mobsterone Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 Just back from some DHWD work. Kept it brief but, as per, it's brutal. I also need to work on my form (working/bending hand more forward). But I started to visualize maxing out (hole 8 both sides) using the orange spring. DHWD work B/H: 1/1 x 6 reps @, 3/3 x 6 reps @, 4/4 x 3 reps @ L/H: 5/5 x 2 x 1 hard reps. Enough for me to be hopping around in discomfort R/H: 5/5 x 1 rep, 6/5 x 1 rep, 6/6 x 1 hard rep, as above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 14, 2010 Author Share Posted July 14, 2010 And back again this time for some 2HP. So... 2HP at 44mm BEST SESSION EVER. The thought process was I wanted to get in a set number of sessions before the Euros and having eaten well felt ok. On arrival, coffee still in hand I was in half a mind to go back. But I started anyway and once the lads (Mike and G) turned up as I started to go heavy and I was using the new (or more correctly put -forgotten) technique I carried on. Once it got heavy I started to think I could pull more and each rep was solid. Here's how it went: Equ x 6 reps, +30-kilos x 3 reps, +50-kilos x 1 rep, +70-kilos x 1 rep, +75.5-kilos x 1 rep, +80-kilos x 1 rep, +85-kilos x 1 rep, +87-kilos x 1 rep, +90-kilos (111.7kg) x 6 x 1 rep At attempt No 4 I gave serious consideration to loading up in excess of the current WR but decided to save that and did some more volume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesnotfair Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 So you might set TWO world records at the Euros. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 16, 2010 Author Share Posted July 16, 2010 Thursday One hand deadlifts. Basically shot to hell from the monster session on 2HP yesterday. So stopped at the working sets as there was nowt there to give after two failed attempts Friday Trained with Stew Killick this morning in a sort of knowledge swap meet. I showed him some gripper stuff and he showed me some DHWD stuff. T/Gripper - max B/H: Usual warm ups L/H: BBE x 6 x 1 VVN R/H: 3.5 x 2 x 1 reps, BBSE x 2 x 1 reps, CoC 4 x 2 x VNa DHWD - tech session only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share Posted July 17, 2010 Saturday Trained late for me as I was waiting on a delivery. Nick McKinless dropped in after to say hi to Mike, G and myself. Chest n back CG Bench Press First time with free-weights since Xmas. 60-kilos x 8 reps, 80-kilos x 8 reps, 100-kilos x 6 reps, 120-kilos x 6 reps, 140-kilos x 2 reps. usual weakness in stabilizers from only doing machine bench for months LPD in lieu of pullovers 60-kilos x 8 reps, 90-kilos x 8 reps, 120-kilos x 8 reps, 140-kilos x 8 reps Low Rows 60-kilos x 8 reps, 100-kilos x 8 reps, 142.5-kilos x 6 reps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 Sunday Double over hand deadlift had to use a standard bar (thick bar was in use elsewhere). Worked to 205kg x 3 x 1 reps. Hard work. 2HP (thick) I worked to 103.6-kilos x F, F, 1, F, F. I was fried so called it a day Monday Forced rest day Tuesday 2HP @ 44mm equ x 6 reps towel, +30-kilos x 3 reps towel, +50-kilos x 1 rep towel, +70-kilos x 1 rep, +75.5-kilos x 1 easy rep, +80-kilos x 1 easy rep, +85-kilos x F, F, 1 rep (made a small change), +90-kilos x 1, F, then 5 x 1 reps (equals last best ever session). I scaled the weight and rather than a marked 111.7-kilos it came in at 110.7kg so one less. Mind set was based on the idea of being at the Euros and competing. Bwt: 294.7lbs. Not bad for our scales and after one meal and a little water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 21, 2010 Author Share Posted July 21, 2010 Wednesday Legs @ GN Leg Press 0-kilos @ leg x 8 reps, 120-kilos x 8 reps, 240-kilos x 8 reps, 360-kilos x 8 reps, 480-kilos (sb) x 8 reps, 680-kilos (sb/w) x 8 easy reps Leg Ext 60-kilos x 8 reps, 120-kilos x 8 reps, 125-kilos (added a 5kg plate to stack) x 6 negs (12 up, 6 down a leg) Leg Curl 20-kilos x 8 reps, 30-kilos x 8 reps, 50-kilos x 8 r/p reps Tired after but good for more during. Bwt: 21st 4lbs on their scales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 23, 2010 Author Share Posted July 23, 2010 Thursday One hand deadlift thumb over Friday Shoulders n arms Seated machine press 1/2 stack x 8 reps, stack x 8 reps, +70-kilos x 6 reps, +155-kilos x 2 x 6 reps DB H Curls (across body) 10-kilos @ x 12 reps, +20-kilos x 8 reps, 40-kilos x 6 reps TPD stack x 12 reps, +25-kilos x 10 reps, +50-kilos x 3 x 8 reps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 24, 2010 Author Share Posted July 24, 2010 Saturday @WG Double overhand thick bar deadlift bar x 8 reps, 70-kilos x 4 reps, 100-kilos x 1 rep, 130-kilos x 1 rep, 160-kilos x 1 rep (sb), 190-kilos x 1 rep (both belts), 210-kilos x 1 rep (PB and a British record if in comp), 220-kilos / 485lbs x 2 attempts. 1st was a rock, 2nd came a little off the floor. Had I managed it it would have been the 2nd best of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 25, 2010 Author Share Posted July 25, 2010 Sunday Had a hell of a day and then night yesterday. Boring stuff involving missing money and what is almost certainly two tenants skipping out owing this months rent. Suffice to say I wasn't in the best frame of mind before we set off for my business partner Mike's stag do. Now I know it's an old line but I genuinely think I DID have a dodgy pint when we were at Swindon dog track. That formed part of a very, very late night (try back to the hotel at 4am or later) and the usual 'oh my god why do I still wake so early when I'm away' 7.30am arising. All things considered I didn't feel that bad as we (I was sharing a room) had drunk some water to stop the dehydration hangover from hell along with a painkiller before crashing for the few hours we got. But, mid flow through a training chat, I suddenly had to leg it into the toliet and say 'hello Huey!' to the great god that is the 'bog' as we Brits call it. Back home around 1pm So... that meant a missed breakfast and not much of a lunch although I piled in copious amounts of fluids and glucose through the day. Finally, and as per a promise to myself, my penultimate training session before the Euros (tomorrow is grippers and that's it). A very large liven-er in the shape of a massive cup of coffee and it was the last 2HP session. Two hand pinch at 44mm Usual warm ups working to +90-kilos thus: Fail, ugly but successful rep, good (* started wearing sb from this point), good, good, good (tried to double it as I felt I could. I did a single and started up on the double when it started to give) and another good sixth and final rep. I wont say what I intend doing before the Euros but 110-kilos is, failed reps aside, more or less a banker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 26, 2010 Author Share Posted July 26, 2010 Monday T Grippers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 There are plenty of bad pints at the dog track Steve, I've had a few myself. Did you stay in Swindon? If so, where did you go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted July 28, 2010 Author Share Posted July 28, 2010 Holiday Inn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Nothing but the best!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 Monday Silly o'clock in the morning at Amsterdam airport...a few minutes left on the clock so here I am posting before I catch a 1050 flight back to Bristol. Then feed the cats, pack orders and crash and burn in that order.Bare in mind thesestupidkeyboardsticks(yes) and I'm tired. I'll get it all down asap. This weekend I won my second (and consecutive as I won the last one) European Grip Championships. It went exactly as predicted.I hated every minute of an otherwise uneventful journey out. More on that later,arrived well enough then had problems using my mobile in Spain (+ or 0... why would it not work!!) eventually the host and promoter found me (no doubt looking moody ha ha). The Hotel, as I later found, cannot understand emails (2 nights with breakfast morons, not one without grrr). But I'm wasting time so lets get to the show. Saturday There was, as per, 5 events. This time it was grippers, 2-hand pinch, thick bar (axle) double over hand deadlift, one hand deadlift and weaver. Grippers: I came 2nd. Although I closed a harder gripper with my right Gabriel Sum closed a better combined total to take the lead but by a small margin (important as we will see). There were no mistakes unlike the last Euros. Scores (left/right and total) Right Hand 1. Steve: 3.54 2. Gabriel:3.45 3. Jorge: 3.17 4. Stew: 3.1 5. Pablo: 2.84 6. German: 2.7 6. Rene: 2.7 Left Hand 1. Gabriel: 3.59 2. Steve: 3.26 3. Jorge: 2.84 3. Stew: 2.84 5. Pablo: 2.32 5. Rene: 2.32 7. German: 2.19 Total: 1. Gabriel: 7.04 2. Steve: 6.8 3. Jorge: 6.01 4. Stew: 5.94 5. Pablo: 5.16 6. Rene: 5.02 7. German: 4.89 Two hand pinch I killed this. The next best was Gabriel's 88-kilos or so (88.85kg) and I did a mahoosive 112+. This made me not just 1st but first by some margin. Indeed, I won with my opening lift (97??) and then carried on to make the damage worse. I think I went 97.2, 102.2, 107.2 and ended on the 112.2. The Spanish humidity made an attempt at an WR not a great idea. Scores 1. Steve: 112.2 k 2. Gabriel: 88.85 k 2. Stew: 88.85 k 4. Pablo: 79.35 k 5. Jorge: 71.35 k 6. German: 64.35 k 7. Rene: no valid lift Double over-hand thick bar deadlift. I followed this pattern again by opening with 165-kilos where the 2nd place guy ended up, then doing 180, 200 and finally taking 216kg. As it was not an official IM Apollons Axle it may not count as a record but I'll let everyone else worry about that (too tired to give a **** right now). The official scores show Gabriel pulling 170-kilos for his final best effort (a bunch of guys bombed as the weigh fell from their hands) but I opened with 5kg less! Scores 1. Steve: 216 k - New European Record. 2. Gabriel: 170 k 3. Stew: 150 k 3. Jorge: 150 k 3. Rene: 150 k 6. Pablo: 142.5 k 7. German: 130 k One hand deadlift (thumb over): again the same pattern. Most were done and dusted at 120kg and I'd pulled WR level 152.5kg once in training. So I did 120kg, 130kg, 140kg and then (as above) using the promoters record breaker discs (so-called little gems of 125g, 250g and so on) I pulled a tiny bit more than the old 151kg WR. So now I had potentially not only a EU record (?) but a WR in the same meet. One might say it was going according to plan... Score 1. Steve: - right hand 151.95 k - New World Record 2. Gabriel: - left hand 120.45 k 3. Pablo: - right hand 112.95 k 4. Stew: - left hand 110.45 k 4. German: - right hand 110.45 k 4. Rene: - right hand 110.45 k 7. Jorge: - right hand 105.45 k Weaver to the rear: Some of the guys had been a little confused by the rising bar rule earlier on and now Gabriel was thrown by the clearly explained 'if you used you right on the one hand deadlift you must use your left or vice versa. Speaking to him he said that he'd only trained one hand- wtf? I'd been nagging/advising fellow Brit Stew Killick, throughout and now, with this event his anyway, here was his chance to get a few percentage points ahead of Gabiel and take 2nd overall behind me. So it was, Gabriel did 4kg and with everyone else out, it was just me and Stew left. Using my left hand (one hand deadlifting with my right) I did enough for another 2nd place (3 firsts and 2 2nds meant I was about 80+pts ahead of the next guy). Not only had I won but it was a British 1 and 2 so our team slaughtered Johhny foreigner ha ha Score 1. Stew: -right hand 7 k 2. Steve: - left hand 6.4 k 3. Rene: - left hand 5 k 4. Jorge: - left hand 4.75 k 5. Pablo: - left hand 4.5 k 6. German: - left hand 4.25 k 7. Gabriel: - right hand 4 k More when fed, watered and rested... Final Results: 1. Steve Gardener (England): 487.99 2. Stew Killick (England : 405.59 3. Gabriel Sum (Germany): 394.22 4. Jorge Gonzalez (Spain) : 355.54 5. Pablo Garcia (Spain) : 348.42 6. German (Spain) : 320.29 7. Rene Kirschner (Germany : 282.44 By teams: 1. England: 13 points 2. Spain: 9 points 3. Germany: 6 points As Jose says elsewhere we then went out with Feleces (?) a huge Spanish powerlifter and loader for the day and talk utter shite and BS (as one does) about all things strength. The beer and burgers helped. I had an issue with the hotel in that they'd emptied my room even though I had booked for TWO NIGHTS!! via the internet. This was followed by being out of the room at 12 noon on Sunday which meant I literally sat around, slowly getting sun burnt, until my pre-arranged pick up six hours later. As my phone battery had died it was all I could do. All was well at Madrid airport but the 11 hour wait at Amsterdam is BORING!! and time I will never get back. Then, minutes after we took off (around 11am the next day) we had to make a u-turn over the North Sea as an engine was playing up. That's a first. I started goofing off and laughing (scenes from Father Ted etc played through my head) otherwise my tired ass, gritty eyes and surly demeanor for what was an already over long journey would have meant a popped blood vessel. Regardless of my usual old age grumblings on the journey, the bed, etc I must pass on my thanks to Jose. A stellar promoter and ref and he took me everywhere I needed to go with good grace. Cheers Jose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted August 4, 2010 Author Share Posted August 4, 2010 Wednesday First session after a few days back/recovering. The 2HP I was hoping to do a few singles with my recent working set poundage but not today. V/Gripper work, done first, was better. V/Gripper Usual warm ups then - L/H: L15 x 3 x 1 reps (2nd easy) R/H: L16 x 3 x 1 reps NB: need to start using Super Series spring to get comparative levels. 2HP worked to a successful single with 107.7kg then bombed 3x with 112.7kg (scales less). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joefrey Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 (edited) Congrats Steve ! Huge lifts done there !! Thanks for the full report of the event. Edited August 4, 2010 by Joefrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 Thursday Chest n back @ WG Took my Euro cup in and had a bunch shake my hand and wish me well. Kiss off of Phyllis! V Bench arm a side x 20 reps, 20-kilos @ x 15 reps, 40-kilos @ x 12 reps, 60-kilos @ x 10 reps, 85-kilos @ x 8 reps, 105-kilos @ x 5 reps Pullovers 8p x 8 reps, 12p x 8 reps, stack+20-kilos x 8 reps, @ WG Low Rows 80-kilos x 8 reps, 100-kilos x 8 reps, 120-kilos x 8 reps Bwt: back to a reasonable 286lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 Congrats Steve ! Huge lifts done there !! Thanks for the full report of the event. Pleasure Friday Andy P at w/gym egging me on DH WD Tough! B/H: 1/1 x 6 reps @, 3/3 x 6 reps @, 4/4 x 3 reps @ L/H: 5/4 x 5 reps, 5/5 x 2 x 1 reps R/H: 5/4 x 6 reps, 6/6 x 2 x 1 reps Double overhand thick bar deadlifts. I'm keeping these in for the time being cos I like them and got good at them and might see if I can beat the WR by years end. bar x 6 reps, 70-kilos x 4 reps, 100-kilos x 3 reps, 130-kilos x 1 rep, 160-kilos x 1 rep (sb on), 180-kilos x 1 rep (sb on) and 200-kilos x 3 x 1 reps (both belts on, made me dizzy on 1 and 2, dropped 2nd). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted August 7, 2010 Author Share Posted August 7, 2010 Saturday Ummed and ahhed about taking a day off but as I am over Mike's for Sunday dinner (it being my birthday tomorrow - age 46) I did legs today and added 2HP after watching Loz attempt 117.5-kilos on the equipment (failed but still...) Leg Press plate x 12 reps, 120-kilos x 8 reps, 240-kilos x 8 reps, 374-kilos x 8 reps, 494-kilos (sb only) x 8 reps, 694-kilos x 8 reps (off of safeties only, SB+Wraps. Pad added to back rest to increase range a little) Leg Ext 60-kilos x 8 reps, 125-kilos x 8 reps, 145+25-kilos x 8 reps, 145-kilos+50-kilos x 6 reps Leg Curl 20-kilos x 8 reps, 30-kilos x 8 reps, 40-kilos x 8 reps, 45-kilos x 5 rep 2HP @ 44mm worked to 110-kilos x 1, 1, F, 1 (shakey) reps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 Monday V/Gripper Started out using the spring it came with and then decided to see where I was on the spring we will use this weekend (gold and or orange). B/H: L1 x 6+ reps @, L7 x 3 reps @, L10 x 1 rep @, L/H: L13 x 1 rep, L15 (skipped ahead by accident) x 1 rep - gold spring: 3/3 x 1 rep, 4/4 x 1 rep, 5/5 x F (poor set), 1, 1. 5/6 x TnG, VN, 1* R/H: L13 x 1 rep, L15 x 1 rep, L16 x ?? - gold spring: 3/3 x 1 rep, 4/4 x 1 rep, 5/5 x 1 rep, 5/6 x 1 rep, 6/6 x TnG, 1, F*, F * both proper knuckle poppers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted August 10, 2010 Author Share Posted August 10, 2010 Tuesday Thick 2HP day (@ 64.5mm) Set up (scaled at 25.6kg) x 6 reps, +30-kilos x 3 reps, +50-kilos x 1 rep, +60-kilos x 1 rep, +70-kilos x 1 rep, +75-kilos x 1 rep, +77.5-kilos (103.10) x F*, 1 hard rep, F, 1 solid rep, F * = knuckle popper 2" V-bar for variety B/H: bar (12.5) + 87-kilos disc x 1 rep @, +97-kilos x 1 rep, +107-kilos x 1 rep @ R/H only: +117-kilos x 1 rep, +122 (134.5kg/296.52lbs) x 1 rep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 Wednesday Shoulders n arms @ GN Seated press 1/2 stack x 8 reps, stack x 8 reps, +60-kilos x 6 reps, +120-kilos x 6 reps D/B H/Curls 10-kilos @ x 15 reps, 20-kilos @ x 10 reps, 30-kilos @ x 8 reps (H) TPD using 2" thick v-bar stack x 10 reps, +25-kilos x 8 reps, +50-kilos x 8 reps (H) bwt: 285.5lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdfk20 Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Congrats on the euros Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 Cheers Pete. I've just finished writing an article on the thick bar double overhand deadlift which will be published on a few sites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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