Athlete Journal: Ryan Hough

Athletic Achievements:

2012 Bristols Strongest Man
2012 u105kg Natural Southern Qualifier 2nd
2012 u105kg Natural Nationals Competitor
2015 BDFPA National Deadlift Champion
2015 u140kg BPU British Champion Bench + Deadlift
2015 u140kg WPC World Champion Deadlift 2nd
BPU u140kg Single Ply Deadlift Record 342.5kg
WPC European Champion u140kg Raw Classic
WPC u140kg Raw Classic World Record Deadlift 342.5kg
BPU u140kg Raw Classic Squat record 300kg
BPU u140kg Raw Classic Bench Record 195kg
All UK Federation u140kg Full Power Deadlift Record 342.5kg

PBs: 

220kg Paused Bench

182.5kg Paused Incline Bench

146kg Viper Press

260kg Equipped Bench

390kg Suited Deadlift

365kg Deadlift

350kg Paused Deadlift

350kg 1.5inch Deficit Deadlift

232kg Front Squat

300kg Squat

312kg Spider Bar Box Squat 

Notable achievements

Organised 6 Powerlifting Competitions

Organised 12 Strongman Competitions

Crewed 20+ Pl/Strongman Competitions

Organised 9 Seminars

Owner of 

Kernow Gym:

Social Media:

@kernowgym

Have Fun

Sometimes you need to stop what your doing, stop worrying about if a lift will carry over, ignore that its not part of the program and just have fun. The best, most scientific programs around will not produce the results you want if you are not enjoying it.

You need to remember why you train, and it should be because you enjoy it. It should be a release from everything life has to throw at you and something you look forward too, if you don't enjoy your training you will  most likely not be putting in the same amount of effort, start missing sessions and limit your results.

Have fun, try new things you have never done before, variety is the spice of life.




This session had no reason, i had no idea what i was going to do other than having a bonus session. Turned up to the gym, looked around and decided i was going to try a few things and have fun which was a success!

#TryThis Snatch Grip Block Pulls

A snatch grip block pull is a variation on the traditional deadlift. Snatch grip deadlifts can be done from the floor, but require large amounts of mobility in order to do them correctly. Snatch grip block pulls on the over hand although seem a similar movement they are very different.

When doing a snatch grip deadlift off the floor you generate a lot of your power from leg drive mainly in the quads and then into the hamstrings, finally locking out with glutes and considerably more upperback than a traditional deadlift. In the block pull variation hardly any leg's are used, instead it becomes a lot more hip hinge dominant with the glutes and the upper back being the main movers while the lower back also plays a role.

These are great for improving the upperback and are a great variation to the traditional deadlift. Straps are advised as with the extra wide grip you are likely to lose grip before your strength fails. I recommend trying them off 4-6inch blocks in the higher rep ranges.  Start by putting your grip just outside the rings on the bar, when you get used to the movement you can keep bringing your hands out till your at the ends of the bar (if you are around 6ft this will normally be possible). Remember to keep your abs braced as hard as you can as these put you quite far over the bar and they will try and round you over.

Give them a try, let us know what you think in the comments section below!

WPC European Championship 2016 RYOT Review

 

This year the UK had the opportunity to host the WPC European Championship which was a big step for Emma Ylitalo-James and the BPU team, but they took the chance with both hands and hosted  another amazing competition. Congratulations to all involved in making this event happen and also a huge well done to team GB for winning the overall Raw and to all the athletes that took part and hit some massive lifts.

The competition was at the Stanley Mathews Stadium Stafford and went on over the course of 7 days with some huge performances across the board.

RYOT was at the event with a stall although things didn't go as planned we had a great time and had our camera man (Radoslaw Biskupski ) , David Jenkinson (Platform Manager) 3 of our team competing  Scott Chafer (Owner) Ryan Hough(Owner) Holly(RYOT Athlete) and other training partners (Travis Hughes, Blaze Hughes, Owen Hodgson, Carl Thompson) from a local gym also representing.

RYOT came home with a very strong showing including worlds records in the deadlift from Ryan and Holly.

Holly: 160/100/192.5kg (4th lift 200kg)

•  Overall Winner Raw Classic
• u75kg Raw Classic 1st Place
• WPC World Record Deadlift 200kg
• WPC World Record Bench 100kg
• WPC World Record Total 452.5kg

Ryan Hough: 300/195/342.5kg

•  u140kg Raw Classic 1st Place
• BPU u140kg Raw Classic Squat 300kg
• BPU u140kg Raw Classic Bench 195kg
• All Federation u140kg Full Power Deadlift 342.5kg

Scott Chafer 250kg

•  Single Ply Deadlift 250kg 1st place M1 u110kg

Holly's WPC European Championship Performance