Not really sure how appropriate this is for the thread, but everything was pretty much a PR, so I’m thinking it counts here. Below is a little more in depth write up.
Didn’t sleep much, so I headed out early. Weighed in at 191 after a big breakfast. I brought food, but didn’t eat too much the rest of the day.
Last man standing log, 170 start with 10 pounds jumps:
Warm up felt awful, but the 10 pound jumps worked out really well to get me feeling good before the heavy weights. I hit 170, 180, 190, 200, 210, 220, 230 (PR from the floor), and 240. 2 other guys hit 240. First to take 250, cleaned and pressed it pretty easy, but lost balance at lockout, chased it forward and dumped in backward so I didn’t drop in on the judges (our judge literally told us not to throw it at him before the event started LOL). Cleaned the 250 again, but dropped it starting to black out. 1 of the other guys hit the 250 and I tied for 2nd. Agonizingly close on the lift, but point wise it probably didn’t make a big difference. The guy that hit the 250 was good for more. It’s also worth noting that the last couple lifts were on very little rest as people had dropped out. It wasn’t something I’d thought about or prepared for.
Husafel stone, 260 max distance, no time limit:
Not a whole lot to say. This is the one event I hadn’t fully done in training. Picked it with my grip too high, foot speed was too slow. Finished 7th. Not having done it before, this event wore out my legs far more than I realized it would.
Car deadlift max reps in 60 seconds:
This was too light. We had up and down commands and I was a little too strict in my top and bottom pauses compared to others. Hit 20 reps and tied for 3rd. Was still pulling reps till the end, just limited by cardio.
Farmers 195 a hand for 60ft:
I was 3rd place overall at this point. This was light and short so it was just a sprint race. I literally couldn’t walk any faster than I did and went 8.6 seconds. I was only 1 second behind 1st place, and I got 8th. This dropped me to 4th.
Atlas stone to should, 210 max reps in 60 seconds:
I did 3 reps in about 20 seconds, lost focus, threw the 4 rep over my shoulder and had to chase it across the floor and roll it back to the platform. Next rep I tried to go slower and got it stuck just below my shoulder and couldn’t roll it up before time expired. The guy who was in 5th and way behind me got 5 reps and because of all the ties ended up beating me by half a point. Finished 5th overall.
A little disappointed I let the comp get away from me in the last couple of events, but I’ve already been online looking up other comps in the area. I also very clearly know what I need to work on. Overhead stability, foot speed, and comfort with stones are training priority 1. Plus I’m going to cut to 175 open so I can be one of the biggest guys instead of the smallest, and compete with heavier events. It was a long fun day and made some friends (several in my area). It’s hard for me because I prefer training early, but if I want to be good at this I’m going to have to hook up with a crew and learn the events better.
I also wanted to mention that I’ve never felt as physically destroyed as I did the day after. I woke up wide awake at 2 AM and was finally hungry for the first time. I ate, but I was too exhausted to sleep. Just in a total fog the whole day, with muscles I didn’t know I had sore and stiff. Like talking took conscious effort mentally exhausted. Took my sun to the splash pad in the middle of the day to try and reset my internal clock, get some sun and move around some, but that was about all I managed to do. Got a solid sleep last night though and feel good enough today I plan on doing a little lifting this afternoon.
10/10, would highly recommend.
(No video on the last 2 events because my family had to go home and no video of the 240 log)
https://www.instagram.com/p/CSW7fpygCkB/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
. Seems everyone is a static monster before ever getting started
