[Adam Bishop]

157.6kg

Felt a little bit fucked today, didn’t sleep great and the heat was getting to me so I took a rest day today.

Had a good physio session in the morning then just stayed cool in the afternoon and got my meals in.

Back in the gym tomorrow morning

[Adam Bishop]

Rest day. Spent the day with friends who are visiting us. Great to have some bbq and catch up.

Physio and circus DB work tomorrow

[Adam Bishop]

157.0kg

Very strong session today. Fourth week of the deadlift wave so speed pulls from the floor today. 4 working sets at 305kg to match up to the total number of pulls I usually do in a pull session. Bar moved very fast, probably the fastest this weight has moved for me ever. Feeling confident.

Speed pulls 305x4x1
CG Pulldowns 3 sets
Seated Cable Row 1 set
Seated WG Row 1 set
WG Pulldown 3 sets
Cable Rev fly 1 set
45deg hypers 1 set

[Adam Bishop]

156.3kg

Bodyweight climbing again which is good. Session in the barn today, progressed on all lifts. My pressing feels super strong when my bodyweight is up which is very normal.

Incline Bench Press 3 sets
Incline DB Fly 2 sets
Cable fly 1 set
High incline DB Press 3 sets
Incline DB Curl 2 sets
EZ Bar Curls 2 sets
SA Cable curl 1 set

[Adam Bishop]

Lower session at physique warehouse today. Knee felt ok so progressed everything a bit more in terms of load on the hacks and leg press. Next week I’ll be back to full strength.

Leg Ext 3 sets
Hack squat 3 sets
Leg press 3 sets
Seated leg curl 3 sets
45deg hypers 3 sets
Standing calf raise 3 sets

[Adam Bishop]

Have a search for small 12v cool boxes. You can get these with mains adapters or you can even run them off power packs if necessary. I’ve taken these to expos while travelling on the train no problem.

[Adam Bishop]

155.5kg

Morning events session at the farm. Got 16 total bag tosses done and then went through the loading medley with the anvil, tyre and sandbag. Good bit of running. Headed to sports massage after that and then back home just after lunch leaving me a chilled afternoon. Lower session tomorrow

[Adam Bishop]

Physio this morning then back into the gym in the afternoon for my session:

Circus DB 80×6
Seated DB Press 3 sets
DB lateral raise 2 sets
DB Lateral raise 50 reps
Pressdowns 3 sets
Rope Pressdowns 2 sets
Bent over cable Pressdowns 50 reps

[Adam Bishop]

Back home this evening after a weekend away. Very happy to be back into my usual routine from tomorrow onwards. Physio in the morning then some circus DB work to do.

6 weeks till the world deadlift champs

[Adam Bishop]

Good session over at Ultraflex Derby today with Big Rich. It’s always a little difficult finding a place for me to deadlift as I need the thin plates to get all the weight on the bar but ultraflex was perfect. No deadlift bar unfortunately so pulled on a standard power bar which was stiffer making the pulls a little harder than usual. Worked up to 470kg from the low blocks (12” bar height) and it moved nice a smooth. Well ahead of where I was this time last year prepping for the deadlift champs.

12” Block Pulls 470×1
Pulldowns 3 sets
SA DB Row 2 sets
Seated WG Row 2 sets
DB reverse fly 2 sets
Reverse pec Dec 2 sets

[Adam Bishop]

Morning physio session with the focus on my knees and ankles. Both are getting a little beat up with the addition of strongman events.
Afternoon press session looked like this:

Incline bench Press 3 sets
Incline DB Fly 2 sets
Cable fly 1 set
Push Ups 1 set
Incline DB Curl 2 sets
EZ Bar Curl 2 sets
SA Cable Curl 1 set

Then off into London to catch up with some school friends and now I’m on a train up to Leicester visiting family for the weekend

[Adam Bishop]

Rest day. Heading into London tomorrow evening to catch up with some friends from school so got my meals prepped so I can take them with me. Then I’ll head straight up to Leicester for my father in laws birthday so once again meals have been cooked for that too.

[Adam Bishop]

We are back!

Great couple of days training, deadlifts are moving well as are my pressing movements. Knees felt up to doing some lower today at physique warehouse and they didn’t hurt too much which is a win. Busy couple of days coming up which I will update you on tomorrow.

[Adam Bishop]

Rest day. Great day spent next to the pond enjoying some fishing. One more night to go before I head home.

Found a swim with plenty of tree cover and a decent wind blowing into it so very chilled in the hot weather.

[Adam Bishop]

156.6kg

Couple of events this morning then sports massage at lunch time. Did a total of 16 bag throws for distance then two rounds of a loading medley with four implements.

Now I’m out sleeping under the stars next to the lake for a couple of nights.