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Bob James

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160kg front Squat PB. Keeping ticking forward.

#frontsquats #wsm #strongman by @bob_james_kots

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3 years ago

On Friday the 600lb (272.5kg) deadlift was checked off. Hit 250kg x 4 and 260kg x 2 on the way to this. Road to 300kg is on.

117.5kg axle floor to overhead has also been. Will go for 120kg in a few weeks.

Strength is ticking up 💪

#deadlift #strongman by @bob_james_kots

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3 years ago

Training dump from the last few weeks. I do other exercises than Axle Press... honest.

☑️ 10 x 3 @ 67.5kg speed reps
☑️ 5 x5 @ 82.5kg medium intensity volume
☑️ 10 x 1 @ 105kg
☑️ some deficit RDLs beltless.

All in all I am content with this. 5x5 @82.5kg felt the best and felt very close to being speed reps. The 105kg felt pretty bad as I was fatigued from the session previous. Didn't have the snap but was able to grind through which is decent progress. Next heavy session I will be more recovered so will use that to gauge how progress is going. Love the feeling of the deficit RDLs.

#axlepress
#deficitrdls by @bob_james_kots

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3 years ago

Back to it after the comp. Don't see the need in having a deload after competitions at my level. There is always a deload the week before competition and I find 2 weeks in a row a bit excessive. I find it better to get back into training and as the programme will start light it isn't going to overload my CNS. I also find getting moving aids recovery.

☑️ Axle 102.5kg x 10 singles. Used to be an intimidating weight not 6 months back. Now feels pretty routine.

☑️ deadlift 185kg x 4 sets at 8 reps. Feels nice and easy this now. Can just pump out the reps.

#deadlift #axlepress #wsm
#worldsstrongestfan by @bob_james_kots

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3 years ago

Pics from today and the results table from a year ago. Second today vs second bottom at my first inters comp. Stepping up from novice has been tough but well worth it.

My advice to anyone who wants to be good at anything... keep showing up.

#strongman #fiercegym #podium by @bob_james_kots

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265kg 1RM PB! Inspired by the OSG taking place today, but mainly by my amazing wife who is smashing being a mum and also the motivation to be a hero for my boy, Eddie.

I did this post a 250kg 2 rep PB. I have been determined to improve my static strength as I believe it holds me back in all areas of strongman, even on moving events where slow pick ups leave me lagging.

Overhead press is also moving in the right direction, with Monday seeing me rep 100kg for 6 reps on the axle, from floor to overhead. A PB by 3 reps.

I set myself a goal achieving a 300kg raw deadlift and 120kg overhead press (any overhead discipline) in the next 3 years. I am thinking that I need to challenge myself more and reduce the timeframe. Still a long way to go though. Kilos dont get added to PBs as regularly as I am getting stronger.

#strongman
#herodad
#deadlifts
#wsm
#lightweightbaby
#overheadpress
#axlepress by @bob_james_kots

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Been a while. So here are some vids from since Christmas. Latter clips are me at 113.7kg just after Christmas while the earlier clips are of me weighing about 106kg more recently. Lost 7.7kg (17lbs) in less than 2 months aiming to compete at U105kg next Sunday.

Strength is still improving. Shows that eating the right food in a calorie deficit is better than eating shite in a surplus. Not all hunky dory though and have to admit some workouts feel crap, which is to be expected

#u105kgstrongman #manimal #axlepress
#strictlog #yoke #strongman #wsm by @bob_james_kots

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4 years ago

Back to easy weigths after having my foot on the gas for too long and missing some relatively routine lifts.

60kg axle
62.5kg log
160kg deadlift
50kg ssb good mornings
140kg squats
90kg ssb (focus on slow eccentric, knees over the toes).

Just working on building some condition and skill. Low low RPEs.

#basebuilding #lightweight #strongman by @bob_james_kots

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4 years ago

Great day at the Haynes Farm Push / Pull Comp. Thanks @paddy_strongman and the team for hosting a great event.

Didnt do great at the pull but will take the 105kg PB on the log. Slowly moving in the right direction.

#logpress #pb by @bob_james_kots

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4 years ago

To reach the top you have to be willing to climb the ladder.

Was going in knowing this was a stretch in terms of all the events being at PB weights. To peak for that and then go into the day need to complete the PBs back to back with little to no warmup was tough.

Highlights were to be able to pull a 240kg deadlift from pretty much cold for 2 reps. Done 4 reps in training but under good conditions and with a nice warm up. Also hitting a 65kg dumbell on the first attempt after only 16 weeks doing the event.

No motivational stuff here. Sometimes physical endeavors arent about how hard you push yourself, or your skill, it is literally about how much time you have. Best programme in the world won't magic up more time. In 6 months these will all improve.

Back to body building for a few months now. Sithee in the spring.

#intermediatestrongman #wsm #sithee by @bob_james_kots

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4 years ago

Good events day.

✔️65kg dumbell - PB. Took me like 25 mins to get this. Locked it out about 7 times but lost balance on everyone. Come a long way with this. Could barely do half this weight 4 months ago.

✔️320kg yoke - PB. Slow and steady not expecting much in the way of speed as this is as heavy as I have done. Just get it finished without dropping.

✔️112kg farmers - felt easy and a PB. Video is of the slowest run. Didn't go too fast as my knees were tender after the yoke. This is a prime example as to why to challenge yourself. I have had this in me for a while but never gone this heavy as never needed too.

✔️145kg stone to platform... PB. Relatively smooth too. If i do a stone session from fresh reckon I can get another 5 to 10kg extra on this.

First inters comp coming up. I can hit all the weights. Some are 1RMs. On the day I am not expecting much. Just see how it goes. Good or bad I have come a long way in terms of progression over the past 4 and a half months.

#yokeruns
#fiercegym
#monsterdumbell #ironman #blacksabbath #atlasstone #worldsstrongestfan #wsm #eventsday by @bob_james_kots

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