John Knowlton Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 How is your arm today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 7 hours ago, John Knowlton said: How is your arm today Good enough for curling... 12ounces that is. Thanks for asking, its still a tiny bit sore but it feels good. Not going to push it this morning. I hope in the next few weeks everything returns to normal, its been crazy and my workouts have still been good but not up to my standards. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 NN2" Handle 3x3 227.5 x 3 232.5 x 3 237.5 x 3 Loadable inch trainer negatives Left 90 x 5 90 x 5 90 x 5 Right 90 x 5 90 x 5 90 x 5 Crusher Holds 3x8-10 seconds Left 77.5 x 6 77 x8 77 x10 Right 77.5 x6 77 x 8 77 x 10 Crusher Thumbless Deadlifts 3x2 Left 80 x 2 80 x 2 80 x 2 Right Right 80x2 80x2 80x2 Moontop Left = 19.5 x1 19.75 x 1 20 x1 20.25 x1 Right 18 17.5x 1 18 x1 18.5 x1 19 x 1 Some Chest Expander drop sets Good workout. All had time for.. Gotta party it up for my grandma today. Injured my forearm again on Crusher holds. Jedd thinks its the brach too... So @matek you where right probably. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matek Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Blacksmith513 said: Injured my forearm again on Crusher holds. Jedd thinks its the brach too... So @matek you where right probably. If it's really just the muscle, that will heal fast if you don't push it too hard. Once I have partially torn my hamstring and it looked awful but it healed faster than an annoying wrist or elbow injury. Hope it will heal fast. Have fun at the party! Edited August 5, 2023 by matek 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 18 hours ago, matek said: If it's really just the muscle, that will heal fast if you don't push it too hard. Once I have partially torn my hamstring and it looked awful but it healed faster than an annoying wrist or elbow injury. Hope it will heal fast. Have fun at the party! I hope so.. Its sore today.. It was feeling fine yesterday before i worked out. So whatever I did, i made it a little worse. Still not too bad though. Thanks...The party was real nice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 No rowing. My bicep and forearm hurt a little today. Whatever i did Saturday made it worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 I forgot to add. I benched for the first time ever on Saturday with my cousins husband. I did 135lbs for 3 reps. That was not warmed up, being tired from my morning workout, consuming alcohol and and with an injured arm. I feel like i definitely had more in me but it aggravated my arm a little. How is that for my first time? I've always been naturally strong with odd object training like carrying and shouldering things. But traditional weight lifting always seemed awkward to me. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 That's what we call industrial strength. Not bad for BENCHING the first time in your entire life. Good thing you didn't push it any further. How did that make your arm feel or did the alcohol cover up the pain. Grandma would be proud of you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 7, 2023 Author Share Posted August 7, 2023 1 hour ago, John Knowlton said: That's what we call industrial strength. Not bad for BENCHING the first time in your entire life. Good thing you didn't push it any further. How did that make your arm feel or did the alcohol cover up the pain. Grandma would be proud of you. Didn’t hurt during it but felt it after. I didn’t drink too much. Only like 6 beers. But yeah she’d be proud. It’s the steel bending she didn’t understand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 Grandmas are like that. 6 Beers is not to much its like just getting primed . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 8, 2023 Author Share Posted August 8, 2023 17 hours ago, John Knowlton said: Grandmas are like that. 6 Beers is not to much its like just getting primed . These days that about all im good for. A few years back.. When people started telling me i take after my grandfather with my drinking (he was on painkillers for his back and drank 20-30 beers regularly on top of it)... I decided to tone it down. I don't take painkillers obviously.. But my number was slowly creeping up... I got to a point where i'd say i only was had 10 beers... I still love beer though. I had a few last night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 8, 2023 Author Share Posted August 8, 2023 Crusher Left 85x2 85.5x2 86x2 86x1 85.75x1 Right 80x2 81x2 82x2 83x2 84x2 NN 2x5 Pinch 135x3 136x3 136.25x3 139x1 140x1 2" NN thumbless 196.75x3 198x1 199.25x1 multiple reps sorta bothered my forarm so i kept weight up and stuck to singles baby inch deloads LEFT ONLY 10"x10secs 10x"10 11"x8 baby inch negs LEFT ONLY 3x3 Some chest expander stuff All in all real good workout. Arm is a little better but i can still feel it. I think i need to take it easy and in 2 weeks it it will be good. Thinking of starting up Bryce Lanes 50/20 with the sand bags.. 50 reps in 20 minutes, once you get that you up the weight. Maybe OHP+Squat one day and shoulders the second... Its really hard to find something to fit around my grip training but I want to get my total body strength up. And really traditional weight lifting just doesn't interest me. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 Just quick update..Still no rowing. My arm is getting better but i feel the repetitive pulling would aggravate it. Might have to break it off with my girl. Not sure what to do. I hardly see her. Yet she texts me all day every day about her issues. Tells me how much she likes me and appreciates me... I've helped her out a lot too and yesterday her daughter asked her if I could come to her birthday next month. I said yes. We've been "seeing" each other for two months, but I haven't seen her in almost 2 weeks. Still haven't gone on an official date...She had a lot going on when we met and ended up having some semi serious heart related health issues, so i was supportive and stood by her. I'll give her a couple more weeks, and hopefully she starts feeling better. If stuff doesnt change then bye bye. Sorry just venting. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 That's a tough one. It seems like everything is going pretty good. Just hang in there, ride it out see where it goes. If anything you get some birthday cake next month and you made some good friends. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 (edited) 19 minutes ago, John Knowlton said: That's a tough one. It seems like everything is going pretty good. Just hang in there, ride it out see where it goes. If anything you get some birthday cake next month and you made some good friends. So far it is. I don’t want cake I want cake is good to though. It will be nice. Edited August 9, 2023 by Blacksmith513 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 GOT IT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 3 hours ago, Blacksmith513 said: Just quick update..Still no rowing. ... Might have to break it off with my girl. ... I'll give her a couple more weeks, and hopefully she starts feeling better. If stuff doesnt change then bye bye. Both situations suck. Sorry Joe. Hopefully both improve soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonjoseph Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Do what's best for you, king. You're a good dude, and you deserve what makes you happy. Just don't make any hasty decisions on things. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 57 minutes ago, Douglas Carney said: Both situations suck. Sorry Joe. Hopefully both improve soon. 36 minutes ago, Londonjoseph said: Do what's best for you, king. You're a good dude, and you deserve what makes you happy. Just don't make any hasty decisions on things. Thanks guys... Dont wanna to keep talking about it, its a grip forum. But stuff like this definitely affects my performance. I told her this morning I really like her and like texting with her but I we need to start seeing each other more often.. She said shes trying, apologized and feels like same. I said well how about tomorrow night or Saturday, she said hopefully both. We will see. I just don't understand how she can ask me to spend about 5 hours round trip picking up a couch and chair for her parents, ask me to pick up a couple things on facebook market place for her daughters birthday, call me up crying at night and needing someone to talk to..But then say you're too tired or dont feel good to see me. I get it, her kids are up at 4am every day and shes tired but come on. If i've needed someone to talk to shes been good that way but thats it It appears to me she wants all the benefits of a relationship without being in or working towards one. Like i said i like her, its early and willing to work on things.. But i'm not doing any more stuff for her unless things change. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Londonjoseph Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, Blacksmith513 said: Thanks guys... Dont wanna to keep talking about it, its a grip forum. But stuff like this definitely affects my performance. I told her this morning I really like her and like texting with her but I we need to start seeing each other more often.. She said shes trying, apologized and feels like same. I said well how about tomorrow night or Saturday, she said hopefully both. We will see. I just don't understand how she can ask me to spend about 5 hours round trip picking up a couch and chair for her parents, ask me to pick up a couple things on facebook market place for her daughters birthday, call me up crying at night and needing someone to talk to..But then say you're too tired or dont feel good to see me. I get it, her kids are up at 4am every day and shes tired but come on. If i've needed someone to talk to shes been good that way but thats it It appears to me she wants all the benefits of a relationship without being in or working towards one. Like i said i like her, its early and willing to work on things.. But i'm not doing any more stuff for her unless things change. This may be a grip forum but life events effect performance and are extremely relevant. I think it's more than ok to post about that stuff. I post about life events all the time, but I do try to keep on track and post more about my training. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 3 minutes ago, Londonjoseph said: This may be a grip forum but life events effect performance and are extremely relevant. I think it's more than ok to post about that stuff. I post about life events all the time, but I do try to keep on track and post more about my training. Thanks man. I feel the same. I’m pretty private but anything that may affect my performance I like to write down. In the future if I look back and notice my numbers down I want to know why. Im always around if anyone in the grip community needs anything. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 warm ups set the clock for 20 mins and did squats with my sandbag.. Probably about 15, plus a couple ohps but it bothered my arm. Starting very light and low reps, once i get to 50 reps i'll up the weight. Its a very simple yet effective routine. When i did it i'd get so hungry. My goal was always shouldering a 200lbs sandbag 50 times in 20 minutes.. I got to 160lbs... I can do it. Maybe Mondays shouldering and thick bar... Tuesdays Squat/ohp and bending +levering and repeat Thursday Friday 2h Levering 3x3 15lbs some lever top light holds pronated and supinated with light weights. Arm is getting better but i can still feel it. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 nice work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted August 12, 2023 Author Share Posted August 12, 2023 Arm is getting better. But i can still feel it. Only did warm ups with my right hand NN" 2 handle deadlifts just warm ups to 220lbs, after that i could feel a strain in my arm. Too bad because weights felt good. Inch handle negs left hand 90lb 3x5 Crusher holds 77lbs Left hand 8,7,6 seconds Crusher thumbless deadlifts I sucked with these... Usually my right hand gets my CNS going with these. 77.5lbsx1 77lbsx1 75lbsx2 moontop left 19.75x1 20x1 20.25x1 20.5x1 Only using my left hand. Everything felt unbalanced. My rights getting better but not great. Had a nice night with my girl. We talked and everything is really good. I have a superpower. I've always been able to get anyone to drink.. Including her and she was straight edge but really enjoys having a few with me. Off to Maine with my dad, uncle and bro in law for seafood and some antique tool store.. Hopefully buy some blacksmithing equipment if the price is right. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas Carney Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 2 hours ago, Blacksmith513 said: Arm is getting better. But i can still feel it. Only did warm ups with my right hand ... Had a nice night with my girl. We talked and everything is really good. I have a superpower. I've always been able to get anyone to drink.. Including her and she was straight edge but really enjoys having a few with me. Off to Maine with my dad, uncle and bro in law for seafood and some antique tool store.. Hopefully buy some blacksmithing equipment if the price is right. Glad the arm is getting better and you had a talk with your girl. Enjoy your trip up to Maine! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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