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38 minutes ago, Nuttgens said:

Did a Mach powerlifting meet today 

squat hit 385,395 then failed 405 was really hoping to get that 4 plate squat still a PR though 

bench 275,290 then failed 295 also wasn’t too happy with this still a PR though

deadlift 485,495,505 and still had a little more in me. happy with the deadlift.

Nice, congrats for the PRs!

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On 4/3/2022 at 8:00 PM, Nuttgens said:

Did a Mach powerlifting meet today 

squat hit 385,395 then failed 405 was really hoping to get that 4 plate squat still a PR though 

bench 275,290 then failed 295 also wasn’t too happy with this still a PR though

deadlift 485,495,505 and still had a little more in me. happy with the deadlift.

Very impressive lifts 💪 must feel awesome breaking through the 500 deadlift barrier. Won't be long you'll be in the 300 bench club!

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8 hours ago, Bigfoot Grip said:

Very impressive lifts 💪 must feel awesome breaking through the 500 deadlift barrier. Won't be long you'll be in the 300 bench club!

Thanks man. I’m looking forward to it.

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Back at it after some time off. Felt pretty out of shape so I took it a bit easy today also took a pretty big chunk of meat off middle finger at work so haven’t really been able to any grip stuff starting to heal up pretty good should be able to start up again pretty quick. 
 

DB bench press 4 sets 12 reps 85lbs

DB row 4 sets 15 reps 100lbs

DB overhead press 3 sets 12 reps 55lbs

pull ups 3 sets 8 reps 32.5lbs

tricep Push downs 3 sets 15 reps 130lbs

EZ bar curls 3 sets 10 reps 97.5lbs 

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Todays training

hg300 10 reps right coc 2.5 10 reps left

cobalt 1 rep right hg300 3 reps left 

coc 3 3 reps right hg300 2 reps left 

ghp7 3 reps right  coc 2.5 7 reps left 

standard adjustable filed 1 rep right coc 2.5 7 reps left 

hg300 7 reps right  coc 2.5 7 reps left 

coc 2.5 15 reps right coc 2 21 reps left 

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More today 

squat 4 sets 6 reps 325lbs

trap bar deadlift 3 sets 8 reps 380lbs

GHR 3 sets 15 reps 

ab wheel 3 sets 30 reps

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1 hour ago, Nuttgens said:

Todays training

hg300 10 reps right coc 2.5 10 reps left

cobalt 1 rep right hg300 3 reps left 

coc 3 3 reps right hg300 2 reps left 

ghp7 3 reps right  coc 2.5 7 reps left 

standard adjustable filed 1 rep right coc 2.5 7 reps left 

hg300 7 reps right  coc 2.5 7 reps left 

coc 2.5 15 reps right coc 2 21 reps left 

That's a lot of quality heavy reps. Have you seen good strength improvement through reps? Seems like people either swear by a few max effort closes and heavy negatives - or instead doing reps. Two schools of thought, it seems. I currently try to combine the two methods.

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7 hours ago, Jared P said:

That's a lot of quality heavy reps. Have you seen good strength improvement through reps? Seems like people either swear by a few max effort closes and heavy negatives - or instead doing reps. Two schools of thought, it seems. I currently try to combine the two methods.

I have tried doing lots of heavy singles and it doesn’t seem to work for me. I kinda try to do both now. I have been stuck for a little while now though so I dunno nothings working for me right now.

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Todays training 

OHP 3 sets 10 reps 120lbs

DB hex press 4 sets 12 reps 70lbs

thumbless reverse grip curls 3 sets 12 reps 92.5lbs

skull crushers 3 sets 10 reps 92.5lbs 

seated cable flies 3 sets 15 reps 80lbs

the flask 5 sets 5,6,6,7,7 reps 155lbs

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On 4/13/2022 at 4:52 AM, Nuttgens said:

I have tried doing lots of heavy singles and it doesn’t seem to work for me. I kinda try to do both now. I have been stuck for a little while now though so I dunno nothings working for me right now.

Yeah, same so far. My gut tells me that forearm muscles are the same as every other muscle in the human body (with some variation perhaps in things like tendon strain and recovery), which is to say, that they will grow in mass and strength in the same manner as every other muscle. Hypertrophy is specifically driven by two factors: progressive overload and mechanical tension. Strength is driven by the body's ability to recruit muscle fibers to generate force. I'd say training grippers in the same way that one would train bicep curls, squats, calf raises, or any other standard exercise for any muscle group sounds logical. Anecdotal evidence is cool, but it doesn't supersede science, biology, or physiology. Which is a fancy way of saying, I'll likely train grippers the same way I would train any other movement in which I wanted to get consistently stronger.

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Todays training 

deadlift 4 sets 6 reps 405lbs

SSB squat 3 sets 10 reps 280lbs

Hack squat 3 sets 15 reps 90lbs

Cable crunches 3 sets 20 reps 160lbs

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DB incline bench 4 sets 12 reps 80lbs

landmine rows 4 sets 14 reps 160lbs

chin ups 3 sets 8,8,6 reps 55lbs

face pulls 3 sets 15 reps 155lbs

rolling thunder 3 sets 9,10,10 reps 142.5lbs + pin and handle 

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Nice Saturday workout

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Todays training

DB bench press 4 sets 12 reps 90lbs

DB row 4 sets 12 reps 105lbs

DB OHP 3 sets 10 reps 60lbs

pull ups 3 sets 7 reps 47.5lbs

EZ bar curls 3 sets 10 reps 100lbs

tricep push downs 3 sets 12 reps 140lbs

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Todays training 

hg300 10 reps right coc 2.5 10 reps left 

Cobalt 1 rep right  hg300 3 reps left 

coc 3 3 reps right hg300 3 reps left 

ghp7 4 reps right hg300 3 reps left 

filed adjustable 1 rep right hg300 3 reps left 

hg300 6 reps right 2 reps left 

coc 2.5 20 reps right coc 2.5 9 reps left 

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Killer, nice workout 

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squat 3 sets 5 reps 335lbs 

trap bar deadlift 3 sets 6 reps 400lbs 

GHR 3 sets 15 reps

ab wheel 3 sets 35 reps 

played around with the little big horn today also 90x1, 135x1, 160x1, 180x1, 185x1, 190x1 PR 195x1 failed got it about an inch off the ground weight doesn’t include little big horn and loading pin. 

 

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Nice one , looks like you had more in the tank

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2 hours ago, John Knowlton said:

Nice one , looks like you had more in the tank

Thanks man. I thought so too but couldn’t get 195 more than an inch or two from the ground.

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21 minutes ago, Bigfoot Grip said:

Huge lbh lift! Almost seems like it might be your best grip implement? How did you get so strong at it?

thanks man.


I don’t even know to be honest. I only used it 3 times ever and every time I just worked to a max to see what I could lift.

have you tried the LBH yet?

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46 minutes ago, Nuttgens said:

thanks man.


I don’t even know to be honest. I only used it 3 times ever and every time I just worked to a max to see what I could lift.

have you tried the LBH yet?

That's awesome man especially for only trying it 3 times! You're getting very close to the national record. 

I haven't tried any anvil type of grip implement ever. I'm like you and lift v bar once in a blue moon. I use a 2 3/8" jug from Arm Assassin to mimic it. I think I may buy an lbh though because I see it's in KK, nats, and a bunch of other grip comps. 

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10 minutes ago, Bigfoot Grip said:

That's awesome man especially for only trying it 3 times! You're getting very close to the national record. 

I haven't tried any anvil type of grip implement ever. I'm like you and lift v bar once in a blue moon. I use a 2 3/8" jug from Arm Assassin to mimic it. I think I may buy an lbh though because I see it's in KK, nats, and a bunch of other grip comps. 

Yeah I need to try to make it out to one of these comps would be fun. Would be really sweet to hold a national record for a bit.

let me know if you wanna give the LBH a shot I’m off Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday right now.

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Todays training 

OHP 3 sets 8 reps 127.5lbs

hex press 4 sets 10 reps 75lbs

Thumbless reverse grip curls 3 sets 10 reps 97.5lbs 

skull crushers 3 sets 10 reps 97.5lbs

Seated cable flies 3 sets 12 reps 90lbs 

the flask 4 sets 5,6,6,6 reps 157.5lbs

170x1, 180x1, 185x1, attempted 187.5lbs got it an inch or two off the ground. Weights don’t include flask or loading pin

 

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