matek Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 16 minutes ago, Londonjoseph said: As long as you take it slow, it's very safe in my opinion. Learning from the locals may be hard if there is a language barrier, but if not it's a great way to make new friends I have some elbow problems (not tendonitis) , so yea, I would need to take it slow for sure. Which is not my forte.. Language is no problem, I speak it at about the same level as English 1 minute ago, Blacksmith513 said: That’s exactly why I want to start. To make friends more than anything. I bet you’d be a great AW with your pulling and wrist strength with some proper training under your belt. Thanks! Time will tell, I guess! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonjoseph Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 4 minutes ago, matek said: I have some elbow problems (not tendonitis) , so yea, I would need to take it slow for sure. Which is not my forte.. Language is no problem, I speak it at about the same level as English Thanks! Time will tell, I guess! It's also a perfect environment to bend steel in front of people :). Sometimes I just go to practice, pull a tiny bit, and show my bros some steel bending 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Dumbbell wrist curls in one-handed dl position, blue fat gripz - 2x14 32.5kg/71.7lb BH - 6x5 42.5kg/93.7lb RH - 3x4, 3x3 42.5kg/93.7lb LH The wrist curls Carl suggested on the Grip Show. I'm doing this with fat gripz because I can completely stop plate rotation on my dumbbells, but not on my Inch trainer. Grippers RH Overall weak gripper session, maybe because I did the wrist curls between the gripper sets. - 1x1 Filed Standard Adjustable Ti, RGC 150, 20mm block set - 2x2 Stainless Adjustable, RGC 156, 10mm choked - 1x3, 1x2 Standard Fe, RGC 134, MMS, 2-sec hold on last reps - 1x3 Standard Adjustable W, RGC 130, MMS Chest crush arm bar, arms slightly extended - 6x16 max resistance 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 4 minutes ago, matek said: Dumbbell wrist curls in one-handed dl position, blue fat gripz - 2x14 32.5kg/71.7lb BH - 6x5 42.5kg/93.7lb RH - 3x4, 3x3 42.5kg/93.7lb LH The wrist curls Carl suggested on the Grip Show. I'm doing this with fat gripz because I can completely stop plate rotation on my dumbbells, but not on my Inch trainer. Grippers RH Overall weak gripper session, maybe because I did the wrist curls between the gripper sets. - 1x1 Filed Standard Adjustable Ti, RGC 150, 20mm block set - 2x2 Stainless Adjustable, RGC 156, 10mm choked - 1x3, 1x2 Standard Fe, RGC 134, MMS, 2-sec hold on last reps - 1x3 Standard Adjustable W, RGC 130, MMS Chest crush arm bar, arms slightly extended - 6x16 max resistance Those wrist curls work great. I do them for holds with my inch trainer (the olympic plate one, not the one I just got) I am sure that's why your gripper session was weak. I normally do it last as it can fry your wrists. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 1 minute ago, Blacksmith513 said: Those wrist curls work great. I do them for holds with my inch trainer (the olympic plate one, not the one I just got) I am sure that's why your gripper session was weak. I normally do it last as it can fry your wrists. Yeah it really felt like it works. I think I will reduce the lifting sets and do a few sets of these instead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 (edited) DU bending 1" singles - CRS 9/32" x 7" - C45 7mm x 7" - CRS 5/16" x 7" Hard batch. Long time since I've done a 5/16" CRS bar in 1" wraps. It wasn't smooth, multiple hits - C45 7mm x 6" 1.3" singles - CRS 5/16" x 6.5" - CRS 21/64" x 7" - CRS 21/64" x 6.5" Edited April 8 by matek 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 9 Author Share Posted April 9 (edited) LH- Inch trainer - 1x5 128.8lb/58.4kg level lift - 1x3 140.4lb/63.7kg level lift - 1x2, 3x1 146lb/66.2kg level lift - 1x3, 1x2 140.4lb/63.7kg level lifts except for one slight tilt rep Even with my weaker hand it's easy to see the progress on the Inch trainer. RH - Blobs - 1x5 KWN40 lift - 3x1 KWN50 lift to a 10" box - 2x3 KWN50 side supported lift - 2x6 KWN55 slope drag Slope drags felt brutal. I should've done these earlier. Dumbbell small wrist curls in one-handed dl position Plate rotation stopped, blue fat gripz - 5x5 42.5kg/93.7lb RH - 5x4 42.5kg/93.7lb LH Edited April 9 by matek 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 1 hour ago, matek said: LH- Inch trainer - 1x5 128.8lb/58.4kg level lift - 1x3 140.4lb/63.7kg level lift - 1x2, 3x1 146lb/66.2kg level lift - 1x3, 1x2 140.4lb/63.7kg level lifts except for one slight tilt rep Even with my weaker hand it's easy to see the progress on the Inch trainer. RH - Blobs - 1x5 KWN40 lift - 3x1 KWN50 lift to a 10" box - 2x3 KWN50 side supported lift - 2x6 KWN55 slope drag Slope drags felt brutal. I should've done these earlier. Dumbbell small wrist curls in one-handed dl position Plate rotation stopped, blue fat gripz - 5x5 42.5kg/93.7lb RH - 5x4 42.5kg/93.7lb LH Nice one today. Progress is always good! I bet you’re closer to the inch than you realize. If your plates spin a lot that extra rotation alone must add a lot to the lift. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 9 hours ago, Blacksmith513 said: Nice one today. Progress is always good! I bet you’re closer to the inch than you realize. If your plates spin a lot that extra rotation alone must add a lot to the lift. Thanks! Although in some aspects it can make it harder, I think plate rotation overall makes it easier because the thing doesn't spin out of your hand as "one thing" (without any moving parts). I think it comes down to how you approach lifting the Inch. If you do it in an almost entirely compromised wrist position, like a thumb-dominant pinch lift, I guess it doesn't matter. But if you want to do it with even a slight wrist flexion, plate rolling makes it easier. But I think I'll buy the full Inch in May, so we'll see. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 8 hours ago, matek said: Thanks! Although in some aspects it can make it harder, I think plate rotation overall makes it easier because the thing doesn't spin out of your hand as "one thing" (without any moving parts). I think it comes down to how you approach lifting the Inch. If you do it in an almost entirely compromised wrist position, like a thumb-dominant pinch lift, I guess it doesn't matter. But if you want to do it with even a slight wrist flexion, plate rolling makes it easier. But I think I'll buy the full Inch in May, so we'll see. Very true, I never thought about that. That's awesome. I hope you do buy one soon and lift it soon after. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 Pendlay rows 93kg/205lb - 6x14 Neck curls 23.5kg/52lb - 6x16 Dumbbell side raises 22.5kg/50lb - 6x14 Dumbbell biceps concentration curls 25kg/55lb - 6x8 (both arms) Triceps pushdown, black band - 6x18 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 LH front - Wrist Developer 2 in IMPs - 3x3, 1x2, 1x1 Level 13 (CROM 3-4) I was dumb for not checking my log from the previous week at the beginning of the workout. Somehow, I thought this was the level I did 5x3 with, but actually, I was doing 5x1 at Level 13 and 5x3 at Level 12. The third reps were hard, but I pushed through them because I was like, "You did this a week ago, come on." I almost passed out at the third set, and that's when I checked my log. At the same time, the progress is nice. - 1x6 Level 12 (CROM 3-3) - 1x10 Level 11 (CROM 3-2) RH - grippers - 5x5 Standard adjustable Ti, RGC 107, 20mm block set, 2-sec hold on each rep - 2x1 Stainless adjustable, RGC 156, 10mm choked, 2-sec hold on close Taking a step back with grippers, I will follow a more structured program from now. + 60 min stationary bike in the morning, 23.4km, resistance 15-20 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 30kg/66lb weighted pushups with pushup stands - 6x16 (last set was 13+2+1) I macgyvered a 10kg plate to the back of my weight vest with paracord and carabiners. Works well, obviously much harder than 20kg. 15kg/33lb lateral neck flexion (both sides) - 4x12 - 2x10 I figured I shouldn't just do the back neck curls. These side/lateral curls are difficult to do with a regular neck harness, but possible to do them. 52.5kg/116lb dumbbell one arm rows (both arms) - 6x12 25kg/55lb judo belt pronation full curls (both arms) - 4x8 - 2x7 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Quick one today RH - Blobs Warmup with the KWN40 - 6x1 KWN50 band-assisted lift LH - Inch trainer Warmup with 128.8lb/58.4kg - 4x2, 2x1 140.4lb/63.7kg level lift, except 2 reps slight tilt 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Btw this was the band setup 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 Great idea 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 RH - grippers Warmup - Level 1 - Level 5 MMS reps on the GD90 Main - 5x5 Standard Adjustable Ti, RGC 107, 20mm block set, 2-sec hold on each rep No problem, but the hold on each rep makes it much harder than the RGC suggests. Extra - 2x2 Stainless Adjustable, RGC 156, 10mm choked It's obvious that the place where the gripper is choked has a huge influence on the difficulty, but the difference is bigger than probably most people would guess. I would say using a hose clamp on the top of the handles feels like +10~15 RGC, and washer on the spring feels like +15~20 RGC compared to the Corcoran/CPW choking method (if the spread is kept constant). Of course, the RGC on close doesn't change, but the total work that needs to be done is much more. BH - dumbbell small wrist curls in one-handed dl position Plate rotation stopped, original blue fat gripz - 5x5 42.5kg/93.7lb RH - 5x4 42.5kg/93.7lb LH Plate rotation stopped, orange fat gripz extreme - 5x9 32.5kg/72lb RH - 5x7 32.5kg/72lb RH 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 14 Author Share Posted April 14 4 hours ago, matek said: I would say using a hose clamp on the top of the handles feels like +10~15 RGC, and washer on the spring feels like +15~20 RGC compared to the Corcoran/CPW choking method (if the spread is kept constant). Can't edit anymore, but I wanted to say -, not + ,of course. Did some active recovery later with rubber bands 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 DU bending 1" singles - CRS 9/32" x 7" - 3x CRS HEX 7mm x 7" - CRS HEX 7mm x 6.7" 1.3" singles - CRS 5/16" x 7" - CRS 5/16"x 6.5" - CRS 21/64" x 6.7" - CRS 21/64" x 6.5" - CRS 21/64" x 7" Nothing particularly hard, went for volume this time 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 CRAZY BENDS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 12 minutes ago, John Knowlton said: CRAZY BENDS Thanks John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 Pendlay rows 93kg/205lb - 6x15 Neck back curls 26kg/57lb - 4x12 - 2x11 Dumbbell side raises 22.5kg/50lb - 6x14 Dumbbell biceps concentration curls 25kg/55lb - 6x8 Triceps pushdown, black band - 6x20 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 17 Author Share Posted April 17 42.5kg/93.7lb dumbbell wrist curls in one-handed dl position Plate rotation stopped, blue fat gripz - 8x6 RH - 8x5 LH 15kg/33lb plate curls - 3x4 RH - 3x3 LH Got home late, no time for more 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) HEY, SOMETHING IS BETTER THAN NOTHING Edited April 17 by John Knowlton 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 (edited) RH - grippers 20mm block set - 5x2 Standard Adjustable Ti, RGC 122, 2-sec hold on each rep 20mm block hold - 3x8 sec Standard Cobalt, RGC 165 No WD2 this week, left elbow needs one more week +60min stationary bike in the morning, 23.78km, resistance 15-20 Edited April 18 by matek 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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