Feast
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Events:
Press: Barx15, 65x6 (squat BTN Press), 85x3 (same). Cambered bar:85x3, 105x3, 125x3, 140x1, 160x1. 160 EMOM 8 rounds 2 reps each. 4 singles to get all 20 reps
farmers/yoke: 85/220, 175/390, 245 (3 drops)/500(no drops)
Notes:
- press went damn well and Iām confident in my ability on comp day
- Farmers kept slipping. Grip might be shot from just fatigue but the initial pull went up so fast it messed me up. Iām pretty happy I pulled 490 for 3 fast reps. Last drop happened because the collars fell off
- The guy yelling at me during farmers even asked āhow the hell did you get it up that fast? The last time you did this it was a grind but there was no grind at all todayā
- Yoke has improved a lot. I flew with that shit. Need to set the bar a little lower
- More good food and sleep for the night. Sandbags tomorrow
- Another feast tonight. Dinner from parents
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Extra work
Squat to press: 135lb EMOM 10minx2
60 pull aparts
25 30lb hammer curls
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Extra work:
Front squat: 205x1 min (11 reps)
Chins: 45lbx10,5,2,2,2,2,2
Poundstone: 53
RH: 180x25,23
Notes:
- The guiding principle behind this was to get exposed to comp weight. I figured front squatting with something heavier than what I will hold for yoke press was a decent strategy so the weight wonāt surprise me comp day
- Sandbag is coming at some point this week. Playing it by ear, but I just havenāt felt like it yet
- Buddy is in town and we are going to get a lifting session in together. Old wrestling friend so that will be super cool. We might do that 85% of bodyweight overhead challenge
- Chins went amazing
- Busy week ahead. 1 exam tomorrow and 2 on Wednesday.
- MAJOR ACADEMIC WIN. Had my first real speech today in public speaking. I felt like I blacked out during it and sat down thinking āOh fuck. Iām going to have to drop this class.ā Turns out I got a 98% but it was knocked down to a 92% because I was 30 seconds short. After class, my teacher held me and another student after class to encourage us to join a public speaking contest on campus. When I saw my grade and heard her say I did very well just didnāt hit the minimum time requirement, I was fucking shocked. After hearing her encourage me to join this thing, I was beyond shocked. Pretty proud of myself and I might just have that X factor for speaking.
- I told my parents about the above and they were not surprised. To quote them both, āYou always have some bullshit to say and never shut upā. Words of encouragement
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Got to love those back handed compliments that only parents can give,
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Extra Work: Klokovās Tuesday
Hyperextension: 3x10 BW
Snatch: 135: 1,1
Snatch grip deadlifts:
Strapless: 275x1,1
Hook grip: 315x1,1
Strapped: 325x1,1
Trapi: 135x5x5
BS/FS (long pause 4-5 second. Have video): 225x1,1,1
Jump squat: BWx3x10
Notes:
- Decided to do this today to change it up. Taken from some post about Klokovs routine
- Pretty fun. Submaximal obviously works if I can pause squat and pause front squat my working weights. Snatch grip deadlift was pretty fun
- Kines exam came back a 79.5 and 83 with bonus. Not terrible
- World religion and public speaking exams tomorrow. Religion is going to be rough. Itās an 1000 level course but more work than any other class I have because of the teacher. Fun times
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30 minute overhead challenge @85% of BW
60 reps in 30 mins of 150lbs
Notes:
- That shit was torture. Lots of triples, doubles, and singles. Iām happy with 60 reps because I underestimated the impact of the axle on this. Shit was hard to grab after a while and my hands hurt
- Last hard workout. In need of food and sleep, will do bodybuilding and event stuff until comp
- 95% on public speaking midterm and I know Iām going to have to drop my Religion class. The religion class is a lot of work for a shitty prof and since itās not essential to my career path, Iām not going to let it drag my GPA down. I know for a fact there are other humanities that are way easier
- To the above. My Religion teacher gave us an essay to do but said āIt will be due Monday but I will pos the details by Saturdayā and then proceeds to sit to read a book during our midterm. It really pissed me off because we have 2 days off and she could have posted the information DURING OUR MIDTERM but now I have to wait and do it during the time off.
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Extra work
Time: 56 min
BTN Press: 115x5,5; 125x3
Bench: 185x6,4,4
Row: 175x3x6 (strict)
Chin: 17,15,10
Pushdown: 25x5x6
Cheaty Curl: 105x3x6
Front squat: 205x6,6,4 (light headed issues)
Calf raises: 90lbx20,23,25
Incline sit up: 30
Notes:
- Been doing light mobility work over the past 2 days. It was nice to have a break, get some stuff done, hangout with friends, and REST
- Put a 20lb vest on for the raises and pushdowns. This helps with the machine pulling me forward on Pushdowns
- almost passed out on front squats. I donāt know if I wasnāt warm enough and couldnāt get into a good front rack or it was because I hadnāt ate anything
- also i have been watching a lot from Healthy gamer gg and realized a lot of the stuff I experience is symptomatic of ADHD. pretty interesting tbh
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Conditioning:
30 burpees- 1:55
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Extra work
Time: 60 min
Beltless SSB pause squat (0-3 count): 155x3, 175x2, 205x1, 225x3
Backoff: 190x3x3
C/P Log: 2 rep EMOM: 10 mins @ 135 (viper)
Chins: 45x6x5
OH extension: 15: 13,12,7, 10x7
Lat raise: 15: 20,15,11
Poundstone: 55 reps
Notes:
- Starving. IDK if I let up on the eating over the weekend but I have been a blast furnace today. I crave meat and salt. Kind of a cool feeling
- Sleep and a lot of food to come. Might make tonight a ācheatierā meal because Iām out of cooked food.
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Conditioning:
5 rounds: 3:42
- 5 chins
- 15 squats
- 10 push ups
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40 min 20lb weight vest walk
Rainy day and didnāt feel like lifting. So I did this. Deadlift and stuff to come tomorrow
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Lift
13 DL: 120x5, 170x5, 210x3, 260x1, 300x1, 350x1, 400x1
GM: 65x5x10
FG chins: 5x5
Dips: 5x5
RH (controlled): 140x25,15,10
Notes:
- Havenāt been feeling my normal self. Part of me thinks itās because Iām not getting up and lifting in the morning and Iām in a weird limbo state until this comp
- Also it could be Iāve been getting shit sleep because i fall asleep with the lights on at night
- I HIT THE MINIMUM WEIGHT FOR 13IN DL. Pretty happy and it went fast. Not surprising considering my farmers walks
- Was prowling on reddit this morning on a couple lifting related subreddits. I will say the majority of posters on there, I do not like. I definitely favor people on this forum way more
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Great work young man.
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Events
Squat/Front Squat (Aim for 7 sec): 95x1,135x2,185x1,225x1
Yoke/Farmers: 210/85x6 trips
SB: Load-Carry-Throw-Carry-Load: 3 rounds
Pulldown: 110x7,130x10,5,100x10,7,70x10
Lat Raise Machine: 50x10, 70x10,6, 50x9,12, 30x10
Sled: 100lb: 4 trips
Notes:
- Feeling good heading into comp. Noticed there were some records on the lift board I could get pretty soon for Lightweight Strongman. Will be a fun goal for after comp
- Still at that same job but Iāve been doing less. Iām about to give the boss the old āFuck you, pay meā speech because Iām tired of having the BARE minimum working on game days, not being able to take a lunch, and being a super reliable employee. I have no skin in the game so if I donāt give a raise, Iāll quit. Fuck that guy. It is kind of hard to get a part time job during the school year but I have enough saved to leave that shithole.
- To the above, I enjoy having something to do on the weekends like that and the hours but Iām tired of him trying to fuck me at every turn
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Was eyeballing some other strongman comps so Iād have a community to lean into and some direction to aim my free time and training
Might consider doing this but it gives me like a 4 week time between comps. I would have to probably break away from 5/3/1 just because of the quick turn around time and need to peak my deadlift. But assuming Iād compete in menās novice LW, itās very doable
I think my plan of attack would be to do something like Jamie Lewisās imperial march. Basically just 30 minutes of singles. Hard work but would get me good at deadlift quick
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Iām anxious to hear how it goes for you.
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Extra work
10 minute bodyweight movement
Notes:
- Just for blood flow and to get moving
- Solid day of work, school, and meal prep so Iām ready to go to bed
- I decided Iām going to compete again in November but unsure of the skill level. Will be decided after this weekend. The events at the November event are Max circuis DB for reps (might build something like @T3hPwnisher did), Last man standing floor deads, fingals fingers, carry medel, and keg to shoulder reps
- The real fun part of this will be the short turn around time of 4 weeks. That challenge is what makes me want to compete
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Extra work:
Swings: 80x5x20
Reverse curl/Skull crusher: 50x6x10
Leg raises: 14
Notes:
- Itās weird not training hard with this comp coming
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