Nathan Say Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 I was taking a 45 to the rack for my squats & thought 'what the ####' because I was up to a 35 + 10 + the bar (or about 52lbs total). I chalked up heavily (something I hadn't done with a 45 until today) & had a go at it! WOOOOOO! I made 4 or 5 attempts, but I think David Horne would have passed only one of them at the most. No big deal though, just a few weeks working with it will cure my sick form! Here's how I did it. I trained every day in 10 day blocks where I did 2 singles on days 1 & 2, 3 singles on days 3 & 4 and 5 singles on days 5-10. I then put 1.25-2.5lbs on & did it again. I don't see how anyone couldn't do it if they made little jumps like that. WOOOOO! (Ric Flair style!) Now I'm gonna gradually add volume over the next 6 weeks & then hopefully I'll be doing ladders & then more ladders with a standard 50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Um.... what EXACTLY are you talking about?? ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Say Posted June 21, 2002 Author Share Posted June 21, 2002 Oh, um that was a plate curl I guess I didn't make it clear enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Black Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Congrats on the PR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reid73 Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Great Job on the Plate Curl!! James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSW Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 World class ! Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngun Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 Awesome Job! That's more impressive then closing a #3 IMO. Do you do other work for your wrists besides plate curls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Say Posted June 22, 2002 Author Share Posted June 22, 2002 I do 1 arm clean & press with a thick (1 7/8") handle & I was doing wrist roller stuff a few months ago. No other wrist stuff except the plate curls and whatever I get from the clean & presses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted June 22, 2002 Share Posted June 22, 2002 Every day grip training... Another success. I continue to see a trend here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Say Posted June 22, 2002 Author Share Posted June 22, 2002 Lots of other athletes get really strong from every day stuff, like construction workers, tree-planters, weightlifters, sprinters, rowers... etc. After training every day on different stuff like my roofing job last summer, or when I was rowing it doesn't seem like such a big deal. I almost wonder why more don't do it. The hands/forearms don't have as much muscle as other bodyparts so they can recover more quickly which makes daily training possible I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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