(1x1)  Master - 106
(1x1)  RB 240N - 117
(1x1)  #2.5 - 123

Reverse - IMPs
40d nail
Yellow Nail
60d spiral
1/4 x 7" O1

Standing Barbell Press
(1x10)  bar
(1x10)  95
(1x10)  115

Ironmind Hub - 5-sec Holds
(1x1)  40
(1x1)  50
(1x1)  55 - 3-sec.

 

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Fri (8/3)

Plateau Buster Swings
(2x12)  160
(1x10)  210

Barbell Shrugs
(1x8)  135
(1x8)  225
(1x8)  315
(1x8)  405

Pull-ups
(2x6)

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Sat (8/4)

Dead Squats
(1x3)  135
(1x1)  225
(1x1)  275
(1x1)  295
(1x1)  320

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Tue (8/7)

Bench Press
(1x5)  135
(1x3)  185
(1x3)  225
(1x2)  245
(1x1)  275
(1x1)  295
(1x1)  315

Close-grip Bench Press - 2-board
(1x3)  135
(1x3)  225
(1x2)  275

Standing Barbell Press
(1x5)  bar
(1x5)  95
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  155
(1x1)  175

Pull-ups (+25 lbs.)
(2x3)

The 175 rep on standing barbell press was pretty sloppy ... almost hesitant to call it a "rep."  I got a new dip belt recently for my birthday and am going to start working weighted pull-ups in more.  It was my first time trying this and getting 3 (good) reps with 25lbs. was tough!

 

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Thur (8/9)

Deadlifts
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  315
(1x1)  405
(1x1)  425
(1x1)  455

DU - IMPs
Yellow Nail
60d spiral
18/64 x 7" CRS
1/4 x 7" Grade 5

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Sat (8/11)

Squats
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  275
(1x1)  315
(1x1)  335
(1x1)  365

Pull-ups
(2x6)

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Mon (8/13)

Bench Press
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  185
(1x1)  225
(1x1)  265
(1x1)  315

Close-grip Bench Press - 1-board
(2x5)  225

Standing Barbell Press
(1x5)  95
(1x3)  135
(1x1)  175

I did a 1-2 second pause on the 315 bench and it was tough.  Bench doesn't feel super-strong, but not weak.  I have been hovering right around 198-199 the past week, so maybe age, and being down a few pounds (closer to 205 the past few months) is starting to show in the numbers more-and-more.

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Wed (8/15)

Deadlifts
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  315
(1x1)  405
(1x1)  425
(1x1)  440

Pull-ups
(2x7)

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Thur (8/16)

DO - IMPs
Yellow Nail
60d spiral
1/4 x 7" Grade 8
Red Nail

Horseshoe - 1.2" suede
SCF Lite Rim #0

Grippers - MMS
(1x10)  Trainer
(1x10)  HG200 - 95
(1x10)  #2 - 102

Barbell Curls
(1x8)  45
(1x8)  85
(1x8)  105

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Sat (8/18)

Squats
(1x3)  135
(1x2)  225
(1x1)  275
(1x1)  315
(1x1)  335
(1x0)  375
(1x1)  375

My knee and hip were starting to bother me on the lighter reps, so I knew it might be rough, when I attempted to go heavier.  I couldn't get any power out of the hole with the miss.  I attempted to regroup, and then made another attempt (with light wraps), and got it OK.  I should have just used wraps on the first attempt, giving that things were feeling weak.

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Mon (8/20)

Grippers - 25mm block
(1x3)  Trainer
(1x3)  #1.5
(1x3)  GHP4 - 94
(1x1)  #2 - 108
(1x1)  #2 - 114
(1x1)  RB 240N - 117

Reverse - IMPs
Yellow Nail
60d spiral

Horseshoe - 1.2" suede
SCF Lite Rim #1

Axle Curls
(1x10)  bar
(1x10)  55
(1x10)  85

Band Pushdowns
(3x12)

Pull-ups
(2x3)  +25
(1x10)

My wrist started to hurt when I was setting the 108 gripper.  I couldn't get a good set on the 117, due to the pain, but was still able to get a close.  I tried some reverse bending, but it was causing too much pain, so I stopped.