Table Time

 March 1st Dominic and I pulled with some local guys. I was able to get a video of several of both our pulls. I made sure I wasn't doing too much and I'm feeling good on Tuesday afternoon as I write this. I plan to lift as originally scheduled this week. I'm pulling again for fun on Thursday afternoon, so I'm going to be sure I'm fresh enough for that. 

Medley

 I did way too much on the 15th and basically took the week off the gym. I can't remember what I did on the 22nd, but I was able to get one gym session in that week on the 25th. 

Pronation Curls
4 x 10 - 10 lbs.

Wrist Wrench
4 x 10 - 25 lbs.

Side Pressure (Pronation Grip)
15, 20, 22 lbs x 10 reps

Table Time (Sunday the 15th)

 Met up with some guys I just met to pull in Lawrence with Dominic. Seem like cool guys and I'm looking forward to pulling with them in the future. They haven't competed yet but I'm pretty excited to see them pull in their first tournament next month. 

I was able to pull defensively on my left with no ill effects. Did a lot more on the right side and my hand, risers, and pronators are still very sore today (Tuesday the 17th). Did some bloodflow work yesterday and today with the hope of being able to get my strength work in either Wednesday or Thursday. 

What I'm trying to work on right now is side pressure. I'm realizing that my short forearms are basically limiting me to a Toddroll style. I need to work very hard on cup and side pressure. I'm not gonna be able to climb over tall guys in the SHW so I'm always on the clock when the match starts. Speed is my friend. I plan to work hard on this at table practice either in KCMO or with the new guys.

Cup/Supination/Chest

 Felt pretty good today. Right definitely fells better than the left. 
Bought a plate loaded cable tower and got it put together. I need to anchor it down. Weights will likely adjust using this rather than DBs etc as much. 

Wood Plank Cup
32 lbs - 4 x 5

Wrist Wrench
32 lbs 5; 42 lbs 5, 5, 5

Supination w Multispinner
25 lbs - 20, 15, 15, 15 (Right)
25 lbs - 15, 15, 15, 15 (Left)

Standing DB Chest Fly
20 lbs - 3 x 10

Pronation/Side Pressure

 Not much difference from left to right on Tuesday's back pressure workout, but it definitely showed up in the pronation and especially the side pressure work today. Some of it is probably just dominant vs non-dominant hand strength but I definitely felt some pressure in the area of my UCL on the last 2 sets of side pressure. Might just focus on side pressure on the right for the rest of this cycle. 

Pronation from the Floor
5 x 5 - 55 (R) / 45 (L)

Belt Pronation thru the Thumb
5 x 15 - 25 lbs (both arms)

Belt Side Pressure 
5 @ 25 / 10 @ 30 / 10 @ 35 (R), 5 @ 35 (L)

Rising and Dragging

Feeling good going into today's workout. I really need to continue to focus on shoulder health every other day or so. Had some low grade pain in the left elbow after so I threw on a sleeve. Seems to just be part of the process of healing though, especially since I'm using the same weights for left and right. 

62 lbs x 5 x 5 - Riser from floor

25 lbs x 4 x 10 - Hammer curls

42 lbs x 4 x 20 - D-handle cable drag

Table Time

Sunday Feb 8
 Table time at home today. It's hard to get up to Missouri for practice on Sundays right now, so I'm just going to do my best with the small amount of table time I get with other big guys. I'm focusing more on helping my children. Maybe when my schedule is a little lighter and I have more energy on the weekends I will be able to get up to Lee's Summit consistently. Alternatively, my upcoming "Beat the Professor" event at KU might help me build a club.

Side Pressure with 2x doubled mini bands.

Felt a little sore the next day (Monday) but not bad. Monday was my day off, so I focused on getting my shoulders in better shape with stretching and pressure point therapy.

Heavy Cup Work

Setting the high point for my cup weights on this day. I will need to drop the weight down a bit in the future. Surprised to see that my left and right were fairly even but my left side was more sore in the next couple of days. 

42 lbs x 3 x 5 - wood plank cup (need to reduce weight next time)

42 lbs x 4 x 5 - wrist wrench

25 lbs x 2 x 10 standing db chest fly

20 lbs x 1 x 10 ""