Mephistopholes's (bobby's) Training Log

[Mephistopholes]

I know I'm sick when I have to skip a day of lifting. But today is deadlift day, and I'm pretty sure that would kill me right now. Ugh.

[Mephistopholes]

Saturday 3-30-13 at Home

Pops Grip Machine - (all bands) empty x 5, 40 x 5, 60 x 3, 85 x 3 105 x 2 (8 sets)

2HP - 97.5 x 3, 117.5 x 3, 137.5 x 3, 157.5 x 2, 157.5 x 2 (stop here, nasty skin tear)

Today I woke up feeling worse than yesterday. It kind of leveled out this afternoon, so I thought I'd do some stuff. Grip machine went well, still just gradually progressig... I thought I'd do less on the 2HP today because of the skin tears the last couple times, but once again, a couple sets in I got a nasty skin tear in the same place (right thumb) which sucks. The strength is there, i feel I can do a lot more, but the skin just isn't tough enough... Yet. I think I just need to drop I back farther and work up gradually and let the skin toughen up.

[Mephistopholes]

Monday 4-1-13 at the YMCA

Deadlifts - 135 x 5, 225 x 5, 315 x 3, 380 x 3, 420 x 2 (5 sets)

Hub -

Left - 35 x 3, 45 x 3, 50 x 3, 57.5 x 2 (5 sets)

Right - 35 x 3, 45 x 3, 52.5 x 3, 60 x 2 (5 sets)

Axle 1/4 Deadlifts - 445 x 3, 495 x 3, 535 x 2 (5 sets)

Dumbbell curls - 35 x 5, 45 x 5, 55 x 3, 50 x 5, 50 x 5.

Today felt good. Finally over this cold and back to lifting... Well, mostly over it anyhow. Decided I'd only do 5 working sets; 8 sets just takes so damn long. Haha. Anyway, not much new, just back on the horse and feeling good.

After lifting, I started working on running high tensile wire along my fence, to make it so my puppy can't get between the slats. 7 hours later... Finished! And I'm beat. Haha. And so is he, because he was with me the whole time, and finally got to use the yard after I got finished and ran like crazy.

[Mephistopholes]

Wednesday 4-3-13 at the YMCA

Axle Push Press - 105 x 3, 130 x 3, 155 x 3, 180 x nope. 175 x 1, 175 x nope, 170 x nope ...I'm pretty drained today.

Bench Press - 100 x 5, 140 x 5, 180 x 3 (5 sets)

Anvil Horn

Left - 95 x 3, 110 x 3, 125 x 3, 140 x 2, 140 x 1, 135 x 2, (blood came out of my right thumbnail at this point!) 135 x 2, 135 x 2, 135 x 2.

Right - Same as Left

Eagle Loop Pullups - 5, +12.5 x 5, +25 x 3, +25 x 3, +25 x 2, +20 x 3, +20 x 3.

Today... Well, I was pretty drained, so the Push press did not go well. still getting over being sick a bit, but also, all the fence work I did Monday, combined with lifting hard that morning, really left me sore, and I didn't realize how bad it was until I got into doing my lifts. All my pulling muscles were just screaming the whole time, making the cleans come up real slow, leaving little energy for the press.. and especially my traps and biceps are super sore...

The other stuff went okay. Benching went easy because I'm still going light on it to get back into it. Not much else to say there really. haha

[Mephistopholes]

May take a break from the push press for awhile To focus in more on the military press. Considering it.

[Mephistopholes]

Friday 4-5-13 at YMCA/Home

Bottom up Squats - 125 x 5, 165 x 3, 215 x 3, 255 x 3 (5 sets)

1/4 Squats - 345 x 3, 415 x 3, 505 x 3, 595 x 2 (5 sets)

Hise Shrugs - 225 x 10, 295 x 10, 335 x 10, 385 x 10, 385 x 10.

Grippers -

Left - T x 5, #1 x 5, #1.5 x 3, #2 x 1. (attempt) #2.5 x 1, (attempt) SM x 1. (Overcrush) #2 x 3 singles. #1.5 x 4.

Right - T x 5, #1 x 5. #2 x 3. #2.5 x 1. (attempt) #3 x 1, (attempt) GHP 6 x 1, (Overcrush) #2.5 x 3 singles. SM x 4.

Today was alright, nothing too remarkable really in terms of squatting, just still progressing.

Today I thought I'd attempt the heavier CoC grippers for each hand, just to see how I stack up on them... and as I suspected, when I attempted them, I got each one down to nearly the same distance that I got the GHP6 (with the right) and SM (with the left) down to. They really didn't feel any different. I can close them all the way down to a few millimeters out, and then I just get stuck. I've got good open hand strength, Its just that closed hand crushing that I'm weak at. Maybe next time I'll implement some strapholds again.

[Mephistopholes]

Anybody else have that problem?

[Electron]

If your military goes up, will it cause your push press to go up?

If your push press goes up, will it do the same to your military?

[Mephistopholes]

That's been my understanding, yeah. Haha. Each helps the other.

[Mephistopholes]

Sorry, I wanted to elaborate more but I couldn't really type...

If your military press goes up, your push press goes up. Thats a pretty easy connection.

If your push press goes up, your military press goes up, but depending on who you are, it may affect your military press more than or less than it might affect someone else. As you can get more weight overhead that way, that alone will help strengthen your military press, but if you're someone who gets stuck at the chest on the MP, it'll help you less than If you're someone like me who gets stuck around the top of the head.

But also, you have to consider specificity. Your push press won't be as high if you don't practice it. Same for the military press.

[Mephistopholes]

Saturday 4-6-13 at home

Pops grip machine - (all bands) empty x 5, 45 x 5, 65 x 3, 90 x 3, 110 x 2 (8 sets).

Anvil horn -

Left - 95 x 3, 110 x 3, 125 x 3, 137.5 x 2... INTERRUPTED

Right - (same as left)

Went alright, till I got interrupeted, and that pretty much ended it for me.

[Six Barrel Shotgun]

INTERRUPTED

Oh man that always really suck. I always try my best to train when it's the least risk of getting interrupted. But when it happens its always frustrating! :- (

[Mephistopholes]

Yeah it blows. Haha. And nobody respects your personal time enough not to interrupt you.

[Mephistopholes]

Weighed 211 today, and i'm between notches on my belt. Waist is getting smaller, everything else is getting bigger. Haha. Good problem to have.

[Mephistopholes]

Think I'm gonna change things up a bit for grip training. I'm going to start doing Rolling Thunder twice a week, on pressing days, and do some carryig/supporting grip work at the end of workouts, such as the anvil carry. Basically, I'll focus in more on the RT, and add some assistance work.

[Mephistopholes]

With that schedule, what I may do is have one day where I do reps like normal, and one day where I just climb up with singles. Not max, exactly, but progressively work up in singles.

My goal on the RT since I got it has been 200lbs. It's time to slay this beast.

[Mephistopholes]

4-8-13 at the YMCA

Axle Military Press - 80 x 5, 105 x 3, 130 x 3, 155 x 2, 155 x 2, 150 x 2, 150 x 2, 150 x 2.

RT

Left - 120 x 3, 140 x 3, 160 x 3, 177.5 x 2 (5 sets)

Right - same as left.

One arm Dumbbell press - 50 x 3, 55 x 3, 60 x 3, 65 x 3

(switch to push press) 65 x 3, 70 x 3, 75 x 3, 80 x 3.

Anvil Horn Carry - (10 steps and switch hands) 90 x 1, 95 x 1, 100 x 1, 105 x 1, 110 x 1.

Low energy today, but did alright. Still recovering from that cold/flu thing. Anyway, would have hoped to get more sets of 155, but just couldn't manage it today. I'll add a set next time.

Dumbbell pressing went well. Haven't done the 1 arm push press in awhile, but thats a fun lift. I could do more, but I just took it easy today, to ease back into it. Same with the anvil carry.

Arms feel thoroughly worked now. Haha

Edited April 8, 2013 by Mephistopholes

[Mephistopholes]

For some reason it posted twice.

Edited April 8, 2013 by Mephistopholes

[Mephistopholes]

CARDS WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP! HELLLLL YEAHHHHH!!!

[Mephistopholes]

Wednesday 4-10-13 at the YMCA

Deadlift - 135 x 5, 225 x 5, 315 x 3, 385 x 3, 425 x 2, 425 x 2 (hard today, so I stopped here)

Hub

Left - 35 x 3, 45 x 3, 52.5 x 3, 60 x 2 (5 sets)

Right - 35 x 3, 45 x 3, 55 x 3, 62.5 x 2 (5 sets)

Axle 1/4 deadlift - 455 x 3, 505 x 3, 545 x 2 (5 sets)

Dumbbell curls - 35 x 5, 45 x 5, 55 x 5 (slowww) 50 x 5, 50 x 5 (slowwww)

Axle shrugs - 145 x 10, 185 x 10, 235 x 10, 275 x 10, 325 x 10.

Today went well. It was hard going into the deadlfts, so I only got a couple sets. I'll get the rest next time. Hubbing went great. Finally dominated 62.5 with the right and 60 with the left.

After all of this, my hands were feeling pretty well worked and tired. haha. When I got home I turned my garden, and by the end of that I was spent... need to get some coffee in me.

[Mephistopholes]

Friday 4-12-13 at the YMCA

Axle Push Press - 1-- x 3, 125 x 3, 150 x 3, 170 x 2 (hard) 165 x 2, 165 x 2, 165 x 1, 165 x 1 (just feeling drained lately)

Bench Press - 105 x 5, 145 x 5, 185 x 3, (5 sets)

Rolling Thunder (tried 90 degree hold today, felt easier)

Left - 120 x 3, 140 x 3, 160 x 1, 170 x 1, 180 x 1, 185 x 1, 190 x 1 (PR) 195 x 1 (!!!) 200 x ALMOST! . . . 180 x 2.

Right - 120 x 3, 140 x 3, 160 x 1, 170 x 1, 180 x 1, 185 x 1, 190 x 1 (PR) 195 x 2 attempts, almost 1st attempt. 180 x 2.

Today was a mixed bag. Lately I've just really felt sapped of power on my big presses, which sucks. Benching went fine, of course, that's easy though. Rolling thunder went great though. Today I thought I'd try the 90 degree hold for it, which I felt easier to me, so I'll probably start using that. Since pressing didn't go so great, I thought I'd try something different today on the RT: I'd max it out. and I hit two new PRs with my left hand, and alllllmost got 200, just couldn't lock it out. Which felt great, as that has been my big goal on the RT ever since I got it.

[Mephistopholes]

Which means 1) i'm very close to crossing off a big goal from my list and 2) I'm close to being able to complete the crushed to dust challenge. Which is cool.

[Tom Scibelli]

Man your are pulling huge numbers on the Rolling Thunder! Nice!

[Mephistopholes]

Thanks!

[daniel reinard]

way to get air on that 200# RT!