I feel like I should be doing something with “handling a 12 inch log”, but I am fresh out of material. So instead I will just say, do what Pwn says.
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I might pay a bit more attention to technique then. Since I have regular access and it’s likely to be effective.
The decider will likely be the reaction from my missus when I show her the video.
@Cyrrex I pretty much intend to, yes.
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eh, use bad technique and then you have to be even bigger and stronger to make it work, haha.
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I’m amused by the idea I could ever have good technique. Concentrating on it will eventually get my technique to just bad instead of “call the ambulance”
As someone who has never tried the log before, it looks super easy.
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I think the same thing about the yoke. That’s also on my list to try.
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Log and yoke are both cases of “it’s easy until it gets heavy”. Put a light yoke on someone and it’s a sprint: put a heavy yoke on someone and it’s crucification. A LOT more technique than you would imagine, and very much reverse instincts. You want the bar HIGH instead of low, you take short steps instead of long ones, you can’t hold your breath, etc.
Log totally changes between light and heavy. Light log is a cheating press because it’s shorter ROM than a traditional barbell: weight gets heavier and suddenly you’d give anything for just a straight bar, haha.
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Wouldn’t the clean be ALWAYS easier than the press? Even with a log or an axle?
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Nah, I definitely struggle with cleaning vs pressing on both axle and log. It’ll depend on the kind of lifter you are. I’m all slow twitch and static, so you get something in my hands and I can grind it to lockout, but getting it from the floor to the rack is taxing. Iron Biby was like that: monster presser out of the rack, couldn’t get the bar there from the floor.
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Alright, it makes sense, I’m more of the opposite.
But I wouldn’t have thought, considering your insane deadlift (not to mention your squat…)
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I fell for the same trap too, haha. I can pull big weights off the floor: surely I can pull them all the way off the floor, right? But there’s a speed element that comes into play that isn’t captured when you’re taking 9 seconds to pull a deadlift. Sure, I can muscle bigger weights into place than most because of my strength, but I can also get completely blown out the water by dudes who pull a fraction of what I do because they’re so much faster. Just one of the reasons strongman is a great strength sport (in theory): lots of ways to succeed, rewarding all types of lifters.
I genuinely do think I benefit by being so slow and untechnical as far as MY goals go because, as I alluded to above, you have to get VERY big and strong to compensate for a lack of speed and technique compared to if you just spent the time getting faster/better.
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Work for today:
Squat:
4 x 10 @ 90kg
Leg press:
5 x 25 @ SW
Prowler pushes:
10 x 25m
Notes:
- Squats felt so much worse than expected.
- Leg press and Prowler were basically just to burn my legs out and play with some new toys. Mission accomplished drive home was slightly ropey.
Edit: 2 hours later, I’ve remembered why I haven’t used leg presses in years. Stairs will be dicey for a few days.
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It’s tough to dive bomb leg presses
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I don’t really know how you would dive bomb it, I didn’t really put much thought into form or ROM, I just pumped the shit out of them.
Work for today:
Press (ss. Pull ups)
5 x 40kg
5 x 50kg
8 x 52.5kg
10 x 5 @ 50kg
Notes:
- All straight bar pressing again. As much as I get bored doing 10 straight sets, I just don’t care enough to set up other implements
- BBS sets felt pretty tricky today, probably a recovery issue, still feeling sore from Fridays push press session.
- Cut assistance put as I had a bit of pain developing on the first set of raises. They aren’t important enough to risk it.
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I’d say Friday to Sunday is a short turnaround. I was reading through Beyond 5/3/1 and found a section where Jim said 5x5 @ 80% was an alternative to BBB. I instantly thought of you.
I believe that’s part of the BBB 13 or 27 week challenge? I’ve eyed that up before, but will probably save it for my year of 531.
This was 10 x 5 @ 85% which I believe is Boring but Strong, but I’m not clear because i can’t find it in any of the books I have.
Yeah, didn’t really think about it until I got out there. I usually press Sunday and Tuesday, but schedules are very screwy at the minute. I’m hoping that by throwing more volume at them, I might actually get some delts.
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Consistently seeing a lot of numbers over the 50 kilo mark, so it appears to be paying off, short turnaround notwithstanding.
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Yep. I think I dip below 50kg again in 2 weeks, but after that it will only be if I do any EMB ™ sets. It’s supposed to be deadlift day today, depending on when some workmen show up, however I’m still “walking funny” sore from Saturdays squat session, so this should be interesting.
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Work for today:
10mins stationary bike
Deadlift:
4 x 3 @ 135kg
T-bar rows:
2 x 12 @ SW
1 x AMRAP @ SW
Lying leg curls:
Some
Yoke walks:
4 runs of 20m? @ 140kg(?)
Notes:
- Had to spend a bit of time on the bike beforehand to get my legs and especially quads moving, they were very stiff and uncooperative this morning.
- Deadlifts went fine, but that’s possibly because it turns out I was using a womens training bar, as I found out when putting it away. It might have been 15kg, so deadlifts might have been underweight. I also didn’t notice the steel plates until too late so i was the nobhead loading a bar to the ends of the collars with bumpers for a seriously unimpressive not-even-three-plate pull.
- Coulda sworn I saw a glute ham raise or two in here previously, but couldn’t find it again, so had to make do with leg curl drop sets. Did find a sissy squat stand though, which might be interesting to play with on squat day
- Yoke is harder than I thought. Moral of the story: make sure the load is balanced. Loading up just the back two pins is silly. It also sways all over the place, which is no fun, but I guess that’s where the core stability piece comes in.
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