Adam Bishop
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Sunday rest day.
Body wrecked, strongman events just hit you differently to nice controlled gym movements even at low volumes.
Physio session in the morning then a double training day.
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149.5kg this morning.
Headed over to the farm for some stone walks and sandbag to shoulder. Did 16 total reps with the bag working on technique. It’s been a while since I’ve done these so need to re learn the best practices for them. Forgot how much the stone walks wreck your thumbs. The super thin rings require a hook grip so it’s pretty brutal – I’m sure my thumbs and hands will toughen up the more I do them.
Watched a terrible England rugby display in the afternoon then headed into the gym for some pulls:
Speed Pulls 292.5x6x2
Leg Press 4×10
SL Calf Raise 3×20
Great to be back out the suit and pulling on a barbell again. So much easier than using the suit. Unfortunately I’ll be back in it next week but my speed pulls will remain raw for this prep.
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This is why in person strength coaching is key in team sports.
Seeing day to day variations in bar speed and form will impact the intensity for the day. I find it difficult to give sets, reps and weights via “online coaching” as usually I’d be making modifications mid session depending on how the player presents that morning.
Understanding how your body is feeling and what it is capable of each day is key for an amateur player.
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Never attempt reps that you might not get is a good way to look at things.
There are a lot more variables with sports training vs bodybuilding so always stay on the cautious side IMO. Having 1 RIR is a solid starting point if you struggle to judge when you will or won’t get a rep.
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WSM prep kicked off today. Training is looking a little different now as I have 10 events to train in prep for WSM even though I don’t know what the events actually are yet haha. So for now I have to make educated guesses what the events will be based off last year and the usual rumour mill.
WSM is a unique event as it is done over 4 consecutive days of competition with long breaks between events during the heats stage. Therefore I’ll be training multiple sessions on back to back days. Started off with a couple of events at the farm this morning before finishing off with some pressing in the evening:
AM – bag toss (distance) 16 throws, atlas stones 100-180 singles then 100-160 run.
PM – log Press 133×8, Dips 4×10, front/lateral/rev DB raises 3×10/10/10
Felt great doing stones for the first time in over a year. Super natural and felt strong. Need to get hold of a lighter sandbag for the toss as it will likely be a 14kg bag for WSM.
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Personally on top of those peptides I would add in some GH and some collagen.
Good luck with the recovery. I’ve had guys get back playing rugby in 5 and a half months before from ACLs and some that took a year. The guys who healed faster were the diligent ones who did everything to the letter. Follow the plan, don’t take any risks and you’ll be fine.
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Boring day. Had to be home all day as we are having some work done on the kitchen again.
Dug out my tacky ready for some atlas stones tomorrow morning. All prepped and ready to commence WSM prep
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Moved some bits about in the gym today. Broke down the axle and put that away as I don’t need that for WSM prep. Also had a general sort out of kit in there.
Not much more to report, just looking forward to getting back to it on Friday
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Had massage today and had my official invite for WSM come through. Just over 10 weeks to get ready for the big show. Definitely feel like I have unfinished business out in Myrtle Beach after what happened in 2024.
Plan on getting things sorted in the gym and the farm tomorrow so I’m ready to officially start prep on Friday.
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Physio session this morning.
Left knee not feeling great and my back is feeling the comp on the weekend but other than that body feels ok. Much better than usual.
I’ve learnt not to rush back into training after a show and these days I take a couple of days rest before I get back into training, especially as WSM will be a different challenge with 4 back to back days of competition.
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Hi mate
No major changes to the programme I provided you with however there are two things I would emphasise more when moving to tight head:
Heavy prowler pushes included on your lower strength day. 3-5x5m a good place to start.
Increased focus on neck extension isometrics. Add in additional cable or heavy band isometrics for your neck holding a neutral position while resisting flexion. 3 sets of 3 reps with a 5 sec hold each rep performed twice a week is a good place to start.
The rest of the development for changing position will come from your rugby coaches as they teach you to scrummage.
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Back home after a decent couple of days up in Sheffield for Britains strongest man.
Felt good going into this comp as training had gone to plan and my body was in one piece. Picked up a couple of points on the press medley then took 1st in the car walk with a PB of 11.81sec for the 450kg car over 20m. Next up took joint second on the deadlift with 7 reps. For some reason my glutes burnt out early on this one. Suit was fitting a bit tighter than usual but still a decent result. Bag toss saw me 2nd again with a 15sec run which was my goal and finished it off with a 2nd place in the powerstairs to leave me 2nd overall behind Tom Stoltman. Really don’t mind losing to him as he was proper on form and is a 3xwsm winner.
WSM invite secured so it back to the drawing board as I’ve got 10 weeks to prep for it. I’ll take a couple of days off to recover then I’ll get back to it
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2nd place at Britains Strongest man and qualification ticked off for WSM this year. Super late finish after the meet and greets so I’ll do a proper write up tomorrow.
Job done.
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Apologies for the lack of updates guys. Busy day yesterday and today.
Got up to Sheffield on Thursday to do some promo for the show on Saturday. Glad I did come up a day early as the traffic was terrible to happy to get that out the way.
Today was interviews and the team meeting. Same old stuff with the same old faces. Stayed up a little later tonight so I can sleep in tomorrow and shift my day back a bit. Show kicks off tomorrow at 5pm.
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Final session ticked off today. Top set of 240×5 on the axle deadlift, bar was flying and obviously felt super easy as planned.
Massage in the afternoon then rest of the day spent prepping food and getting kit ready for tomorrow when I head up to Sheffield.