Building, building, building.....
After some distractions that forced me away from my training, I am so pleased to be back to the gym and focusing on rebuilding and shattering some very specific grip goals in late January 2016. I am eager to rebuild and continue moving forward with competing, being a business owner and enjoying the off season for my minions while they get back into the gym, work with their coaches and make every training day count.
Late this year I completely switched paths saying I had grip goals I wanted to accomplish and just left it at that. I specifically did not share details, I did not want to ruin the Christmas surprise. I plan on competing at the LA FitExpo in January at the Odd Haugen Strength Classic.
The garbage of this cycle just continues. 265 is my gimme weight on double overhand axle DL. I clearly have some issues going on and need to figure out what is going on once this competition is over. My recovery has been lacking between training days and overall I just feel tired.
My marker of solid and rested grip strength is when I have to mentally restrain myself from grabbing something and squeezing the heck out of it or ripping it to shreds. That feeling has been completely non existent.
Rolling
Mobility
Warm Up
Double Overhand Axle DL
My program was written for 5x4, complete reps within 45 seconds
255, 1x4 in 12 seconds
265, 1x2 in 15 seconds. See what just happened there? Yeah, me too.
265, 1x1 grinder
Double Overhand Axle + Chains
Should have been 5x2
245 + 30 chains - 5x1
GHR
3x5
Rubber Band
Stretching