Category Archives: Rolling Thunder

Gripper Update and a Rolling Thunder Quickie

Posted on June 29, 2012 by bencrush

Trained MMS Grippers on 6-25-12.  It was a very weak workout.  One of those where I almost wish I hadn’t written anything down so that I could just forget about it.  I won’t get into all the details but I … Continue reading →

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Rolling Thunder 6-17-12

Posted on June 18, 2012 by bencrush

Did some Rolling Thunder work yesterday while doing a bit of maintenance on my vehicles.  The air compressor is in the garage and so is my workout equipment.  Match made in heaven. Skipped the warmup since I just don’t need … Continue reading →

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Over Bodyweight Rolling Thunder With Both Hands On 6-11-12

Posted on June 11, 2012 by bencrush

I think the video speaks for itself.

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Modular Plateau Buster, Kettlebells, Left Hand Grippers, and Rolling Thunder

Posted on March 20, 2012 by bencrush

That about sums up my training for the past few weeks.  No grippers on the right hand because of the ongoing forearm tweak that haunts me whenever I even close a Trainer.  So I just stay away from grippers and … Continue reading →

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Rolling Thunder – 201lbs – all-time PR lefty!

Posted on March 1, 2012 by bencrush

The video description on YouTube explains why I used the bumper plates.

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Rolling Thunder – 208lbs – right hand

Posted on March 1, 2012 by bencrush

The right forearm tweak isn’t holding me back a lot on the support lifts anymore.  It is definitely holding back my gripper strength though so I’m glad for any event that it doesn’t hurt too much.  This lift was 3lbs … Continue reading →

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Rolling Thunder: 192lbs – Paused

Posted on January 27, 2012 by bencrush

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Rolling Thunder – Paused Lifts

Posted on January 26, 2012 by bencrush

Didn’t have a lot of time to do a long workout yesterday since I was doing a lot of house cleaning and generally trying to stay busy to keep my mind off my father’s terminal prognosis.  Chose Rolling Thunder because … Continue reading →

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12-12-11: Bearhug Deadlift and Rolling Thunder

Posted on December 13, 2011 by bencrush

12-12-11, Monday BEARHUG DEADLIFT -206×1     Felt pretty hard on my back.  The loading bar was well above knee height at the top of my pull. -261-for 3 MISSES     All three times my back twinged right when it was about to clear … Continue reading →

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12-9-11: Rolling Thunder and Bearhug Deadlift

Posted on December 10, 2011 by bencrush

12-9-11, Friday ROLLING THUNDER -96×1-both hands -166×1-both hands     Applied a quarter-sized glob of Dry Hands for this set.  Temperature was about 35 degrees in the garage today.  Dry Hands isn’t the best choice for this particular temp.  The “water trick” … Continue reading →

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