I mean the worst that can happen is you smash your head through the ceiling. In which case, film it, please.
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I assure you: I am capable of far worse than that happening, haha.
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I feel like your hand size might be part of the reason as well.
Theyāre not incredibly large, but I have dainty fingers and palms vs the oven mitts Iāve known many fellow competitors to sport.
Well that helps the decision process of wether to mix grip it or not. The question really doesnāt arise for me and my comically small hands and even shorter sausage fingers.
Eh. Again, itās more a stubbornness thing for me. I know I could move more weight with a mixed grip: I just donāt want to.
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Good thing then youāre stubbornness doesnāt make decisions about belts or straps in the deadlift, haha.
It absolutely does: Iāll always use those. People will say you get stronger without the belt or straps and itās just more reason for me to use them.
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Hm maybe I am too deep inside the strength sport bubble but I rarely hear guys say that anymore.
People also say you cheat by using equipment/ donāt have real strength/ bla bla. You could argue from both sides. Not that I would want to.
Where do you personally stand on suits in strongman comps? Would you/ have you use/d them?
For sure, and thatās what Iām trying to get at. Iāve got my 1 side, and Iām too stubborn to switch, haha.
Should always be allowed.
I own 2 suits (a squat and a deadlift) along with a set of gateway gear from Spud Inc. Iāve tried using the first 2 and they are tough. Couldnāt figure them out, and donāt want to spend the time doing so. Having a crew would probably help.
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I think you are putting a spin on it here a little, or I am reading your post wrong and putting words in my own mouth. You seem to me someone who is keen to read, to learn and often tries new things in training and by extension in life. Sure I imagine you donāt like being told to do something and changing your view on something is probably harder than making diamonds out of coal. But I think the idea that you wonāt ever try something if itās someone elseās idea sounded a little narrow minded to me.
It absolutely is, and one of the character flaws of mine I am very aware of. Itās why the log is brute force and ignorance.
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Lol fair play sir. If that is indeed the case then At least you are self aware and honest.
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@simo74 Admitting you have a problem is the first step, haha.
AM WORKOUT (0700) Post night shift
Did this
Got 3 rounds done in 12:13, then added an extra round for 17:18. Strict chins. Heavy thrusters were unique. Liked this: itās a keeper.
Transitioned immediately to EMOM daily work with 4 alternating KB swings for buy in, did 10 rounds, then did tabata 1 armed swings with 2 armed swings for the 10 second rest periods.
Plan to get in a run with the Mrs in the evening.
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Thatās some time. Youāre upping the pace
Letās get after this maniac lads and lassies
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Nice write upā¦looking forward to following your deep water stuff
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Yes dude I am so excited for this!!!
@ChongLordUno Thanks dude. Definitely firing on all cylinders these days.
@bigdaddi Much appreciated. Itās gonna be great diving back in.
@boilerman You totally relit my excitement for it my dude. Watching you crush it and put away such quality nutrition reminded me of what I was missing.
PM WORKOUT 1 (1730)
3 mile run with the Mrs
PM WORKOUT 2 (2100)
10 thrusters w/135lbs
9 alternating arm KB snatches w/45lbs (9 per side)
8 burpees
7 alternating arm KB swings (7 per side)
6 power cleans w/135lbs
5 thrusters w/135lbs
4 alternating arm KB snatches
3 burpees
2 alternating arm KB swings
1 power clean w/135lbs
Time: 4:56
Notes: Run was rough. Humid, lots of hills, Mrs still recovering from a race she ran on Sunday, and Iām letting my running shape slide. Was something I disliked about BtM: no real room for running with the agenda. My cardio shape is fine, but skillset is weakened. Glad we got it done.
Cute little workout I came up with before work. I still had the bar loaded with 135 from the morning and those heavier thrusters have kinda gotten into my brain, so led off with those and went with it.
For anyone following along: thrusters chased with snatches are magic, and theyāre definitely going to feature more often. It does crazy things to the heart. I dig it because itās 2 different ways to get a weight overhead: one is knee flexion, one is hip hinge, so you can run them back to back without fatiguing things too much, and itās as full ROM as you can get. Next time I do something like this I might just keep it as thrusters and snatches.
Working another night shift. I think Iāll do some weighted vest walking when I get home and keep things on the shorter side, because I wanna hit day 1 of Deep Water on Thursday. Got family coming into town that evening and Iād like to get the longest workout done before they get here.
EDIT: Oh yeah, some exciting home gym news: I won the raffle for the Ironmaster 120lb DB add-on attachment, so Iāll now have access to very heavy dumbbells in my training. Iām actually thinking about using them for the incline press of Deep Water.
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Presumably you have no issues with your idea to steal someone elseās approach though? Plagiarism with a hefty slice of solipsism seems like it may help here?
Significant issues: it has to be a REALLY good idea for me to steal it, especially to steal it in whole vs riff off of it.
Like, one of the big reasons I got so captivated by Deep Water was that I finally found an author that was agreeing with everything I already believed. Prior to that, I was taking stuff from others and still putting my twist on it. Itās one of the many reasons I donāt have a coach: Iām not very coachable. Iām very much about āplaying the game how I want to play itā.