Might it be fair to say that double C&P is best for increasing one’s double C&P strength (ability to lift heavier or for more reps), while single-arm has more far-reaching benefits (at the expense, perhaps, of “carryover” to double-bell strength)?
When I ran The Giant a few months back I did light TGUs as warmup along with prying goblet squats, glute bridge, wheel pose and arm bars.
I've found sand bag get ups and crawling to be beneficial
I still do!! thanks for remembering!! Its been a wonderfull year of c&p!!!
Pretty great, hypertrophy is good (specially on the 5+ reps range), single work make you clean twice so your legs will be tire after each session, got to say also that my legs / butt got bigger ahahaha core is also more engaged with single bell work, I'll tell you next summer how my abs are if I managed to keep my calories low....
I do a couple of TGUs, on average about 2 per side. I use a moderately heavy bell for me, because I like how it "warms up my focus/concentration" on the exercise, for lack of better words. Sometimes, I also do armbars and prying armbars, because it subjectively helps me with setting my shoulders for pressing.
I mostly agree with one exception.....I did the ROP years back with a 40 and I found that my double 40 press was stronger. Admittedly mileage varies.
Maybe I’ll run 1.0 with my single 36 next still haven’t decided what route to go. But the 1 arm version sounds like a beast. I’ve done the ABC complex with a single bell and found it more difficult.
RoP pressing with a 40 sounds brutal .. especially the volume on the 5 rung ladders !! Wow .. impressive stuff !!
Very nice of you to say. Yes, it was pretty brutal. I later attempted a 44 and couldn't handle it. At this age now I don't have any desire to repeat these efforts!
I think that sounds like a great way to continually stay with the Giant! Certainly can get a lot of mileage put of it!
No. I needed to change it up.
Yeah @Eyetic I should have remembered that too....my apologies!
I haven't completed the 1.0 yet, I'm in week 2. I'm hoping to hit 60 reps for at least one session by next week but not sure. I use a true 10 RM and force a bit more rest between sets to keep the form tight. Just my opinion but I think some go too crazy worrying about doing reps.....I put more of a priority on doing the reps well and adding just a bit each week......everyone's mileage is different!
I was using the double 20s (my 10RM) when I ran Giant 1.0. And I just looked at my log for the following
| time = 30 mins for all sessions | sets of 5 | sets of 6 | sets of 4 |
| week 1 | 90 | 78 | 108 |
| week 2 | 85 | 90 | 116 |
| week 3 | 115 | 96 | 128 |
| week 4 | 95 | 82 | 92 |
