[quote]hel320 wrote:
Yesterday, Ringold, Ga, 3rd Highland game of year
5 prs
22# Braemar Stone
16# open stone
16# hammer
sheaf
Weight over bar
Team Ringold beat hell out of team Ocala
Every throw of every event was captured by a group of photographers and we’ll each be getting a disk
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It looks like you were able to apply those training & performance tips from that last meet to this one! Great day of throwin’ Harry!
Thanks Jack, SD. Threw a bunch of irregular shaped stones before this meet to get more use to the feel and practice keeping the elbow up. Hammer and Weight for height are all about long arm/arms and that’s what I concentrated on. Sheaf, just practiced it some. Still my worst event but it’s getting better. A side note. Learned a lot on the sheaf. 2 over 40/under 200# master’s both broke the world record for the sheaf toss, 31’, an one over 50/over 200 broke it for his category, 31’11".
Edit: Jeff Baty who broke over 50/over 200 record just posted vid of his record throw. Here’s how the sheaf should be done. - YouTube
16# open
edit: wife swears I’m just hitting a pose on this one. Yeah and that stone’s just hangin in the air there, dear.
[quote]hel320 wrote:
Life is good,
…
This morning
We’re about to built an ark down here if it doesn’t stop raining. Been real fun delivering the mail in. Hit the river at 0500 and swam for an hour. Big breakfast. Quit raining long enough to get a little throwing in. Big holes in the yard. [/quote]
We are thinking about arks locally as well. I used to swim, ever since I lost weight I have trouble keeping warm enough. I’m a little appalled at myself, I used to think if the water was warmer than 60 degrees it was too hot and swam a mile or more more than once in 40 degrees or colder.
I’m impressed by how you keep focus on your goals. That is really a good example.
Thanks Elaikases. Right now I’m figuring out my goals for next year. This years winding down, couple more highland games going on but they’re a fer piece away and the closer it gets to the holiday season the harder it gets for me to get Saturdays off. That’s about it for my competition season. Next year I know there are several more T&F meets and I plan on starting the highland game season a lot earlier. Also I really want to get in a least one powerlifting meet and some guys have asked me to do the swimming part of a couple of Triathlon relays (didn’t know there was such a thing). So, I’m currently trying to come up with a lifting program to cover everything.
Let see:
Bench - check
Squat - check
deadlift - check
other stuff - check
repeat
That should cover it. Think I might copyright the system.
Back to the gym tomorrow night.
Hel, can I run your program, only substitute in Olympic lifts and kettlebells, and still call it Hel’s program?
Great pics, by the way, that looks like a lotta fun.
[quote]hel320 wrote:
a lifting program to cover everything.
Let see:
Bench - check
Squat - check
deadlift - check
other stuff - check
repeat
That should cover it. Think I might copyright the system.
Back to the gym tomorrow night.[/quote]
I like the workout. The pictures are cool too.
You can call it the “Train like Hel” program.
Fall is in the air. The temperature’s in the low 70’s today and people are putting up Halloween decorations on my route and around town. That holiday mood is in the air. Got my sights set on improving all my throws next year and that means I’ve got to get stronger. Move into a new category in T&F next year, 55-59.
Feelin good. Workout felt great, too. A little nip in the air always gets me pumped up for lifting.
Right after work.
Dead
135,225wu
315x6
375x5
405x4
Squat
135,225wu
315x6x6
Bent row
225x8x3
zerchers
135,185x8
225x6
275x5
Lunges, rear leg/foot on bench
135x8x4 each leg
seated rows
100,120,140,160x8
Wife’s making staek sandwiches as I type. Just told me she’s made reservations at a fancy resturant for Saturday night. Good day and night.
Solid workout Hel.
Just wondering, do you usually put Deads before Squats when you combine both in same session…any reason for it?
I personally do the opposite 'cos I can’t trust my lower back after deads, and I would find it easier to bail on the deads than on squat if I need to.
Hope all is well with you & yours! Loved the Highland Games pics & the link to the sheaf toss was awesome too! Take care for now…
Art
formfunction, like to do my deads or lower back work before squats. The lower back work tightens me up and for some reason all the tightness is gone after a few sets of squats. Don’t feel squats in my lower back at all. Correction, don’t feel regular squats in my lower back. Zerchers I sometimes feel there.
Art, really good to hear from you. So you’re taking on the deep blue sea. That looks so fun. Yo Momma’s into sailin, too. I never did learn to stay in the boat, got to try that. Love to the whole family. Beautiful pictures.
Tonight
Bench
135,225wup
275x8
315x6x4
DB bench
60,70,80,85x8
Incline db bench
60,70,80,85x8
Standing up bench press machine thingy that’s over in the corner and I’ve been eyeballin but have never actually seen anyone use.
90,140,160,180x8 (damn thing is a killer)
flyes (straight arm)
30x8x3
Tates
40x8x4
Overhead sng db tri ext
65,70,80,85x8
great work on the throws and the lifting.
Friday Night
With comps over for a few months going to do a little maintenance for a couple weeks. Guess this would be a deload.
Hang cleans
135x8x4
Press
135x10
185x8x3
lat raises
30x10x4
rear lat raises
30x10x4
hammer curls
35x12x4
reverse curls
70x12x4
Saturday
swim, great dinner
Sunday
SLDL
135,225wu
315x8
375x8
Squat
135,225wu
315x6
375x5x5
Bent row
225x8x3
zerchers
135,185wu
275x5x5
sngl leg Lunges,
135x8x4
seated rows
110,130,150,170x8
Cooked my world famous breakfast at the Vets home after workout this morning. Paid a visit to sister-in-laws bristo thingy place this afternoon for cucumber and alfalfa sprout sandwiches with tomato and dill soup. The soup was actually great but had to make an emergency stop at Kaliedoscoops for a strawberry sunday afterwards. Off tomorrow for Columbus day so hitting the gym early.
You’re a stud. The best to ya.
[quote]SteelyD wrote:
Congrats on the meet!
I threw a discus in high school-- but, it was plastic. And we called it ‘Frisbee’. ;)[/quote]
hippie. haha j/k
Maintenance huh? When I grow up, I want to be able to call those loads “maintenance”!
Great work, hel. Looking strong!
Are you a ‘Bama fan? They’re lookin’ strong as well…
Barry, just saw the vid of your zercher. F__ing awesome!
Thanks LS. Football’s not my religon but it’s kinda hard not to get the play by play from everyone around me. Glad for the team and the fans.
This morning.
Bench
135,225wu
275x10x4
DB bench
80x8x4
Incline db bench
85x8x3
Standing up bench press machine
90wu
180x8x3
flyes (bent arms)
30x8x3
cgb
135wu
225x8x3
tri ext
100,120,140,150x8
True confession time. I am a wuss. I fear neither man nor beast but something far more hideous. A violation of my “personal space”. Being within the “you’re over 50 now” age group, I’ve so far, by hook and crook, and just blowing off appointments, managed to avoid the dreaded colonoscopy. Yeah, yeah, I know, it’s nothing. Everyone I know who’s had it tells me so. It’s just something about the indignity of being knocked out, rolled over, and having a scope shoved up my ass. And I’ll get pictures, too! Anyway, had my first appointment today and scheduled for the procedure next Tuesday. I can hardly wait. Don’t worry, I won’t share the pictures with you.
