[Adam Bishop]

Got my rescheduled press session ticked off this morning then had massage in the afternoon.

Circus DB 100×1
Incline Bench Press 4×10
Standing French Press 4×10

Still some work to be done on the DB but it’s feeling much better. Played around with my head position and it’s starting to click.

Squats tomorrow with a WSM set up simulation.

[Adam Bishop]

San my physio this morning for some general work. Right Achilles (not the one I’ve had repaired) has been a little sore so plenty of work on that and the calf then the usual bits on my knees and back. Straight off to the farm after that for a couple of events. Did 3 sets of farmers 115x20m and a single set of stone walk for 20m plus a turn. Grip felt solid and could have done a lot further which bodes well. Thumbs and palms have instant regret after hook gripping these rings.

Decided to move my afternoon session to tomorrow morning as I didn’t want to rush it. Quality is all important right now.

[Adam Bishop]

Hi Jack

If pain is affecting your sleep then it would suggest there is a proper issue there.

To get set the correct course of action knowing what the actual driver of the issue is important. Seeing a decent physiotherapist who deals athletes and sports injuries to get a diagnosis is recommended and could save you time later down the line during the rehab process.

In the meantime some more information would be useful for everyone on here to help you:

How long has the pain existed for?
Is there an exact moment the pain started?
Which movements are the worst?
Is the pain consistent over the week or does it dissipate after resting?

[Adam Bishop]

Rest day. Body feeling ok and ready to go again tomorrow.
Sorted out the gym today as it’s been getting pretty cluttered in there. This involved me getting up a ladder to get above the gym to sort the pile of stuff we chuck up there out the way. Survived that so big win haha.

Physio session in the morning then double sesson day.

[Adam Bishop]

AM session:
Deadlift 270x4x2
Leg Press 4×10
CG Pulldowns 4×10
SL Calf Raise 4×20

PM session:
Bag toss 16 reps total
Atlas stones 100-160 run and 180×4
Bag to shoulder 140 – 8 reps total

Very good day’s training. Speed work on the deadlift as body felt like it didn’t want to go heavy pulls. Alternating heavy and speed weeks will be the way I do things moving forward especially while I push the squat on at the same time. Afternoon events felt great, moved well between the stones and bag to shoulder is feeling very easy now. Rest day tomorrow.

[Adam Bishop]

Got my medical ticked off this morning then in the gym in the afternoon for some log press:

Log Press 113x10x1 (EMOM style)
Dips 4×10
DB lateral/rev fly 4×10
Close Grip Push Ups 50 reps total

Evening trip to Costco to get the bulk buys for the month. Double session day tomorrow with deadlifts first then events in the afternoon

[Adam Bishop]

Hey Adam,

Congratulations on placing at wsm and looking forward to seeing you at world’s or rather, watching the spreadsheet and highlights – I hear the TV deal is up this year maybe they can stream next year.

You seemed a bit leaner at Brits than previous comps – was this the case?

Watching the Arnold right now.

Thanks Chris

Yeah I came in to Brits at over 150kg but much leaner than I’ve ever been at that weight.

[Adam Bishop]

148.3kg

Rest day. Saw my physio for a general MOT, everything is looking good, my right Achilles is a little sore from the travel and step count out in Japan but other than that I’m feeling good.

Stayed active today and got some stuff done around the house and garden since it was a sunny day in the UK.

Got my WSM medical to do tomorrow morning so a slight change to the schedule.

[Adam Bishop]

Echoing what Rich said I like stripping the weight back and resetting the movement. Assuming you log your training down you can drop the load and try and beat previously achieved reps with certain weights. I really like this approach with movements like pull ups and dips for example.

[Adam Bishop]

148.0kg

Happy to come back from Japan without losing any bodyweight especially considering the amount of walking and lack of eating I did.
Back to squats and stone to shoulder today starting with my squat session at Physique warehouse this morning:

Squat 300×7
Seated Leg curl 4×10
Standing calf raise 4×10
Truck push 4x25m

Squats felt ok. I’ll add in the suit next week but happy to hit 7 reps with 300 in wraps after travel yesterday.
Evening session was just stone to shoulder did 12 reps today with 100.

[Adam Bishop]

Long long day! Left for the airport at 6am Japan time. Super long flight to dodge the missiles and that and got home at 18:00 uk time.
Straight into the gym to get my pressing session done:
Circus DB Press 90×3
Incline Bench Press 120×5 140×3 160×5
Standing French Press 4×10
Very tired now. Off to sleep ready for squats tomorrow.

[Adam Bishop]

Final day in Tokyo today. Bit of walking about seeing some sights (including a giant Godzilla head ontop of a high rise building) and finished the day with all you can eat sushi.
Really enjoyed my time in Japan, amazing place and people, a place that I would happily relocate to if needed.
Flight home in the morning and back in the barn for some pressing in the evening.

[Adam Bishop]

Going to daily dosing definitely has benefits on paper however my question for you is have you experienced negative side from your current dosing protocol? If the answer is yes then by all means a daily dosing may help.

My point is don’t just change things based off what others are doing. If you’re doing well with less frequent jabs then I see no reason to change things.

Other guys on here may very well have a different opinion but I thought I would share my thoughts.

[Adam Bishop]

Personally I think oils are better IM and water based sub q

If you are getting on ok doing IM then I would stick to that.

I’m also in the camp of doing as few shots as possible especially with longer esters. Fewer shots = less risk of infection or anything going wrong.

[Adam Bishop]

ITPP is very good IMO. I ran it at 250mg per day for 2 weeks in the lead up for a competition and the difference in my recovery between events was drastically improved from normal.

I’ll be running it again in the lead up to the next show and will run the same dose for the first two weeks then drop down to maintenance dose of 250mg three times a week after that.

Thanks for your input Adam, you think be a really good addition to my running then?

Did you use pre workout?

I train 2 x a day, so was thinking something along the lines of 1 cap pre workout for 2/3 weeks , then drop onto a maintenance phase of something like what you suggested.

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I just took it in the morning each day but pre workout could work just as well.