[Adam Bishop]

Yep I’ve drank a lot of calories in the past especially when I was working.

I’ve now cut that back to once a day consisting of 200g of COR and 60g of whey post workout and this digests really well for me.

I used to blend egg whites, oats, whey etc in the past but I’ve stopped that now after JP recommended it and I must say I’ve noticed a big difference in terms of my appetite going into my next meal.

Take home point – try not to blend your whole foods too much but it’s not a problem with COR etc in my opinion.

[Adam Bishop]

Body is feeling great today as we move into my final training week. Well into the taper now so minimal volume today as you’ll see. Just looking for that neural stimulus and co-ordination.

Speed Pulls 260x3x2

And that’s it haha. Everything was moving fast especially as I was pulling on an axle bar which is usually hard to generate speed on.

[Adam Bishop]

Body is feeling pretty good today after the session yesterday which is amazing considering the work I got in.

Had a trip down to make an appearance at a deadlift seminar today which was great. I could talk the paint off the walls regarding deadlift training and programming haha.

Another rest day tomorrow as I continue to drop out the volume work so I’ll be fresh for some speed pulls on Monday

[Adam Bishop]

Massive session for me today. Final heavy events session and it felt amazing, right up there with my peak strength. Fills me with confidence for Brits next week.

Shield Walk – 167kg for 60m (with more in the tank) Huge improvement on last week.
Speed Pulls – 220kg 6×2
Bag over Bar – 20/20/25/27 all flying over this week even in Gale force winds haha
Stones – 210kg to the high platform then a run of 120-180 all super fast and to higher platforms than usual.

Look out for video clips over on my IG in the coming days – feeling like my peak is well on track for the show.

[Adam Bishop]

Yep I’ll post up and updated diet but I don’t change anything from the usual – can’t really add any more carbs at the moment haha.

I prefer not to change anything diet wise for competitions. The only time this might change is for WSM which is over several days.

[Adam Bishop]

Great following your prep for the British.

What are the events and weights at the show?

Thanks Markus

The events are:

200kg Shield Walk for distance
350kg Axle Deadlift for reps
155kg axle clean and press for reps
Sandbag over bar (4.5m bar and 6 bags from 18-28kg)
Atlas Stones 120-200kg

[Adam Bishop]

Another standard recovery day for me today.

Morning walk with the dogs, make sure I get all my meals in, sauna session and finishing the evening with the hot tub before bed.

Very much Groundhog Day at the moment haha.

[Adam Bishop]

You’re really out of sync right now I think you’ll have to shift your bedtime back gradually over a short period and commit to a standard wake time and stick to it.

I do something similar when I’m travelling to compete abroad and looking to shift myself onto the local time. In the week leading up to departure I’ll shift my bedtime and wake time back or forward an hour each day until I’m on the desired time zone.

This approach could work for you to get you back on track IMO.

Once you’re there it’s exactly as Kuba said it’s all discipline ensuring you stick to your new sleep schedule.

[Adam Bishop]

Cracking session today. Felt super strong and had to resist the urge to ramp the weight above competition weights haha.

I feel like things are progressing nicely towards next weekend.

Axle clean and Press – 156×1 then 146×3 (easy work)
Seated Pin Press – 130×3 (plus 70kg band tension
Pressdowns – 4×6

That was it as you can see I’m into my taper now where I’ll drop out the volume for the next 10 days leading up to the competition. Intensity stays the volume goes. This is different from a deload where the intensity would drop as I look to reduce fatigue while maintaining the neural aspect of high intensity training. Effectively I’m limiting muscle damage while maximising the neural stimulus.

[Adam Bishop]

Woke up with my body feeling pretty good today. Definitely adapting to the axle deadlifts now which is great.

Recovery day for me so morning walk, massage and sauna session today.

Feeling good for my press session tomorrow

[Adam Bishop]

Good pull session today, the axle deadlifts felt much improved from last week. Kept to the same reps as per plan.

Axle Deadlift 330×8
Leg Press 4×6
Back Extensions 4×6
Sandbag Carry 3x60m

It’s looking like my deadlift is back on track for comp day in 2 weeks time

[Adam Bishop]

Good session today. Trained this morning before the rugby started which was a bit earlier than usual but strength wasn’t affected. Hit all my reps at the correct loads.

All loads at 70% 1RM this week for 4×6 on each exercise:

CG Pulldown
SA Cable Row
High Incline DB CSR
Hammer strength chest press
DB Curls
Bent over cable Pressdowns

[Adam Bishop]

Body feeling a little beat up today but nothing too major.

Spent some time in the hot tub this evening before bed.

Volume session tomorrow morning.

[Adam Bishop]

Smashed an awesome events session today. Needed it big time for some confidence and it delivered. Everything feeling easy and strength feels on point.

Shield walk – 3 runs total up to 50m
Axle Speed Pulls – I put these in for some technical work as well as adding some additional fatigue before the final two events.

Bag toss – 2 clear runs with 18/20/20/25/27kg bags all over the 4.5m barrier.

Atlas stones – one motions up to 180kg then a lap and load single at 210kg. Finished off with a fast run of 120/130/150/180kg

2 weeks to go let’s see how this week goes.

[Adam Bishop]

A much needed recovery day today. Body is feeling the added volume on the axle press yesterday especially in my knees where some tendinitis seems to be rearing it’s ugly head again.

Walked this morning, had an extra nap in the day and got in the sauna for 25min.

Hopefully I’ll be feeling a bit fresher for my events session tomorrow