matek Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 22 hours ago, Blacksmith513 said: happy travels. hope you come back well rested 7 hours ago, John Knowlton said: Have gripper will travel. have a great vacation Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcalpine1986 Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 On 8/24/2023 at 1:09 PM, matek said: - CRS 5/16" x 7" single leathers reverse bend 2 hits to 59 degrees, 10 secs - CRS 21/64" x 7" single leathers DU bend 1 hit to 81 degrees, 4 secs Before the reverse, I also did these: - 10 x (1-1), (2-2), (3-3), (4-4) WD2 Orange spring - 5x (5-5), (6-6) WD2 Orange spring - 2x4 14.6kg/32.2lb plate curls both hands - 1x1 17.4k/38.4lb weighted plate curl both hands - 1x1 17.4k/38.4lb weighted plate curl LH - 1x1 20.3kg/44.8lb weighted plate curl RH Can be a little bit stricter, but it's ok. - 3x1 KWN40 blob lifts with a few sec hold both hands - 2x1 KWN50 blob assisted lifts both hands - 2x1 KWN50 blob lift RH - 2x1 KWN50 blob assisted lifts LH - 1x3 CoC #3 MMS + small hold (but opened fast) RH Almost forgot to show the handle in the video (not like it's really important since it's just practice) - 12x25 pushups with pushup stands I did these between the grip sets. Shoulder/pec is a lot better (that's why I did some bends), but the other day when I did heavy wrist curls I strained one of the flexor muscles in my right forearm. Sigh... but in a few days I go to Hungary to visit family and friends. Hopefully, it will heal there. Very strong work all aroun. your arms are looking insane as well 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted August 29, 2023 Author Share Posted August 29, 2023 9 hours ago, mcalpine1986 said: Very strong work all aroun. your arms are looking insane as well Thanks man, good to see you here on the Board again! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcalpine1986 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 13 hours ago, matek said: Thanks man, good to see you here on the Board again! Thanks man, good to be back posting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted August 30, 2023 Author Share Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) Holiday workout 8x: - 12x pullups - 25x pushups - 4x or 3x GD IG90 gripper filed stoppers Level 5 standard spread MMS LH - 5x or 4x GD IG90 gripper filed stoppers Level 5 standard spread MMS RH - 10x WD2 CROM spring Level 9 (2-2) LH front - 10x wide pinch both hands - leaning away from a rectangular wood pillar and "rowing" back myself (this is what I came up for pinch) Couldn't really feel the bw pullups (just in my injured forearm...), but 80 reps in total on Level 9 is a decent volume with the Wrist Developer. Edited August 30, 2023 by matek 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 22 minutes ago, matek said: Holiday workout 8x: - 12x pullups - 25x pushups - 4x or 3x GD IG90 gripper filed stoppers Level 5 standard spread MMS LH - 5x or 4x GD IG90 gripper filed stoppers Level 5 standard spread MMS RH - 10x WD2 CROM spring Level 9 (2-2) LH front - 10x wide pinch both hands - leaning away from a rectangular wood pillar and "rowing" back myself (this is what I came up for pinch) Couldn't really feel the bw pullups (just in my injured forearm...), but 80 reps in total on Level 9 is a decent volume with the Wrist Developer. Yeah that is. Nice work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share Posted August 31, 2023 2nd holiday workout 10x: { - 30x pushups - 10x WD2 (suedes) CROM (2-2) Level 9 DU position - 24x triceps pushdowns with purple band - 16x hammer curls with purple band - 15x GD IG90 Level 4 filed stoppers, standard spread, MMS both hands (from set 8, 10+5 with LH, from set 9, 13+2 with RH, set 10 was 7+4+4 with LH) - 25x slow reverse wrist curls with purple band - 25x rubber band finger extensions both hands } 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted September 2, 2023 Author Share Posted September 2, 2023 3rd holiday workout Again nothing heavy, doing what I can 5x: { - 15x Wrist Developer 2 (suedes) CROM spring (2-2) Level 9 LH front - 35x pushups - 24x triceps pushdown purple band - 4xRH and 3xLH GD IG90 gripper stoppers filed, standard spread, Level 5 MMS (last set last reps with both hands fail) - 16x 10lb/hand dumbbell front raise by the face (brother in law had these light but rather big dumbbells, so at least I did some pinching) - 30x reverse wrist curls with purple band - 20x hammer curls with purple band } 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted September 2, 2023 Share Posted September 2, 2023 3 hours ago, matek said: ... - 16x 10lb/hand dumbbell front raise by the face (brother in law had these light but rather big dumbbells, so at least I did some pinching) ... I've said this before, but I admire your creativity. Nice that you found a way to work in some pinching. Enjoy your holiday! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted September 3, 2023 Author Share Posted September 3, 2023 On 9/2/2023 at 2:38 PM, Douglas Carney said: I've said this before, but I admire your creativity. Nice that you found a way to work in some pinching. Enjoy your holiday! Thanks, Doug! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted September 8, 2023 Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 4th holiday workout - 16x25 pushups with pushups stands - 5x20 pushups with pushup stands Only bodyweight pushups, but 500 in total, so not that bad +yesterday I did a few heavier closes with the GD IG90 gripper 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted September 15, 2023 Author Share Posted September 15, 2023 I'm back. Still struggling with some jetlag from the 7 hour time difference, and I'm a little rusty as expected. Warmed up with grippers (up to CoC #3) and the WD2 (up to Level 7). Order was all over the place. Reverse bending - single leathers - Stainless bolt 5/16" x 6" - 48 degrees Barehanded to sub 2" - Bolt 1/4" x 6" - ~0.6" DU bending - single leathers - CRS SQUARE 7mm x 6.7" - 68 degrees - CRS 21/64" x 6" - 63 degrees Inch trainer RH - 2x1 68.9kg/151.9lb - tilt lifts - 2x2 63.8kg/140.7lb - level lifts - 1x1 63.8kg/140.7lb - level lifts LH - 2x1 68.9kg/151.9lb - failed around the knees - 5x1 63.8kg/140.7lb - level lifts Plate curls Both hands - 3x3 14.6kg/32.2lb (15kg plate) - slow strict curls 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonjoseph Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 5 hours ago, matek said: I'm back. Still struggling with some jetlag from the 7 hour time difference, and I'm a little rusty as expected. Warmed up with grippers (up to CoC #3) and the WD2 (up to Level 7). Order was all over the place. Reverse bending - single leathers - Stainless bolt 5/16" x 6" - 48 degrees Barehanded to sub 2" - Bolt 1/4" x 6" - ~0.6" DU bending - single leathers - CRS SQUARE 7mm x 6.7" - 68 degrees - CRS 21/64" x 6" - 63 degrees Inch trainer RH - 2x1 68.9kg/151.9lb - tilt lifts - 2x2 63.8kg/140.7lb - level lifts - 1x1 63.8kg/140.7lb - level lifts LH - 2x1 68.9kg/151.9lb - failed around the knees - 5x1 63.8kg/140.7lb - level lifts Plate curls Both hands - 3x3 14.6kg/32.2lb (15kg plate) - slow strict curls Great work lad, keep it up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Very impressive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted September 15, 2023 Author Share Posted September 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Londonjoseph said: Great work lad, keep it up 1 hour ago, John Knowlton said: Very impressive Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 2023/09/16 Grippers were ok, but maybe because of yesterday's session, pinch felt very off today. I also did a few lifts on this anvil/horn-type handle. I've had it for a while but never got into training it. Maybe I will start doing it once per week now that I have enough plates. Grippers After warmup with the GD IG90 up to Level 5: RH - 1x1 IM CoC #3 unrated (my harder one) MMS - 1x1 Standard adjustable Ti set to RGC 156 MMS - 1x1 Standard adjustable W set to RGC 160 MMS - 1x1 Custom stainless gripper set to Level 3 20mm choked - 1x1 Custom stainless gripper set to Level 3 15mm choked LH - 3x1 Standard Fe (legacy) RGC 134 MMS - 1x1 Custom stainless gripper set to Level 3 15mm choked - 1x1 Custom stainless gripper set to Level 3 10mm choked Blobs After warmup with the KWN40: RH - 4x1 KWN50 assisted lifts - 1x1 KWN50 lift LH - 5x1 KWN50 assisted lifts Horn/anvil type lift Both hands - 2x1 76.8kg/169.3lb - 3x1 81.9kg/180.6lb Two LH attempts were lifted lower than the RH lifts, but that's ok for now. I think I can go higher with RH. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonjoseph Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 4 minutes ago, matek said: 2023/09/16 Grippers were ok, but maybe because of yesterday's session, pinch felt very off today. I also did a few lifts on this anvil/horn-type handle. I've had it for a while but never got into training it. Maybe I will start doing it once per week now that I have enough plates. Grippers After warmup with the GD IG90 up to Level 5: RH - 1x1 IM CoC #3 unrated (my harder one) MMS - 1x1 Standard adjustable Ti set to RGC 156 MMS - 1x1 Standard adjustable W set to RGC 160 MMS - 1x1 Custom stainless gripper set to Level 3 20mm choked - 1x1 Custom stainless gripper set to Level 3 15mm choked LH - 3x1 Standard Fe (legacy) RGC 134 MMS - 1x1 Custom stainless gripper set to Level 3 15mm choked - 1x1 Custom stainless gripper set to Level 3 10mm choked Blobs After warmup with the KWN40: RH - 4x1 KWN50 assisted lifts - 1x1 KWN50 lift LH - 5x1 KWN50 assisted lifts Horn/anvil type lift Both hands - 2x1 76.8kg/169.3lb - 3x1 81.9kg/180.6lb Two LH attempts were lifted lower than the RH lifts, but that's ok for now. I think I can go higher with RH. That's a great anvil lift. Especially with all the other work you're doing. Before bending, I used the little bighorn handle from ironmind. It was my favorite implement. My best was 205lbs 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Londonjoseph said: That's a great anvil lift. Especially with all the other work you're doing. Before bending, I used the little bighorn handle from ironmind. It was my favorite implement. My best was 205lbs Thanks! I thought about buying the little bighorn but since I don't have opportunities to participate in grip contests, I decided to buy this much cheaper anvil handle. 200lb+ on that handle is very good! Try it next time you work out, I'm sure a lot of that strength is still there! Btw after today's workout (and a few drinks) I tried to Heslep bend a 9/32" x 7" CRS. The 1/4" moved so fast I thought I got it, but I couldn't put it to 40 degrees man (it moved but I didn't measure the angle because I rage-DUd it after the fail like a sore loser). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonjoseph Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 20 minutes ago, matek said: Thanks! I thought about buying the little bighorn but since I don't have opportunities to participate in grip contests, I decided to buy this much cheaper anvil handle. 200lb+ on that handle is very good! Try it next time you work out, I'm sure a lot of that strength is still there! Btw after today's workout (and a few drinks) I tried to Heslep bend a 9/32" x 7" CRS. The 1/4" moved so fast I thought I got it, but I couldn't put it to 40 degrees man (it moved but I didn't measure the angle because I rage-DUd it after the fail like a sore loser). I understand the rage finish part Here is an older clip of one of my pulls. It was originally a triple, with a solid 2 second pause on the third rep but unfortunately my friend stopped filming 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted September 18, 2023 Author Share Posted September 18, 2023 Quick forearms/recovery workout 4x: - 40x wrist curls with black band + rolling pin - 40x reverse wrist curls with purple band + rolling pin - 2x ulnar deviation rolls with twist yo wrist 12.5kg - 2x radial deviation rolls with twist yo wrist 12.5kg Pump 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcalpine1986 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 4 hours ago, matek said: Quick forearms/recovery workout 4x: - 40x wrist curls with black band + rolling pin - 40x reverse wrist curls with purple band + rolling pin - 2x ulnar deviation rolls with twist yo wrist 12.5kg - 2x radial deviation rolls with twist yo wrist 12.5kg Pump Great work and forearms looking huge! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 Long bending session. Reverse and DU for volume + two braced bends. Reverse bending - single leathers - G5 bolt 1/4" x 6" (390lb batch) - CRS 21/64" x 7" First time reversing this diameter, I'm happy about this one. Hardest bend today, drained me more than expected. - 2x Stainless bolt 5/16" x 6" - Stainless 304 HEX 7mm x 7" - Drill Rod SK95 9/32" x 7" - CRS HEX 7mm x 7" - 35CrMo4 (annealed) 7mm x 6.5" All 40+ degrees. DU bending - single leathers - G8 bolt 1/4" x 6" (490lb batch) - CRS 21/64" x 6" - Stainless 304H (increased carbon 304) 5/16" x 7" I still hate this cursed material. - 35CrMo4 (annealed) 5/16" x 8" - Stainless bolt 5/16" x 5" - C45 HEX 7mm x 6.5" - 2x C45 HEX 7mm x 7" All 40+ degrees. Long time since I did anything braced. Short braced bending - double leathers - Bolt 27/64" (10.7mm) x 11.8" (300mm) The wrap around the head-side moved around a lot so I awkwardly bent the head part first at the sweep. It wasn't particularly hard, but I like this bolt. Cheap and looks cool. - CRS HEX 10mm (~25/64") x 11" (280mm) - hard CRS The kink was harder than expected. Sweep and crush wasn't hard because of the length. Both sub 2". My hands look really bad so I stopped here. Btw I'm entirely out of 'normal' 5/16" (well, 8mm) and 9/32" CRS so I have ~30lb of steel coming early next week. Won't be fun to cut it but oh well. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 - 10x20 20kg/44lb weighted pushups with pushup stands No time for more today. - 6x10 15kg/33lb neck curls I've been neglecting neck training for months now, it's time to get back into it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted September 23, 2023 Author Share Posted September 23, 2023 Steel arrived earlier than expected. I didn't have time to cut the bars today, but I cleaned the bars from the industrial grease and marked them for cutting. The bottom is 5/16" (nominal 8mm), the top is 9/32". I have plenty of thicker CRS but I needed these. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 Looking forward to see all that bending 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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