[Adam Bishop]

I have a levitex mattress and pillow. Great options for me at 150kg.

As Rich said it’s worth going and trying some out to see if there’s one that works best for you.

[Adam Bishop]

The reps dropped down to 3 on the axle and pin press today. Weights felt very easy. Sternum still took at battering but the clean is feeling so solid so hopefully it will get used to the new axle clean technique.

Axle clean and press 122.5×3 130×3 137.5×3
Axle pin press w/bands 100+medium&mini x3
Axle Incline Bench 12/10/8/12
Overhead cable extension 12/10/8/12

[Adam Bishop]

Rest day today.

Got out and walked the dogs but other than that I rested and got my body ready for a new training week tomorrow

[Adam Bishop]

Proper cold one at the farm today. Still got a sweat on with the pace of the session. Only issue was the stone were super cold which made them tougher to lift than usual as the tacky doesn’t stick as well. We made it work though. I’ll order a little gas heater for next week if this cold weather persists.

DE Box Squats 140x6x2
Box Jumps 6×2
Bag toss 3×8
Arm over arm 3 sets
Stones 3 runs of 100/120/140

[Adam Bishop]

Dynamic and volume upper session today:

Axle press 90w/bands 5×2
MB chest throw 5×2
Incline DB Press 12/10/8/12
Seated DB Press 12/10/8/12
Cable fly triple set 3×12/12/12
Rear Delt fly 3×15
Tricep extension triple set 3×10/10/10

Felt really good today and the axle was moving really fast. First time doing MB throws for a while and they were great.

Looking forward to some events tomorrow!

[Adam Bishop]

No training to report today.

Got my bloods taken so hopefully should have the results back at some point next week.

Need a good nights sleep so early night for me and I’ll be ready for some pressing tomorrow

[Adam Bishop]

Busy “rest” day for me today.

I really wanted to get the farm set up ready for Saturdays events as it’s always a pain in the arse having to set stuff up before I train. I just want to get there and get going.

Went and picked up some new rubber mats for the stone room and spent the day moving pallets of kit around, cutting mats to fit the top of the platforms and getting my new stones unwrapped and in the stone room.

Long old day but I’m happy I persevered with it as the stone room is all ready to go on Saturday. Can’t wait.

[Adam Bishop]

Have you tried other food sources post workout?

If you have a meal that you know sits well in your stomach that you consume at another point in the day try having that post workout to see if it is the food you are eating.

I know I would struggle with oats, milk and most wheys (only one I can handle is TBJP Iso Pro).

[Adam Bishop]

Sternum is proper beat up from yesterday’s axle cleans. Managed to get is settled before my session but there is still some residual soreness there.

Box squats 205×5 215×5 230×5
Deadlift 300×5 320×5 340×5
SL step downs 3×12
Back Ext w/atlas stone 100x3x5
Rope arm over arm 4×5

Back on the deadlift bar which felt much more forgiving after my work on the stiff bar. I’m happy with how the pulls went considering I deadlifted 3 days ago.

[Adam Bishop]

Kicking off the BSM prep in style today. Back on the axle for the first time in around two years and it felt great. I’ve changed up my clean technique now that I have more of a chest to rest the barbell on and it feels way easier and more controlled compared to how I used to do it.

Axle clean and press 115×5 122.5×5 130×5
Seated pin press w/green bands 90×5
Incline Bench press 12/10/8/12
Overhead rope ext 12/10/8/12
Rope arm over arm 4×5

Added in the rope work to prepare for a rope hoist even we have at Brits. I’ll be doing a heavy arm over arm on events days but I want to condition my grip during the week as well.

[Adam Bishop]

Rest day today. Got some boring stuff done around the house and got some food cooked ready for the start of the week.

Can’t wait to get started tomorrow on the new programme, 9 weeks till BSM.

My training split is looking like this:

M – Heavy press
T – Heavy lower
W – off
T – off
F – Assistance Press
S – Events
S – off

[Adam Bishop]

Last session of the off season done. Dropped the volume on pulls today as I deadlift again on Tuesday and I need to ensure I’m fresh for some heavy reps.

Just got a single set of 325×5 on the stiff bar deadlift then a set of 160×5 on the Pulldown. Completed the session with some open hand grip work.

After training I headed over to the farm and finished off the stone room in the container. Last couple of finishing touches to get it ready for events next Saturday. Can’t wait.

[Adam Bishop]

Solid enough press session today. Switched the BB incline for a machine incline as this pec issue is still not 100% yet. Seated presses felt strong and this is the heaviest I’ve been on these since my tricep tear.

Incline Press 5×5
Seated Db Press 60x5x5
Pressdowns 5×5

[Adam Bishop]

Another rest day for me. Just out for a 2mile walk around lunch time with the dogs.

Got some meals prepped for the next couple of training days so I always have food ready to go. Let’s have a solid couple of sessions to finish this block off in style.

[Adam Bishop]

Hi Ben.

TBJPs Unwind supplement would be my first port of call. I take it directly post training whatever time of day I’m training. Dream sleep would be another good option taken 30min before bed.

Limit caffeine intake prior to evening training sessions.

Get home, get showered and have your post training meal before going to bed. The carbs in that meal will help you get off to sleep.

Avoid scrolling through your phone post training and make sure your bedroom is a decent environment to promote sleep. Make sure it’s dark in there and that it’s the correct temperature.