Getting Back in The Groove & Spending the week with Donnie Thompson

After this last meet I've really struggled with getting back into the groove of lifting. A lot of people asking me about where I'm going from here and when I'll compete next. Honeselty I haven't even got to the point of thinking about that just yet. I did have to loose a lot of weight in prep for that 220 weight cut so i'm planning on running with that the next few months and lean out like I did this time last year. This will allow me to focus on a few nagging issues such as that tweaked shoulder form the squat miss as well as my new movement website. If you have not seen please check it out! This is an incredibly powerful tool and I'm very exited about it.

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This last week I also had Donnie Thompson out and we put on a combined clinic and did some filming for the www.kabuki.MS website listed above as well.

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I didn't log my training over the week as it was just random stuff I felt like doing to keep the blood flowing and stay active post meet. Here are some short excerpts from my instagram. I will be back on track with regular training and blog posting this next week.

What to do what to do for pre game training today? Bunch of body tempering followed by a curl off of course! These rotating curls on the arm bench are quickly becoming a favorite. Donnie was saying that some college kids at his gym came up with these and he was laughing at them till he tried them. That change in the center of mass and positive effect on freeing up rotation is just INCREDIBLE on my literally 'worn out' elbows. @thompsonfatpad EDIT - these are fat bells invented by Donnie (tagged above) and sold by rogue. ======================================= Check out our line of equipment and methods to improve your lifting and your LIFE!!! Follow: @kabukistrengthlab =================================== http://www.kabukistrength.com/ =================================== #KabukiStrength #ChrisDuffin #MoveBetter #Powerlifting #MadScientist #ShouldeRok #Duffalo #SquatBar #AntiFragile #BarbellClub #slingshot #Vision #Consistency #Hardwork @usplabs #elitefts @elitefts #KabukiMovementSystems #slingshot @marksmellybell #shoulderhealth #shoulder #gymrat #powerbuilding #strength #strengthtraining #inspiration #squat #bench #deadlift #Victory ===================================

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Been loving doing Arnold Presses with the Thompson FatBells! Never did them with Dumbbells as they just didn't feel right but these are nice and smooth. Also, my body has been hanging onto a lot of extra water since the meet cut, but even with the subQ water bloat you can still see I leaned out quite a bit in the preparation to make weight. I think I'm gonna run with it for awhile and keep the diet rolling and see where it turns out. Probably won't go as lean as I did last spring for the magazine cover shoots.... ======================================= Check out our line of equipment and methods to improve your lifting and your LIFE!!! Follow: @kabukistrengthlab =================================== http://www.kabukistrength.com/ =================================== #KabukiStrength #ChrisDuffin #MoveBetter #Powerlifting #MadScientist #ShouldeRok #Duffalo #SquatBar #AntiFragile #BarbellClub #slingshot #Vision #Consistency #Hardwork @usplabs #elitefts @elitefts #KabukiMovementSystems #slingshot @marksmellybell #shoulderhealth #shoulder #gymrat #powerbuilding #strength #strengthtraining #inspiration #squat #bench #deadlift #Victory @wolfbrigadegym #wolfbrigadegym ===================================

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Presidents' Day means I get to hang out at the gym with my boy and having him run some of the equipment for me. He gets to scooter and and throw balls around the gym and have a general blast. ======================================= Check out our line of equipment and methods to improve your lifting and your LIFE!!! Follow: @kabukistrengthlab =================================== http://www.kabukistrength.com/ =================================== #KabukiStrength #ChrisDuffin #MoveBetter #Powerlifting #MadScientist #ShouldeRok #Duffalo #SquatBar #AntiFragile #BarbellClub #slingshot #Vision #Consistency #Hardwork @usplabs #elitefts @elitefts #KabukiMovementSystems #slingshot @marksmellybell #shoulderhealth #shoulder #gymrat #powerbuilding #strength #strengthtraining #inspiration #squat #bench #deadlift #Victory @wolfbrigadegym #wolfbrigadegym ===================================

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