Quest For The Sodding Bbgm!?!

[pklidaras]

hello,

some of you might know me as OLYlifter82 from various boards, P and B and others...finally remembered my password for this board and my user name so i decided to keep a log on here as well.

some goals and the like.....

Gripppers

RH-MMS my BBGM, so close, but at the moment i seem to going backwards on it rather coming close to closing it, and then get the 06 no3.

LH-MMS my BBSM, even closer, should get this soon....then onto the BBGM.

V-Bar

heal my hands as they keep tearing...once that has occurred, then i wanna do over 300lbs plate weight LH, currently at 264lbs, and i wanna do 264-275lbs plate weight RH, currently at 231 lbs

gym stuff

CGRDL 484lbs for 3 reps

PC 300lbsx1

jerk 330x1

press 220x1

front squat 405lbsx1, then get back to regular squats.

will lift tomorrow, PC + PP and assorted arm work for the ladies, maybe V-bar if my hands don't make cry, haha...

phil

[The Mac]

Good to see you here Phil. I can get into Grippermania but for some reason it takes forever to load on my PC....

[pdfk20]

This is the guy that introduced me to the grip world!

Glad you've come over to the Gripboard phil, i look forward to seeing your training here.

[CoC#3]

nice goals - where abouts are you at the moment gym lifts wise? Fornt squatting 405 is a great goal i have come very close to this many times but have always ended up having to dump it half way up. It'd be beast if you get it. Keep training hard.

[pklidaras]

hey,

thanks for the welcome guys!!

lifts wise i am doing the following:

front squat 170kg/374lbsx1, 315lbsx5 will up the single by 5kg/11lbs fairly soon methinks, did the 5 rep set in the USA

power clean 270lbsx1, did this in the USA

jerk 319x1, 297x2

press 203.5x1, 175x5, did the 5 rep set in the USA

CGRDL 460x2, 396x8

all of these were done in the last three months....couldn't train today as i had to work instead...will make up for it tomorrow!!!!

later,

phil.

[pklidaras]

hey,

i did the following today:

PC 3w/ 132, 154, 176, 198 2w/ 220 1w/ 242, 258.5 3x2w/ 236.6. all of these were failry easy, but i gotta remember to stand tall when i expload.

grippers

bh

1w/ rb 160, 180

LH

4-5 attetmps w/ IM 2.5, 2 closes, just practicing my set, which is much needed!!

RH

4-5 attempts w/ IM 2.5, all closed, just trying to get some confidence back here after going backwards on the BBGM.

V-bar

BH

81.5kgx1

91.5kgx1

101.5kgx1

111.5kgx1, 5kg PR for the RH

miss 116.5kg RH, fairly close, got it stirring

miss 122.75kg LH, pussied out because my hand isn't fully recovered, but i wanted to try anyway.

will do extensors tonight,

phil.

[CoC#3]

Good work Phil.

[pklidaras]

forgot to add that i TNS'ed my filed rb160 RH.....might give the GM1 cert a shot

[John Eaton]

Nice work Phil! Good to see your workouts.

[pklidaras]

hey,

thanks John!

did a little tri workout today:

CGBP 3w/ 132, 154, 176, 198 1w/ 220, 242 3, 3, 2w/ 220 3w/ 198. solid, but i think i'll up this to twice every 10 or so days and make it a fair bit of volume on the second day and a bit lighter, same as with DL's/grippers/FSQ

tri pushdowns 5 sets, 8 reps per set.

easy session, gonna aim for a session on Wednesday, maybe tomorrow, prolly FSQ and grippers.

later,

phil.

[CoC#3]

forgot to add that i TNS'ed my filed rb160 RH.....might give the GM1 cert a shot

The GM1 is very easy. You'll get it without much trouble.

Edited August 6, 2007 by CoC#3

[pklidaras]

hey,

did the following today because i was bored:

FS 3w/ 132, 220 1w/ 264, 308, 330, miss 352 3x3w/ 308. annoyed about the 352, but these things happen.....

CGRDL upto 5x3w/ 418. these were fairly tough after the FS, but doable.

did some grippers, mainly TNS stuff, can do the rb160 easy RH, and almost LH, but i am a ways away from the 180 RH, maybe a 1/4''.

did some V-bar singles with 91.5kg BH, around 5 or so, just trying to toughen my hands up.

that's it until thursday, CGBP and maybe PC,

phil.

[pklidaras]

hey,

did the following today:

CGBP 3w/ 132, 154, 176, 198 1w/ 220 2w/ 247.5 6w/ 220. solid lifts here, the 247.5 was tough, but i'll get more reps and weight next week.

tri pushdowns 5 sets of 8

shrugs 3 sets of 10

V-bar 5 singles x 91.5kg

grippers

BH

no1x1

rb160x1

rb180x1

IM2.5x1

LH

a few attempts with the BBSM, i am so close to this it hurts!!!!

a few sets of 4-5 w/ rb160

RH

even closer, i'll get one or both of these in the next two weeks.

a few sets of 4-5 repsw/ rb180

BH

no1x20

extensors

later,

phil.

[pklidaras]

hey,

had a good session today:

power clean 6x1w/ 100kg. nice and snappy.

front squat 8x2w/ 100kgg. even easier.

leg press 4x10

abs and hypers 2 sets each

grippers TNS

no1 BH

LH

rb160xa bunch, almost got this, a little tweaking on my techinque and it should be done.

rb160x6, 7 w/ a MMS

RH

rb160x1

rb180xa bunch, this is gonna take a while especially since i have filed it down pretty good.

rb180x5, 4 w/ a MMS

Vbar

81.5kgx1

91.5kgx2x1

96.5kgx?x1, upped the weight today after changing my grip and finding that this made my hand feel more secure on the bar.

extensors later tonight and extra abs tomorrow.

phil.

[pklidaras]

hey,

did the following yesterday:

KB side bends 5x10w/ 40kg. easy enough.

today:

press 3x3w/132, 154. just for speed and technique.

clean and push press 3w/ 132, 154, 176, 198 1w/ 220 3x3w/ 198. need to refine technique on this and i'll easily hit 242x3 or better.

hammer strength incling press 4 sets

grippers

BH

no1x1

rb160x1

rb180x1

IM2.5x1

LH

not hot on my 5 or so attemtps w/ BBSM, all around an 1/8th'' to 1/4'' away.

RH

4 closes out of 5 on my BBSM using a MMS, should be able to rep this now methinks, a hard double might well be possible.

V-bar

1w/ 81.5kg

1w/ 91.5kg

2x1w/ 96.5kg

1w/ 101.5kg

1w/ 106.5kg

almost got 116.5kg RH, got it up but it slipped on the way down, so doesn't count

1w/ 111.5kg, LH only

stirred 123.75kg LH, close to getting this

3x1w/ 101.5kg

good session and i'll do extensors tonight,

phil.

[pklidaras]

hey,

did this today:

front squat 3w/ 132 1w/ 220. 242, 264, 286 4w/ 319. so close on the last set to getting my fifth rep...i'll get this and then onto 330x5 in a few weeks.

cgrdl 1w/ 308, 374 5x4w/ 418. this was hard, gonna cut to 3 work sets and one or two back down sets when i get this for 5x5, i wanna hit 3x5w/ 440 in the next 2-3 months.

may do abs tonight, but prolly tomorrow,

phil.

[CoC#3]

good workouts Phil. Big front squats!

[pklidaras]

cheers Sam...

did the following today:

CGBP 3w/ 132, 154, 176, 198 1w/ 220 2x2w/ 247.5. better than last week, easier...but still wanna get a triple before i add anymore weight.

tri pushdowns 5 sets, 8 reps

suppinated close grip pulldowns 5 sets

light grippers, hands still fried from last session on Monday

V-bar

1w/ 81.5kg

1w/ 91.5kg

10x1w/ 101.5kg. these were good, figured out a stance thing that makes this a bit easier.

extensors tonight.

later,

phil.

[CoC#3]

good stuff on the v bar.

[The Mac]

One of the "side effects" of doing more reps with a lighter weight is that it really helps you to practice your set-up (grip, stance etc).

You will be hitting 300lbs soon.

[pklidaras]

cheers guys...i sure hope to hit 300lbs/136.5kg by December 31st!!!

[pklidaras]

hey,

did the following today:

power cleans 6x1w/ 100kg. easier than last week, longer pull....good stuff.

front squats 8x2w/ 110kg. smooth.

grippers - crap!!! may take a week or two off and concentrate on the V-bar....making good progress with it.

V-bar up to 10x1w/ 104kg. nice, took 11 sets to get this righty, but easy with the left hand.

leg press 5 sets.

nice session,

phil.

[egg_uk]

nice work with the vbar, and gripper training is frustating, somedays its on and other days its not close.

[CoC#3]

The grippers are probably suffering because of the v bar volume. Last time i did loads of stuff on the v bar my grippers went backwards.

Mobster had a talk with me on this and v bar once every 10 days - 2weeks should be ample to make gains without affecting grippers.

Nice work with the power cleans.

[pklidaras]

cheers fellas....will make the necessary adjustments on the V-bar.....will have to choose what i want to improve first, having said that..i think that i can make a 300 V-bar lift before i'll MMS a 3. additionally, i have been making some decent progress as of late on the grippers....can close the BBSM at will righty and the IM 2.5 fairly often with the lefty, so i might take a run at the V-bar for a month and then really hit the grippers hard for the Swindon grip meet.