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Sean Dockery

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3/31/07

Warmup

Keg Press standing

4, 4, 4, 4

Bradford Press standing with barbell

10x45, 10x45, 10x45

Stone Row 197 Granite

5, 5, 5

Rope Climb foot brake method

4 trips

Club Swinging

15 reps swipe, hammer, mill

7 reps lever press, drum

Blockweights

6 deadlifts 50 York

Overhand toss 42.5 York 8, 6, 6, 4

Tabata Squats bodyweight

20, 20, 20, 17, 14, 14, 13, 12 OUCH

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4/2/07

Warmup

Snatch Oly bar, notated in kg

3x30, 3x35, 3x40, 3x45, 3x50, 3 triples with 55

Front Squat notated in kg

7x70, 7x70, 7x70

45 Degree Back Raise Light band

3x8

Reverse Hyper (pat #blah blah blah)

3x10x50

Tabata Squats

20, 19, 17, 16, 13, 11, 13, 12

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Realized I didn't include the Blockweight work.

50 Blob 5 deadlifts

42.5 blob 8 overhand tosses.

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:shifty

The snatches were with a barbell.

I find that there is naturally some lean to the loaded side of the body when doing one hand lifts., the way to correct this lean is to strengthen the core.

SEAN;

I'M NEW TO THIS BOARD BUT THOUGHT I WOULD PASS ON SOME POINTS OF MINE THAT WORKED IN GETTING THE 50 LB BLOB AND COC NUMBER 3 AND THE NUMBER 4. OF COURSE THESE WERE DONE IN TRAINING AND AT THIS TIME AM GETTING READY TO GET CERTIFIED. HOWEVER MY WORK SCHEDULE IS A TOUGH ONE. I AM A SALESMAN THAT GOES OUT OF STATE FOR MOST OF EVERY MONTH. I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. MY WIFE IS A REGISTERED NURSE AND HER SCHEDULE IS AS TOUGH AS MINE. AT THIS TIME WE DON'T HAVE ANY CHILDREN. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU ARE OVERTRAINED ON THE BLOB AND THE GRIPPERS. I TRAINED WITH THE KTA PROGRAM FOR NEARLY A YEAR AND MADE MUCH PROGRESS BUT IN THE END WAS CONSTANTLY OVERTRAINED.

WHAT I DID WAS MODIFY THE PROGRAM TO SUIT MY NEEDS AND MY NEED TO RECOVER AND MAKE

PROGRESS ON THE GRIPPERS. THESE MODIFACATIONS HELPED ME:

1). LET YOUR HANDS AND GRIP RECOVER EACH WEEK. I TRAIN MY GRIP NO MORE ALONG WITH THE BLOB WORK ONCE TO TWICE EACH WEEK. BELIEVE ME YOU NEED THE RECOVERY.

2). FORGET THE ASSISTANCE EXERCISES LIKE THE STRAP HOLDS AND THE FILED OFF CLOSES.

DO THE BEST ASSISTANCE EXERCISES THERE ARE FOR THE GRIPPERS, LIKE NEGATIVE HOLDS,CONSTANTLY WORK TECHNIQUE(REMEMBER THE NO SET CLOSES HELP BUT ON CERTIFICATION YOU CAN SET THE GRIPPER TO THE WIDTH OF AN ATM CARD). REMEMBER WE DON'T WANT ANY CHANGES UPON CERTIFICATION. I AM SURPRISED WADE DIDN'T OFFER CHALK TO YOU AT THE EXPO. IT DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE.AGAIN KEEP EVERYTHING THE SAME EVERY TIME YOU TRAIN OR TRY TO CLOSE OR MAKE A CLOSE ON THE GOAL GRIPPER. THE BEST ASSISTANCE EXERCISE FOR THE GRIPPERS AND THE ONE EVERYONE MAKES A SECRET IS THE CLAMP HOLD OR CLAMP SQUEEZE. YOU CAN WORK ANY POSITION YOU ARE STUCK AT ON THE GRIPPERS. THE CLAMP IS THE TOOL THAT HELPED ME CLOSE THE COC3,HEAVYGRIP350,AND THE COC4. I HAVE DONE THE COC3 FOR 8 CLOSES AND 2SECOND HOLDS ON EACH REP. 4 REPS ON THE HEAVYGRIP350 AND A EXTREMELY HARD DOUBLE ON THE COC4.ALL THESE CLOSINGS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE CLAMP. JUST KEEP THIS IN MIND. YOU CAN BUY ANY CLAMP THAT WILL WORK AT AN AUTO PARTS STORE. THE ONE THAT WORKS FOR ME IS A TAILPIPE CLAMP FOR $1.48 AT ANY AUTO PARTS STORE. 11/2" IS THE SIZE YOU WANT. WORK THESE INTO YOUR PROGRAM.BELIEVE ME SEVERAL WEEKS CLAMP CLOSING A HG350,OR COC3.5 OR 4 NO MATTER HOW CLOSE YOU GET,WHEN YOU GO BACK TO YOUR GOAL GRIPPER HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT IS SOOOOOOO EASY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TRY THESE WITH A POSITIVE FRAME OF MIND. I AM USUALLY ON THE ROAD MOST OF THE TIME AND BRING THESE INSTRUMENTS GRIPPERS AND 2-50LB BLOBS IN MY TRUNK. AT MOST MOTELS I STAY AT ON THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA THE MAIDS LOOK AT ME STRANGELY BUT IT'S ALL GOOD. NO PROBLEMS. I USUALLY KEEP A RECORD OF ALL THE CLOSINGS I MAKE. I CLOSE THE COC3 TWICE PER WEEK AND WORK TECHNIQUE CONSTANTLY(SETTING THE GRIPPER,THUMB POSITION,PINKE POSITION PALM POSITION ETC. IT'S ALL CLOCKWORK FOR ME. WHEN THE CERTIFICATION COMES WHICH IT WILL FOR IN THE NEAR FUTURE IT WILL BE AN EASY PROCEDURE.CONSTANTLY KEEP THIS IN MIND. SEAN YOU WILL CLOSE THE COC3 AND THE COC4 AND YOU WILL GET CERTIFIED!!! YOU CAN DO IT. REMEMBER DON'T TRAIN THE BLOB AND /OR THE GRIPPERS MORE THAN TWICE PER WEEK. ALWAYS WARM UP WITH A EASY GRIPPER,STRETCH THE FOREARM,DRINK A CUP OF COFFEE AND USE SOME TYPE OF MUSCLE RUB BEFORE YOU BEGIN YOU GRIP AND BLOB WORKOUT. ALSO TRY TO KEEP AN OVERALL WORKOUT SCHEDULE INTACT,IT WILL BE AN ASSET TO YOUR GRIP STRENGTH. DOING THE GRIPPERS FOR MILLIONS OF REPS IS A WASTE OF TIME AND USELESS.

IT JUST WEARS YOUR FOREARM'S DOWN.

GOOD LUCK/BOB

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I've not trained consistently due to some health stuff that the medical establishment is still holding off on fixing. And after the 5th appt with no headway made towards the obvious solution....I'm saying to heck with them and going back to what I know. Training.

5/13/07

Grippers

5 oc's cut #2

Blobs

5 full deadlifts 47.5 blob

20 overhand tosses with 37.5 blob

Shot Rotations

50 rotations in either direction in either hand with 6lbs shots

Power Forearms Homemade F for flexion, Formulator for extension

3x8x20 Wrist Curl

3x8x2.5 Reverse Wrist Curl

3x8x20 Behind Back Wrist Curl

3x8x2.5 Reverse Curl

3x8x2.5 Front + Rear Lever

3x8x2.5 Pronation and Suppination

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5/14/07

Keg Press warmed up with bar, 65 and 85

3x4

Bradford Press

3x8x65

Rope Climb

2 trips no feet

Grippers

3 attempts at SM

Conditioning

21 - 15 - 9 reps of

155 power clean

pushups

Elapsed Time: 17:07

"It don't matter who's in Austin. Bob Wills is still the king."

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5/17/07

Snatch notated in kg

5x3x50

Front Squat notated in kg

3x7x70

Grippers

3 closes SM

3 oc's cut #2

Blockweights

5 lifts 47.5 blob

Conditioning

3 rounds for time

100ft walking lunge

25 squats

25 back extensions (just couldn't handle 50 after the snatch and fs)

elapsed time 11:35

"The day the squirrel went berserk in the good ol baptist church of that sweet little town of pascagula."

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5/21/07

Keg Press

5, 5, 4, 4, 3

Bradford Press lbs

8x65, 7x65, 4x65

Stone Row 226 Granite Sphere

3, 2, 2

Rope Climb foot brake method

2 trips

Indian Clubs

Swipes, Mills, Sheiks, Drumming

Grippers

2 oc's SM

4 oc's cut #2

Blockweights

5 lifts 47.5 blob

20 overhand tosses 37.5 blob

Conditioning

3 rounds for time

40kg Overhead Squat 5 reps

120 yd shuttle run (20yd legs)

elapsed time 5:06

Pretty good workout. The OHS is rough when you're breathing hard.

"Look at you all high and mighty. All them muscles. What can all them muscles do, boy?"

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5/23/07 At Chris's

Snatch kgs

5x3x50 I think I'm ready for more weight.

Front Squat kgs

5x80, 5x80, 5x80, 3x80, 3x80

Glute-Ham Raises bodyweight

8, 6, 5

Grippers

5 oc's filed SM

Blockweights

5 attempts at Blob50 Was not happening today.

Conditioning

1 arm kb Clean and Jerk "Long cycle"

60 reps with 24kg kb in 7:20 did sets of 12, 10 and 8 each arm. Set the bell down between sets.

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5/24/07

Mowed the yard with 12 pounds in weight vest.

Grippers

4 attempts at Travis' EZ 3 all about 1/32 from closed

Pinch

5 holds 2 45's deloaded with mini band over squat stands, 8th hole

No wrist work, took the lovely Miss Angela out on a date.

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Do You now start for the 2x45's plate pinch? Did You recognize a crossover effect from blob work to plate pinch (one and/or two handed)?

Keep training hard! :rock

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I found some 45's that feel good to me, so I'm going to try making a run at them. I haven't seen any significant carryover from Blobs to narow pinching. I'm terrible weak on any form of pinch inside of 3".

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I found some 45's that feel good to me, so I'm going to try making a run at them. I haven't seen any significant carryover from Blobs to narow pinching. I'm terrible weak on any form of pinch inside of 3".

Thanks for Your reply Sean! Good luck with the 45's and train hard! :mosher

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5/25/07

Keg Press

5, 5, 3, 4, 4

Bradford Press

3x8x65

Stone Row 197 Granite Sphere

3x8

Rope Climb

3 trips no hands

Indian Clubs

Swipes, Mills, Sheiks, Drumming

Grippers

4 oc's SM

3 oc's cut #2

Blockweights

5 holds 45 blob

20 overhand tosses 37.5 blob

Shot Rotations

1 set of 30 in each direction

Conditioning

5 rounds Sledgehammer hitting tire

2 minutes work/1 minute rest

"Spare me your bland accusations."

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Rope Climb

3 trips no hands

No legs? :tongue

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I demand video proof on this one :whistel

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Man this is a great log, I am going to have to go back and read the whole thing from the beginning. I like a lot of the stuff you are doing and I really like the quotes at the ends. :D

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you guys caught my typo....Angela is mocking me as we speak.

I'm glad guys like my log. I hope there are some good ideas here for others to use.

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5/28/07

Snatch kgs

3x20, 3x30, 3x40, 3x50, 5x3x60

Stone 197 Granite Sphere

3x4xload

45 Degree Back Extension light band

3x10

Reverse Hyper

3x15x50

York Iron Boot Course

Grippers

3 atts TSands EZ 3 about 1/32" from closed

2 oc's cut #2

2 45's Pinch

5 holds deload with mini bands 7th pin hole

Conditioning

6 40yd sprints walk back to start for recovery

"All gave some, Some gave all"

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5/29/07

Grippers

10 closes filed SM

2 45's Pinch

5 holds deloaded with mini bands in 6th pin hole

Blockweights

20 overhand tosses 37.5 blob increase

Shot Rotations

1 set of 50 in each direction

Power Forearms F for extension, homemade F for flexion

3x8x20 Wrist Curl

3x8x2.5 Reverse Wrist Curl

3x8x20 Behind Back Wrist Curl

3x8x2.5 Reverse Curl

3x8x2.5 Front and Rear Lever

3x8x2.5 Pronation and Supination

"There are none so blind as those who refuse to see."

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5 holds deloaded with mini bands in 6th pin hole

Looks like You are progressing! Good job!

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5/30/07

Press Lacked direction today. Just sorta horsed around with 115 on the bar. Some reps some singles.

Bradford Press

8x85, 5x85, 5x85

Stone Row 197 Granite Sphere

3x8

Rope Climb

4 trips no feet

Indian Clubs

3x13 of Swipes, Mills, and Hammer Throw

Grippers

5 attempts at TSands EZ#3 Some closed some not.

Blockweights

20 overhand tosses 40 Blob

Conditioning

3 rounds for time

200 yard run

25 wall ball shots

elapsed time 6:50

"Digging like a mole down in that hole in the ground."

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5/31/07

Grippers

10 closes SM

2 45's Pinch

5 holds

Deloaded with mini band 6th pinhole

Blockweights

20 overhand tosses 40 lbs blob

Shot Rotations

1 set of 50 each direction 6 lbs shots

Power Forearms

3x8x20 Wrist Curl

3x8x5 Reverse Wrist Curl

3x8x20 Behind Back Wrist Curl

3x8x5 Reverse Curl

3x8x5 Front And Rear Lever

3x8x5 Supination and Pronation

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6/2/07

Snatch kgs

3x20, 3x30, 3x40, 3x50, 5x3x60

Stone 197 Granite Sphere

3x5xload

45 Degree Back Raise

3x6xmedium band

Grippers

6 closes of TSands EZ #3

Blockweights

20 overhand tosses 40 Blob

Conditioning

Tabata squats

20, 20, 20, 20, 16, 15, 16, 15

"Went the wrong way into Juarez with Juanita on my lap. Wanted man by Nellie Watson. Wanted man by Jennie Brown. Wanted man by Lucy Thompson. Wanted man in this next town."

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