Dunkster

[dunkster]

Saturday

That's it last day of looking after the kids, be back on track Monday. Pisses me off not being able to stick to my routine but family has to come first, I've been told. On the plus side I got my Mash Monster t shirt today, which is cool, but still waiting on the RB grippers and V-bar.

Grippers

Warm up

EZ bench #4 severe negatives
5 each hand

Getting closer to fully closed on these, aided by the static point I do them from(19 stone 7lbs comes in handy), went for quality over quantity today, squeezed the fuck out of the #4 for as long as I could then resisted all the way. Wasn't a scheduled gripper day but all I have time for.

HG100
R/H 90 reps, 70 reps
L/H 69 reps, 50 reps all done fully open and closed.

No more bending for a while again. Just did the couple this week while I was unable to do my other stuff as a treat.

[dunkster]

Monday

Bench Press

20x10
60x8
80x8
112.5x4
112.5x4
112.5x4

Felt easy.

2 Hand Pinch

24x6
44x4
54x2
64x2
64x2
64x5
66.5x2
69x1
71.5x1
74x1
76.5xf,f,f,f
64x6
64x4

Total 1991.5KG

Not as good as I hoped back to reps three weeks in a row before testing max.

Smaller log

50x6
50x6
75x4
74x4
74x4

Felt easy

One Hand Lift

80x2
120x1
160x1
200xf


Felt pain in left lat in all these gonna have to make a plan to work around this or hope everyone else in the novice is nutse.

[Steve Gardener]

I'll have to get my daughter training again. Well done Taylor.

[dunkster]

Got 4 of my RB grippers through today my 240, 260, 330n and 300 but he is out of 210's at the mo so have to wait for that one. My v bar didn't arrive yet, f**king royal mail! Should be here tomorrow as they were dispatched at the same time. As it's grippers tonight I might try the 240 choked up cuz it's definitely harder than the #3 a bit. And now I've got some to use for negatives easier than the #4.

[dunkster]

Wednesday

Grippers

HG150 (filed) B/H 10

HG250 B/H 4

R/H #3 Choked 25mm 6x1
RB240 choked parallel 1 rep
L/H #2.5 Choked 25mm 6x1, 1x vvn

R/H HG300 tns x1
L/H HG300 tns x 5mm off

EZ Bench Severe Negatives RB330n
B/H 5x1

HG100 R/H 70 full reps
L/H 60 full reps

I wasn't as strong as I could have been tonight, low blood sugar, bad stomach today, hands were shaking before I started but gave it my all anyway. And after I manged to make a new board for my new growing family of grippers.

[dunkster]

Unable to train last night due to being on call a day early.
Managed to sneak off a bit earlier today as Cat rang to say my V bar had arrived. Had to try and get a session in before any jobs come through because the bar was just begging me ;D

R/H L/H
50 50
80 80
100 90
100 90
100 100
105 100
110 105
110 105
110 105

Had a couple more attempts after this but it was slipping. Couldn't get any more on the bar at 110, seeing as I only have 8x10kg, 4x5kg discs and some 2.5's. Need to get me some 20's or 15's. Not that it would of mattered today as it still needs more seasoning and 110 is the best I've ever got anyway, so I'm happy! ;D
I'll proceed with more seasoning every time I walk past the garage.
Here's a pic of my new loaded up vbar.

[Steve Gardener]

That looks like it has a ton of chalk already on it - how did you get it that way? The other v-bar hasn't taken much chalk as yet.

[dunkster]

Instead of trying to rub it on up and down motion I held it over the bucket, filled my hand with chalk and turned the bar round and round squeezing hard and it gradually picked it up. Must be more friction created because of the way they are turned as the FBBC bar is soild. I reckon you could get mega numbers on this bar.

[dunkster]

Sunday Morning

Grippers

B/H HG100x10
B/H HG250x4

R/H #3 choked to 25mm
1, vvn, 1, vvn
L/H #2.5 choked to 25mm
1, vvn, vvn, vvn

Sever negatives
#4 B/H 1,1
RB300 B/H 1,1

Wasn't happening today, might have something with working till 10pm.

Dumbbell Wrist curls

B/H 10x15, 20x8, 25x3, 25x3, 20x10

Getting a really unusual clicking in right wrist when I do these and you can see the bones or tendons on the underside of my wrists jumping out when it clicks. Doesn't feel good.

Hammer Curls

20x8, 22.5x8, 25x5, 25x5, 25x5

[dunkster]

Monday

Working till midnight. Not happy!

Tuesday

2 Hand Pinch

31.75x3
41.75x2
51.75x2
61.75x1
66.75x1
71.75x1
71.75x1
74.25x1
76.75x1
78xfail
78x1
81.75x1 PB ;D

Did these on the 2x4 block of wood that felt harder than the euro set-up some times.(not the one with the metal plate, as aluminium was a bad choice, totally slick).
Managed to get home straight away so did some 2 hand pinch while I've got time. I'll try and some more exercise later if I get chance.

[dunkster]

Wednesday

Got home about 7pm set to do my training and the callout phone goes straight away with an old lady with no heating crying down the phone to me which kind of messed up my concentration but I had to try and get some grippers in as i knew she wouldn't freeze to death in an hour, but no chance of me getting into my proper state of mind knowing I had to rush out after. Be so glad when this week is over.

Grippers

HG150x10 b/h (filed gripper)
HG250x3 b/h

R/H
#3 choked 25mm 1,vvn,1,1,vvn
#3 choked 20mm 1,1,1,1,vvn,1
L/H
#2.5 choked 20mm 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,

HG100 r/h 81, l/h 70

[dunkster]

Friday

V-Bar

B/H
40x2
50x1
60x1
70x1
80x1
95x1
100x1

R/H
110x1
112.5x1
115x1 pb

L/H
110x got to 2" but slipped at top
110xfail
110x1 pb

Before my last few reps the neighbour came round to moan about the noise I was making after each rep when the weight was banging on the floor. She said she kept on hearing loud thuds in pairs then quiet and said her dog barked every time I did it. But I just told her she only has to put up with it on Friday nights and not to worry, and she didn't know what to say about it. ;D

Shoulder clean and press

50x10x4

Side laterals

10x10x4

[cougarman]

You tell her Dunk training comes first.

[dunkster]

Unable to come down the unit yesterday as my Mum made a surprise visit, first time she's seen the kids in a year, so we spent the afternoon together which was cool.

Sunday

Dumbbell Wrist Curls 1 3/4" handle

11x20
20x10
20x9
20x8
20x8
20x18
20x10
All weights are minus handle.

When ever I try any wrist curls my right wrist is still popping the tendons out when I do it.

My left lat is still painful all day, it was even painful after the v-bar on Friday, which wasn't heavy, so I'm just hoping it will improve or at least hold out or I'm not gonna be putting in the performance I had hoped for In the British. This will really hamper any practise I can put in for the one hand lift as pulling anything over 100 one handed seems to cause a hell of a lot of pain then and after. And I thought the 3 months I had off cured it . I think after the comp I will concentrate on grippers, 2 hand pinch, wrist roller and rolling thunder and anything else that doesn't involve heavy one handers at least for a while to allow for some more healing. But I'm determined to do the best I can in the comp. I won't settle for anything less than top 3. And if only 3 enter the novice then what a result ;D

[Steve Gardener]

Just like me when I first competed... but it was the open ha ha