[quote]spar4tee wrote:
Will probably do a strongman comp this year[/quote]
Let me know which so I can come out in full cheer leader regalia. Strong-leader?
[quote]TheTexican wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
Will probably do a strongman comp this year[/quote]
Let me know which so I can come out in full cheer leader regalia. Strong-leader?[/quote]
LOL will do
Tex, I literally lol at nearly every one of your posts.
Tee, DO IT. I promise you won’t regret it.
Playin’ With Mah Log
3/12/12
Warmup
All the fancy stuff
Log C&P (clean once)
Log x2x8
135x5
175x3
195x3x5 <— each set faster than the previous. Fuck. Yes.
HS High Row
3x8
Seated DB Military
45x8
60x2x8 <— shoulder is feeling better and better with these. yessssss
Pullups
3 x Max Reps (8,5,4… pathetic)
Prowler (on concrete, FML)
+90x2x90’
+45x90’
Die.
Much ball busting.
+45x90’.
Die in a fiery pit of horribleness.
FIN.
THOUGHTS: Great session today. I think I’m finding my groove finally. One of my training partners said that even in the short time she’s been watching us log press, she can tell I’m getting smoother and faster with it. Always good to hear constructive criticism like that. My conditioning still sucks, which is to be expected since I’m up to 219 lbs now. When I first pack on weight I’m always a little miserable doing conditioning for a while, but then it all catches up. I’m not worried.
Off to finish cooking dinner. Pork tenderloin, wild rice, and squash/zucchini/onion (medley?)… mmmm.
PEACE.
[quote]wiggles wrote:
Tex: Teh wimmenz love the strongman. Not exactly sure why. Probably because we play with our log and stones out in the street. Just a guess.[/quote]
They like it when we pick up rocks and eat pounds of meat
[quote]Kalle wrote:
[quote]wiggles wrote:
Tex: Teh wimmenz love the strongman. Not exactly sure why. Probably because we play with our log and stones out in the street. Just a guess.[/quote]
They like it when we pick up rocks and eat pounds of meat [/quote]
Well, shit… that’s pretty much all I do. That, and words with friends.
[quote]TheTexican wrote:
[quote]Kalle wrote:
[quote]wiggles wrote:
Tex: Teh wimmenz love the strongman. Not exactly sure why. Probably because we play with our log and stones out in the street. Just a guess.[/quote]
They like it when we pick up rocks and eat pounds of meat [/quote]
Well, shit… that’s pretty much all I do. That, and words with friends. [/quote]
And we win at life, don’t forget that. Oh and we have to help everybody carry their heavy shit.
AAAANNNDDDD I have a truck… MoFo’s always asking me to move stuff.
[quote]TheTexican wrote:
[quote]Kalle wrote:
[quote]wiggles wrote:
Tex: Teh wimmenz love the strongman. Not exactly sure why. Probably because we play with our log and stones out in the street. Just a guess.[/quote]
They like it when we pick up rocks and eat pounds of meat [/quote]
Well, shit… that’s pretty much all I do. That, and words with friends. [/quote]
FUUUUUUCK!! You were SO awesome until you backed words with friends over scrabble!!!
SCRABBLE!!!
IS!!!
LIFE!!!
[quote]Spock81 wrote:
[quote]TheTexican wrote:
[quote]Kalle wrote:
[quote]wiggles wrote:
Tex: Teh wimmenz love the strongman. Not exactly sure why. Probably because we play with our log and stones out in the street. Just a guess.[/quote]
They like it when we pick up rocks and eat pounds of meat [/quote]
Well, shit… that’s pretty much all I do. That, and words with friends. [/quote]
FUUUUUUCK!! You were SO awesome until you backed words with friends over scrabble!!!
SCRABBLE!!!
IS!!!
LIFE!!![/quote]
Is there an app we can play on? I don’t have FB to play it on there.
I win at Scrabble. And life in general. Except for days like today.
3/13/12
Sometimes You Move Weight, Sometimes Weight Says Fuck You!
Warmup
All the good stuff
Need to insert jumps again.
Squats
135x5
185x5
225x5
275x5
315x5 <–Felt awful heavy. Had to grind out last two. Fuck you Prowler?
Hack Squat
3x8
Reverse Hyper superset with Seated Calf Raise
3: 2p x8/ 2p x10
DONE.
Felt great going into the workout. Spent some time studying outside by the pool today which apparently also bled the awesome out of me. But, I had a great session yesterday, and 315 for 5 ain’t too bad, all things considered. Need to step it up though. Without a yoke (temporarily) I need to really work on my squat and moving events so I’m not too bad off when I get to yoke again.
At any rate, going to rest tomorrow, study up, and probably go for a long walk before breakfast as a sort of active recovery.
Here’s hoping for a better Thursday and a kick ass events day Saturday. One step at a time, at least I’m getting stronger.
PEACE.
maybe you’re just not cut out for this
[quote]wiggles wrote:
[quote]spar4tee wrote:
maybe you’re just not cut out for this[/quote]
ORLY?[/quote]
3/15/12
Today Was a Good Day
Warmup
Good stuff
Bench (5’s)
175x5
185x5
205x5 <–left tricep was kind of cramping. weird. felt heavy today, which is lame.
HS Low Row
4x8
DB Floor Press S/s Rope Bicep Curls
1: 55x8/80x8
2: 65x8/100x8
Conditioning Circuit
3 rounds (2:10, 2:06, 2:09) of:
30s Sledge to Tire
30s Bowling Pins (one per hand) to Tire
2 Laps Around Complex (~200 yards a lap)
FIN.
Great session today, other than the bench feeling crappy. Shoulder didn’t hurt, which was awesome. I’m dogsitting for my parents for a few days while they’re out of town, and the dogs keep getting me up in the middle of the night, which is my excuse for a shitty bench today. It’ll improve. If not, doesn’t matter. I press overhead anyway.
St Paddy’s Strongman Dry Run
3/17/12
Decided to do a mock comp today to see where I stand for my upcoming contest May 5. Pleasantly surprised, but I’ve got work to do.
Axle C&P (clean first, press out)60s time limit
225x6 <–PR, and one better than my contest in December.
Farmer’s Walk/Tire Flip Medley, 90s limit
230x60’, 600x45’ <–Ran out of gas on the tire. Will get better. Farmers in 15s.
Keg Carry/Sled Drag Medley (Carry Keg 1, Sprint Back, Keg 2, Sled Back)
150 Keg, 200 Keg, 230 Sled = 39 seconds.
–Kegs will be 200, 230 in comp. Need to be faster and get keg higher.
Hand over Hand Truck Pull
5500# Vehicle 60’ in 22 seconds. No foot rest/stops.
–Very pleased with this. Going to pull a F250 next week to see how that ends up. No issues with momentum or wind on this. Kicked ass, and very pleased.
FIN.
Good day overall. Very pleased with how the session turned out. Not having a yoke is going to suck though. Going to squat with the cambered bar this Tuesday to try and simulated the yoke position as best I can. Not the same, but it will work the needed muscles. I feel like I’m in a good place so far. Need to study hard and pass boards so I can really work on the 4 day split, which seems to feel really good. Plus, I moved my g/f’s stuff from 8 am to 6 pm yesterday, so I was a little worn out today coming into it.
All in all? Very pleased. Good things to come.
It’s Been a Looonnnggg Week, and It’s Only Wednesday?
3/21/12
Re-tooling my training to prep for the May meet while still studying for/taking boards is tough. I’d decided to go back to full body training with one events day (Saturday) to hit the stuff I didn’t focus on during the week (farmers, tire, kegs, stones, etc). I’d had great success with a previous template but I’d outgrown it and was looking to add in some more accessory work and dynamic/explosive stuff. Wasn’t exactly sure what to do, then I saw that Chad Coy article, and it presented a pretty damn good template.
As I’ve never had luck with strict DE work a la Westside type stuff, I may omit that section of the day depending on if I feel I need it or not. Will be working up to the activation volume (5 sets of cleans and 3 of the others kicked my ass today) but otherwise will follow the template. In order to accommodate my training partners, I may be moving around the ME work and the Circa-max sections but otherwise, I think it’s a sound start.
Today’s Work:
Warmup
Agile 8
Prone Y’s, T’s, I’s
ACTIVATION:
Power Cleans
95x5
135x5
155x5
185x5
205x3 <–tweaked the wrist and had shitty hip power, so I stopped
Stick Dislocates
3x10
Reverse Hypers
3x10
ME WORK:
Yoke Bar/Giant Camber Bar Box Squat
155x5
245x5
265x3
315x3
355x3 ← GREAT speed. Very pleased with this. Might be a PR, but I’ll have to check.
CIRCA MAX WORK:
Strict Press
Bar x10
95x5
115x3
135x2x3
Pullups
4x5
Clean Grip Hang Pull
2x8
OA Incline DB Press
25x8
45x8 <— way harder than I thought to keep the core tight. I like these.
DONE.
Looking forward to see how this plays out. Back on Friday.
PEACE.
Axle a Day Makes T a Strong Boy
3/24/12
Warmup
All the goodies
ACTIVATION:
Hang Snatch
3x5
Band High Rows
Avg x3x20
Rev Hyper
70x3x15
ME WORK:
Axle C&P (clean first rep)
Axle x10
125x5
165x3
185x1
205x1
215x1
235x1
250x miss
Get amped up.
250x1 <—PR
CIRCA MAX WORK:
HS Row
3x10
Tire Flip (sub for rack pull)
400x5
600x5x1
1000x0 (popped something in my mid-thoracic. Little sore, but should be ok)
Neutral Grip Chins
5x3
FIN.
Ate two burrito bowls and now I feel almost back to normal. Got the videos texted to my phone, so I’ll upload those grainy terrible ones, but hopefully the guy will email me the better quality ones so I can have those too.
Here’s the first attempt: - YouTube
Here’s the PR: - YouTube
Any critiques are welcome, but the only thing I can see for sure (other than the sloppy clean) was that my feet may be a bit too wide, and I’m losing some leg drive as a result. At any rate, PR. Hell yeah.
Back Monday.
PEACE.
Better Quality PR Vid:
Attempt Vid:
PR hell yea is RIGHT! NICE WORK!!!
Damn, that’s some serious pressing. I really need to get on my axels, grrrrr.
p.s. tire flip subbed for rack pulls is like, the best substitution ever. nice.
[quote]cholulalula wrote:
PR hell yea is RIGHT! NICE WORK!!!
Damn, that’s some serious pressing. I really need to get on my axels, grrrrr.
p.s. tire flip subbed for rack pulls is like, the best substitution ever. nice.[/quote]
Glad you approve of the substitution! Wish I hadn’t tweaked my back trying the 1000 lb tire, but oh well, it happens right?