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Excited to hear about the comp and looks like you are still strong AF mate. Quality
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Thanks! Iām excited, nervous, and unprepared! haha
Iām going in with low expectations in an attempt to exceed them. Good plan, right?
March 6, 2023
Workouts are sporadic right now, so Iām not going to try and force anything crazy in during these last few days before the comp.
SUPERSET (~15mins)
Reverse Hyper
110 x 15
110 x 15
110 x1 5
Sandbag to Shoulder
150 x 2
150 x 2
150 x 2
Triceps Pushdowns
Red Mini x 50 Blue Mini x 50
Red Mini x 50 Blue Mini x 50
Red Mini x 50 Blue Mini x 50
Side Delt Raises
20 x 15
20 x 15
20 x 15
Nice quick pump and sweat, this was nearly a skipped workout. Iāve banked over 30hrs of OT over the last 3 days, so Iām running low on energy and spare time at the moment! Life and family are good though, no complaints here.
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Promise nothing, deliver even less: thatās my motto.
But youāre too strong to kill. Youāre going to wreck a lot of peoplesā day.
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That is my plan for my comp on 1 April (it has t escaped me the irony of this being April fools day). Mine is an introduction comp so a lot lighter than yours though. I rekon you will do well. The way I look at it, the first comp is more about learning how to compete than it is about getting a specific result.
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This made me smile BIG TIME 
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Your going to kill it
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Thanks Pwn! I would love to surprise a few of the top competitors in an event or two.
āWhere did this guy come from?ā I want to be this guy.
I keep telling myself this so I do not get too nervous, but at the end of the day, Iām still hunting for that podium finish!
Thanks Paps
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March 8, 2023
SUPERSET
Squat
135 x 5
225 x 5
275 x 5
315 x 5
275 x 5
225 x 5
135 x 10
65lb KB Swings
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Reverse Wrist Roller - 35lb KB hanging from band on BB
Up + Down x 2
Up + Down x 2
Up + Down x 2
This was actually very difficult to type, as my forearms were torched from this!
Nice quick workout to keep things primed!
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Nice work brother! Canāt wait to hear more about it
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So excited to hear the details. 3rd place and out angling the Moose in the same day. Quality
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Nice, canāt wait for the details. Damn Mitch Hooper is a big fella. Heās been killing it here lately hope he has an awesome year.
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STRONGMAN COMPETITION UPDATE:
First Event: Deadlift Medley 150kg/185kg/215kg/250kg - 60s timecap
I went into this competition knowing that this was going to be my strongest event. If I wanted to be competitive, I was going to need to place well in this event. I took third place. Only a fraction of a second between first place and I. I wore my straps just in case grip decided to be an issue for me, but I just grip and ripped these weights and was quite happy with how it felt/went.
EDIT: They released the actual times on this one, and I won this event by nearly 2s.
Second Event: Viking Press 105kg - reps in 60s
I went into this even thinking, ājust beat 12 repsā. I ended up getting a āno-repā on the first as I didnāt wait for the down command (oops), I was only credited for 17 while video looks like 20 (not counting the no-rep). No complaints, as I still wasnāt convinced that I was going to remain top 5 following the remaining events. Ended up in fourth place overall after 2 events.
EDIT: First and second place tied with 20reps, third at 18reps, and I was fourth with 17reps.
Third Event: Sandbag to Wheelbarrow 90kg bag to 300kg pre-loaded wheelbarrow - 60s timecap
I was a little nervous for trying to steer the two-wheeled wheelbarrow. I have one at home, and Iām pretty lousy at navigating it around when doing work around the property with it. The sandbag pick went OK, run was fast, but I let my weight get forward a little early and ended up falling into the wheelbarrow. Luckily I was far enough that the bag landed into the wheelbarrow and I could recover quickly and move onto the wheelbarrow. As expected, I took a long route (reminded me of my golf game) as a swerved the wheelbarrow from left to right as I made my way back 50ā. I ended up getting it done in 15.59s. It wasnāt pretty, but that ended up being another top 5 finish. Iām now in 3rd place heading into the next event.
EDIT: This time was good for 3rd, 0.07s behind 2nd.
Fourth Event: Simulated Tire Flip 255kg - 3 flips in 60s.
Now this was a cool piece of equipment. Caught most of the competitors a little off guard, the shorter competitors (myself included) seemed to struggle more than the taller ones. After watching some of the struggles of the first 15 competitors, I was unsure what to expect (I got in 1 practice flip with the unit empty before they loaded it up to competition weight). The first two flips went well and I sort of just expected the third rep to go the same. It didnāt. I battled and battled, and decided to drop it and see if I could clean/pop it up higher on my chest to get a better position. I did manage to complete the three reps, but lost a little ground on this one. Down to fifth place with one event remaining.
Fifth Event: Sandbag Toss Over 15ā Bar 25/30/35/40/45lbs
I practiced this once at home with a 35lb bag, and managed to hit it. That was my goal for this event, hit the 35lb bag. I took one practice throw with the 25lb bag and it went over the bar. Good enough. After watching the first 13 competitors I knew I needed to hit the 35lb bag to remain competitive and that hitting the 40lb bag would put me in a good place. Everyone hit the 25lb bag, almost everyone hit the 30lb, ~50% hit the 35lb bag, two people hit the 40lb and only one completed the 45lb bag. I managed to time my release well, and managed to get the 40lb bag over the bar, all bags were completed in a single throw. I was quite happy about this!
EDIT: I was able to hit the 4th bag the quickest, landing me in 2nd place on this event.
About 30mins later the podiums were announced and I was a little surprised to hear my name being called for third place in my group of 18 competitors!
I exchanged a few words (and was even complimented by) Mitchell Hooper who just came off a very recent Arnold Classic Strongman win. He seems like a very humble man who spent the entire day helping out with this event (he was running the 120kg flight). Very approachable, Iām a bit of a fanboy now.
Videos to come!
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@atlas13 - Thank you!
@simo74 - Haha, I had just finished my Viking Press in that photo. Perfect time to snap a pic while still holding onto the pump!
@zeptrey - Mitch is a lot of human! He has been doing great against some huge names in the sport. Seems like a great guy too, Iām a fan!
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So much goodness, dude! Congratulations.
And youāre looking huge in those videos. Great stuff!
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Love the dive with the sandbag mate. That tyre flip frame thing looked horrible. Great vids.
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Nice!! congrats dude! kinda gasped at you dive bombing the sandbag onto the wagon though. Looks like you could have gotten hurt. Glad you didnāt
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