Adam Bishop
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Busy couple of days for me.
Had a lifting seminar on Sunday and a TV appearance on Monday morning which involved a little lifting demo so moving strongman kit about in this heat is not fun!
Waited till the evening to get my final session in before the competition this weekend. Minimal volume, just looking for a neural stimulus without creating any fatigue.
Worked up to a Axle Strict Press of 161kg for a new PB. Felt good.
Cryo and massage booked for tomorrow before I head to the athletes hotel on Friday.
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My first go to would be to change up the rep range and get some solid weeks progress in that new rep range.
After that I would switch up the squat variation (switch to a safety squat bar or cambered bar) You could even move to a paused squat and look to progress that.
Final resort would be to switch out the exercise completely for another leg exercise.
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I’m a peanut butter cup flavour COR kind of guy.
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LIGHT PRESSING
Popped to a local gym to speed up my session rather than having to shift barbells and Dumbbells around in my Barn. Two work sets on all exercises, one 6-8 reps and one 10-15 rep back off set:
Incline Press
Decline Cable Press
Pec Dec
DB lateral Raise
SA cable Lateral Raise
Reverse Pec Dec fly
Rope Pressdowns
Rope overhead extensionsSweaty and pumped AF.
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EVENT TRAINING
Super hot training today especially having to shift some heavy strongman kit about. It sucks being over 330lbs and moving in the heat haha
I have the Hummer Tyre Deadlift coming up at the Shaw Classic so I’ve had a replica made (15ft barbell and 8 heavy duty off road tyres). Worked up to a single with 500kg (video on my IG). Just need to sort my straps out better next time I pull on this set up. Really want to challenge the world record in this lift at the contest.
Finished off the session with some arm over arm for 4 sets of 15m, once again in preparation for the shaw Classic.
I saw the hummer deadlift on insta , awesome lift.
How much do you hold back before comps ie on deadlift if it was 350 for reps what would you program up to it? [/quote]
I’ve run the same deadlift programme for whenever I have a deadlift for reps at comp for a couple of years now and it works well. Basically I finish the programme pulling a much heavier then comp weight for 3-6 reps before I taper (10days prior) to the show. I find that when I get round to the comp weight it always feels much lighter. I also try and avoid pulling the exact comp weight in training for an AMRAP set to avoid creating some mental targets/barriers come comp day.For anyone interested I have made that deadlift programme available (see my IG for details)
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Ouch that’s a nasty one! Hope the surgery was a success and you’re not too uncomfortable.
As Kamara alluded to peptides could help here, my choice would be BPC157. On top of that some HGH would be a good addition depending on your situation, experience with it and funds etc.
If it were me I would also add in some beef collagen or a collagen supplement.
Good luck with the rehab process, occlusion/Blood flow restriction will be a suitable training method to look into down the line for rehab. This is an injury to take your time with and get it right. ??
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EVENT TRAINING
Super hot training today especially having to shift some heavy strongman kit about. It sucks being over 330lbs and moving in the heat haha
I have the Hummer Tyre Deadlift coming up at the Shaw Classic so I’ve had a replica made (15ft barbell and 8 heavy duty off road tyres). Worked up to a single with 500kg (video on my IG). Just need to sort my straps out better next time I pull on this set up. Really want to challenge the world record in this lift at the contest.
Finished off the session with some arm over arm for 4 sets of 15m, once again in preparation for the shaw Classic.
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I would go with the market leaders and get SBD knee sleeves.
They are available in 7mm (powerlifting) and 5mm (weightlifting ones). They are neoprene so will give support and warmth to the joint. Check the size chart on the website for exact measurements.
All made in the UK and they will last a long long time. Cost a bit more money but it’s worth it – remember buy nice or buy twice!
Will these have enough flexibility to be able and preform hamstring curls in? That’s the issue I’ve been having with the thicker knee sleeves. [/quote]
Yes the weightlifting ones will for sure as they are designed for lifters to pretty much kiss the floor with their arse hole in a clean and snatch haha.They are also a little shorter. I think these will offer the best balance between support, warmth and flexibility
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HEAVY UPPER
Axle Clean and Press – up to 170kg
Strict log Press – up to 163kg
Incline DB Press – top set with the worlds most awkward 80kg DBs for 4 reps then the 60s for a set of 13
Seated Press – 60×7 45×9 (triceps dying big time by this point)
Skullcrushers – 62.5×10 52.5×14
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I would go with the market leaders and get SBD knee sleeves.
They are available in 7mm (powerlifting) and 5mm (weightlifting ones). They are neoprene so will give support and warmth to the joint. Check the size chart on the website for exact measurements.
All made in the UK and they will last a long long time. Cost a bit more money but it’s worth it – remember buy nice or buy twice!
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Yep I agree with the above. As long as the intensity of the sessions remain and form is standardised you should not see a backwards step and in fact you’ll see great progress from a new stimulus.
One hurdle to overcome with a high volume trainer when reducing their total volume is the mental aspect. Ensure you educate them on the plan you have in place as in my experience some athletes reliant on high volume panic when it drops and report “they feel they’re not doing enough”.
For my personal experience, i also thought that way, but when i dropped volume and was able improve my form while increasing intensity/effort i saw much better results, but already had some training experience, which is not this case. What if he can´t put the enough effort in training to compensate the reduced volume? I firmly believe in low volume in order to increase the intensity/effort, but also can´t forget that not everyone has this bodybuilder mentality…
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In this situation I would dictate the load and repetitions to get the desired intensity. This would be my approach if I was not present with the athlete every session and/or you are not confident in their ability to select the correct loads and push themselves -
Yep I agree with the above. As long as the intensity of the sessions remain and form is standardised you should not see a backwards step and in fact you’ll see great progress from a new stimulus.
One hurdle to overcome with a high volume trainer when reducing their total volume is the mental aspect. Ensure you educate them on the plan you have in place as in my experience some athletes reliant on high volume panic when it drops and report “they feel they’re not doing enough”.
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HEAVY LOWER
Deadlift – worked up to a nice easy triple at 380kg (or 9 plates if we’re using bodybuilding maths)
Squat- reintroduced the knee wraps to get used to them again – it’s been a while and the felt terrible haha. Top set 305×1 then 245×6
SLDL – 7, 12
Leg press – 10 (paused) then 19 rep out
Calf series – two sets
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Had a weekend on the road travelling up north to test out the kit for an upcoming competition so I moved my training days around a bit.
On Friday I did my light UB session that would usually be on Sunday then I completed my events session on the Saturday. As I had access to some different kit I had to change some movements about like for like.
FRIDAY UB SESSION
Hammer Strength Incline Press
Pec Dec
Seated Machine Press
DB lateral Raise
Reverse fly on Pec Dec
Rope Pressdowns
Dip machineAll with two work sets (on top set of 6-10 and one back off set of 10-15).
SATURDAY EVENTS
Hercules Hold – two sets with 150kg each hand
Frame work up to 400 for 20m
Atlas stones 100-180kg in a runGoal here was to reacquaint myself with the kit before the Strongman Classic at the Royal Albert hall in two weeks. Training on the competition kit is a massive advantage so I always make sure I travel to get a familiarisation session in.
That all means it’s a rest day today before a heavy deadlift and squat session tomorrow.
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Hey Adam, out of interest do you use a coach of some kind? Do you chose your own meal plan etc?
No my background is a strength coach so I’ve always coached myself. Programming is what I really enjoy about the iron game so I’m not willing to give that up to someone haha
I have worked with nutritionists previously but I know do my own meal planning. It’s simple maths really haha