Adam Bishop
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Solid session on the comp kit today.
Played around with the circus DB making sure I was getting the balance point correct on my left shoulder. Several singles with the 80kg DB.
Then onto a full run of the loading medley with the anvil, tyre and sandbag loaded into the wheelbarrow and pushed 15m. Finished up with another heavier push of the wheelbarrow in prep for the Shaw Classic.
Deadlifts with Andy Bolton tomorrow
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Apologies for the delayed update – I’ve been next to a lake with zero phone signal.
Had a good session on Wednesday working up to 800×6 on the leg press with a deadstop. Brutal leg press variation.
Thursday was then a rest day that I obviously spent fishing and now I’m on my way up to train on the giants live kit today.
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Top press session today with some post tricep injury PBs. It was feeling good to be back pressing decent numbers on the log again. Still a bit to go before I’m hitting all time PBs but I’m feeling more confident that the tricep is consistently progressing now.
Log Strict Press 153×1 143x2x2
Log Push Press 173×1 163x2x2
Hammer strength chest press 160×4
Gym pin Pressdowns 31×10
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Last proper heavy events session of this prep.
Worked up to 20/20/25/27kg throwing bags over the 5m wall
Pulled 500 for a couple of singles on the hummer tyre deadlift
Full medley run with sandbags, frame carry and arm over arm
Finished with 180×5 on the atlas stones.
Solid training day – log press tomorrow where we need to push things on both the strict and push press variations.
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Still feeling a bit fucked up today after yesterday’s pull session. No major muscle soreness just tired. Going to get an early night and I’ll be sorted ready for a heavy events session tomorrow.
Not much else to report today as it was a rest day. Cooked up 5kg of chicken breast to keep me going over the next couple of days.
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Solid enough pull session today. Bar didn’t move as fast as I had hoped but my sleep hasn’t been good enough these past few days. Time to catch up on sleep tonight and tomorrow ready for heavy events on Monday.
Also decided to switch back to my original single ply suit as the multi ply one just isn’t working for me. Feels more like a hindrance than a plus. I know the single ply suit better and can get into my usual starting position in it so it’s a no brainer.
Deadlift – 405×3
CG Pulldowns – 150×6
Gym pin cable row – 82.5×7
WG Seated row – 113×8
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Really short pressing session today, focusing on the chest press.
Hammer strength chest press – 160×5 120×10 80×18
Cable fly – 2 sets
Seated Db curl – 2 sets
BB curl – 2 setsTricep is feeling strong again which is great. Short session so that I’m fresh for a very important deadlift session tomorrow
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Rest day so not much to report. Got all my usual cardio and rehab bits in.
Some more massage booked in for tomorrow morning then a press session in the afternoon
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From experience with using weight gainers in the past as a convenient way of getting calories I can honestly say they cause more issues than benefits.
Real food is king for putting on muscle so I would save you money and buy proper foods.
As Clare said you can build your own if you need a quick drinkable source of calories and whey, COR, fruits and nut butters are great options. Plus you can chop and change them more. They will digest much better than an all in one weight gainer as well IME.
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Deload legs session today as my body was telling me to back off the heavy leg press for a week.
Got a set of leg extensions and leg curls in and worked up to 400×10 on the paused leg press. All super easy stuff but left the gym feeling much better rather than my usual limp haha.
Rest day tomorrow.
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Time to reduce my training volume a bit as we move into my final 3 training weeks before the Shaw Classic. Back off rep set is now gone on all assistance movements to allow for greater loads to be lifted earlier in the session. The heavier and stronger I get the worse my fitness gets.
Managed the heaviest log press since before my tricep today and I’m confident I’ll be back in the 170s next week. All on track nicely.
Strict log press 143×1 133x2x2
Log press 163×1 153x2x2
DB Lateral Raise 35×8
SA Lean Away lateral raise 30×8
Pressdowns 65×5
Gym Pin pressdown 31×6
Tricep triple set
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Press session today and the focus was very much on the chest press movement. I added more volume to that movement as we have it at the Shaw Classic so I really need to drill the chest press with a pause.
Hammer Strength chest press 140×8 80×18 60x4x10
Cable Fly 42.5×10 32.5×20
Incline DB Curls 30×6 17.5×13
BB curl 60×10 40×16
DB Hammer Curl – drop set
Meals are still going down fine which is great considering the mount I’m putting down my neck. Onto speed pulls tomorrow morning.
What standing chest press do you have? I’m trying to convince my gym to get one.[/quote]
I don’t have a standing chest press.I have a seated hammer strength chest press
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Events session today down at the farm. Throws, deadlifts, sandbag loads and atlas stones.
Throws went well with a clean run over the high barrier I have set way above comp height. Hummer tyre deadlifts were a challenge but I managed another 500kg pull from comp height on this set up.
The loading at the Shaw Classic includes sandbags up to 160kg so I got some work in picking them up as I haven’t handled them in a long time.
Finally finished with stones up to 180×3 then a 180×1 one motion. I feel stone lifting is a great gauge of where my overall strength is at and fortunately these felt very easy today.
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Rest day.
Had some filming to do for Giants Live but other than that a nice chilled Sunday.
Back on it tomorrow with a heavy events session. Not many events sessions left till the Shaw Classic so we have to make every one count
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Back was feeling way better today for pulls and the bar was moving quick! Did 4 sets raw on speed pulls then 4 sets in the suit with loose straps. Both feeling much quicker and more comfortable. Kept the SA rows out for this week but I’ll bring them back in next week.
Deadlift 305x8x2
CG Pulldown 148×7 106×13
Gym Pin cable row 80×10 60×18
WG Seated Cable Row 106×10 86×20
BB upright row 80×10 60×16