USAWA Grip Championships and Events 2-10-13

Troy, who has an exceptional grip, wanted to do this so I said I would go.  My grip is ok, but not great, and not even close to where I want it to be so I wasn't sure about how a grip competition would go.  The events were some that I had at least done before and so I figured it would be good to test where I was at.  Plus, this was at the Dino Gym and I'll take about any opportunity to go there even to just look at all the stuff Al has.

2 Hand Pinch Grip
I ended up getting 240, I think if we would have had a little less front hang I could have got 255

2" V Bar
I only got 210, which I am not happy about at all.  I should have moved my hand so that the bar wouldn't have rotated at the top.  I missed 225 twice because it was rotating and I dropped it.

Fulton Bar DL Ciavatonne Grip (overhand with no hook)
I only got 320, which is about 40 pounds less than I expected.  This really got under my skin.

Overall, the day was really fun.  It also made me realize I need to start working my grip a lot more.  Troy and I messed around with a bar that Al had made that he calls a stone bar.  It is basically a sphere that he made and put an axle through.  We set it up in the rack and picked it up from about lap height.  These were not easy, and I really want to build something like this now.

Warm up and stuff.

Log C&P
90 x some
180 x 5
230 (I'm not actually sure I did this weight)
270 x 5 x 3 sets all push press.  I think working on my push press instead of a jerk on the log will help me in the long run.  And at least it will help me build my tricep strength.

Monster DB
I brought my 150 dumbbell to mess around with.
My right arm is easy, my left arm just feels awkward so balance is an issue.
I think I did 6 singles with each arm.

Yoke
250 x 60
450 x 60 x 2
650 x 60 I was planning on doing this with no belt, but my back felt tired so I put it on.
850 x 80 with one drop.  I was moving really slow.  My feet just didn't feel good moving, and so I was taking little tiny steps.  I'm still happy that I am able to handle this weight with confidence now.  5 weeks ago it seemed like a lofty goal.  I guess just training yoke regularly really helps you get better at it.  Who would have thought?

Stones
360 x 1
360 x 2
360 x 3 these actually went up fast and felt pretty easy, but I called it good at 3.

That was it at Jesse's, but I came home and did a bunch of high rep gripper work and rice digs.  I concentrated mostly on the extension portion of the dig.