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

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PM session with Nev / Whey Consortium Gym
Thick Bar deadlifts using double over hand grip
worked to 190-kilos x 3 x 1 reps.
Nev did 150-kilos x 3, 4 and then 8!!

2" V-Bar
Shot after d/lifts maxed at 127.5-kilos r/h only

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Thursday
@ Gymnation am (may do back pm)
V/Bench
Same levels of discomfort as before. 0-kilos x 12 reps.20-kilos x 12 reps, 40-kilos x 10 reps, 60-kilos x 10 reps

RT (used older handle)
worked to 4-5 x 1 reps per hand x 120-kilos loaded. Thumbless position grip seemed to help.

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Thursday
Back
LPD
70-kilos x 8 reps, 100-kilos x 8 reps 145-kilos x 8 loose reps

Low Rows
70-kilos x 8 reps, 100-kilos x 8 reps, 130-kilos x 6 loose reps

1 Arm D/B row
47.5-kilos x 3 x 8 reps an arm

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Friday
V/Gripper
had another go on the orange spring as I said I would. Worked to a 10/10 (level 21?? Based on a gold at the same setting is level 24 and an Orange is 3 levels below). Closed with the right hand and very near left hand. I took a stab at 10/11 (22) right handed but had shot my bolt.

Video being processed now and uploaded soon for your view. I'll switch to the gold for the next session.

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[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ke1322s2EU"]YouTube - Vulcan gripper 10th notch a side close with orange spring.wmv[/nomedia]

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Saturday
Coached Nathan and Kaylum. Trained after.
2HP
usual warm ups. +80-kilos (102) x 3 x 1 reps (of 4 = 1 fail), +82-kilos (104) x 3 x 1 reps, + 85-kilos (107) x 3 x 1 reps, +87-kilos (109) x fail. Stopped.

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Monday
Shoulders n arms @ Gymnation
Seated Press Machine (arm raised as before)
arm x 12 reps, 1/2 stack x 8 reps, stack x reps, +45-kilos x 8 reps, 75-kilos x 6, 5 reps

DB H Curls
10-kilos @ x 12 reps @, 20-kilos @ x 10 reps @, 35-kilos @ x 10 loose reps @

TPD
started on usual pulley and then, after 1st set, switched to Nytram.
Stack x 12 reps, +25-kilos x 10 reps, +50-kilos x 2+6 (weight fell off and needed resitting). Hard last set.

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Tuesday
Coached Kaylum (fitness) with Nathan coming tomorrow. Naz, previous regular, arrived and is now back in. Also training tomorrow (Reg Park style at his request).

V/Gripper
As previously noted I changed to the gold spring today for comparative purposes. Interesting results.
1/1 x 6 reps @, 2/2 x 3 reps @, 3/3 x 1 reps @, 4/4 x 1 rep @, 5/5 x 1 rep @
L/H: 6/6 x VN, dropped to 5/6 x 1 rep, 6/5 (level 17) x 1, 1, VVN, 1, VVN
R/H: 6/6 x 1 rep, 6/7 (level 19) x 1, 1, 1, 1, VN

As you can see that's level 17 left handed for several closes and level 19 for several right handed. Fairly close to my best past efforts.

RT OH work
worked to 5 x 1 (of 6) reps L/H and 4 x 1 reps (of 6) with 120-kilos loaded (about 122.75-kilos total)

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Wednesday
Nathan and Naz (note to self re DD for Naz).
back w/o
LPD
70-kilos x 8 reps 110-kilos x 8 reps, 145-kilos x 8 loose reps
Low Row
60-kilos x 8 reps, 100-kilos x 8 reps, 130-kilos x 6+1+1 reps

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Thursday
2HP - thick
worked to 98.5-kilos x f, dropped back 2x and it was shot. Ended up doing 2,3,3,3 reps with 83.6-kilos at 67mm thick. Skin on both thumbs chewed up.

V/Bench
0-kilos (each side) x 15 reps, 20-kilos x 15 reps, 40-kilos x 12 reps, 55-kilos x 10 reps, 65-kilos x 8 hard (on usual place) reps

Pec Dec
1/3 stack x 12 reps, 1/2 stack x 10 reps, 3/4 stack x 8 tough reps

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Saturday
Legs with Neville at Whey Consortium Gym
Leg press
120-kilos x 8 reps, 240-kilos x 8 reps, 374-kilos x 8 reps, 494-kilos x 8 reps, 669-kilos x 15 reps (usual form for last set)

Leg ext
100-kilos x 2 x x 8 reps, 145-kilos x 8 reps

Leg curl
15-kilos x 8 reps, 25-kilos x 8 reps, 35-kilos x 2 x 8 reps (hard 2nd set)

2HP
worked to 107-kilos with Loz doing (tgt of 3 x 3) 3 rp reps. 3 rp reps and 2 rp reps. Dropped to 82-kilos x 6+4 rp reps

Helped tape up one of Kye's mates finger (he was feint etc) when he mashed it against the stone platform. He'll probably lose the nail.

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Sunday
V/ Gripper - gold spring
Usual warm ups - mostly sitting down.
L/H: 6/5 (L17) x 1,1,1,VVN, 1,1,1 (6 total)
R/H: 6/7 (L19) x 1, VVN, TnG, dropped to 6/6 x 1, TnG, 1 (TNG done sitting, standing up was easy), back up to 6/7 x 1 (ps) and 1 good.

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Monday
waited until 1035 for Naz then went to GN for RT workout
RT OH
set up (pin, clip and handle weight) not included
B/H: 60-kilos x 6-7 reps, 80-kilos x 3 reps, 100-kilos x 1 rep
L/H: 115-kilos x 1, F, 1, 1/2, F
R/H: 121.25-kilos x 4 x 1 reps, dropped to 115-kilos x 7 reps

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Tuesday
Coached Naz, Kaylum and Nathan. A 3 way, ahem, was interesting as I also did shoulders n arms at the same time. Nwv, Sb and Marick later.

standing BB press - closer than usual grip and not full range.
bar x 12 reps, 40-kilos x 8 reps, 60-kilos x 8 reps, 65-kilos x 8 reps

TPD
50-kilos x 8 reps, 70-kilos x 8 reps, 90-kilos x 8 reps

DB H Curls
10-kilos + x 12 reps, 20-kilos+ x 10 reps, 32.5-kilos+ x 8+ reps

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Wednesday
Attempted to save Gymnation VAT. They had a sign up stating that two products, inc Multipowers 'Fit Protein' had gone up due to the new VAT rate. But, as far as I know, such products are zero rated. So... I asked, if I was correct and they not only did not have to pay VAT but could claim back as far as they were allowed what they'd over paid I could get a years free membership.

Also trained:
2HP - thick
worked to 93.6-kilos x 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2. Tore skin early on so used a different spot on my thumbs and carried on. With my back and forth to the gym office the volume (inc the double reps) was higher as the rest was longer.