Adam Bishop
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All the best tomorrow Bish.
Thanks buddy
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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Day two at WSM.
Saturday here in the US. Only just made my connecting flight yesterday due to a 2 hour wait at the border. Brutal.
Had the athlete meeting today going over the rules for the events and we found out our groups.
Nothing much else to report – just a rest day so I spent some time in the pool and getting my meals in.
Interviews and other stuff tomorrow and Monday.
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Travel Update
Just landed in LA. Got a short transfer then it’s on to Sacremento.
Usual strongman problems flying. They booked up premium economy seats which are ok but still not great. Been trying hard to stay hydrated and get my food in.
Now time for a super suspicious US border agent to look me up and down and take his sweet time letting me into the country haha.
Always the worst part of these contests – travel.
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Busy day packing my bags ready for me flight tomorrow morning. Also got some soft tissue work done in the morning.
Kit bag is packed full with everything I need plus I’m taking a load of whey and cor out with me this year to help with getting the calories in.
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Final session before WSM done today. Very low volume log press session where I worked up to 3 reps with 170kg.
Recovery day tomorrow before I fly out on Friday. The actual competition starts on Tuesday so I will have a chance to get some movements done on Saturday and Sunday.
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Hi Ryan
I agree with the split that Oscar has suggested above with one thing to add.
Don’t forget to train your right leg with single leg movements as part of your rehab. This will help maintain the mass of the non injured leg but also there is the belief that there is a contra lateral training effect which might help maintain the mass in your injured leg leg while you’re in the brace.
I used to use the following exercises:
SL Leg Press 4×6
SL Leg Extensions 4×6
SL Leg Curl 4×6
SL Calf Raise 4×6-12The idea is to use a lower volume approach so that while we are not building an imbalance through increasing the size of the right leg, we are avoiding it from wasting away while out of action.
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Solid rest day yesterday and I’m feeling GTG for today’s final session of WSM prep.
Tuesday was low key with just my morning cardio, a sauna and pool session then some odd jobs around the house to sort before I go away.
Final session today and it’s very low volume log press work.
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Hi Adam
I used to have to train in the morning when I worked full time and I actually really liked it. It did feel good getting things done early doors but it was definitely a bigger challenge getting up and going in the winter. A couple of things that helped me:
Just get up and go. Have everything you need laid out ready in terms of food, pre workout drinks etc. I found the faster I got out the house the faster I got into my session.
As the others have said a solid pre bed meal will allow you to train without the need for a “breakfast”. I used to have my intraworkout ready to go and I started drinking it in the car on the way to the gym. Something like sustain is perfect here with a good amount of carbs in it.
Post workout try and get a solid meal as soon as possible. I used to sit and eat my first meal at my desk before morning meetings.
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Final week of prep for WSM as I fly out Friday.
Speed pulls and truck pull today as we didn’t have the weather yesterday. Nailing down my speed between reps with my straps ready for the deadlift ladder.
The truck pull was uphill and it was way better than this time last year with the same set up. Got it moving really well.
Speed Pulls 270x4x2
Grip Holds 250kg for 40sec
Truck pull (uphill) 2 runs -
Hi,
Mistake on my part the first leg day should say back squat not belt, 2nd legs is belt. It’s was more a worry going to failure with squats, but maybe I’m over thinking. Would recommend a better layout for legs?
Yeah that makes more sense.
Use your safety bars on the rack and you shouldn’t have a problem. I would be tempted to add in a front squat to that programme as it tends to be a bit more quad dominant
This would work well with your higher rep belt squats on your second legs session. Most of your “quad” exercises are quite glute dominant IMO.
Another benefit of the front squat is the ability to bail it forward if your fail wither onto the floor or onto the safety bars.
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Hi Ian.
One concern I would have is the lack of exposure to load on leg day.
Is there a reason you’re favouring a belt squat over a simple back or front squat? Previous injury? These would be my first choices for leg growth when training with limited equipment.