I can grip more with them, ive shrugged 210kg plus with straps, there is no way I could hold onto that weight for that length of time double overhand. obviously traps are stronger than hands so grip will usually fail before traps do.
sorry, ive been bad at logging. yesterday stuff: squat: worked up to a 145kg single high bar, then a single low bar, low bar was so fast it bounced of my back. then did a 130g x 5 so easy I had to check the plates twice. power clean: 60kg x3 80kg x2,2,2, 90kg x 2,2,2, 80kg x4,4 power snatch 60kg 5x2 regret the snatching now, shoulder hurts. also, mega trap doms.
soo busy atm, I am still training but just haven't been logging. highlights lately are: 100kg power clean, 50kg strict curl, lots of squatting, still not much pressing although some benching.
Though I'd check back in. Bench press (32x1) Warm ups then 4x5 @ 80kg BTN push press 6x5@ 80kg Weighted chins 4x6 @ 10,10,7,7 DB row 4x6 (3121) 60kg, 48,48 38 Curl (41x1) 30kg x6, 40kg x6 45kg x6 Tempo work is hard.
Renovating a house building a business (now two businesses) and taking a huff generally lol. Weight best walk 45 mins with the woofer. I love my woofer to bits but she drank my coffee this morn and now is being so hyper you wouldn't believe. After half an hour of 'hunting' the socks on my feet she's currently sprinting in a circle around the garden till she trips up, rolling around then sprinting the other way....
Honestly I hunted high and low for my camera! I'm walking around at a pretty lean 93kg. Last we spoke I was pushing up with ten million grams of carbs a day, I made it up to 96-97kg with abs (top 4 anyway lol) then dropped back down to where I am now, in total I'm a kilo heavier but a fair bit leaner. I dropped down due to some GI distress, probably caused by the tub of Ben and Jerries and meat feast every night, plus I was fairly stressed and eating every 2.5-3 hours wasn't fitting in my lifestyle. Now I'm back to eating every 3 hours but with 'cleaner' choices, shooting for 300g protein pet day, 2 portions of greens with every meal then whatever carbs I fit in without stuffing myself at every meal. Fats are incidental as most of my meats are red or chicken thigh. I've put an inch on my arms over that time and with the exception of my bench everything is moving well.
Sounds like you're making a lot of progress dude. So if all your other lifts are progressing, why is your bench stuck?
My bench always sucks, but something is wrong ATM, I'm slow and seen to have no groove. I can close grip more than I bench and have tiny little pecs, I'm doing some heavy flyes once a week and illegal wide bench once every other week to see how that helps things. I other news I just put my last scoop of whey in a bottle and the bottle had fairy liquid in, I'd drank half of it before I realised.
I'm usually knackered on a Friday and this Friday was no exception I just do what I can lol. 3 position snatch: worked up to 50 kg then did 5 sets. Form felt better Military press 6x5 @ 50kg focusing on speed up and pausing on the shoulder, actually got a pump Close grip bench 5x5 (53x1) 70kg Considered some power snatch, got as far a chalking my hands then went and ate bangers and mash.
Saturday whatever day Warm up: lhamstring curls, 1x5 Dips. Chin and swings, till I had a bit of a sweat Workout: Cable row 3x5 (50x2) Guillotine press 5x5 (32x1) 70kg fun Snatch: 40 kg 3 position, 3 sets 50kg 3 position 3 sets 60kg 3 singles 70kg 2 singles 75kg 1 single 77.5kg 3 misses. People where chatting to me etc bit bummed but whatever Rope press downs 3x12 Hammer strength close grip 15x stack (31x1) 10x something (88x1) 10x something (88x1) with 10 more forced fast reps Had fun.
Monday : Squat (32x1) 4x5 @120kg 3x140 3x145 Deadlift 60kg x2 100kg x1,1, 140kg x1,1,1, 160kg x1, 210kg x1 RDL (5221) 3x6 @ 100kg 500m row in 1:30 Tuesday: Bench: (32x2) 82.5kg 4x5 Push press 6x5 @80kg DB flat fly 16s x6 22sx6 16sx6 Weighted chins 3x6 DB row (2222) 50kg 3x6 Rest day today. Feeling twitchy which is a great sign but my mouth is bad so I'm really struggling to take in calories
right im back for good. promise. Training looks like this. Funday sunday monday rest tuesday snatchy stuff wednesday cleany and jerky stuff thursday rest friday power snatch and other benign stuff saturday full lifts to a daily max basically bergeners beginners program with a sunday funday added. today i did 3 pos snatch: 60kg, 60, 60, 70, 60 light focusing on good form and being handsome snatch grip push press 80kg x5, 90kg x5,5, 80kg x5,5 front squat: 100kg x3,3,3 90kg x3 80kg x 3 snatch high pull 3x3 @80kg hypers with a 40kg bar on my back i'll try this weeks map challenge later too.
