Blacksmith513 Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 6 minutes ago, Douglas Carney said: Seeing the baby carrier in the background...that's a whole other level of grip training! Yeah you’re not kidding…that’s my bros kid.  He’s too cute. I let my sibling’s have the kids. I’m the fun uncle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 9 minutes ago, Blacksmith513 said: Yeah you’re not kidding…that’s my bros kid.  He’s too cute. I let my sibling’s have the kids. I’m the fun uncle. "Fun uncle" is awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 WAY TO BE FUN UNCLE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 18 minutes ago, John Knowlton said: WAY TO BE FUN UNCLE Thanks I really try my best. All kidding aside i'd really like to have a kid but I just haven't not found one worth having a kid with.  I had a lot of fun messing around with the new grip tools this afternoon. Tonight i'm going to do some stretching and go for a little walk. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 (edited) Good workout this morning but my pinch is 5lbs down it feels light warm up HSPU progression (i'm slowly getting there, lost a lot of time last year when i had that thing removed from scalp) hindu pushup and squat RGT left and right 1 rep 87.75 88 88.25 88.75 felt glued to the floor waited few minutes and got it both hands easily 88  2"NN handle thumbless 150x3 160x3 170x3  2x5 Pinch 137.5x2 136x3 136.25x2 135.75x3 136x3  138x1 had to drop to 136.25x1  Inch band deloads holds @5" Left 2,4,5seconds Right 2,4,3  Inch negatives 3 sets of 3 both hands  weighed pull ups bw+7.5lbs 3x3 put my 56lbs sandbag in a new bag, felt different killed my core (i'm going to call it 55lbs i like even numbers Zercher squats 2,1,1,1 OHP w/55lbs bag 3,1 160lbs sandbag rows 3x3 Chest Krusher 1,3,3   Bloptop holds  10lbs 5seconds x2 11.25 5seconds x2 both hands  these felt light, i'd like to see my max but today wasn't the day... I like how it works the thumb... I think it will be beneficial for me in lifting the inch as long as I don't ever do it.  cool down, sidewinder and extensor bands  lower back a little sore did something last week so going real easy with the sandbags starting out. I'm not in pain, its just tight. I've lost a lot of strength with them but I also feel my form a lot more proper now... I think in a few weeks i'll be squatting that bag like nothing.  Edited April 11, 2023 by Blacksmith513 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 tough day of work Came home did 250 sledge swings 125 each side 100 w/16 100 1h swings with 8lbs 50 1h swings with 10lbs 5 lbs indian clubs 100 each side swings 20minutes of yoga will go for a walk after dinner 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 30mins Concept 2 5500m 10 minutes of yoga.  I can't get into all that chanting and ommm crap they try and make you do with yoga but if you can look past that the stretching has been so beneficial for me. I could never touch my toes without bending my knees, me, my brother or sister.  Now I can lock my knees back and touch the floor and anytime i'm sore and achy from work 20 minutes and i feel pain free and energized.. You all should give it a go. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 Final piece came today. I ordered the new Chest Expander from Baraban back in January. It took a long time, sent me a gripper 160 and wooden handles. I really like the old time strongman equipment and figured this would be great for shoulder and upper back development. Can’t wait to use it tomorrow. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorOfCrush Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 5 hours ago, Blacksmith513 said: 30mins Concept 2 5500m 10 minutes of yoga.  I can't get into all that chanting and ommm crap they try and make you do with yoga but if you can look past that the stretching has been so beneficial for me. I could never touch my toes without bending my knees, me, my brother or sister.  Now I can lock my knees back and touch the floor and anytime i'm sore and achy from work 20 minutes and i feel pain free and energized.. You all should give it a go. Have you ever tried Yin Yoga? It’s basically holding poses for 3-5 full minutes while deep breathing, and it works wonders for flexibility and relaxation. An hour before bed will lead to some amazing sleep.  Also, the best thing I have found for my hammies is the “Elephant Walk,” which I found from the Knees Over Toes guy, but I’m not sure who thought of it first. I’ve always been super flexible (I guess that’s the trade-off for not being strong), but doing the elephant walk every once in a while, I can routinely bend over and touch my forehead to my knee caps with straight legs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Blacksmith513 said: Final piece came today. I ordered the new Chest Expander from Baraban back in January. It took a long time, sent me a gripper 160 and wooden handles. I really like the old time strongman equipment and figured this would be great for shoulder and upper back development. Can’t wait to use it tomorrow. Looks awesome! Let us know how you like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Ruby Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 (edited) Alex Leonidas is a fitness youtuber I have followed in the past and he loves the chest expander. I think there is a lot of value in some of the old school training tools and they are making a comeback. Old time strongman/bodybuilders were crazy strong and I think there is value is understanding training tools and methods they used.  You might like to see some of the gains some of the old school bodybuilders had just using the chest expander.  Edited April 12, 2023 by Stephen Ruby 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 4 hours ago, DoctorOfCrush said: Have you ever tried Yin Yoga? It’s basically holding poses for 3-5 full minutes while deep breathing, and it works wonders for flexibility and relaxation. An hour before bed will lead to some amazing sleep.  Also, the best thing I have found for my hammies is the “Elephant Walk,” which I found from the Knees Over Toes guy, but I’m not sure who thought of it first. I’ve always been super flexible (I guess that’s the trade-off for not being strong), but doing the elephant walk every once in a while, I can routinely bend over and touch my forehead to my knee caps with straight legs. Yes I have.. I mainly do 10-30 minutes a day. I have a few channels i follow on youtube and typically pick something based on what my body needs that day. I do sleep real great after yin yoga before bed. It really calms me down and my body feels amazing after. I'm far from being that flexible. I'm naturally wicked tight, just watch my videos.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Stephen Ruby said: Alex Leonidas is a fitness youtuber I have followed in the past and he loves the chest expander. I think there is a lot of value in some of the old school training tools and they are making a comeback. Old time strongman/bodybuilders were crazy strong and I think there is value is understanding training tools and methods they used.  You might like to see some of the gains some of the old school bodybuilders had just using the chest expander.  Yeah I heard about it and then found this video. I really like the Chest Krusher and this is going to compliment it nicely. It also seems like it works the muscles used in DO bending.  I am going to use a bodybuilding approach with them. I'm not expecting to look like Steve Reeves, but if I could put a little size on with these that would be nice. 2 hours ago, Douglas Carney said: Looks awesome! Let us know how you like it. I will! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 12, 2023 Author Share Posted April 12, 2023 tonight workout.. walk with my nephews. post recovery meal. one burger, one hot dog, 2 beers. Will do some stretching tonight. Going to give the Chest Expander a go tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorOfCrush Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Blacksmith513 said: Yes I have.. I mainly do 10-30 minutes a day. I have a few channels i follow on youtube and typically pick something based on what my body needs that day. I do sleep real great after yin yoga before bed. It really calms me down and my body feels amazing after. I'm far from being that flexible. I'm naturally wicked tight, just watch my videos.. Yeah, but I’d much rather be strong ha.  Have you found anything good for upper body? I don’t search out things too often, but when I find stuff, it’s usually lower body/hip-centric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 Really like this Chest Expander... great for in between sets.. Works the upper back great. Not sure of moves i did so just calling it did Chest Expander stuff today Hindu squats and push ups WD2 Organge spring 1 rep all the way up to 4-3... Then 3-4 for 2 reps both hands 2h Levering 15lbs 3x3  2 sandbag get ups each side 55lbs  DO bending suedes 6"x1/4"CRS 26 seconds 6x.2625 DR 2min 15 seconds got down to 4" could not crush. I could have if i really tried but was afraid becasue of injury last Sunday 60d 12 seconds  Reverse 6"x1/4 DR 31 seconds 6x1/4DR 38 seconds 6x1/4 CRS 46 seconds  ISO 60d bright Reverse and DO 3 sets of 7 seconds DO 3 sets Left and right reverse 7 seconds just havent had it in me to DO a 60d bright again.  Messed around with lever top both hands 10lbs2 15lbsx2 20lbsx2 2 160lbs sandbag carries 10 seconds  Sidetwister and extensor bands  i'm really beat from today.But really happy with my progress. I highly reccomend the Chest Expander.. It works stuff that i've never worked. Hopefully will fix some imbalances. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 nice work today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Blacksmith513 said: Really like this Chest Expander... great for in between sets.. Works the upper back great. Not sure of moves i did so just calling it did Chest Expander stuff today Hindu squats and push ups WD2 Organge spring 1 rep all the way up to 4-3... Then 3-4 for 2 reps both hands 2h Levering 15lbs 3x3  2 sandbag get ups each side 55lbs  DO bending suedes 6"x1/4"CRS 26 seconds 6x.2625 DR 2min 15 seconds got down to 4" could not crush. I could have if i really tried but was afraid becasue of injury last Sunday 60d 12 seconds  Reverse 6"x1/4 DR 31 seconds 6x1/4DR 38 seconds 6x1/4 CRS 46 seconds  ISO 60d bright Reverse and DO 3 sets of 7 seconds DO 3 sets Left and right reverse 7 seconds just havent had it in me to DO a 60d bright again.  Messed around with lever top both hands 10lbs2 15lbsx2 20lbsx2 2 160lbs sandbag carries 10 seconds  Sidetwister and extensor bands  i'm really beat from today.But really happy with my progress. I highly reccomend the Chest Expander.. It works stuff that i've never worked. Hopefully will fix some imbalances. Nice volume! DR is a pain in the butt, but it really helps to progress. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 5 minutes ago, matek said: Nice volume! DR is a pain in the butt, but it really helps to progress. Yeah.  Thank you. I’m really happy with my bending. I’m getting more comfortable with the next level on the WD too. I like to stick to a certain level for a long time then move up. Keeps the elbows happy and it’s been working for me. I think in a month or two I’ll be using the CROM.  here’s a video from earlier. Was supposed to be DR but I misread my log for the week https://youtube.com/shorts/dyGA2fdFwRs?feature=share 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, Blacksmith513 said: Yeah.  Thank you. I’m really happy with my bending. I’m getting more comfortable with the next level on the WD too. I like to stick to a certain level for a long time then move up. Keeps the elbows happy and it’s been working for me. I think in a month or two I’ll be using the CROM.  here’s a video from earlier. Was supposed to be DR but I misread my log for the week https://youtube.com/shorts/dyGA2fdFwRs?feature=share Great! Although I don't do DO, it looks like your form is getting better! It's hard to compare the WD2 springs because they behave so differently. Recently I've used the CROM biweekly for heavy stuff, but I use the Orange spring every week (I just don't log it). Before doing any reverse bends, I always do (1-1) (2-2) (3-3) for 10 reps, (4-4) and (5-5) for 5 reps, and (6-6) for 3 reps as a warmup. It might seem a little bit excessive, but bending feels so much better after this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 15 hours ago, DoctorOfCrush said: Yeah, but I’d much rather be strong ha.  Have you found anything good for upper body? I don’t search out things too often, but when I find stuff, it’s usually lower body/hip-centric. Yes, but off hand I can’t remember which ones. I’ll try and see if I can find them. Most of them seem to focus on lower body. Try out this one. There’s a few upper body ones in there. But it’s predominantly lower back and ham strings.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 13, 2023 Author Share Posted April 13, 2023 150 swings. 100 8lbs 50 10lbs  Miller time 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Cheers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 14, 2023 Author Share Posted April 14, 2023 Concept 2 5min warm up 10 rounds 30 seconds 1 min rest 5 min cool down which was actually a fast pace 10 minutes yoga  Nice day to dig a trench. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted April 14, 2023 Share Posted April 14, 2023 HAPPY FRIDAY have a great day. hand digging is a good workout 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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