Getting Physically & Mentally Stronger Through Barbell Training
Attached a pair of Fatgripz Extreme that I won in a Facebook contest.
Texas Method volume day.
I'm trying these out to see if they feel better on my wrist, forearms, elbows and shoulders compared to a regular (or close grip) bench press.
Pain shooting down my left arm.
No pain. Maybe I need a Swiss bar.
Well, I finally hit that 495lbs high bar squat! I think I missed that weight 2 or 3 weeks in a row. I think a 500lbs high bar squat is just around the corner.
And also nailed a 510lbs low bar squat the next day. Short-medium term goal: 550lbs. Long term goal: 600lbs. Still a long way to go...
Anyways, here's some of my blog posts you might have missed:
And here are 3 solid articles I came across this week that I think you should check out:
Was going to do a back off set with low bar, but my left shoulder hurts too much.
So after chatting with j0n on Facebook (who I know from Fitocracy) a few days ago about Crossfit, home gym, cardio equipment, heavy bags and boxing gloves, I decided to look on the online classified ads website Kijiji to see if there were any deals on a heavy bag.
I stumbled across someone selling a “Fight Monkey” 100lbs heavy bag along with a pair of Cleto Reyes 16oz gloves.
I contacted the seller, and made a deal to buy both the bag and the gloves for $120 CDN…delivered!
I never heard of the brand Fight Monkey before, but they market their heavy bags as “commercial” heavy bag. The retail price for the heavy bag is $249.99.
I’ve never owned a pair of Cleto Reyes gloves before, but have read only good things about them. The Cleto Reyes 16oz velcro training gloves go for about $150.
This totals $400 new, not including tax and delivery charges.
So $120 for the Fight Monkey 100lbs heavy bag and the gloves tax free and delivered to me is a pretty solid deal!
Now all I need to do now is figure out where and how to hang up this heavy bag…
