Adam Bishop
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Not the best day one of WSM for me. I won’t go into the full details as I’m not in the best of moods right now but basically I’m in 4th place and I have a lot of work to do tomorrow.
I need a big performance on both the conans wheel and the kettlebell toss if I’m going to make the final. Fingers crossed.
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Medial done this morning as well as some tv and social media bits and we are ready to kick off WSM tomorrow.
We found out our groups today but it isn’t that important as all the groups are tough and you can only do what you can do on each event so who you have in your group is kind of irrelevant.
Looking forward to getting things started with the loading race, deadlift and log ladder tomorrow
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Got to grips with the kit we’ll be using for the heats on Wednesday today. Important part of the process is to get used to the irregular items we are asked to load during the loading race. All felt pretty straightforward for me as we checked the loading kit and other events out.
The rest of the day was spent doing tv interviews for me. Tomorrow I have my medical and some filmed bits for tv and social media.
No lifting tomorrow so a final chance to rest up before the off on Wednesday
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Travelled all day yesterday but fortunately it was really straightforward for me.
Got to Heathrow in the morning and had an 8 hour flight to Charlotte before a 30min flight to Myrtle Beach. The travel gods were definitely smiling upon me as the passport control hall was completely empty when I arrived and my bags were first off the plane. The most straightforward travel to a WSM for me ever.
Got to the hotel and got some food in me before getting to bed. Managed to sleep through till 6am so hopefully the jet lag won’t be too bag but I’ve got a clear day today apart from the welcome meeting this evening so plenty of time to recover from the flight.
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Thanks. How about caffeine?
Ah yeah I have a double scoop serving of the TBJP DNFM 30mins before the start of the show and next thing I know I’m holding a trophy haha. Powerful stuff.
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Here’s my current training day diet so you don’t need to scroll back though the log…
TRAINING DAYS
M1 – 10 whole eggs with spinach
M2 – 250g beef mince, 150g pasta
Intra – 120g sustain and 40g peak aminos
Post – 250g beef mince, 150g (dry weight) rice, 120g oats, large banana, 30g honey and 100g pineapple
M5 – 300g chicken breast, 150g pasta 100g pineapple
M6 – 6 whole eggs
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Hi Nick
My diet stays exactly the same as if it’s a training day so I have my usual pre workout meal two hours before I compete.
Most of my comps are 5pm kick offs these days so In that case I’m getting two meals in before my pre training meal.
Once I’m competing I’ll pretty much plow through the sustain. I don’t like to eat when I’m competing so get all my electrolytes and carbs from the Sustain dosed at 60g per litre. If I do eat anything it’s usually a couple of bananas or some rice crispy squares.
A big mistake I see guys make is changing their diet for comp day and ploughing in a load of shit food in the quest for calories. That’s a sure way to shit your pants.
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I agree with Rich here. All your movement happens around the lumbar spine which IMO is not ideal for longevity.
Weirdly enough your thoracic looks locked in so you’re halfway there.
If I were you I would elevate that bar and go off blocks to a height that you can lock that lumbar spine into a neutral position. Once you can do this consistently then I would reduce the block height gradually until you are pulling from the floor again.
Finally I would film from the side and lose the hoody so you can see your spinal position easier to track progress.
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Another recovery day for me. 45min walk with the dogs then some soft tissue work.
I’ll keep in my daily tricep rehab bits with the bands all the way through the competition and I’m using the game ready daily on both my knee and elbow. That’s also coming out to WSM with me.
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Hi Johnny
Sounds like a complicated one. I think this would be best resolved using an experienced sports physio if possible.
With nerve issues especially ones with loss of power and function, it’s best to get an in person assessment as the medical professional will have various tests to diagnose the issue
Sorry I can’t be of more help.
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Physio session today treating my tricep, hip and patella tendon. They are a little bit angry but nothing crazy, just a usual level of fuckedness
Not much more to report really, managed to get out and walk the dogs between the bouts of rain and gale force winds. Tomorrow I have some sports massage booked and I’ll start packing my bags ready for Saturday
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Rich’s post is spot on here.
Always target your programme to your goal. Remember most powerlifting programmes are building towards a single day where peak strength is expressed.
There is no problem getting stronger on the SBD in the 4-12 rep ranges. Know your abilities and avoid risky reps keeping your form sport on. Build perfect rep sets.
SBD are great movements and I’d always advise that lifters learn them at some point.
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Final UK based session before WSM done and dusted.
I went to a local gym to get some proper log ladder practice as I need to speed up between the logs. Set up 3 logs 122/140/163 and worked up to each weight as a single then performed a 3 log ladder. Last rep was a little off balance-wise but the speed and power was there which is what I wanted from the session.
Tricep is a little sore afterward so it’s a good job I have a physio appointment tomorrow to work on it.
The next “session” I do will be in myrtle Beach
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Yep I’ve seen this first hand on my ALT and my creatinine scores when I’ve tested the day after training so I always stick to at least two rest days before having bloods taken.
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Felt super strong today – gives me a lot of confidence that I’m getting my peak right. No deadlifts today as I’ve got them sorted so no need to push them again. The 400×3 and 350×9 in the same week was enough of a stimulus on them.
Atlas stones – 180×10
Shield walk – 167x60m
Loading – 100/100/100/125 sandbags x15mThe stones were effortless, I didn’t even get out of breath on them doing a rep every 30sec with with stone rest each time. It’s the best they’ve felt ever to be honest. If I end up in the stone off very few will be able to beat me.
Shield walk was the furthest I’ve carried it this prep and the loading was a very good pace at 45sec for the full run.