Mobsters training diary

One of many.

Todays workout (note I am training for the British Grip Championships).

Saturday
Grippers
B/H: VG L1 x 6 reps, L7 x 3 reps
L/H: RB240 x 1 rep, BBGM x 1 rep, CoC 3 x 3 x 1 all to within 4mm
R/H: CoC 3.5 x 1 rep, BBSE x 3 x 1 reps. Deep set all grippers.

Weaver Stick
B/H: bar x 6 reps, plus 2.5-kilos x 3 reps, plus 3.5-kilos x 1 rep (no wraps thus far - from this point forward wraps on)
L/H: plus 6-kilos (7.5) x 0 reps, plus 5.5-kilos (7.0) x 0, 1, 1 reps
R/H: plus 6.5-kilos (8.0) x 0 rep, plus 6-kilos (7.5) x 3 x 1 reps

TLRT
B/H: 45-kilos (50.4) x 8 reps
L/H: 85-kilos (90.4) x 8 x 1 reps
R/H: 97.5 (102.9) x 8 x 1 reps

Back stiff etc after. So stretched and tried keeping limber. I am using the massage pad machine for the full 15 minutes and the lower back is sore to the touch every single time the machine gets at it. But at the same time I feel more capable after.

Tomorrow am OR Monday am (will see how I feel but daughter and in-laws coming Monday afternoon so...) it'll be shoulders and arms. For those reading this will be a more traditional workout. The grip stuff can look very strange.

Grippers are crush grippers and the codes are usually the brand and their version of a strength rating. So VG means David Horne's Vulcan Gripper, CoC means Captain's of Crush gripper, RB Robert Baraban and BB Beef Builder. Within that I'll sometimes say VN or VVN meaning very near or very, very near (close as can be to closed but not quite).

Weaver Stick is a leverage type of strength feat and a great test of wrist strength. I have the current world record (8.10-kilos).

TLRT means thumb less rolling thunder. The 'Rolling Thunder' is a revolving thick handle from Ironmind and the lift is usually done with the thumb included in what looks like a one hand deadlift. Thumb less is harder. I was actually better 3 weeks ago but peaked too early. It's now two weeks to the competition.

Good to see you starting a journal mate but would it not be better in the journal section?

Congrats on the 400lber by the way. You ever fancied squeezing yourself into a bench shirt?

Where's that? I'll copy and paste.

LOL, its here mate.

http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/forumid_40/tt.htm

LOL

only took you 7,400 post to find out where the journal section was

not a bad attempt mate

I've had journals on other forums for years.

Thursday
Biceps n shoulders
Preacher curl machine followed by dumbbell hammer curls
 
Press on multi-press machine followed by seated press in Jones machine (3d smith machine)
 
Side laterals: dumbbell then cable
 
Reverse wrist curl

SaturdayShoulders n arms wo1Seated machine press on MP39kg x 12 reps, 59kg x 12 reps, 93kg x 2 x 11 reps
Hammer DB Curls10kg @ x 12 reps, 20kg @ x 12 reps, 30kg @ x 8 reps d/s 12.5kg @ x 12 reps
TPD V Barstack x 3 x 17 reps
TPD rope54kg x 3 x 10 reps
R/W/Curls7.5kg x 12 reps, 10kg x 12 reps, 12.5kg x L 12 then 8 R 12 then 10 
Holds for time