Adam Bishop
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Sunday tractor pull.
We have a truck pull at WSM and the only way to train for it is to get out there and pull trucks. Every pull is different so I try and pull as many different vehicles in my prep with different wheels, number of axles, weights and change the slope I’m pulling on.
Yesterday we pulled a 10 ton tractor – tractors are always a tough pull due to the large wheels and the mechanical resistance from the differentials etc. But we got a good couple of pulls in and the watt bike sessions are certainly helping my pull!
Finished up there and it was back to the barn for my upperbody volume work.
Pretty much my perfect Sunday – pulling trucks, getting a pump then sitting back in the garden grilling meat as the sun went down ??
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Added a seated leg curl the the home gym today so a little road trip to pick it up.
Originally I was going to put it in storage for a future space but I think it might fit in what is now an over full barn but we’ll move some things around in the morning and see if can make it fit.
Truck/tractor pull lined up for tomorrow which will be brutal!
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Friday’s events session
Loaded up 600kg of weight plates onto the truck and took them down to Surrey sports park to used the concrete steps again for some powerstairs work. This was brutal this week especially with the larger plates and deeper steps. Back to the farm after this to get some medley and stones work in.
Powerstairs 4 sets of 12 steps with 3x200kg
Medley 3 sets of 125 bag carry into 320 yoke
Stones – 130 and 150kg run ins -
No it’s absolutely fine.
As a strength athlete my rest sets are a little longer than some others on here and I can’t say “switched on” the whole time otherwise I would burn out.
Being able to relax between sets is essential IMO but you have to know how to turn it on and bring the intensity when it’s time to lift.
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Hi Jake
There are a lot of roles in the “Fitness” space with different qualification requirements.
As the other guys have said PT earnings depend on experience and expertise so when you start out your initial earnings may be low and your hours long until you build a client base and reputation within the industry. The biggest thing here is to start coaching people and improve your coaching skills. PT courses are not expensive so you can start earning straight away which is a big bonus.
With the introduction of online training I would be focusing on bucking the trend and offering a more personal service. I see this kind of service as a way of charging a premium for your time long run.
Another route is into professional strength and conditioning within a sports team or individual athlete. This is a very tough field to get into with many people being drawn to the bright lights of coaching pro athletes without realising the pay is not what they expect and the hours are long. Job satisfaction is very high though.
To undertake this kind of work you will need two things to be considered by an employer:
1. A degree in sports science or equivalent course
2. A portfolio of previous coaching experience.
There is obviously a much bigger time and financial commitment in this field so beware. Also be aware of “strength and conditioning” courses advertised online. To a professional sporting outfit these do not mean much without studying to a degree level.
Whichever way you go it’s going to require a lot of hard work but it is truly satisfying seeing people achieve their goals whatever they may be and knowing you helped them in some way. However if you’re looking to make a ton of money there are better professions to consider IMO.
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Out in the sunshine for another pressing session today and things are starting to get serious. Big numbers on each set and everything felt good.
BTN Jerk 210×1 160x2x2 (paused)
Log Press 165×3 150×3 133×3
Incline Bench Press 150x3x3
Seated DB Press 4×10
Bent over Pressdowns 4×10I really believe I’ll be good for a 230kg+ Jerk on the day. Some big numbers going overhead now.
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Have you seen a physio for this diagnosis?
A trained professional seeing you in person for a few sessions would be the way to go here. Once you know exactly what the problem is you will be in a better position to address it and form a plan of action rehab wise.
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Morning cardio done with a 40min walk then straight onto the bike for the following intervals:
3×1’@520W w/5’ recovery
Getting better on these, definitely not as bad on these as I was before and the power pour out is feeling more consistent.
Hit the sauna and pool in the afternoon for some recovery work then off to Costco for the big shop.
Log press session tomorrow and we’re pushing the weight a bit
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Solid pull session today. The warm up sets kind of felt a bit slow but we solved that issue with good old intensity and hit all the lifts I needed to. Thankfully I’m coming to the end of this block of stiff bar deadlifts, looking forward to pulling on a proper deadlift bar again.
Deadlift 360×1 382.5×1 405×1
Leg Press 420x4x10
GHR 3×7
Back Ext 3×10
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I use a chicken seasoning made by Schwartz on my rice
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Just the bike session today:
Watt Bike 4×1’ @460W w/R4’
Spent the rest of the day outside doing some bits around the garden and also cooked a couple of legs of lamb in the smoker. 6 hours in the smoker produced some amazingly tender meat.
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No training today but a load of manual labour around the garden shifting a load of slate up the hill and building a new gate. Bit of a back pump but otherwise unscathed haha.
Just the bike session tomorrow as we pull heavy from the floor on Monday
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Friday events session
Simulated powerstairs – 200x3x3
Yoke – 320x15m
Frame hold – 41sec
Loading – 4 implements in 31sec
Stones – 210×3Solid session yesterday with progress on all the events. The loading was especially speedy which is very promising for WSM. Feeling much fitter at the moment. Good to hit a triple with the big 210kg atlas stone.
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Knees feeling beat up after yesterday’s pressing but they got a lot better as the day went on.
Morning cardio done then a sauna and pool session before I prepped a couple of bits of kit ready for training tomorrow.
Plan tomorrow is to mock up some power stairs lifts in the barn before heading over to the farm for some yoke, loading, frame hold and stones.
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Wednesday – Press
Weather is better so I log pressed outside today to replicate how it will be at WSM. Balance was tough but we got it done. Also hit a tasty 200kg split(ish) jerk which moved very well. All going to plan.
BTN Jerks – 200×1 120x4x2
Log press – 158×4 143×4 128×4
Incline Bench Press – 175×4 157.5×4 140×4
Seated DB Press 3×12
Bent over Pressdowns 3×12