[Adam Bishop]

Did an overnight fishing session on Wednesday night so limited phone signal unfortunately.

Got down to physique warehouse afterwards and showered BEFORE I trained haha. Leg session looked like this:

Squat 275×4
Pause Squat 225×3
Squat 165×8
Leg Extensions (drop sets)
Back Extension (drop sets)
Lying leg curl (drop sets)
Calf raise series – 3 sets

Solid session and we saw some improvement in the squats. Keeping the volume low as I have a big events session tomorrow. The assistance work was all a top set to failure followed by 2 drop sets.

Feeling ready for a big events session tomorrow – time to get ready for Britain’s Strongest Man.

[Adam Bishop]

Also SBD offer a thinner (5mm I believe) weightlifting sleeve which is also shorter (to allow the weightlifters to get ass to grass in cleans and snatches) Are you able to purchase these in your country?

[Adam Bishop]

Yeah a 7mm sleeve is fine. It all comes down to the size you choose to deliver the support or just warmth required.

For example I’ll wear a 2xl 7mm SBD knee sleeve for squatting which is tighter and offers more support but a 3xl SBD 7mm knee sleeve for my strongman moving events where I need more movement.

[Adam Bishop]

Recovery work on the menu today – no training.

Took the dogs for a walk in the morning then it was food prep time as I’m away fishing tomorrow.

Finished the evening with an hour in the hyperbaric chamber.

[Adam Bishop]

Another good tricep related day with some solid progress.

9am physio session working on the tricep and on my patella tendinitis then back home for this pressing session:

Strict log press – 120×4
Seated pin press w/bands – 3×3
Standing DB Press – 3×8
DB Lateral Raise – 2 work sets
Pressdowns – 2 work sets
DB Skullcrushers – 2 work sets
Bent over Pressdowns – 2 work sets

Grabbed my PWO shake and off the my soft tissue massage session for an hour before getting some food supplies from Costco.

Really positive today, tricep had improved on all movements and is feeling much more normal now. The endurance is still needing some improvement but we are moving in the right direction

[Adam Bishop]

Back in the gym today for some deadlift prep work and some pull movements.

My body is definitely not recovered from the 360×4 on the axle on Saturday night so the plan was to play around with different lifting straps in preparation for the deadlift ladder for BSM. Cut up a few different figure of 8 straps so that now I have a quick release version that will save me time on this event. Various sets of 5 on just 70kg finding the right strap for the job before double checking the chosen pairs strength of grip on the bar with some 400kg rack pulls (very high).

After that I got the following done (2 work sets on everything):

CG Pulldown
Seated row
WG seated row
Seated DB Curl
Hammer curl

Felt way better after this session especially after including the heavy SL Iso on the leg press to help mitigate my patella tendinitis.

[Adam Bishop]

Apologies for the delayed post guys – I forgot how much a giants live competition takes out of you!

Completed my first competition back after injury yesterday and it felt great. The team comp format meant that I didn’t have to do the pressing event which was awesome so it was just farmers walk, deadlift, tug of war and a little sprint on the powerstairs for me last night.

Everything get as it should and I’m feeling faster at this lighter bodyweight. It was a huge mental win for me getting back out on the competition floor and I really enjoyed it.

Body is very sore today but I’ll get some breakfast in me, get home and start the prep for Britain’s Strongest Man – 8 weeks to go.

[Adam Bishop]

Not much to report today.

Morning cardio and hyperbaric chamber ticked off then just chilled out most the day.

Packed my kit bag ready for the team uk vs team USA comp this weekend. First time competing for me since the tricep injury. I travel up to Liverpool tomorrow

[Adam Bishop]

Yep that’s fine Connor, take them with whichever meal you feel comfortable with.

[Adam Bishop]

Just breathe buddy – Only humans could over complicate something as simple as breathing! I do not believe you need to tell your body to either breathe through your mouth or nose – it will know what to do.

The second part of your question is very good:

You always want to take your breathe when it’s easiest for your body to do so – this is when the body is upright or non compressed. So for a squat, take your breathe at the top before you start your decent and hold that breathe before finally exhaling during the final portion of your accent back to standing. The same applies for a deadlift – take the breathe and set your core while standing at lockout. If you try and take a breathe while the bar is on the ground it makes setting your core very difficult.

Leg press is easy, take you in breath with your legs extended before the sled compresses you.

Remember not to rush through the set and this applies to your breathing as well. Be purposeful with it and take a deep breath and use that air to “pressurise” your mid section (also known as the valsalva maneuver) every single rep.

[Adam Bishop]

Just the usual recovery work today.

Got out for my morning cardio with the dogs before jumping in the hyperbaric for an hour and a bit.

Went down to the gym and went through my isometrics to help with my patella tendinitis as well as my tricep circuit of band Pressdowns, isometrics and terminal elbow extensions.

Finished the evening with a couple of rounds in the hot tub.

[Adam Bishop]

Busy Tuesday for me today.

Morning cardio with the dogs
Physio session
Sports Psyc call
Sports massage
Evening press session

Managed to progress all my lifts again today:

Log Strict Press 115×4
Seated pin press w/bands 3×3
Standing DB Press 3×8
DB Lateral Raise 2 work sets
Pressdowns 2 work sets
DB Skullcrushers 2 work sets
Bent over Pressdowns 2 work sets

[Adam Bishop]

If you are getting joint pain in a programme you should look at the following:

1. Do you have a previous injury that is flaring up?

2. Are the exercises you are selecting suitable or are they causing the joint pain

3. Why are you getting the joint issues in the first place? Is your lifting technique correct or are you out of position and adding unnecessary load to the joints rather than the muscles.

[Adam Bishop]

Solid session today. A little bit of a reduced session to account for the fact that I’ll be competing this weekend:

Axle speed pulls 220x3x2
CH Pulldown 2 work sets
High incline DB CSR 2 work sets
Seated DB Curl 2 work sets
Hammer curl 2 work sets

All felt routine and as they should. The deadlift for reps will be somewhere in the region of 340-360 on an axle this weekend so there was no way I could pull heavy today and recover in time for Saturday.

Full press session tomorrow though as I won’t be doing the pressing events at the comp and I need to keep the progress with the tricep going.

[Adam Bishop]

Just some recovery work for me today as I have Sunday as a rest day following two days of training.

Got my morning cardio (walking) done in the morning, spent an hour in the hyperbaric chamber in the afternoon and got in the hot tub in the evening.

Feeing refreshed and ready for my deadlifts tomorrow.