[Adam Bishop]

Nipped off this morning to get my press session done then it was back to the lake to continue the father son fishing trip.

Considering I didn’t get much sleep last night (multiple fish in the night) I felt pretty good with everything still feeling straightforward.

Military Press 87.5x5x10
Incline DB Press 50x5x10
Dips 5×10

Last night next to the lake before I head home in the morning and it’s squats in the afternoon.

[Adam Bishop]

No training today. Relaxed and watched some great games of rugby. France vs SA was awesome viewing.

In the gym tomorrow for some pressing.

[Adam Bishop]

Morning deadlift session for me. Pulls felt much more comfortable this week. All sets felt powerful.

Deadlift (stiff bar) 277.5x5x5
CG Pulldowns 133x5x5
Seated DB Curl 25x5x5

Off on an annual fishing trip with my old man today for the next couple of days. I head off to a local gym on Monday for my press session.

[Adam Bishop]

Solid session today at Physique warehouse with everything feeling easy as it should.

Incline bench press 130x5x5
Seated DB Press 45x5x5
Pressdowns 27x5x5

It’s amazing what a short break from training can do for you. Body feels great and pain free which is strange after so many years of normalising a base level of pain in my life. Got to make sure I retain some of this when I ramp the weights up again.

[Adam Bishop]

You need a referral letter from a doctor saying you have sleep apnea.

Once you have that you can order one online.

I’m sure there are ways round this but the company I got mine from required a doctors note.

Which unit/mask did you go for?

Is the difference profound?[/quote]
I’m a mouth breather so had to have a full mask.

My CPAP is from Sefam, think it’s called the cube.

[Adam Bishop]

Sustain and EAA plus hydration for me.

[Adam Bishop]

Rest day for me and I’m feeling good.

Saw my physio for some treatment and my body is doing good.

Pressing session tomorrow at Physique warehouse.

[Adam Bishop]

You need a referral letter from a doctor saying you have sleep apnea.

Once you have that you can order one online.

I’m sure there are ways round this but the company I got mine from required a doctors note.

[Adam Bishop]

Another solid squat session today:

Squat 185x5x5
Leg curl 119x5x5
BB Curl 57.5x5x5

Everything feeling easy and powerful which is should with these loads. TFLs both intact and feeling ok so a successful day all in all.

Got my meals cooked for tomorrow and Thursday ready for a day off fishing again.

[Adam Bishop]

I’ve just added in the Iso pro back into my diet as I was having issues with whey concentrates so cut it out of my diet completely.

Did my last comp prep eating whole foods for my proteins and it get proper tough! Going through 9kg of chicken breast and 4kg of beef a week got expensive real fast.

Brought the TBJP Iso Pro back in and I’ve been super happy with the results so far – zero shitting of the pants.

[Adam Bishop]

Keep it simple. Everyone I’ve met who bent over rows and deadlifts big numbers has a big back.

Focus on the big movements and train super hard.

[Adam Bishop]

Early morning session for me today. Everything went to plan and all the set felt strong. Dips are coming back nicely with every rep feeling much more stable than last time I trained them.

Military press 102.5x5x5
Incline DB Press 55x5x5
Dips BW+10x5x5

[Adam Bishop]

Rest day today. Did some grown up shit around the house and prepped my food for tomorrow.

Earlier session for me tomorrow to suit my training partner’s schedule. Earlier than I usually like to train but we’ll make it work and move some meals around.

[Adam Bishop]

Saturday update.

Deadlifts were tough yesterday. Not from a weight point of view but from a conditioning and localised muscle fatigue point of view.

Moved over to a stiff bar which made a huge difference with how hard you have to work off the floor. By the final set my glutes were completely gone but these are the sets I need to be doing to build up a tolerance to high volume deadlifts for competition.

Deadlift 220x5x10
CG Pulldown 106x5x10
Seated DB Curl 17.5x5x10

That’s the first week of training down, a big reduction in volume next week with some 5×5 at heavier loads.

[Adam Bishop]

My second press session of the week as pretty straight forward:

Deadhangs 3x30sec
Incline bench press 105x5x10
Seated DB Press 35x5x10
Pressdowns 21x5x10
Plate pinch 3×15

Massage session this morning working on my quads and ITBs which were a little grotty

Got my walk done this evening then chilled out on the sofa between my final meals.

Deadlifts tomorrow