Blacksmith513 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Those are some forearms man. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilErik Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 50 minutes ago, matek said: 2022/07/18 Forearms (recovery/conditioning) 5x24 all: Wrist curls Reverse wrist curls Finger curls 3x24 all: Ulnar deviation Radial deviation Nice, relatively long recovery forearm workout and the pump was real . Nothing hard but I enjoyed this one. Bigger than some people's quads LOL. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kluv#0 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Awesome forearm size and vascularity! Your Bodyfat has to be around 7-8%?!?! Very impressive physique. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Blacksmith513 said: Those are some forearms man. Thanks! My body is doing its best to build muscle around my baby wrists . 30 minutes ago, DevilErik said: Bigger than some people's quads LOL. Haha goals! 25 minutes ago, Kluv#0 said: Awesome forearm size and vascularity! Your Bodyfat has to be around 7-8%?!?! Very impressive physique. Nowhere near, realistically I think now it's about 15-18% (at ~227lbs). I could be off a little bit, but it's just the crazy pump . It reminded me of the time when we did a 2 hours very intense deadlift workout with my friend and we could barely hold a bowl of rice after. Edited July 18, 2022 by matek 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 16 minutes ago, matek said: Thanks! My body is doing its best to build muscle around my baby wrists . Haha goals! Nowhere near, realistically I think now it's about 15-18% (at ~227lbs). I could be off a little bit, but it's just the crazy pump . It reminded me of the time when we did a 2 hours very intense deadlift workout with my friend and we could barely hold a bowl of rice after. Cold beer feels great in a tired hand. A bowl of rice, I’m not so sure of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhael Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 That are freaking big forearms. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kluv#0 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 5 hours ago, matek said: Thanks! My body is doing its best to build muscle around my baby wrists . Haha goals! Nowhere near, realistically I think now it's about 15-18% (at ~227lbs). I could be off a little bit, but it's just the crazy pump . It reminded me of the time when we did a 2 hours very intense deadlift workout with my friend and we could barely hold a bowl of rice after. I forgot you were a big dude! I would say lower than 15% as Iam 18% and not close to being as lean as you. Speaking of deadlifts- I just started an Axle DL program yesterday with my son and his grip is toasted today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 8 hours ago, Blacksmith513 said: Cold beer feels great in a tired hand. A bowl of rice, I’m not so sure of. I will have both! 8 hours ago, mikhael said: That are freaking big forearms. Thanks, huge pump yesterday! 3 hours ago, Kluv#0 said: I forgot you were a big dude! I would say lower than 15% as Iam 18% and not close to being as lean as you. Speaking of deadlifts- I just started an Axle DL program yesterday with my son and his grip is toasted today. That's awesome! Must be really rewarding to train together with your son. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 19, 2022 Author Share Posted July 19, 2022 2022/07/19 Fat bar Double overhand beltless deadlift with Fat Gripz Extreme (2.75") 2x4 85kg/187lbs 3x2 90kg/198lbs Double overhand beltless deadlift with Qiban fat grip (~2.3" on the bar) 3x3 125kg/276lbs 5x1 with 3-4 sec hold on the top 130kg/287lbs One-handed dumbbell lift Qiban fat grip (~2.3" on the bar) RH 3x2, 4x1 61kg/135lbs LH 3x2, 4x1 57kg/125lbs I didn't even know my gym had imperial unit dumbbells. Anyway, I knew my grip was tired after the deadlifts, but I wanted to try this. This was my first time doing this, so I had no expectations whatsoever. Last two sets felt the easiest (probably I started to get the gist of it). Next week I will measure the diameter properly. I'm already the weird foreigner guy in the gym, so messing around with a caliper like a madman fits me well . My gym prohibits recording videos or taking pictures, but I wanted to show the setup: 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 2022/07/20 DU bending (single IMP corduras) My hands were surprisingly tired after yesterday's fat bar work. Warmup with the WD2 with the Orange spring in DU position: - 20x (1-1), (2-2), (3-3) - 10x (4-4) - 5x (5-5) - 3x Drill rod (SK95) 7mm x 178mm (0.276" x 7") - Drill rod (SK95) 7.2mm x 178mm (0.283" x 7") The 7mm one is a lighter batch, but the other is the usual brutal, unforgiving SK95. This 7.2mm rod is much harder than a 7mm HEX CRS. I made sure it's over 40 degrees but then stopped because my right wrist started to hurt at the end. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 21, 2022 Author Share Posted July 21, 2022 (edited) 2022/07/21 Weighted neutral grip pullups (high volume, 24 sets) Bodyweight at 103.2kg/228lbs. Strength was alright, I'm just a little bit heavy. - 4x4 51kg/112lbs The very last rep was ugly but otherwise ok. Btw I had a big blister on my pinkies from bending, and tore it in the second set... so I was left with a big flapper for the rest of the workout. - 6x4 46kg/101lbs Perfect weight choice at this point. - 4x5 41kg/90lbs Last two reps mehh but overall it was ok. - 6x5 36kg/79lbs Good weight choice but at this point these sets got me real tired. Had to rest more than before. - 2x6 31kg/68lbs Ok, but smoked. - 2x7 21kg/46lbs The 7th reps felt like a ton. My grip got tired as well (handles are ~1.75"), because I'm still feeling that fat bar workout from two days ago. Edited July 21, 2022 by matek 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhael Posted July 21, 2022 Share Posted July 21, 2022 Nonetheless epic Pull-up session @matek 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 (edited) 2022/07/22 Braced bending - Bolt 11.2mm x 300mm (7/16" x 11.8") My lats and biceps are sore from yesterday, but I wanted to do at least one where I kink it on my knee. Nice fast bend. Btw on the sticker it was written that the diameter is 1/2", but not really... at least not the shaft. - CRS (SS400) 9.5mm x 178mm (3/8" x 7") - CRS (SS400) 10mm x 230mm (25/64" x 9.4") These two gave my some nice bruises. - CRS (SS400) 9mm x 178mm (0.354" x 7") - CRS (S45C) SQUARE 7mm x 178mm (0.276" x 7") Springy crush on the medium-carbon steel. All sub 2". Edited July 22, 2022 by matek 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 (edited) 2022/07/23 DU bending (doubles of cordura + leather) My upper back, chest, and abs were sore. Anyways, decided to do an SK95 drill rod DU medley: 7.3mm to 7.9mm with 0.1mm increments. I stopped every time my right wrist hurt more than "just uncomfortable", but I managed to bend every bar well above 40 degrees, so no problem. Wrist is getting better. Note to myself after reviewing the video: I'm leaning forward too fast. Not optimal. Warmup: - WD2 with the Orange spring, in DU position 20 x (1-1), (2-2), (3-3) - 2x CRS (SCM435) 7mm x 165mm (0.276" x 6.5") Main: - Drill rod (SK95) 7.3mm x 165mm (0.287" x 6.5") I wanted every bar to be 7", but after I already filed it I realized I picked the bar from the 6.5" batch. And I hate hand filing high carbon steel, destroys my files pretty quick. So I just went with it. - Drill rod (SK95) 7.4mm x 178mm (0.291" x 7") This felt a little bit weird, but after this bar, everything went as it should. - Drill rod (SK95) 7.5mm x 178mm (0.295" x 7") - Drill rod (SK95) 7.6mm x 178mm (0.299" x 7") - Drill rod (SK95) 7.7mm x 178mm (0.303" x 7") - Drill rod (SK95) 7.8mm x 178mm (0.307 " x 7") - Drill rod (SK95) 7.9mm x 178mm (0.311" or 5/16" x 7") I don't know how SK95 compares to the US standard O-1 drill rods, but based on calibrations/estimations of the O-1, I think the SK95 is somewhat harder. But I could be wrong, and will only know it for sure when my order arrives from @devinhoo ECGB. Btw feels like my lats are still pumped from those 24 sets of weighted pullups Edited July 23, 2022 by matek 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 (edited) 2022/07/24 Wrist developer 2 (single suedes): All in both hand positions. - 4x8 Level 7: CROM spring (1-2) I didn't go for a PR this time, but not bad volume. Grippers: Not sure if it's a good idea to do grippers after the WD2... maybe the other way around would be better? RH: GoG Elite #6 (unrated) parallel choked 3x1 First time trying this. Recently I didn't train grippers as much as I "should", but managed to close all three sets. The gripper is unrated, but the average was RGC 157 on GoG's website. One thing is for sure: definitely harder than my CoC #3 or GHP #7. LH: Standard Fe (RGC 134) parallel choked 3x3 Missed the last rep of the last set. Unfortunately no time for more today. Edited July 24, 2022 by matek 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranger Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 On 7/24/2022 at 5:50 AM, matek said: 2022/07/24 Wrist developer 2 (single suedes): All in both hand positions. - 4x8 Level 7: CROM spring (1-2) I didn't go for a PR this time, but not bad volume. Grippers: Not sure if it's a good idea to do grippers after the WD2... maybe the other way around would be better? RH: GoG Elite #6 (unrated) parallel choked 3x1 First time trying this. Recently I didn't train grippers as much as I "should", but managed to close all three sets. The gripper is unrated, but the average was RGC 157 on GoG's website. One thing is for sure: definitely harder than my CoC #3 or GHP #7. LH: Standard Fe (RGC 134) parallel choked 3x3 Missed the last rep of the last set. Unfortunately no time for more today. When I was doing grippers and bending I liked doing the grippers first. I feel like bending can mess with your skin more and the grippers help warm you up. I would throw in my warm up bends in-between my cool down/rep sets with the grippers. That's just me. Do you homie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, stranger said: When I was doing grippers and bending I liked doing the grippers first. I feel like bending can mess with your skin more and the grippers help warm you up. I would throw in my warm up bends in-between my cool down/rep sets with the grippers. That's just me. Do you homie. Thanks, I will try it next time. Btw this is the main reason I don't use corduras with the WD2. Really files down the skin at the thumb webbing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 2022/07/26 Fat bar Double overhand beltless deadlift with Fat Gripz Extreme (2.75") - 2x4 87.5kg/193lbs No problem. - 3x2 92.5kg/204lbs Failed the second set's second rep, I was rushing the set. But the first and third sets were fine. Double overhand beltless deadlift with Qiban fat grip (~2.25" on the bar) - 2x3 127.5kg/281lbs No problem. - 3x1 135kg/298lbs The weight wasn't fully controlled on the way down in the second set, otherwise fine. Thick bar deadlifts are weird because I don't get tired as I would from normal deadlifts (with higher weights) so I have to control myself to wait patiently between sets. One-handed dumbbell lift Qiban fat grip (~2.25" on the bar) - RH 63.5kg/140lbs 3x2, 2x1 - LH 61kg/135lbs 3x2, 2x1 Second time trying this. Grip was tired at this point but I really liked it. I might ask a welder to make me a 2 3/8" dumbbell handle (like the inch db). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 (edited) 2022/07/27 DU bending (single IMP corduras) Warmup: - WD2 with the Orange spring in DU position: 20x (1-1), (2-2), (3-3), 10x (4-4) - 2x Drill rod (SK95) 7mm x 178mm (0.276" x 7") Main: - CRS (SS400) HEX 7mm x 178mm (0.276" or ~9/32" x 7") - 3x Drill rod (SK95) 7.1mm x 178mm (9/32" x 7") All bends were above 40 degrees. Finally, my wrist didn't hurt, but didn't want to push my luck so as I saw those last three drill rods are above 40 I stopped. Edited July 27, 2022 by matek 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, matek said: 2022/07/27 DU bending (single IMP corduras) Warmup: - WD2 with the Orange spring in DU position: 20x (1-1), (2-2), (3-3), 10x (4-4) - 2x Drill rod (SK95) 7mm x 178mm (0.276" x 7") Main: - CRS (SS400) HEX 7mm x 178mm (0.276" or ~9/32" x 7") - 3x Drill rod (SK95) 7.1mm x 178mm (9/32" x 7") All bends were above 40 degrees. Finally, my wrist didn't hurt, but didn't want to push my luck so as I saw those last three drill rods are above 40 I stopped. Nice bends.. I'm going to put in an order for some drill rod soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, Blacksmith513 said: Nice bends.. I'm going to put in an order for some drill rod soon. Drill rods are great not just because you can buy it in small increments, but also because high carbon steel will be hard at every part of the bend. Compared to CRS it's quite a different animal but you'll like it. ECGB has a nice estimation chart for O-1 rods if you're not sure what diameter to get. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 28, 2022 Author Share Posted July 28, 2022 2022/07/28 Pull Bodyweight was 103.4kg/228lbs. Weighted neutral grip pullups - 5x1 61kg/134lbs This was ok. - 5x3 56kg/123lbs Last reps of set 4 and 5 were ugly. Band assisted one arm pullups (both arms) - 10x1 with yellow band Slightly worse performance with left arm, as expected. Freaky clicks from right elbow. Nautilus compound row machine - 8x16 with the full stack (110kg/240lbs) I thought it would be good to add a horizontal pulling movement as well. I really like this machine, but the max weight is a little low for me so I have to do a lot of reps. I did all reps super strict and relatively slow. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) 2022/07/29 Braced bending (only one bar), forearms/wrists - HRS 25mm x 9mm x 460mm (1" x 0.35" x 18") Took me 47 seconds, it was a fun bend. I know the time because I recorded it, but unfortunately, most of the bend is out of the frame and only kinking it on the knee is visible. Espresso cup on the picture for scale . - High volume/low intensity wrist curls, reverse wrist curls, ulnar deviation, radial deviation, and finger curls I swear these high volume forearm/wrist exercises helped the most heal my wrist injury. Edited July 29, 2022 by matek 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 Glad its starting to feel better. There is something to high volume and getting the blood pumping there. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 36 minutes ago, Blacksmith513 said: Glad its starting to feel better. There is something to high volume and getting the blood pumping there. Thanks! Exactly! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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