don chi Posted July 13, 2006 Author Share Posted July 13, 2006 7/12/06 Wednesday Plate curls 1x12x 10's 3x11x12.5's Grippers Right hand 2x5x #1 BBSM choked to 1" - 4 strong singles, missed att. 5 and 6 Left hand 2x5x #1 #2 choked to 1" - 2 strong closes and 3 near misses Hammer curls 3x11x25 Wrist curls 2x15x70 1x14x70 Reverse wrist curls 1x15x35 1x14x35 1x11x35 Real sick over the weekend and finally feeling better. Choker closes went real easy so I'll back the clamps off a bit next time. It felt really good to close them even though it was only a little wider than parallel. Stronger than I thought I would be after the weekend. One more week and its back to the doctor for my leg. I have a real improved range of pain free motion so its looking good. Gotta keep stretching it so it doesn't tighten up on me. Hope I can say goodbye to the crutches soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 7/15/06 Saturday Bench Press 1x10x100 1x8x120 1x2x150 - felt really damn heavy for some reason! Grippers right hand 1x5x #1 BBSM choked to 1" - 8 strong closes " " 1 1/8" - 2 strong closes " " 1 1/4" - 1 good close Missed from 1 3/8" left hand 1x5x #1 #2 choked to 1" - 1 close 11 negs from this distance Wrist Curls 3x15x50 Reverse Wrist Curls 3x15x25 Grippers felt real good today! Whole bunch of PR's. I figured I would just keep backing the clamp off until I missed. My hands were pretty tired by the point. The first eight on the right slammed shut with a loud click! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted July 20, 2006 Author Share Posted July 20, 2006 7/19/06 Wednesday bench press 1x10x100 3x8x125 DB Press 1x10x25 3x8x30 Grippers Right hand 1x5x #1 BBSM choked to 1 1/4" - 4 singles " " to 1 3/8" - 1 single, 4 near misses, 2 closes, and missed the last Left hand 1x5x #1 #2 choked to 1" - 3 strong closes, 9 misses(forced negs) Reverse wrist curls 2x15x35 1x12x35 Wrist curls 3x15x70 Grippers felt good again tonite. Doing weights beforehand really helps. BBSM feels good hope its not just getting seasoned! By the way, I got off the crutches yesterday!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted July 20, 2006 Share Posted July 20, 2006 Nice strong stuff Don, from the way you're beatin on that BBSM, a choked #3 isn't far off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted July 21, 2006 Author Share Posted July 21, 2006 Thanks Wes but its tough to tell. That #3 seems worlds away. All in due time with some work I guess. 7/21/06 Friday Pinch Played around with 3 and 4 10's - then added 2.5, 5, 6, 10, and 15 which I missed with the left Bending 2 - 6 x 3/16 sq Once again just kinked 7 x 1/4 rnd It's been three weeks since I tried bending, didn't realize it was that long. It's getting pretty damn discouraging that I can't seem to get anything bigger than 3/16. Yeeeeeesshh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 7/23/06 Sunday Bench Press 1x10x100 1x9x125 1x8x125 1x6x125 Pullups 3x5 Grippers right hand 1x5x #1 missed BBSM choked to 1 3/8 5 closes at 1 1/4, missed #6 left hand 1x5x #1 2 forced negs w/ #2 choked to 1" 4 forced negs w/ #2 choked to 3/4" Crossed the fine line between excellent warmup and overdoing it. Last time the benches got the blood flowing and hands felt great. For some reason I decided to do pullups also which was too much. Hands felt real lethargic. Live and learn right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted July 27, 2006 Author Share Posted July 27, 2006 7/26/06 Wednesday Grippers right hand 2x5x #1 BBSM choked to 1 1/4" 3 closed, 3 missed - forced the 3 misses 1x2x #2 - last one forced Left hand 2x5x #1 #2 choked to 7/8" 2 forced negs 4 negs with a fully open #2 1x4x #1 - slow, oc on each rep Offset DB (2 3/8") 50 lbs - 20 count right and left 60 lbs. - 20 count right and left 70 lbs. - 12 count right and left 80 lbs. - 10 count right and 1 count left 90 lbs. - 5 count right and missed left Reverse Wrist Curl 2x15x35 1x14x35 Wrist Curl 3x12x75 No real warmup so the grippers felt a but sluggish. Might be doing too much choker stuff, sweep is getting a little weak. I gotta make a conscious effort to train no set a bit more. Going to train more pinch and thick bar to see if it helps out my grippers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted July 28, 2006 Author Share Posted July 28, 2006 7/28/06 Friday Bench Press 1x10x100 2x9x125 1x8x125 Pullups 3x6 DB Press 1x10x25 3x9x30 I need to get more consistant with the weights. If I put more thought and concentration into them I should get more out of them. Leg is holding steady. It may be 2 or 3 months before I can directly train them though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 7/30/06 Sunday Plate Curls 3x12x12 1/2 Grippers right hand 1x5x #1 3x3x #2 - last rep each set forced 2x2x #2 - same 1x8x #1 - slow and grind left hand 3x5x #1 1x3 2x4 1x3 Pinch 2" block 30 - right and left 40 and 45 - same 50 - right, broke ground w/ left 55 - 6" w/ right 45 - left 4 10's - both 4 10's +5 - both 4 10's +10 - both Felt pretty good today and decided to go for a rep day. Gotta get off my butt and get some chalk as my hand has been starting to slide on the grippers from time to time. Hands get too damn sweaty. As a side note I should mention that the 10's have a slight lip on them so it is not a true pinch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 8/1/06 Tuesday Bench Press 1x10x100 2x9x125 1x6x125 Grippers right hand 1x5x #1 BBSM 1st - 3/8" 2nd - 1/4" 3rd - 3/8" Choked to 1 1/4" - missed 2 attempts #2 - missed 2 attempts by a hair #1 - 8 slow reps, grinding each time left hand 1x5x #1 #2 - 2 attempts to 1/8", 1 attempt to 1/4" Choked to 1" - missed 2 attempts by a bit #1 - 3x4 with a slow grind each time Offset DB 60 lbs. - each hand for a 15 count 75 lbs. - each hand for a 10 count 85 lbs. - good right, broke ground w/ left 100 lbs. - right Wrist Curls 3x13x75 Reverse Wrist Curls 2x15x35 1x12x35 Felt pretty good even after a long day in the heat. All gripper misses forced shut and held. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Looking Good Keith. - Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teemu I Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Do you have any filed grippers to work with? My opinion is that BTR is more effective method than choker stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdoire Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I actually have choked some BTR grippers!! Best of both worlds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teemu I Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I actually have choked some BTR grippers!! Best of both worlds! Same here Paul! I choked my other #4 that is filed down...that's a brick!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 Thanks loads guys. That is just about the only thing I haven't tried yet. File my #2 and it will be just a little longer till I can close it with left. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted August 6, 2006 Author Share Posted August 6, 2006 8/5/06 Saturday Grippers right hand 2x5x #1 BBSM 4 attempts between 1/2" and 1/4" choked to 1" - missed twice Back to NS - 4 forced negs left hand 2x5x #1 #2 10 forced negs - initial close on first 5 was 1/2" Pinch on 2" block 40 lbs. - each hand 45 and 50 lbs. - each hand 55 lbs. - right and 8" on left 60 lbs. - right and just missed with left 65 lbs. - broke ground with right Wrist Curls 2x14x75 1x13x75 Reverse Wrist Curls 1x15x35 1x13x35 Worked outside landscaping today so I didn't really need a warmup. Pinch felt strong today. Progress with the left is stalled on the #2. Gonna file down the #1 and #2 for BTR closes in the next couple of days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 9/26/06 Tuesday Don't keep up with the log much although I am still at it. I'll start posting just on the grip stuff. I choked the BBSM to 3/4" and got 8 strong singles but missed the last two - thats with the right Lefty I choked the #2 to 3/4" and got it for 6 singles then failed on 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I was starting to wonder what happened to you. Congrats on the excellent progress! - Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don chi Posted September 30, 2006 Author Share Posted September 30, 2006 9/29/06 Friday Hands had alot of work today. Turns out scraping paint all day is a good hand workout! Could only manage 5 forced negs on the BBSM righty tonite. Got 5 strong #2 closes with the left though. Also did wrist curls and reverse wrist curls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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