A Giraffe Amongst Gorillas - My Strongman Log

[NC_Tarheel]

Your close grip is my normal set up. Strong bud

38" sleeves FTL!!!!

[MakeGoBoom]

38" sleeves FTL!!!!

Lol

[thom2355]

Nice pressing!

[bmontgomery87]

strong declines bro.
repping 3 plates in the very near future.

I'm impressed everytime I see your press workouts. progressing nicely

[NC_Tarheel]

Nice pressing!

strong declines bro.
repping 3 plates in the very near future.

I'm impressed everytime I see your press workouts. progressing nicely

Thanks...almost got pinned on rep 3 with 305 and I didn't want to fail any reps so I only bumped to 310. There will be plenty of time in the future to rep 315....on regular bench press



EDIT: inb4rep315onpushpressphaggot

[thom2355]

TEDIT: inb4rep315onpushpressphaggot

but I don't yet



You musta been talking to BMont

[Raigs]

I've been using it for 10 weeks so honestly my thumbs are pretty immune to it. I have big hands and long, thin fingers so I can actually lock it in pretty good.

I start a new cycle on Thursday and I have 15 singles with 405 so that may get a little testy around rep 10 or so....but we're almost all men here right???

Im in for 15 videos in one session lol :P

awesome decling bench 305 is strong!

I just made Pinkies on the ring my normal setup recently lol

[NC_Tarheel]

Im in for 15 videos in one session lol :P

awesome decling bench 305 is strong!

I just made Pinkies on the ring my normal setup recently lol

ha ha ha ha

Wade gets the "priviledge" of watching all 15 of those. I'll probably only post the last 2 or so since that's when I'll be the most fatigued and form issues are most evident.....


although my form issues most times occur on the 1st set for now

[MakeGoBoom]

I got away from hook when i stopped lifting oly biggest mistake ive made in awhile.... well 2nd biggest. Faurking my squat form 1st. It'll come quick dude.

Ps: f*ck your ban

[colonel_swizzle]

Thad your pressing has come along way in a short period of time. Great work!

[NC_Tarheel]

I got away from hook when i stopped lifting oly biggest mistake ive made in awhile.... well 2nd biggest. Faurking my squat form 1st. It'll come quick dude.

Ps: f*ck your ban

My bans are merely suggestions

I'm interested to see how my thumbs hold up on Thursday...I think they will be ok though

Thad your pressing has come along way in a short period of time. Great work!

Hoping to blast out 300+ in April



Or at least 5 pounds more than Matt

[MakeGoBoom]

Tape em if you need to or is that against regulations?

[bigwade800]

Tape is fine in most places.

I would save taping until you get 3+ plates and leave a courtesy tab so you can get the tape off. With that many reps, if you use tape, be prepared to replace it once or even twice.

Chalk everything and really chalk the entire thumb.

In time, your hands will get used to it. Friday, I pulled trap and a couple of singles at 515, no chalk, no nothing. It really makes a grip difference for me using the hook.

[colonel_swizzle]

Hoping to blast out 300+ in April



Or at least 5 pounds more than Matt

300+ will be easy.

Plus, you better since we will be going head to head in April.

[NC_Tarheel]

Tape em if you need to or is that against regulations?

I decided against tape...I just let them bleed for the first 2-3 sessions until they calloused up and I'm good to go now.

Merely a flesh wound....

Tape is fine in most places.

I would save taping until you get 3+ plates and leave a courtesy tab so you can get the tape off. With that many reps, if you use tape, be prepared to replace it once or even twice.

Chalk everything and really chalk the entire thumb.

In time, your hands will get used to it. Friday, I pulled trap and a couple of singles at 515, no chalk, no nothing. It really makes a grip difference for me using the hook.

I sweat like crazy so I always have my hands in front of the fan, chalk like crazy and hit it.

It makes it pretty easy that your programming for deads is mostly singles anyway.

300+ will be easy.

Plus, you better since we will be going head to head in April.

Epic battle...Lillebridge vs Efferding ain't got nuttin on this!!!!!

[liftingson]

I think hook grip is the way to go. I had my best increases in deadlift strenght while I was hook gripping..plus to bystanders it looks pretty badass to doh grip 4 + plates Since I swithed back to alternating grip, progression has stalled...form also went to shyt.

nice work though, your presses have gone through the roof!

[NC_Tarheel]

I think hook grip is the way to go. I had my best increases in deadlift strenght while I was hook gripping..plus to bystanders it looks pretty badass to doh grip 4 + plates Since I swithed back to alternating grip, progression has stalled...form also went to shyt.

nice work though, your presses have gone through the roof!

It's getting there. Even though I wasn't pleased with my efforts Wade has assurred me that I'm ahead of the curve so I'm just gonna keep rolling with it and try to get my hips more involved in the lift!!

[NC_Tarheel]

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[FrmrHoss]

You v the black rhino himself, me versus BMont, maybe Matt versus our buddy Tony in the 220 class - epic throwdowns will be had!

[bigwade800]

220's? Frightening....

[bmontgomery87]

You v the black rhino himself, me versus BMont, maybe Matt versus our buddy Tony in the 220 class - epic throwdowns will be had!

matt is gonna be a 198 if he keeps doing dat dere CBL.

I'm going to try to stay a 181, I'm putting on weight like Cartman on the Beefcake episode of south park. (srs)

[bigwade800]

I love that episode!

[bmontgomery87]

I love that episode!

I'm gonna have to go watch it again, now.

southparkstudios.com lets you watch all of them.

[NC_Tarheel]

220's? Frightening....

I'm sure Wade has a lot of chuckles at our expense when he reads our nonsense

I'm gonna have to go watch it again, now.

southparkstudios.com lets you watch all of them.

That Weight Gain 4000 is NOT JOKE!!!


All lean mass gains brah!!!!

[thom2355]

220's? Frightening....

I'm sure Wade has a lot of chuckles at our expense when he reads our nonsense

Hey Thad....

Remember when you were convinced that you should compete in strongman at the 231 class?

[NC_Tarheel]

Hey Thad....

Remember when you were convinced that you should compete in strongman at the 231 class?

I still am


Sh*t's too heavy

[thom2355]

I still am


Sh*t's too heavy

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[bigwade800]

231? wtf?

I laugh at stuff sometimes. And only because I've been there. I have seen some of the craziest stuff in the gym and on the platform and, when I traveled as a musician, the crazy stuff was off the chart.

[austin.j.taylor]

In for 231 strongman talk

[NC_Tarheel]

231? wtf?

I laugh at stuff sometimes. And only because I've been there. I have seen some of the craziest stuff in the gym and on the platform and, when I traveled as a musician, the crazy stuff was off the chart.

You should know that when I started 2-3 years ago, 185 was a working set for squats...I started training in April and competed as a novice the following January. Looking back I should've remained in the novice division but was unaware that you could compete as a novice more than once.