Brent's Log

[barbe705]

10 25 08

saturday

was supposed to do pinch today but was really gassed. this wevening when we were watching tv I did my grippers though.

left hand 10x1 RB300. I'm still not close to getting it but, the fight is a lot more comfortable and I can hold it "not closed" longer.

right 4 attempts on the RB330. did not close. closed it enough to get it out of the choker though. progress. I've noticed that all of the hammer work is taking a lot out of my grippers. Hopefully when I take some time off for gripmas I'll get rested up and close something big. Or at least big for me.

had a thought last night. I don't know if I ever oiled the RB's when I got them. I plan to do that today. I'm not sure what difference that will make in a choked gripper.

Brent

[barbe705]

10.28.08 tuesday

2hp

90x3

140x3

backload

145x1

150x1

155x1

160x1

165x1

175 broke ground

gloved 2hp

90x1

100x1

110x1

120x1

130x1

140x1

150x1

block deads with gloves

45#5x1 hold at top.

5x5 front levers with 8# hammer

5x5 rear levers 12# hammer

5x5 rotations with club(3.75 pounds.)

need to do something about the dropping pinch weights. maybe start doing around the worlds again.

[barbe705]

10.31.08 thursday

right hand 7x1 BBGM

left hand 7x1 RB 260

front levers 5x5 8# hammer

supine rear levers 5x5 10#hammer(something was tweaked in my wrist from last weekend and it was bothering me on these)

rotations on club 5x5 increased weight to 5#. still maintained form.

slim levers 8# for mutliple reps to failure.

[barbe705]

saturday 11.1.08

45# blob deads with a hold to failure. must have done 12-15 sets.

grippers in chokers 7x1

left hand RB 240. getting closer. still not closed.

right hand RB 300. I'd say that from parallel to less than 1/4 inch. felling better though.

[barbe705]

Monday 11.03.08

Gym work

wrist extensions 3x10 50#

wrist curls with RT 2x5 60#

build to a thumbless RT max. 140# each hand. the handle at the gym is a little bit old and a little "sticky"

[barbe705]

tuesday 11.4.08

2hp

90x2

140x2

backload

145x1

150x1

155x1

160x1

165x1

170x1

175x1

180 broke ground

gloved 2hp

90x1

110x1

130x1

140x1

150 half way

messed around with the block weights a little.

front levers 5x5 8# still need to get stricter before I move up weight.

rear levers 5x5 14.5# lots of swing at the new weight.

rotations with club(5#) hard, no need to go up weight yet.

slim levers off and on for the rest of the night.

[barbe705]

thursday 11.6.08

grippers

7x1 left hand RB 240 closer

7x1 right hand RB300 getting closer and feels better. I really need a step between.

front levers 5x5 8# getting stricter

rear(on floor) 5x5 10# very hard

rotations 5x5 5# on club

slim levers 10# for a while, 12 reps?

[barbe705]

saturday 11.8-9 something.08

2hp

90x2

140x2

backload

145x1

150x1

155x1

160x1

165x1

170x1

175x1

180 did not break ground. this is getting really stagnant I need to mix it up somehow.

block weight holds to failure 5x1 each hand

wide 45#

block weight hold to failure plus weight

3x1

45# +5

block weight deads

5x1

wide 45

grippers 7x1

RB 260

slim levers 10# 4-5 each hand. not really counting.

the block weights made me hands super tender the next day. my wrists were both sore as well. in a good way

Sunday

Ma and I did some bending

I hearted a ST croix ultra lite 1(I think, I'm working from memory)

I bent a 12"x3/4"x1/4" hot rolled. the ends are about 2" apart. tried to horseshoe it but, could not.

36" rebar into a "U" very springy. couldn't get the ends to cross. it was 1/2 inch rebar from home depot

took a diamond dc0 to 180 degrees. I still think the 1's are easier.

the wrists were very sore from saturday. I think that it's a good thing I have to skip the gym Monday and Tuesday.

[barbe705]

tuesday 11.11.08

2hp

90x2

140x1

back load

145x1

150x1

160x1

165x1

170x1

175x1

180 not even off the ground

very wide pinch

90x1

110x1

130x1

140x1

150 broke ground

sledge levers to the front

5x5 8# trying to pause at the top

rear levers 5x5 103

pretty strict with pause. went light since my wrist was bothering me.

[barbe705]

thursday 11.13.08

grippers

7x1 left hand RB 240 closer

7x1 right hand RB300 getting closer and feels better. I really need a step between.

front levers 5x5 8# getting stricter

rear holds 5x5 10#

rotations 5x5 5# on club

[barbe705]

saturday 11/14/08

feeling a little sick. didn't have much energy

2hp

90x3

140x3

145x1

150x1

155x1

160x1

165x1

170x1

175x1 1/2 way up

gloved block weights

45# 6x1

45# + 5# 1/2 up with each hand twice. didn't have anything left after that.

[Paul Knight]

Brent, didn't realize you had a log! I read through it and it looks like you've had some good gains on your 2HP - I may have hope after all What did you pull on the Euro at GGC as your warm-up? I forgot.

[barbe705]

I pulled 206. I still have nightmares about that. I think I've added about 15 pounds since then. but, I use plates not a pinch device so, we'll see how it translates. I started training pinch 2x a week and it started to come up. Just write up a plan and stick to it. I thought I was addressing things until I started writing them down. looking at it on paper makes you realize that your skipping some things. I really think the logs are a good idea. plus you can get feedback from others which is really important to me since I train alone.

I tried to do some plates curls tonight and it sucked. my wrist needs so much work.

I did manage to pull 265 one hand deadlift with both hands though.

[Paul Knight]

I pulled 206. I still have nightmares about that. I think I've added about 15 pounds since then. but, I use plates not a pinch device so, we'll see how it translates. I started training pinch 2x a week and it started to come up. Just write up a plan and stick to it. I thought I was addressing things until I started writing them down. looking at it on paper makes you realize that your skipping some things. I really think the logs are a good idea. plus you can get feedback from others which is really important to me since I train alone.

I tried to do some plates curls tonight and it sucked. my wrist needs so much work.

I did manage to pull 265 one hand deadlift with both hands though.

HAHA - 206 is freakin awesome! so your using your wide 35's to train your 2hp w/ a bar through them I guess?

I may have to finally start a training log - seems like a good idea to record progress to figure out any probs w/frequency and what-not

thanks Brent

[barbe705]

for 2hp I use 2 45's I have that have a nice bevel on them. they still cut me up a little but, it used to be really bad.

I use the 2 wide 35's with a pipe for some progressive block weight training. that way I can micro load a block weight of a constant width. I didn't stick with it though. I seem to get more out of regular block weights. but, like I said, i didn't really stick with that.

I've also started doing some pinch work with my 2 old yorks. they're super huge and super beveled. they also have a funky texture. i think I'm going to start using them a lot more. for a while at least. they're the old deep dish type. they feel completely different than a normal plate. they fell... hollow? I like them.

I can't say enough good things about having a log online. at the very least you need to record everything in a notebook.

[barbe705]

tuesday 11.18.08

2hp

90x2

140x2

backload

145x1

150x1

155x1

160x1

165x1

170x1

175xbroke ground

gloved block weights

45# 5x1 with hold at top

45# + 5# 2x1. half way up both times. I need to make a 2.5# weight to add. or get some plate mates.

took a dinner break

front levers 5x5 8# pretty strict. I think the dinner break helped

rear levers 5x5 10# pause at top and a hold to failure on the last rep.

rotations with club(5#) felt harder tonight.

[barbe705]

saturday nov 21.08

block weights

45#+5 7x1

plate curls with 2x10 for 3 sets of 10.

wrapped it up early because it was pretty chilly.

[Paul Knight]

tuesday 11.18.08

2hp

90x2

140x2

backload

145x1

150x1

155x1

160x1

165x1

170x1

175xbroke ground

gloved block weights

45# 5x1 with hold at top

45# + 5# 2x1. half way up both times. I need to make a 2.5# weight to add. or get some plate mates.

took a dinner break

front levers 5x5 8# pretty strict. I think the dinner break helped

rear levers 5x5 10# pause at top and a hold to failure on the last rep.

rotations with club(5#) felt harder tonight.

whats this?

[barbe705]

When I do hammer rotations I use a 2" piece of black pipe with an end cap and collar. It's 24" long. Since it;s thick it taxes the grip more. and, since I can't go heavy on those taxes the grip more is okay. I also do them seated with my arm resting on my leg and only my wrist moving.

[barbe705]

tuesday 11.25.08

2hp

90x2

140x2

backload

145x1

150x1

155x1

160x1

165x1

170x1

175x1

blockweight

45# 2x1

+5# 2x1

+10# 2x1

+5# 2x1

the block weights felt really strong tonight. I'm getting stronger on them while my 2hp stagnates.

front levers 5x5 8# strict. maybe time to move up

rear levers 5x5 12#.

rotations with club(5#) 5x4

[barbe705]

thanksgiving

block weights

45#

3x1

+5

2x1

+10

2x1

+5

2x1

took a diamond dc0 to 180 degress.

bent a 14" piece of 3/8 square into a "u" and then hearted it. the legs were way off center. it was almost all one leg.

"u"ed a 46" 3/4 hr round to 8"

had a go at a 42" 3/4 HR round. took it to 13 inches.

the 46" took about 2 minutes. I think that more practice with long bar would really pay off. some of the positions are really odd. more force and lest waste would result from practice.

saturday dec 1st

block weights 45#

3x1

+5

2x1

+10

2x1

+5

2x1

front levers 4x5 5#. using a leverage bar with a 45 degree angle at the handle. completely strict.

[barbe705]

tuesday 12.2.08

2hp very thick plates

90x3

110x1

120x1

130x1

140x1

150x1

160x1

170 broke ground.

blockweights

wide 45#

2x1

+5

2x1

+10

2x1

+5

2x1

all of the block weights were with a hold at the top. the first 2 sets of +5 had about a 10sec hold. these are getting much much easier.

front levers

5x5 5#. I've start using a small angled pipe for these. It's shorter than a hammer handle but, I do them with my arm resting on my leg. no swing at all. i think they're going to pay off big time.

rear levers on floor

4x5

10# hammer

rotations with club

5x4

played with grippers a little, nothing to report.

This was the last workout before gripmas. I'll still be doing something on my scheduled grip days. the plan is to follow my plan but, super super light. follow it up with some soft tissue work and a contrast bath. hopefully that will leave me ready for the big comp.

messed around with the block weights a little.

front levers 5x5 8# still need to get stricter before I move up weight.

rear levers 5x5 14.5# lots of swing at the new weight.

rotations with club(5#) hard, no need to go up weight yet.

slim levers off and on for the rest of the night.

[barbe705]

Post gripmas report

I was happy over all with my results.

the grippers showed that I've been wasting time on them 2x a week(I hate grippers)

the one hand deadlift went exactly like I thought it would. I couldn't really get the feel for the event and it showed.

the 2hp didn't go as well as I wanted but, it did go like I expected. About 6 weeks out my numbers started to go down. I think I allowed my training to stagnate. hopefully I'll be able to keep from doing that again. if the comp had been 6-8 weeks ago I think I would have been good for 220. I think that there was a degree of mental unfocus as well. but, that has has improved by leaps and bounds.

the weaver stick I made a mistake. I trained mostly with hammers for the event. I need to do more lift specific practice. I know I could have done a lot more if I had practiced the actual lift more. it was the MGC hammer lever all over again.

medley. for some reason I seem to be good at the medley. go figure. While I did get a couple of the items i missed afterwards it wasn't easy. I think that my real weakness here was a lack of prepping the area and a lack of conditioning. When I got home my gymboss interval timer was there waiting for me. so I'll be hitting the intervals shortly.

thursday night it all starts up again.

[bencrush]

Sounds like you put in a strong performance Brent! Good job man. I might see you at the MGC7.

[barbe705]

12.18.08 thursday

first workout post gripmas. this next couple of months are an attempt to shock my pinch into shape and improve my wrist strength.

block weight deadlifts

45#x1

+5x2

+10x4

+5x3

the final +5's were really easy but, I couldn't have done anymore +10 work.

block weight with only ring and pinky

37.5x1

40+5x1

45#x3

thick TTK 3x10 10, 12.5, 12.5. left hand had trouble finishing the sets. right hand was fine. may go up to 15 next workout.

MMS grippers

10x1 BBSM. holy cow did this suck. towards the end they weren't even closes. I don't know if it was all the block weight work or if I'm still tired from Gripmas. It could be that I've only done choked work for quite a while and my set is way off. my big gripper night I do grippers first. I guess I'll see how that goes.