[Adam Bishop]

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.

[Adam Bishop]

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.

[Adam Bishop]

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

[Adam Bishop]

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.

[Adam Bishop]

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

[Adam Bishop]

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.

[Adam Bishop]

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 x15m

The 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.

[Adam Bishop]

Woke up feeling good today. No training but I used the time to get some stuff done in the garden including giving both my grills a proper clean. Summers is coming and I have a lot of meat to grill and smoke haha.

Used the game ready on my knee and elbow and spent some time in the hot tub to finish the evening.

Another training day tomorrow with some stones and hopefully some loading of the weather drys up later in the day

[Adam Bishop]

If I were to tweak your current split I would switch it to:

M – upper
T – lower
W – off
T – pull
F – push
S – legs
S – off

This split would probably best fit into your work week.

Gives you a rest day after your two heaviest sessions and puts your legs session on the Saturday when you don’t work at all.

Yep have a look at the diet planner first as it’s a good tool to make a plan with.

[Adam Bishop]

Hi Benjamin

What’s your current split?

What’s your current bodyweight?

Straight away I’d be looking to train before work while you’re fresh.

Have you had a play with the diet planner on the app?

[Adam Bishop]

Here’s a follow up thought that is more general but may help you or others.

The SLDL is a fantastic exercise for erector thickness and overall development of the posterior chain. It is however more complex and harder to master than a conventional deadlift.

When selecting an exercise the individual needs to be honest with where they are at with their technical mastery of the lifts they want to utilise. For most I would say that they haven’t got the mastery to get the most out of a SLDL and a conventional deadlift will give them more bang for their buck as they can load it in a safer fashion than a SLDL.

Now I’m not saying that people shouldn’t learn to do a SLDL, far from it. For a lot of lifters I would use the conventional deadlift as their main posterior chain lift where they are looking to get as brutally strong as possible and shift some weight. Alongside that I would drill the technique on the SLDL with a light load until that individual is able to brace their core, stabilise their lats and get into a safe start position to initiate the lift.

This approach would give progression to the lifter while they develop the skills needed to safely use a more complex movement like the SLDL.

Once again not directly targeted at you but more of a general thought point which came to my attention due to the recent popularity of the SLDL.

[Adam Bishop]

That looks to be a pretty stiff bar with not a lot of slack to pull out of it to be honest.

Yes I would say you need to get your lats engaged better on these to promote a better start position. Imagine you are trying to “bend the bar” by turning the inside of your elbows to face the front.

IMO I would raise the bar up on blocks to a height that you can get into a neutral lumbar spine position and work there for a couple of weeks to get comfortable. Once you have that nailed you can return to the floor.

[Adam Bishop]

Had a physio session this morning then hit my events in the afternoon. Body is feeling good after yesterday’s truck pull which is good.

Aim today was to get some quality work on while keeping the total volume down.

Sandbag toss – singles up to 30kg then a run of 18/20/20/21/23/25/26/27 all over 4.5m barrier
Fingals finger – several flips of the light finger then a really good quality flip of the heavy one
Conans wheel – 5 full revolutions going from 1-5plates per side (one rev per weight)

Everything felt good today and my body felt good. Tapers are always tough as you want to do more but you have to resist the urge to do more sets when things feel good. Got to play that long game

[Adam Bishop]

Glorious sunshine this morning for some truck pull.

Got a couple of runs done and an additional 5m start as I wasn’t 100% happy with my first run uphill.

Difficult to hold back on doing more but there just isn’t time to recover from a full on uphill truck pull.

Got my usual rehab bits done and my knee and hip are feeling great. Bring on some more events tomorrow

[Adam Bishop]

Much of the same today. Got my walking done, two mobility sessions and spent some time in the hot tub.

Knee and TFL feeling much improved today so I’m feeling good for a couple of sets of truck pull tomorrow.