Aside from the ridiculousness of the OP, I like some of the information being given in this thread. Also, I am with X on how to train back (or, body parts in general). I have always preferred intensity over volume. I just stick to an exercise or two for a body part and blast the hell out of it.
Oh, I just recently read somewhere on here, I think, about timed holds on dumbbells for grip strength. Just grab a dumbbell by the end and pinch your fingers to hold it (the objective is to keep your palm off of the surface of the dumbbell). Essentially, just pick it up with your fingers only from the end and hold for time. Man, I suck at explanation.
Jesus guys
I’ve just wasted 30 minutes of my lunch break reading all the bullshit and drivvle that the OP has been spouting, He’s a fucking troll and taking the piss. You have given some reasonable feedabck and sound advise based, most of which seems to be disregarded by the OP who continually pops in with ‘oh I apologise’ or the equivalent of ‘whoops-a-daisy’ in response to someone querying his 400+ deadlift. One dude said fishy? As fishy as a cheap hooker’s panties after a double shift on the pole in the summertime.
Anyone…ANYONE here believe those lift stats taking into consideration the pictures posted? Reasonable doubt not accepted.
Surly alarm bells were rings when the OP posted his routine and his lifting stats and expected people to believe them based on the pictures he posted? Wasting time bullshitting good people who know a thing or two and are trying to help you - not cool.
OP - your a weapon
I’m gonna read something by Wendler to cheer me up.
moog
Young N: I’ve wrestled through 10 of my younger years and have done BJJ now for 4 years. Technique wise I’m nothing special, but one thing my coaches give me a lot of credit for is being very strong/conditioned for my weight (nothing to brag about the extra technique time is just put into physicality work for me, but thats my choice and another seperate subject). I’d just like to point out some HORRIBLY wrong things with your training:
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YOU NEED TO SQUAT. it doesn’t matter if your legs “get huge” what do you think are the most important muscles in grappling? Legs and core. A lot of my friends are “bro-lifters” (heavy on the bench, nothing on the legs, some of whom bench 100 lbs more than me) but when we wrestle I can throw them down easy and they sure as hell can’t get up. You can tell when a grappler has unbalanced leg/core strength and frankly its kind of pathetic when a guy is trying to muscle with his upper body.
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You need REAL explosive exercises. i.e. Oly lifting variations, band/chain work, etc. One of the types of strength you need is real maximal explosiveness (being able to push a relatively heavy weight fast, not just jump squats or fast push ups but pushing barbell weight at good speed). this is going to help for takedowns and other parts of grappling where you need to generate a lot of force (with your whole body) in a short period of time. See WestSide dynamic work and you will understand what i mean.
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You need basic core heavy lifting (bench, squat, dead). Everything will come off of this (explosiveness, speed, etc). Full ROM controlled powerlifts. This I will not explain the reasoning for as it is too basic and I will dumb myself down doing so.
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I’m a big fan of bodyweight exercises for grappling strength BUT BUT BUT I’m talking proper progressions not just “feet elevated pushups” which get redundant, well about halfway through the first set.
Examples:
Push ups - Ring Pushups, Ring weighted pushups, one arm pushups
Pull ups - Ring pull ups, l-sit pullups, ring muscle ups
Rows - Weighted rows (let me ups), ring rows
basically what i’m saying is if you want to make bodyweight exercises relevant for grappling get on rings and throw some weight on ya
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Quit that A/B set up shit. Work your main lifts in heavy fashion (5x5,6x3, etc). Your main lifts need to be developing Maximal Strength and Explosivness. Then do all your accessory crap after.
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If you want grappling strength, cut the machines. Completely unless something really needs to be rehabbed (which I don’t think it does because those workouts are all over the place). Also cut accessory bi/tri work. I don’t care what anybody will tell you grip work may be needed but YOU DO NOT NEED BI AND TRI WORK FOR GRAPPLING STRENGTH.
BTW I don’t give a shit what Jake Shields may do but grapplers/fighters aren’t meant to be vegetarian. Eat some damn meat wrestlers/grapplers should be hunter-gatherers by nature. And do you think its a coincidence that Jake Shields has pillow hands?
Akmcsnarfy, I dont think the OP is coming back but I read you post with interest anyway
[quote]gswork wrote:
Akmcsnarfy, I dont think the OP is coming back but I read you post with interest anyway[/quote]
truthfully neither do I, but when someone brings grappling S&C into it I get an itchy keyboard finger haha
Sorry if I killed the tread a tad chaps. Aforementioned post was solid as stated above.