Back to good old choker closes

1. Choker work

BBSE (197 lbs) set at 16 mm, 5 x 1 and not a single close.

2. Blobette singles

6 x 1 x 41 lbs. I have much work to do to get back to 50 lbs.

Quality

SW work, 5 x 1 x 25 kg. Quality over quantity.

Grip Strength Test After Squat Workout

Squats really do fire up the grip. 111 kg with left hand and 114,4 kg with right hand.

Grip Strength Testing

I tested my grip strength with digital strength testing device. 106,2 kg with left hand and 111,4 kg with right hand. Will be interesting to follow my progress on this device. My goal is to squeeze 120 kg with both hands within 3 months.

Back to Secret Weapon

SW negs, starting out slowly on this again. Trying to increase both volume and load with very moderate pace. I intend to hit it twice a week, tuesdays and fridays.

5 x 1 x 25 kg

Some Improvement

Gym and grippers. Upper body and core session. Getting stronger now with everything and got my nightmarish #3.5 down to 4 mm with almost no set, twice.

Weights & Grip

Upper body weight training.

Negatives with narrow BB Pro.

Pony clamp work for thumbs.

Core & Grip, again.

Another core training session and 8 attempts with narrow BB Pro (201 lbs). Poor attempts!

Core & Grip

Did some functional core exercises and closed a hard #3.5 a few times in between.

Hard #3.5 closed again

1. Grippers, MMS:

#3 (3,08 ) 1/1 (R/L)
#3 (3,20) 1/1
#3.5 (3,28 ) 1/1
BBE (3,32) 1/0 (forced in lefty x 3)
BBE (3,54) 1/0 (forced in lefty x 3)
BBSE_1 (3,50) 0/0 (forced in x 1), right hand 1 mm short from close
#3.5 (3,60) 1/0 (forced in lefty x 3)
BBSE (3,64) 0/0 (forced in x 3), right hand 2 mm short
BBSE (3,64) 0/0 (forced in x 3)

It was fairly decent to be able to close that hard #3.5 again.

2. Dynamic thumb with pony clamp

10 x 1 x 5 sec OC

3. Sledge front levers

- singles to the max, progressing by changing the grip 1 cm with each attempt