[Adam Bishop]

Morning guys.

I arrived back in the UK yesterday after an overnight flight with no sleep so yesterday was a total write off with jet lag.

Up early this morning to catch up on everything life related and get my diet all sorted.

I will get a bike session in later today as here is my new training split leading up to the Deadlift championship and the Shaw Classic in august.

M – Deadlift and pull
T – Log Press and pressing
W – bike conditioning
T – Leg Press and Lowerbody
F – events
S – off
S – bike conditioning

So I wanted to split my lower sessions from my deadlift sessions now that I’m adding the suit and upping the weight in the coming weeks. Also I have a leg press as an event at the Shaw Classic (leg pressing a car) so it makes sense to split it up.

[Adam Bishop]

Hi Ryan sorry to hear of your issues but it sounds like at least you’re on the right track now.

I was given the gumshield originally before moving to the CPAP machine and I definitely reduced the severity of my snoring. It takes a couple of nights to get used to but it isn’t too bad in the end. I had a polymer one which proved to not be strong enough (I broke it) so hopefully they sort you a solid robust one.

Good luck with the surgery once you get in for it.

[Adam Bishop]

Salt, pepper, garlic powder, franks red hot and lemon juice mixed into a marinade.

Leave overnight then get that on the grill.

Another option is the Schwartz chicken seasoning if you want a simple approach.

I always find the more effort you put in the better it tastes.

[Adam Bishop]

WSM all done for another year and I travel back home today.

Can’t wait to get back home and back to some structure again with my day. I land on Tuesday morning so I’ll be back on the bike Wednesday before getting back in the gym on Thursday.

Moving to a new split for the back end of the season which I’ll outline in another post.

[Adam Bishop]

Yep that approach is absolutely fine.

Also consider shifting some more calories/carbohydrates to your pre bed meal the night before.

[Adam Bishop]

Day one of the finals today and it was tough watching the guys battle it out.

Gutted I’m not out there but this is the final day of of self pity haha. From now on it’s all about getting in the record books.

I fly back to the uk on Tuesday so a couple more days here before we kick things off.

[Adam Bishop]

Thanks guys. Yep if I was in any other group I would be in that final but that’s the way it goes sometimes.

Onto the final 10 weeks prep for the 505!

[Adam Bishop]

Final days of the heats today and it really revealed how tough of a draw I got this year unfortunately.

I got 1min 31sec on the wrecking ball hold which would have been good enough for 2nd in any other group but only got me 5th in my group! Still I managed to make the stone off against Trey Mitchell.

The stone off was crazy with myself and Trey getting up to the 200kg stone and completing a total of 11 reps before my tacky finally gave up. That send Trey through to the final.

Once again if I was in any other group I would have been in the final easy but unfortunately that’s the luck of the draw.

Still a lot of positives to draw from this year’s competition and now it’s time to get the 505kg deadlift nailed in 10 weeks time.

[Adam Bishop]

Day 2 of the heats.

Really confident going into the car walk as it’s one of my best events but unfortunately my patella tendon had other ideas and caused me to drop the car and a few points. Should have won that event but I was keen to move on.

Had a huge result on the log press for reps with 7 reps. I’m so happy with this as it was a big mental win for me after the log press has cost me in the past. It was insanely hot here today (38deg Celsius) so really happy with this result.

Still in second place going into the Wrecking ball hold tomorrow. Looking to solidify my place in the stone off.

[Adam Bishop]

Day one of competition – finally!

It’s fooking hot here – 39deg but just the two events today: the loading race and deadlift ladder.

Solid run on the loading – 5 implements all done and I took second. A good result for me.

Deadlift ladder and the floor was red hot! I pulled all 5 bars (300/320/340/360/380) in a decent time but just missed out on first place by a fraction of a second. It came down to who could put their straps on and off the quickest. All the lifts felt effortless – I could have pulled way more at the end of that ladder – didn’t even feel the weight.

Sitting in 2nd place overall going into tomorrow. Game on.

[Adam Bishop]

All the best tomorrow Bish.

Thanks buddy

[Adam Bishop]

Final day before we kick off. The waiting for the comp to start is the hardest part about WSM.

Completed my medical and final TV interviews today so time to get some food in and rest up ready for it all kicking off tomorrow.

2 events tomorrow: The loading race and the deadlift ladder.

[Adam Bishop]

I would advise you just get back on your normal diet, keep hydrated and see where your bodyweight goes.

It’s most likely you lost mainly water and glycogen due to the sickness. Just get yourself back on track and see where your bodyweight is in a couple of days – no need to overeat.

[Adam Bishop]

Been down to the yard this morning for equipment testing and everything felt good.

Always a balancing act between getting used to the kit but not risking injury or accumulating fatigue.

Rest of the day will be interviews and eating to be honest

[Adam Bishop]

As the others had said it’s always worth seeing a good physio to get to the root cause of the problem.

Here are a couple of things I have found useful in managing tendinitis:

Soft tissue work on the surrounding muscles prior to training. This reduces the pain for me in the session as the connecting muscle is more pliable. For most joints I like to use a voodoo band for compression and a LAX ball.

Isometric holds – documented to help with tendinitis symptoms. I use 3×20-45sec holds.