275lb One-Hand Thumbless-Grip Deadlift: USAWA Record!

This is a lift that I’m very proud of!

11-18-09: 2-Finger TNS #2

11-14-09: MMS Grippers

11-14-09, Saturday

MMS GRIPPERS

-112lb #2 for 5 reps

-146lb #3 for 1

-160lb #3 for 1

-169lb Super Elite for 1, and 1 MISS
*Notes: Actually missed my first attempt by a sliver and then slammed it on the next attempt.

-IROC-Z’s #3.5 for 4 MISSES
*Notes: All of them seemed to stop at the same 3/16″. Not happy with that.

*Overall Notes: The left gets an honorable mention for closing the loaner 160lb #3 for 2 singles.

11-9-09: MMS Thor Elite Close

This gripper calibrates in the upper 170s.  Matt Cannon loaned it to me and sent it along with the tag that says “MM3 or Bust.”  Great gripper to use on my way to the MM3!

 

5/8″-Handle Grand Master: Wide Set and Close

Great gripper idea here!  These BTR (beyond-the-range) grippers are super for training that extra little oomph necessary to close the big grippers.

11-4-09: MMS and TNS Grippers

11-4-09, Wednesday

MMS GRIPPERS

-146lb #3 for 1

-5/8″-Handle GM for 6 singles

-160lb #3 for 1

-169lb Super Elite for 1 MISS

-Hoseclamped at Parallel-T7 for 2 sets of 2 reps

TNS GRIPPERS

-112lb #2 for 5 reps

-146lb #3 for 2 singles

-5/8″-Handle GM for 6 MISSES

*Overall Notes: Top-end strength was noticeably down.  I was about 1/16″ off on my 169lb Super Elite.  But it felt like a mile tonight.  So I took a different approach and did some work with Matt Cannon’s 5/8″-Handle Grand Master so I could feel like I’ve done some work on the close.  He generously loaned me his BTR gripper and a hard Elite to help with my MM3 prep.  Thanks again Matt!  I missed one of the TNS 5/8″-Handle GM attempts by about 1/16″ and most of the others by about 1/8″.  I don’t know what it calibrates at, but it’ll be a good TNS close when I get it done.

10-31-09: MMS Grippers

10-31-09, Saturday

MMS GRIPPERS

-112lb #2X3

-146lb #3 for 1

-Blobert’s 154lb #3 for 1

-160lb #3 for 2 singles

-169lb Super Elite for 2 MISSES

*Overall Notes: Strength was cruddy today but that’s probably due more to my 2″ vbar workout from yesterday and today’s morning workout. Fighting off the beginning of a cold too so all in all it’s not a total loss. The Super Elite misses were both about 1/16″. The 160lb #3 was near my limit today.

10-29-09: 2″ Vbar

10-29-09, Thursday

2″ VBAR: USAWA-RULES

-205 for 5 singles-both hands

2″ VBAR: Standard Grip Contest Rules

-233 for 4 singles-both hands

*Overall Notes: Pretty strong today because I didn’t even have to warm up on the 2″ vbar to pull 3lbs over my USAWA records on both hands for 5 singles. 

Finished off the workout with 4 singles at 233lbs with the standard grip contest rules for vbar. 

 

10-24-09: T7 Gripper Close

Got it on video this time.

10-24-09: MMS Grippers

10-24-09, Saturday

MMS GRIPPERS

-112lb #2 for 5 reps

-146lb #3 for 1

-154lb #3 for 1

-T7 for 1!, and 1 MISS

*Overall Notes: Very short gripper workout on purpose.  I spent a large portion of the day power washing the house and scraping and painting inside.  Those things tend to pump up my forearms, but not in a good way.  First attempt on the T7 was the best and the set was just barely outside parallel.  The 2nd attempt was also very close.  Only off about 1/16″.  Lefty I closed Blobert’s 154lb #3 with room to spare.

Time to send my T7 out to Matt Cannon so he can calibrate it and send me the results.  I sold my power rack, otherwise I’d be able to calibrate my own grippers still.