Adam Bishop
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Ok so Europes strongest man all done and dusted. Got back home in the early hours of this morning as we did the drive home straight after the post comp meet and greet. Just wanted to be back in my own bed as I head out to the US on Wednesday.
Aim of the show was to take things easy, protect my bicep and have a decent final session before WSM in 10 days time. Put in solid performances on the first 4 events and found myself in the mix to get on the podium with the stones to go. Originally the plan was to just do a smooth stone run as this was the event I tore my bicep on 3 weeks ago however the guys before me out in some really good times so I decided to to go for it and do a usual stone run for me. Took 2nd on the stones and finished on the podium in 3rd.
Great result, no injuries and a great confidence booster before WSM this year.
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Yes I take my join in pre bed. Best to take anything that has anti inflammatory properties away from training
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Long day!
Travelling up to Leeds today ready for Europes strongest man tomorrow. Got caught in a road closure on the M1 for 3 hours so total journey time just under 8 hours. Brutal. Made it up there just in time for the athletes meeting and some rescheduled interviews.
Time to get some sleep and get myself ready for a nice chilled comp tomorrow evening.
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Rest day.
Physio session in the morning checking in on the bicep which looks and feels good. I’ll compress it for the comp on Saturday and only push it as hard as I need to.
Kit bag packed this evening, always feel like I end up taking way too much stuff to these shows but we have so many different events with different requirements it’s a necessary evil really.
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Deload squats at Physique warehouse today. Final session on the WSM set up before I head out to the US next week. Very straightforward 253kg for 5 and then got out of there. Pretty sure my warm up took longer than the actual squats today.
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As the others have said rice, oats potatoes all cheap carbs. Bulk buy to save money.
Any time anything is processed into a product it jumps the cost up: micro rice or rice cakes for example, sachet oats vs a bag of plain oats.
Bulk buying meats and freezing also saves money.
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Rest day.
Media day with one of my sponsors filming some pieces to camera including voice over. All went well and didn’t take too long in the end.
Squats tomorrow
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Over to the farm this morning for some light yoke and bag to shoulder. Couple of runs with 280kg over 20m and the 140kg bag to shoulder.
Afternoon session in the barn with log press out the rack up to 163kg then a set of 3 with 123kg to tick off log clean and press from the bicep rehab check list. Followed it up with 90kg circus dB press for a very easy triple.
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153.7kg
Rest day. Body feeling ok after yesterday’s training and bodyweight is trending up which is good. Double session again tomorrow with a couple of light events at the farm then pressing in the barn later on.
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My first course of action would be to eliminate the swelling as I would say it’s likely that is the cause of the limited ROM.
Either looking at some ibuprofen or a product like TBJP Join In if you don’t like NSAIDs.
Another option would be icing it 10-20mins at least once per day. Bucket of water and ice a good option here or a bag of ice if you don’t like the cold fingers haha.
While BPC is a fantastic peptide that I’ve personally found helps with soft tissue injuries like muscle tears, it isn’t a one stop shop when it comes to any injury.
Eliminated the swelling first, try not to aggravate it in training, see if ROM returns and if pain subsides. If this don’t occur then the next step is to get a decent in person diagnosis from a physio so you know what you’re dealing with.
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Great session today split between the barn and the farm. Final heavy pulls done with an easy double with 390kg then reintroduced sandbag to shoulder for a few reps and finished off with some stones to make sure the bicep felt ok. Nothing crazy but a box ticked with several singles at 140kg. Zero pain so happy days.
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Isometrics are a valuable tool for tendon strength and health. They are my go to for managing tendinitis symptoms.
They are not going to build you more muscle but do have useful applications for injury prevention and management.
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152.7kg
Back at the farm for some events. Bicep felt great and had no issues with any movements. Stone walked a decent distance with a couple of turns and worked up to 140kg farmers walk for a 20m run with a drop turn.
Tricep tendons ended up being a bit sore after the session which was weird so I didn’t take the risk of doing log press this evening. I’ll move it to Mondays press session instead. Not the time to be ignoring warning signs like that.
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Personally I wouldn’t be adding lantus if I was in your position until carbs are higher and you start to see a change in your resting blood glucose. I imagine your insulin sensitivity is still good being lean and coming out of a cut.
If it were me I’d be saving the lantus until it’s needed but I’m sure the other guys will chip in with their thoughts.
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Plenty of the team will be here to help out. Best to give some more information though to get the best answers.
What’s your current resting blood glucose?
How much carbohydrate are you currently consuming?
How lean are you?
Are you using GH?
I’m sure the other guys will have some further questions but answering the above will help in giving answers on dosing or even if lantus is currently needed at all.