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Glad to see you still kicking butt in here
Glad to see you still kicking butt in here
What are the garlic extract, pomegranate extract and pine bark extract used for?Last night got to enjoy a fish fry & fire at a friend’s house, and today the wife’s family came over and I grilled a big meal we all enjoyed outside since it was so nice out. So you could say I’ve been eating for strength A good rest day!
Unrelated, but current daily supplementation:
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Cardiovascular health/longevity/damage mitigation. Lowered bp & increased ejection fraction rate with pine bark, lower LDL cholesterol & bp with garlic, partial reversal of arterial cholesterol deposits with pomegranate.What are the garlic extract, pomegranate extract and pine bark extract used for?
Awesome thanks man! And good luck reaching your powerlifting goals.Cardiovascular health/longevity/damage mitigation. Lowered bp & increased ejection fraction rate with pine bark, lower LDL cholesterol & bp with garlic, partial reversal of arterial cholesterol deposits with pomegranate.
I noticed you have three barbells..I have a good amount of home gym equipment already but I was curious as to why people get multiple barbells?09/08/20 - Wk4, Day2
BW 250.2
Reverse Hyper
90 2x15
Side Bends
Short light band 2x15/side
Cycle
10 min LISS
x5 all-out 60 sec pulls, w/ 60 sec cruises between
10 min LISS
Had a bit of an experience on the cycle sprints...felt like I crossed a mental barrier & found a deeper gear. Satisfied with the work.
Great question: different tools for different jobs. The Ohio Deadlift Bar is specifically for just that - it’s slightly smaller diameter makes it easier to hookgrip and hang onto in general, as well as letting you start from a stronger position to lift slightly more weight. Many powerlifting federations & strongman shows I compete in feature them, so this lets me practice how I play.I noticed you have three barbells..I have a good amount of home gym equipment already but I was curious as to why people get multiple barbells?
I don’t; wish I had tb500 but it’s just so expensive - of course Labor Day sales were Monday so missed any deals.Well damn it man. That sucks to hear. Have any bpc & tb laying around? Howd the hypers feel after the fact?
Congrats on that push press PR yesterday, too.
Especially frustrating when you feel you did everything you could proactively to prevent it. Just my body saying “Nope, not today.”Injuries suck. Heal up my man.
Whoa! Thanks for the detailed response! Great info and much appreciatedGreat question: different tools for different jobs. The Ohio Deadlift Bar is specifically for just that - it’s slightly smaller diameter makes it easier to hookgrip and hang onto in general, as well as letting you start from a stronger position to lift slightly more weight. Many powerlifting federations & strongman shows I compete in feature them, so this lets me practice how I play.
The thick one is an Axle Bar. It’s 2” diameter and would be the antithesis of the deadlift bar - the axle has zero whip, no collars or bearings to rotate (this makes cleans much harder), & challenges the grip heavily. It is common in strongman shows for both the clean & press event as well as the deadlift, and can serve as a great tool to build grip by doing timed holds with it or using it for accessories like curls. They are cheap and durable.
Lastly, the silver one is a cheap chrome all-purpose bar. I use it for pressing, squatting, most of my barbell work. This is the important one; if you only have one barbell it needs to be what you want to use for everything. Something like a Power Bar if you want center knurling for heavier squats, or a weightlifting bar with a smooth center section if doing more cleans/snatches or CrossFit training.
There are others out there like the Squat Safety Bar that allow you to keep your elbows much lower on squats to unload the shoulder joint and train your upper back more, Swiss/Football Bar for neutral grip pressing, the Squat Bar which is extra thick and long to support heavier squat weights without the bar oscillating the way a Powerbar will above 400, the Log which is the most common pressing implement in Strongman, and so on.
Personally, mk 677 was great for my pec strains and interestingly improved my shoulder in which I’ve had 3 surgeries on.I don’t; wish I had tb500 but it’s just so expensive - of course Labor Day sales were Monday so missed any deals.
I could feel the hamstring tugging on the RH if I used my right leg, so I basically did single-leg hypers with the left and just had the right leg follow along passively to flush it. Going to do this some more and try to do some short walks through the day to move blood through it.
I do have one bottle of Aggressive Mk677 still so I dug that out and took 15mg before bed. The elevated IGF1 should help healing some. RIP my blood sugar.
Especially frustrating when you feel you did everything you could proactively to prevent it. Just my body saying “Nope, not today.”
Mk absolutely helps everything. I would say I am pain free today. I did a full bodyweight squat without mobility limitation and a set of light reverse hypers already without issue. I will probably run the Mk 8 on/4 off and then decide if I want to run another wave. I would run it to the show for sure except it always noticeably elevates my prolactin to the point of bothering existing gyno.Personally, mk 677 was great for my pec strains and interestingly improved my shoulder in which I’ve had 3 surgeries on.
I’d recommend you stick with the mk677 until you get the TB500. Anywhere from 15mg - 30mg.
Yeah that happens to my would be minor gyno too. It’s also probably good to drop off a week before the show if you have to make a certain weight class. For me it adds 6-7lbs of water weight in 2-3 days.Mk absolutely helps everything. I would say I am pain free today. I did a full bodyweight squat without mobility limitation and a set of light reverse hypers already without issue. I will probably run the Mk 8 on/4 off and then decide if I want to run another wave. I would run it to the show for sure except it always noticeably elevates my prolactin to the point of bothering existing gyno.
I still plan on doing it, because I can just show up and do the weights without training and we are 100% going already (wife is judging women). But I really appreciate you saying this just the same because your perspective is dead on.I know you know your limits better than I do, but I would strongly recommend just pulling out of this comp. Hamstring issues can be especially tricky with recovery, and you're 100% better off skipping a comp. now and being able to progress throughout the rest of the year than you are going in hobbled and risking spending the rest of the year recovering from a full tear.
How is the hamstring coming along?09/19/20 - Wk5, Day6
Reverse Hyper
90 2x15
Average Band Pulldowns
3x12
Farmer’s Deadlift from 4” blocks
20/hand x10
110x5
160x5
200x1 hold for ~60 seconds
Yoke Pull-ups
9,8,8,6 (big improvement from Tuesday)
BB Cheat Curls
45x12
55,65x8
75,85,95,100,105x5
Axle Reverse Curls
45x8
70 2x8
Small session, but it was progress on everything: grip, pull-up, bicep & forearm strength! Plus (& most importantly) I had no issues deadlifting the farmers from blocks, even 400.
Well I basically warmed up to do one max hold with light weights, did 4 sets of pull-ups and some curlsNice!
Your idea of a 'small' session though...
Really good I believe. Did not feel it all at any point today, and it did great with the light elevated deadlifts. Will try some VERY light squats and pulls Monday I think.How is the hamstring coming along?
That’s good to hear man! Keep grinding away.Well I basically warmed up to do one max hold with light weights, did 4 sets of pull-ups and some curls
Really good I believe. Did not feel it all at any point today, and it did great with the light elevated deadlifts. Will try some VERY light squats and pulls Monday I think.
Getting faster can help you get through a sticky top end, so if coming up on a peak then I really have found a 3-4 week wave of speed work on a secondary pressing day to be beneficial temporarily.What do you like/recommend the most for lockout strength? I have issues with the last part of both bench and OHP, I feel like I could lift more in the first part but run out of power in the lockout.
That’s exactly how I feel with the speed work, that if I have enough speed I can make it and not necessarily because I’m stronger. I do have a slingshot, it’s a fun way to use to get used to heavier weights but not really the same. I have to get some boards, I done pin presses but that’s not really the same thing huh? I like spoto presses, what do you think of those?Getting faster can help you get through a sticky top end, so if coming up on a peak then I really have found a 3-4 week wave of speed work on a secondary pressing day to be beneficial temporarily.
But at a fundamental strength level, I would use 3board work as a heavy secondary movement. Board work is how I finally benched 300 years ago, and it’s what Clint Darden (who wrote said program) recommends for his strongman clients to build lockout strength for their jerks. You can use a slingshot, but it rewards being fast so you can kinda cheat it. If you put 90% to a 3bd and pause it, you just kind of have to deal with the weight.
I tagged both of you guys in my thread I started about this so I don’t ruin Hyde’s log with my silly questions.For that specifically id recommend spoto presses. Im a big believer in spotos where you pause ~0.5” below your usual fail point. But if you really just want to hammer your lockout purely then 2.5-3bd press & floor press would work, in order of what I’d recommend. The bench blockz 2-5 board is a good purchase.
Yep Sat Oct 3. Not sure how much more pulling I should do TBH. Feel like I can kinda just show up and yank away.Productive session there man. Glad you were able to get in some pain free pulls. Comp is next weekend?
Yea, it is. It’s 3” thick and theyre far more difficult than pull-ups on a standard bar.Yoke pull ups? Is that from a thicker bar? Either way, that's pretty epic dude.
Yeah, but with the crossbar basically as high as it can go it’s not bad. The hundo plates on the pegs of the yoke make it really stable.Yea, it is. It’s 3” thick and theyre far more difficult than pull-ups on a standard bar.
Hyde, do you so them knees flexed behind you?
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