[Adam Bishop]

Current Diet
Ok so I’m in a push at the moment to gain some weight for a couple of upcoming competitions where is going to beneficial to be heavy.

One of the issues I have is my high metabolism. I had my BMR measured last year in the lab and basically if I stay perfectly still all day I will still burn 2803kcal – this makes for a big good bill.

Current Macros:
Kcal 6735
P 393 C862 F194

I’ll be keeping an eye on the scale each week and adding food when needed:

M1 – 6 whole eggs, 125g Cheerios W/ 300ml whole milk

M2 – 300ml egg whites,300ml whole milk, 2 cups oats, 1 scoop of whey isolate

M3 – 300g chicken thighs, 280g of rice, greens and 50g of cream of rice

Intraworkout – two scoops of Sustain

PWO – 1 scoop of whey isolate, 1litre of coconut water, 125g Cheerios w/300ml semi skimmed milk, 300g banana

M5 – 350g rib eye, 280g rice, greens and 50g cream of rice

M6 – same as meal 2

As you see I’m not overly scared of animal fats (the joys of being a strongman) hence why I can choose rib eye steak and chicken thighs over fillet and breast. The eating has always been the hardest part for me so I try and make things as simple as possible.

Additional supplements:
Vital support
Halcyon
Oh-Mega V
K2

Target bodyweight 350lbs

[Adam Bishop]

HEAVY PRESS

Log Press up to a single with 183kg

Axle clean and strict press up to 160kg

Incline DB Press (two work sets)

Seated DB Press (two work sets)

Skullcrushers (two work sets)

Two hours in total for the session including warm up. Might not look like much work but strongman movements require a bit of setting up and clearing away. All in all a solid session made enjoyable with a double serving of Sustain ??

[Adam Bishop]

So I’ve had blood and urine tests from the GP, only creatinine came back as high. However I didn’t actually have EGFR written on the GP blood test. Do they not do the same tests as medichecks? Or they just don’t use EGFR? Anyone know?

GP will only test the minimal unless looking for specifics [/quote]

So does that mean my kidneys are probably all right or should I go back and specifically ask my GP for EGFR? In your opinion obvs.[/quote]
If you have you creatinine measurement I’m pretty sure you can work out your egfr as this is what it is calculated with. (Someone please correct me if I am wrong here)

There is a formula to work it out or you can use this calculator:

http://pathlabs.rlbuht.nhs.uk/eGFRcalculator.htm

Found this with a quick google search.

[Adam Bishop]

HEAVY LOWER

Speed Deadlifts – 270 6×2

Squat – worked up to a top set of 285×3

Stiff Leg Deadlift – x8 x11

Paused Leg Press – x7 x18

Bodyweight Calf series – 2 sets

An ok session. Felt a bit flat at the start but it definitely picked up as the session went on.

Rest day tomorrow before heavy press on Wednesday.

[Adam Bishop]

It’s tough to say if it’s excessive without knowing/seeing the size of the heel on your lifting shoes and the size of the wedge and looking at your squat form etc.

Ultimately I think you should go on feel. Try using the wedge with and without your heeled lifting shoes and see which one feels more comfortable. Also film your self from the side if possible to get a better idea of how far your knees are tracking forward in the squat.

My gut instinct is that you won’t need the shoes if you are using a good sized wedge but ultimately go on what feels best for you and your build.

[Adam Bishop]

In main lifts – press, dl, sQ you are doing too 2 sets 6-10, 10-15? Or how you program that?

No in my squat and deadlift I have different rep schemes. My deadlift programme is currently a peaking one where I’m working to up to the World Deadlift Champs. It’s tough to explain so probably easier to follow this log for the next 6 weeks and you’ll get a good idea of what I’m doing.

With the squat I’m currently working to a top set of 1-5 reps and and just going on feel as I’m reintroducing the squat after a short break (due to WSM).

If I was in off season mode I would be using a linear progressive overload model with autoregulation that I designed – basically dropping the volume from 5-8 reps to 2-4 reps as the load increases over a period of 12 weeks. However due to the nature of my competitive calendar, I need to get prepared for heavy squats faster that I would like which is why I’m going off feel with the heavy 1-5 reps.

Hope all that makes some kind of sense!

[Adam Bishop]

So glad to have you on here Ad

Corinne and I have known Adam a very long time , and he is such a brilliant guy , a ridiculous wealth of knowledge

Up until very recently he was a strength and conditioning coach at Harlequins also, so he really knows this game inside out and backwards to getting incredibly strong

A pleasure to be on here mate. Very happy to post my training here and hopefully help some others with theirs!

We’re all in the iron game and all trying to get strong as possible ??

[Adam Bishop]

Hi man, you rotate heavy SQ/speed DL and then another week heavy DL/speed SQ or how it looks?

No not at the moment. I alternate heavy deadlift and speed deadlift week to week but the squat loading remains constant.

This gives me a break from heavy pulls every week (as they are up around the 400kg mark now) but I need to keep the heavy squat work in to prepare for an upcoming car squat event.

[Adam Bishop]

LIGHT UPPER

CG Pulldowns
Cable Facepulls
Incline Barbell Pin Press
Seated Barbell Pin Press
Incline DB Fly
DB Lateral Raise
Pressdowns
Reverse grip Pulldowns

All exercises consisted of a top set of 6-10 reps and a back off set of 10-15 reps

Really good session, nothing crazy as I have heavy squats and speed deadlifts tomorrow.

[Adam Bishop]

Current Stats and Training Split

Height 6ft 3

Weight 330lbs

Sunday – Light Upper body

Monday – Heavy Lowerbody (Deadlift and Squat)

Tuesday – Recovery Day

Wednesday – Heavy Push (Log and Axle Press)

Thursday – Recovery Day

Friday – Strongman Events

Saturday – Recovery Day

I’ll do 30mins of fast (for a fatty) walking every morning for general health and well-being.

Best Lifts

Deadlift 440kg
Log press (overhead) 190kg
Squat 370kg (belt and knee wraps)
Standing strict press (with log) 173kg

[Adam Bishop]

Some photo’s from this years WSM completion where I finished 8th.

More competition and training videos/photos over on my IG: @adambishopstrongman

[Adam Bishop]

Hi guys a bit of a different kind of Athlete log for you.

I’m Adam Bishop and I’m the current Britain’s Strongest Man and 3 times top 10 World’s Strongest Man competitor.

I had the pleasure of studying at Loughborough Uni with both Jordan and Corinne and I’m very excited about linking back up with the TrainedByJP brand as part of a nutrition partnership.

While I know the majority of this site is bodybuilding focused I’m excited to display to you what it takes to be a top Strongman and document my training as I build towards the ultimate goal of winning the World’s Strongest Man title. The back end of this year is exceptionally busy for me as we return to live shows so it’s going to be a fun. Over the next 4 months I have the following shows booked in:

Strongman Classic at the Royal Albert Hall (July)

The World Deadlift Championships (August)

The Shaw Classic (August)

Europe’s Strongest Man (September)

Arnold Classic UK (October)

Britain’s Strongest Man (October)

After this it will be off season time as I build towards World’s Strongest Man 2022 in May.

I hope you enjoy the training log!

[Adam Bishop]

Good Luck with it JP.

It’s always a tough decision to back off from something that you’re good at and have done for such a big period of your life but putting your health and happiness first is paramount.

I look forward to seeing what you can accomplish in the next chapter! ??