Not sure yet… been out of the gym a bit. Just getting back so we’ll see. I’ll definitely be looking for advice/input on any limitations I find as I start back into my groove. Just been doing a lot of band work and shoulder prehab stuff for it but not really doing much else.
Ohhh okay
Keep those shoulders healthy!!
Of course I was lifting! I would work lots of grip stuff into the lifting. Like using only 2 or 3 fingers on my lightest deadlift warm ups. Then thumbless grip, then double overhand, so I got a little grip work out of every set. Same thing with chins ups and shrugs and other exercises where that sort of thing would work.
When I did curls I would do some hammer curls, or reverse curls, or thick handle curls to get some grip work in. Stuff like this add up. I was really into pinch gripping and using the wrist roller, which I don’t see lots of dudes messing with. They were great exercises for me.
I also finished a lot of workouts with “farmer’s walks” specifically for grip. Like use a load light enough that grip would be what gives out first. With dumbbells, or eagle talon gripping the tops of hex dumbbells, or holding vertical bars or walking while pinch gripping plates.
Then I closed grippers sometimes so I would have a little practice. So I guess, use your strongman training to get stronger hands. Then add a little bit of extra work to hit grip areas that you didn’t train.
Thanks for all that information man! I mainly just do double overhand deads till it gets too heavy then straps. Also I do plate pinches except pinch carry the bumpers when I’m loading and unloading the plates
It’s way easier to do stuff that’s convenient and that you don’t have to set up special. If you’re going to be messing with bumper plates anyway, try some of these for a fun challenge. They’re tough to do but easy to set up and progress.
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Current physique, 91kg. Going to stay at this weight and recomp I think. Going to he alot more conditioning work this next 12 week cycle to build conditioning.
Shite pic, but quads looking like they have grown. Nice work
My phone camera is trash 
Thanks man! Now to grow the upper front of my body. Tiny ass Delts, chest and arms
Push ups mate, lots and lots of push ups.
when you’re 48 you’re either going to regret that pic or you’re going to never grow up (like me) and you’re going to think the alien head full frontal shot is the greatest selfie you ever took.
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^^^^This - Pushups til failure every time you think about it during the day… At least 1000 if not more total reps throughout the day.
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But what about balance of like push pull for shoulder health? Should do lots of pull aparts as well throughout the day?
Todays training
Yoo this was awesome. I threw 2 massive parties in a row on the weekend since I wont be able to during my 12 week cycle (I dont like drinking or smoking weed often, better to every few months) and got shitfaced and anyways today I felt super strong in the gym and had an awesome session. I’ve also had a growth spurt where my joints/bones thickened and I grew 1-2 inches.(I’m now 5’10 yay) I was super tired for like 5 weeks and usually when I get insanely tired it means I’m growing. I was also very fatigued as well.
Week 1 day 1 of new program
85-90-95kg front squats×5
100 rep rear delt swings drop set
60-30-10 brutal
3 way shoulder raises 3×10
Push press 3×10 45kg wow lightest this has ever felt
Lat pulldowns 5×20 60kg
Very good session. More hypertrophy stuff this 12 week cycle+ front squats on mondays instead of Thursday, deadlifts on Tuesday instead of Monday.
My Tuesdays session suck because mondays deadlift would fatigue me last cycle so this week I deadlift Tuesday and get a day off before Thursday. As well as fronts early in the week to focus on them more. Last cycle my front squat went from 120-150kg with fronts being done later in the week, so I think doing them earlier will allow for more recovery and Build it more.
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Doesn’t matter. “Muscle imbalances” have not been shown to cause injuries. What I would worry about is how you plan on building up to this. (and ask your coach for permission first). Large increases on training volume or load (aka. doing stuff your body is not ready for) does contribute to getting hurt/getting overuse injuries.
Main point here being, ask your coach first. I know my response would be “why the fuck would you do that” and then we could talk about changing the program so it better fits your needs. Because let’s be honest, especially for strongman there are more suitable (spesific) ways to increases the volume for these muscles than high volume pushups.
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I wouldn’t but it wouldn’t be a terrible idea. I’m old school and think some of this balance stuff is overrated and written by chiropractors. Lol
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Study? This seems pretty counter-culture
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YES.. I have a PT Band that I use to do all sorts of shoulder health/prehab stuff. I’m just saying you could really add volume to your chest workouts by doing a bunch of pushups each day rather than trying to add more and more pushing exercises on any specific day.
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Yeah, I would agree with @danteism here - if you’re working toward strongman comps and have a coach who’s programming your training, I’d check with them first. My comment was to be take in a vacuum, without any other training restrictions or considerations. Doing high volume pushups will indeed build your chest very effectively but it would/may also be counter to the other training being programmed.
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