Adam Bishop
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And we’re back in the UK!
Flight was ok but I didn’t manage to get much sleep due to a screaming baby near me – man I hate kids.
Back home now and had my breakfast so I’m going to grab 90min sleep before I get my pre training meal in and train at 2pm. Press session today – no strongman movements which will be nice.
Still this cold/illness but I want to train and I know I’ll feel better for it. I will go into more detail on the change of training and diet this week
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Still got the cough but feeling a tiny bit better today.
Can’t wait to get home and get back in the gym. I love training and I love the process. Got everything planned out ready for the next 19 weeks to take me up to a WR deadlift.
Flight is tomorrow and I’ll be home on Tuesday morning and back in the gym for some push. Can’t wait.
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Deload and if it persists in the first legs session after deloading then it will be time to investigate further.
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Still feeling very rough today unfortunately.
Watched the guys in the final complete their first 3 events today then went out for a nice meal. Making the most of it as I’ll be dieting down to 140kg again starting Tuesday.
Plan is to drop down to 140kg before I build back up for the deadlift with 155kg being the goal bodyweight.
One more day watching the finals tomorrow before I get to head back to the uk on Monday evening.
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Hi Cooper
In your other thread you stated that you are able to brace your lumbar with bent knees – is this correct?
If so I would advise you use a conventional deadlift as your primary pull from the floor. I would also recommend using a 45deg back extension bench to allow your body to learn how to differentiate between hip and lumbar flexion. This is what I have used with many athletes in your situation who struggle with lumbar control. No additional load, just bodyweight
Do you think it’s best to pull conventional then with as minimal leg drive as possible? No sunk hips just having a fixed position to pull from? Just with more bend in the knees?[/quote]
I think Adam’s point is for you to use a conventional deadlift just as a start of a hinge pattern to practice bracing . And in time once you learn the skill you’ll be able to crossover into the SLDL and be able to flex from the lumbar .[/quote]
This. Oscar is correct. Just pull conventional mate until you’ve got control of your bracing.The conventional deadlift is still a great exercise for erectors.
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Hi Cooper
In your other thread you stated that you are able to brace your lumbar with bent knees – is this correct?
If so I would advise you use a conventional deadlift as your primary pull from the floor. I would also recommend using a 45deg back extension bench to allow your body to learn how to differentiate between hip and lumbar flexion. This is what I have used with many athletes in your situation who struggle with lumbar control. No additional load, just bodyweight
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Another disappointing day unfortunately. I blacked out on the conans which made it impossible for me to make the stone off.
Managed to gain some pride back via a solid 2nd place on the kettlebell toss but unfortunately it wasn’t enough to take me through to the final.
I’m feeling rough today and my resting heart rate has been elevated since being in the US so I think I’m sick. Either way I wasn’t good enough this time round.
When I get back to the uk it will be time to cut some weight for 8 weeks before I reset my sights on the deadlift champs in September.
Sorry to hear that bro but you still did us proud big man! Just being there is insane in itself – legit one of the strongest men in the world. Hope you feel better soon too bro 🙏[/quote]
Thanks mate.Woke up this morning feeling proper fucked and like I’ve been gargling razor blades so confirms what I suspected about getting sick.
Completely my fault, I made some mistakes with my food intake and relied on the food provided by the hotel for the athletes which turned out to be piss poor. Next time I’ll be cooking all my own food like I do for the one day shows.
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Another disappointing day unfortunately. I blacked out on the conans which made it impossible for me to make the stone off.
Managed to gain some pride back via a solid 2nd place on the kettlebell toss but unfortunately it wasn’t enough to take me through to the final.
I’m feeling rough today and my resting heart rate has been elevated since being in the US so I think I’m sick. Either way I wasn’t good enough this time round.
When I get back to the uk it will be time to cut some weight for 8 weeks before I reset my sights on the deadlift champs in September.
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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.