Double Inch Deadlift, Iron Mind Rolling Thunder all time best, and huge mobility break through

by adam on November 1, 2011

Double Inch Deadlift for 4. Open hand lifting and fat bar work is paying off in spades right now

95.7 kg on the Rolling Thunder. I have not trained with it in a while. It is a scheduled event for the 2012 US Grip Nationals, so I will make time for it weekly until the contest.

My overhead squat, which I can finally do after years of not being even close.

I spent so much time in the past wasted trying to stretch, using Functional Movement Screen and corrections (would be better labeled Fictional Movement Scam) and yet in 5 weeks I have went from the top 1/3 ROM to a full squat.

Better or Worse; No maintaining. No off season. No down time.

{ 10 comments }

Troy November 2, 2011 at 8:32 am

Adam,

What did you do to be able to do the overhead squat?

Mike T Nelson November 2, 2011 at 9:54 am

Great stuff Adam! Excellent work on the overhead squats too. I can vouch that it was a huge no go for you in the past.

Recently, I’ve been doing very deep front squats with a bar and working up to getting all my fingers on the bar (using straps in the meantime) since my back squat was not testing well. Another one that is testing really well is a seated sots press (sitting on a phone book and a 25 lb weight) at the bottom. I can’t even get close to doing some at all 3 weeks ago, and now I am much much closer and soon will be able to do them in just a free squat.

So much for static stretching , foam rolling and other fun.

Did you get a score for your OHS there yet? :)

Rock on
Mike T Nelson PhD(c)

Peter Baker November 2, 2011 at 9:29 pm

Troy, I don’t want to speak for Adam because I do not know what he did, however something you might try would be to start with you are. Use different tools–if you can’t use a barbell, use a Dumbbell, or Kettlebell. Do double bells, or single. Whichever is better. If you can’t get full ROM, do partials, and if having your hands above your head doesn’t test well, squat in a different way.

Bianca November 4, 2011 at 12:31 pm

Awesome!!!

Jordan V November 4, 2011 at 2:08 pm

That looked good.

adam November 4, 2011 at 3:11 pm

Thanks Jordan. Have you carried on with your grip & Strongman training?

Jordan V. November 4, 2011 at 3:27 pm

Yep. Mostly powerlifting at the moment, but my work with Z has allowed me to stay injury and pain free while consistently improving for the past 12 months.

Steve Meidinger November 4, 2011 at 8:57 pm

Skwats looked great, man. Nice work.

Just a quick progress report – I unofficially closed the CoC #3 today. I tested grippers and got about five inches ROM increase. Decided to grab the camera and give the #3 a go. Success.

adam November 5, 2011 at 11:12 am

YES!!! Well done

Steve Meidinger November 5, 2011 at 5:27 pm

Thanks, man. I credit GM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG6EJpB6Lwo

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