Mobster trains Grip HARD! And other stuff too...

[Mobster]

Tuesday am
I need to do some calculations of percentage of max because, as shown by today's workout, the both times I go t to around 170-kilos on either bar I hit a wall. The target will be 200-210-kilos / 440-462lbs

2.5-inch thick (hollow) d/o sumo deadlift
bar(14)+40-kilos x 6 reps, bar+90-kilos x 3 reps, bar+140 x 1 rep, bar+160-kilos (174) x 1 rep (was dizzy after)

2-inch thick (solid) d/o sumo deadlift
bar+40-kilos (70) x 1 rep, bar+ 80-kilos (110) x 1 rep, bar+120-kilos (150) x 1 rep, bar+140-kilos (170) x 0 reps (see above)

[robert da strongman]

nice work!!

[Mobster]

Tuesday pm
Machine press (alt with barbell as noted)
1/2 stack x 8 reps, stack (90kg) x 8 reps, stack + 30-kilos x 8 reps (normal grip on this weight).

EZ curls
bar x 8 reps, plus 20-kilos x 8 reps, plus 40-kilos x 8 reps, plus 45-kilos x 6 reps

TPD
stack (about 100lbs as I could not get the pin in the last hole) x 8 reps, plus 20-kilos x 8 reps, plus 40-kilos x 8 reps, plus 45-kilos x 8 reps (all easy)

[Mobster]

nice work!!

It was all right but I wanted a tad more. I'm probably training too often at the mo but so much to do and not enough time to do it all.

[Viking]

I have to learn quick mental kilo math...

[Mobster]

Simple a tad over 2 (2.2 or 2.2046). So 1-kilo equals 2.2lbs, 50-kilos 110lbs and so on.

[Mobster]

Wednesday am
Plate wrist curls
B/H: 5-kilos x 6 reps, 7.5-kilos x 3 reps, 10-kilos x 3 reps
L/H: 15-kilos in plates on L/pin x 2 x 3 reps, felt strong on this so upped it to a 15-kilo plate and did 2 reps (of 3)
R/H: 15-kilos on L/pin x 3 reps, 15-kilo plate x 3, 15-kilo plate on L/pin x 2 (tried for 3 rep on both 1st and 2nd set), 2, 1
In between attempts I had a few single rep attempts on the newly arrived 2" FBBC V-Bar

R/Formulator work
2.75-kilos x 10 reps, 5.5-kilos x 8 reps, 8.25-kilos x 8 reps, 9.25-kilos x 3 x 5 reps (on every one the first 4 went quick but the last slllloooowwww rep... that was hard).

I did one attempt on the MM7 (dud) gripperwhich went to 3/4-inch. Considering I was working my hands hard on the other exercises I thought that was ok. But a few minutes later, having done the last working sets of the above I had another crack and got it to a 1/4-inch. I think it's doable and when I am rested, fresh, etc I'll crack it in half!!!

[Mobster]

Wednesday pm
With the MM7 dud in my grubby paws only 18 hours or so it's job done and onwards to the next. It wasn't going to be a gripper session but I wanted to get this done. As follows:
Torsion Grippers
usual warm ups
L/H: BBGM x 3 x 1 reps, CoC 3 x 3 x 1 reps. Instead of the BBE I did the HG350 thus: 3 x 1 reps Tried a 4th missed so stopped

R/H: BBE x 1 rep, HG350 x 1 rep, CoC 3.5 x 1 rep, BBSE x 1 rep, then 3 solid attempts inc a go at baby repping the MM7 dud. Job done.

[Mobster]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXhPfJFOSII

[robert da strongman]

makin my hands sore reading this!

[Mobster]

MM7 dud video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNVeb-xWDMU

2nd attempt at an upload Grrr

[Mobster]

Thursday am
Leg press
0-kilos x 10 reps @, 40-kilos x 10 reps, 80-kilos x 20 reps, 120-kilos x 30 reps, 260-kilos x 50 reps... ouch ouch... pumped!

Leg Curl
25-kilos x 8 reps, 35-kilos x 8 reps, 45-kilos x 8 reps, 60-kilos x 2 x 7 reps (hard)

Bwt: on GN scales 283lbs sans belt etc
Thursday pm
2HP
Set up, as per is 21.7-kilos and set at 44mm. Usual warm ups then from +80-kilos x 1 rep, +82.5-kilos x 1 rep, plus 84-kilo x 1 rep, plus 85-kilos x 1 rep, plus 86-kilos x 1 rep, plus 87-kilos (108.7-kilos/239.64lbs total) x 1 rep. I still felt ok so tried for what would have been a new PB and gym record with plus 91-kilos or 112.7-kilos but this was firmly welded to the floor.

Onwards. As I was working what is effectively a wide grip I thought I'd fry it with some blob work so...

Blob
easy work on the 20-kilo blob with either hand (3 x 1 reps). Then R/H: 25-kilo blob x 2 x 1 reps. Then tried, with the other hand adding a finger and a thumb, the 30-kilo blob. It took a couple of goes and I was power dropping so really not doing negatives. I dropped back to the 20-kilo and pulled it with the pink resistance band over the top to box height.

Then, just for fun, I managed a few singles lifting the 20-kilo blob in the left and 25-kilo in the right but not to full height.

[Viking]

mm7 dud video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnveb-xwdmu

2nd attempt at an upload grrr

nice!!!

[robert da strongman]

nice!


need to get a blob.

[Mobster]

Day off today.