Not anything recent. This is a few years ago
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Curling with the axle is just better. I googled Poundstone curls, google sorted your video to the top of the list lol
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I seem to have popularized it more than Poundstone himself, haha. Yeah, the axle really transforms it into something magical.
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Would i be right in thinking axles have very similar diameter to the loading pin on Olympic bars?
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Ideally theyāll be 50mm/2" in diameter, but most in the US tend to be 1.9" in diameter because thatās a more standard diameter for pipes, and cheaper axles are just pipes with collars welded on with a powder coat.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Man every time I get to that part of my press day Iām thinking, sweet just a set of curls and Iām basically done, then I start thinking, shit thatās a long setā¦ haha.
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Your elbows donāt mind them?
Not at all surprisingly enough. I think there must be something restorative about the absurd pump they generate.
I find it to be theraputic to the elbows. Helps take pain away.
@mr.v3lv3t these before work workouts really show it to me. I have hard timelines to meet, and before I did the set I thought to myself āoh man, Iām ahead of schedule today!ā and then I finished and I was 2 minutes behind, haha.
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I can imagine that they are but if thereās already tendonitis I wonder if itād still be therapeutic. I know me and @mr.v3lv3t have some shared experience there. Will have to try!
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As a frequent elbow pain sufferer (never got it diagnosed), I found it therapeutic. That was the frame I was intending to speak from.
Oh, Iāve completely missed that!
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PM WORKOUT (1500)
Tabata high handle trap bar pulls 135
Notes: Just wanted to get some blood flowing so the legs would feel fresh for tomorrow.
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BBB BEEFCAKE: Week 2, Day 1
AM WORKOUT (0315 wake up via alarm)
CIRCUITS (chin-dead-neck) plate change rest
Chins (various grips)
5x20
Axle deadlifts
5x136
5x226
5x296
5x346
5x391
5x446
Neck harness 55
5 sets
SUPERSETS (dead-dip) 90 second rests
Axle deadlifts 346
5x10
Weighted dips 55
5x10
Kroc rows 115
1x15
POST WORKOUT MEAL
Swiss bar shrugs against bands
1x52
Notes: Shaved off some stuff to be able to get it all done before work. Still pretty action packed. The time limit forced me to keep rests short, which was a nice challenge. The axle remains a brutal implement. I actually rounded up 5lbs on the BBB sets so I could use 1 more set of bumpers to keep noise down while I trained. Plan to get in the daily work and a run later today.
Yet again, I seem to be ācoming aliveā after the second set of BBB work. Noticed that all through the past week. Just an interesting observation.
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How do you like the neck harness? I have always been interested in using one
Big fan of it. Been using one for about a decade now off and on. Simple way to get in neck work. Iāve got a souped up Ironmind āHeadstrap fit for Herculesā, but Iāve used lowertech ones just fine. The Spud Inc one is very well designed. I broke a cheap Harbinger one though.
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Are you allowed to put the bar down for a rest during Pwndstone Curls or do you have to hold it for all 100 reps
I try to do some neck work, but i think that a neck harness would be more motivatingā¦but a big part of it for me is that my neck is strained a lot at work (looking up for extended periods of time) and i have had whiplash in the past and so on. Basically i want to try to strengthen it more than i can now just to help avoid problems