Road To Crushing The Blob And Pinching The No.3

[Anthony C.]

You are doing great great bud. Keep killing it. I expect at least one PR from you at the New York Grip Throw Down 3! you know I will be screaming at you the entire time

Thank you good sir! There will definitely be PR's at the throwdown

[Anthony C.]

Battling a bad cold but i got some work in last night

Deadlifts

3 x 8 x 225

Squats 3 x 15 x 185

Db rows

4 x 5 x 95

Deadlifts felt good. Nothing was really close to max as i wanted to test my back. Feels good today. I'm gonna start doing them again, but will approach with caution.

[Geralt]

Battling a bad cold but i got some work in last night

Deadlifts

3 x 8 x 225

Squats 3 x 15 x 185

Db rows

4 x 5 x 95

Deadlifts felt good. Nothing was really close to max as i wanted to test my back. Feels good today. I'm gonna start doing them again, but will approach with caution.

Still, with a bad cold, squats above 10 reps should really help opening up the nose

[Anthony C.]

Battling a bad cold but i got some work in last night

Deadlifts

3 x 8 x 225

Squats 3 x 15 x 185

Db rows

4 x 5 x 95

Deadlifts felt good. Nothing was really close to max as i wanted to test my back. Feels good today. I'm gonna start doing them again, but will approach with caution.

Still, with a bad cold, squats above 10 reps should really help opening up the nose

Haha dude my nose was so stuffy I was literally panting like a dog though that workout!

So yesterday I did bending and wrists and hit another bending PR. Got a video

DO Bending, Everything in Single IMP's

L Drill rod x 7''

K Drill rod x 7''

2 G Drill rod x 7''

Plate Curl Holds

Right: 7 second hold, thin CAP 25, 7 seconds

Left: 7 second hold, thin CAP 25, 6 seconds

Brick Holds

Right: 20 lbs x 5 seconds, 8 seconds

Left: 20 lbs x 5 seconds, 6 seconds

Sledge Lifts, 8 lb sledge

Front

Right: 8 x 17'', 6x17''

Left 6x17'', 4x17''

Rear

Right 8x17'', 8x17''

Left 5x17'', 5x17''

Here is the video of the L drill rod in singles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPUX8TCLXPo

[jvance]

Good workout bro. It's weird sometimes I pull at or near PR level in grip if I'm slightly sick - especially cold/cough

[Anthony C.]

Good workout bro. It's weird sometimes I pull at or near PR level in grip if I'm slightly sick - especially cold/cough

Thanks Jon. I agree, I have had some pretty darn good sessions with a little bit of a cold.

I noticed in your log that you also have the thin cap 25 pound plates. How do you feel they compare to a regular 25 Olympic for plate curling? Mine are thin and smooth and particularly hard (for me) to do reps with, but on an Olympic 25 I have gotten 12 reps with a straight wrist.

[jvance]

They put more pressure on the fingertips b/c the thin width doesn't allow the thumb to grip down well like it does on my thicker plate. Almost totally different feel

[Anthony C.]

They put more pressure on the fingertips b/c the thin width doesn't allow the thumb to grip down well like it does on my thicker plate. Almost totally different feel

I hear that. I've thought about just picking up one Olympic plate to do curls with since it's more comfortable for me

[Geralt]

Opening up the window in our bedroom for the night as I speak.

[Anthony C.]

Opening up the window in our bedroom for the night as I speak.

Don't forget to forget your jacket tomorrow LOL

[Anthony C.]

Back day today

Hammer grip pullups

2 x 6 x bw+60, 5xbw+60

Pull ups

2 x 6 x bw+30, 8xbw+30

Dumbbell rows

4 x 4 x 100

Hammerstrength row

2 x 5 x 135, 6 x 135 per side

Seated dumbbell curls

15 x 25, 2 x 5 x 35

Felt good to finally get into the gym today. Spent 40 minutes chopping ice off my car last night, but it was worth it.

[Anthony C.]

Today was Shoulders and Chest

Seated Overhead Barbell Press

3x135, 3x150, 3x3x155

Dumbbell flat bench press

6x80, 6x90, 5x95

Machine flies

4x3x150

Dips

3 x 5 x bw+50, 8xbw+50

[Chez]

Here is the video of the L drill rod in singles https://www.youtube....h?v=GPUX8TCLXPo

Totally Killed it! Hell ya!

[Anthony C.]

Here is the video of the L drill rod in singles https://www.youtube....h?v=GPUX8TCLXPo

Totally Killed it! Hell ya!

Thanks man! It felt great to bend that piece.

[Anthony C.]

Been training, just milked updating the log.

Feb 5 grippers and thick bar

Everything 20mm block set

Right: 1x114 M, 1x114, 2 just misses x 138, 1x128 with 3 second hold, 1x134 3 second hold, 2x124, 8xghp 4 with 30mm block

Left: 3x104 left turn 2, 3x104, 3x114, 1x124 new pr, 1x114 3 second hold, 1x114 3 second hold, 2x109 coc 2, 5xghp 4 30 mm block

Rolling thunder

Right 3x105, 2x105, 2x105, 80 x 20 second hold, 80x20 second hold

Left 2x105, 2x105, 2x105, 20 seconds x 80, 16 seconds

Legs feb 7

Conventional deadlifts 5x225 3x255 3x255

Sumo deads 5x255 8x255

Squats 2x6x225

Glute ham raise, 2, 4, 6, limiting range of motion

Calves

[jvance]

How those RT holds working for ya? Never trained it like that or thickbar in general

[Anthony C.]

How those RT holds working for ya? Never trained it like that or thickbar in general

I can't really give you an answer because I've been training RT after grippers for a few months now. My grip is usually pretty burned out by then but since I focused on thick bar leading up to the king Kong, ive put it on the back burner for now. Also, I haven't really been able to get stronger elsewhere while bending. Just kind of trying to maintain for now lol

[Anthony C.]

Did Pinch today

2HP using 2'' sorinex pinch block 4 x 3 x 125

Blob drags using 41.8lb fatman About 4 drags each hand for 17 feet.

TTK

Right: 5x12.5, 2x12.5, 14x10, 3 second hold with 12.5

Left 5x12.5, 3x12.5, 14x10, 13 second hold with 12.5

Pretty good pinch workout! I actually got a little stronger. I'm getting better with that block and am hoping I can lift it within the next 2 months or so. Next week I want to see if I can do some drags on a thin carpet for extra resistance.

[JHenze646]

I'm getting better with that block and am hoping I can lift it within the next 2 months or so.

Have you tried to cheat it up and see if you can hold it? When I can do that I know a full lift is right around the corner. All the best.

[Anthony C.]

I'm getting better with that block and am hoping I can lift it within the next 2 months or so.

Have you tried to cheat it up and see if you can hold it? When I can do that I know a full lift is right around the corner. All the best.

Hey Josh, thanks for stopping by man. I did that with the block I was working with before this one, but I can tell I'm not ready yet for the negatives on this blob. Hopefully very soon though.

[Anthony C.]

Did back and bi's today

Hammer grip pull ups

3 x 3 x bw+70

Chin ups

3 x 12 bodyweight

Dumbbell rows

2 x 6 x 90

8x80

Hammerstrength row

3 x 8 x 115 per side

EZ bar reverse curls

bunch of sets of 10-12 with a 10 on each side

EZ bar curls

same weight as reverse, bunch of sets. Didn't keep track

[Anthony C.]

Today, Bending and Chest workout at home

M x 7'' bent DO in single IMP's. New PR. Hell yeah! Huge milestone for me.

Weighted Push-ups on push up handles

3 x 12 x bw+50, 10xbw+50, 6xbw+50

Push ups on push up handles no weight

12, 12, 10

Close grip push ups on handles no weight

10, 10

One arm dumbbell laterals

3 x 10 x 25

Also did a lot of Sidewinder.

Edited February 11, 2015 by Anthony C.

[Tom Scibelli]

Awesome battle Anthony! The red is not far now

[Anthony C.]

Awesome battle Anthony! The red is not far now

Thank you Tom! I was so happy to get this bend. I bruised up my palm pretty good on it though. Fortunately I have a planned week off next week so I'll rest up and come back even harder!

[Anthony C.]

Did thick bar, legs and some grippers last night:

Iron Bull 2.0 Sumo Deadlifts

3 x 5 x 225

Conventional Deadlifts

3 x 8 x 225

One legged leg press

4 x 10 x 230

Lying Leg Curls

3 x 10 x 110, 10 x 100

Iron Bull 2.0 Wide Grip pullups

2 x 12

Grippers, All 20 mm block set unless specified otherwise

Right: 5x109 coc 2, 5x109 coc 2, 5x102 coc 2, 9 wide set reps x coc 1.5

Left: 5x ghp 4 unrated, 10x coc 1.5 30mm block, 10 x coc 1.5 20mm block

Great workout! I wanted to see where I'm at with axle deads since it will be an event at my next comp. 3 sets of 5 with 225 was reassuring. I have a number in my head as to what I'd like to hit at the throwdown but I won't throw it out just yet. Hadn't planned on doing grippers as my palms are still pretty beat from the other day's M bend, but I was like what the hell, why not.

Now a week of rest from lifting. Catch you all on the flip side.