Walk the Road Less Traveled

PSOTFED 25 May 2012

adam — Sat, 26 May 2012 03:51:47 +0000

sore but ended up with a solid total work load. Almost a double with 433 on the axle. Ok pinching went up to 222. Lots of push ups and pull ups after a few heavier pulls with a kb. Nothing spectacular. Brouse hit a PR on the axle, and solid numbers on the Steinborn. Lots [...]

24 May 2012, High Rep KB Pressing, Steinborn Squats, Challenge bell lifting

adam — Fri, 25 May 2012 04:29:34 +0000

Clean and press with 32 kg for 100 reps. Sets were 42,20,20,18 in 16 minutes. Double KB Snatch and Press Steinborns Big ass Coulter bell, 183 lbs at 2.58″ diameter handle Feeling solid

PSOTFED 23 May 2012 Grip, Heavy KB work, and high damn humidity

adam — Thu, 24 May 2012 02:58:39 +0000

Holy hell it was humid today! I drank 4 bottles of water and still came home light. Axle pulls, blob lifting, tried for the anvil but it was too slick, then on to lots of KB pressing with the 40 kg bell and stunting with the 56kg. I wanted to play with the 68kg bell [...]

Pick Shit Off The Floor Every Day Challenge, Almost Done

adam — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:52:50 +0000

At the beginning of the month I shared I would be lifting everyday for May, and I encouraged those who could handle it to try the same. I have been watching the videos every night on Youtube and Facebook of my friends and clients who got their ass in to the gym every morning and [...]

PSOTFED 21 & 22 May 2012

adam — Wed, 23 May 2012 03:27:52 +0000

On the 21st I did a 10 minute KB snatch set with the 20 kg bell, then a few hundred hindu squats followed by push ups. It was hot, I was tired, that was all. Today I did a bit more. First was KB pressing Continuing to enjoy heavy bell pressing. I did several sets [...]

Smarter Not Harder, How to Get More Reps In the Pull-Up

adam — Tue, 22 May 2012 10:30:13 +0000

I think everyone “gets” the pull up. Lifting your own body weight up and even over the bar is an obvious thing to do if you want to be stronger. Most people can grasp the benefits of it without requiring much talk, which is a good thing. Many people struggle with their pull up training. [...]

Try Less, Get More?

adam — Mon, 21 May 2012 13:00:20 +0000

“It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste.” - Henry Ford I really like that quote, because it fits in with this idea. Recently I have returned to some things which I used to do often. Some of them were things I was ok at, some I [...]

Grip Board Mash Monster 4 Certification, 3 Whites. Finally put down this one

adam — Mon, 21 May 2012 01:43:00 +0000

On the 20th of May 2012 I attempted the Mash Monster 4 gripper for the 6th time. This time I was awarded 3 Whites from the judges. I am very happy to have finally put this one down. I did my first Mash Monster certification in the end of March 2010. I failed the first [...]