Missed all but Open which is 105+
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Bit annoying for me at my height should I decide to continue competing. I could do with something like u120.
Yeah most tall dudes I know that do strongman are heavies or u105ās. I think with u105ās The dudes usually sit around 110-115 and cut to make weight.
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Monday, April 8
Dropped down a smidge to 216.6 losing some weekend carb bloat, so Iām a way to go before being competitive at either u90 or u105 
No training today, just sorting out holiday stuff. Can likely squeeze in a quick session tomorrow. Probably squat and bench again since I wonāt be doing them for a while.
Tuesday, April 9
Was going to hit a short deload session today but had such a bad night of sleep I decided to sack it off.
Down to 216.4.
Thursday, 11 April
No weigh-in today.
Trained at a hotel gym that weirdly had a full bench press station but no bar or plates. It was just used as a regular bench.
Due to laziness on the part of bar staff however I did get to train a strongman thing.
Training
Warmup
Few mins rowing.
Lat Pulldowns
5x20x85kg (185lbs)
Keg Clean and Press
2x8xempty keg
Dumbbell Bench Press
3x15x20kg (45lbs)
Bulgarian Split Squat
3x10x14kg (35lbs)
Curls for the Gurls
3x10x10kg (25lbs)
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Saturday, 13 April
At my girlfriendās family place today so got a day pass at a local gym for a quick deload session.
No weigh-in today.
Workout
Warmup
Blasting the heat in the car en route.
Squats
10x20kg (45lbs)
8x40kg (90lbs)
5x60kg (135lbs)
3x80kg (180lbs)
2x100kg (225lbs)
1x110kg (250lbs)
1x120kg (275lbs) (high but easy)
3x3x100kg (225lbs)
Bench Press
10x20kg (45lbs)
8x40kg (90lbs)
3x5x60kg (135lbs)
Seal Row
3x8x50kg (110lbs)
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Monday, 15 April
At a five-star hotel today so the gym is pretty well-equipped. Had a full range of machines so I hit everything inside 30m to get a breakfast buffet pump.
Workout
Chest Press
15/12/10 reps @ 55/65/75kg (120/145/170lbs)
Leg Extensions
3x20 @ 55kg (120lbs)
Lat Pulldown Machine
12/10/8 reps @ 60/70/80kg (135/160/185lbs)
Seated Leg Curl
3x12 @ 75kg (170lbs)
Seated Dumbbell Press
3x12 @ 20kg (45lbs)
Machine Fly
16/12/8 reps @ 45/55/65kg (100/125/150lbs)
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Gotta love that buffet pump. Nothing like working up an appetite and then eating half a pound of bacon !!!
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Tuesday, 16 April
No weigh in or training today as still on holiday. Also about to eat a pizzaā¦
Anyway I upgraded my girlfriend to fiancĆ©e so thatās a solid relationship PR.
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Congrats man!
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Congrats!
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Congrats man! Relationship gains
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Congrats on your engagement.
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Congrats on all the things!! 
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Congratulations on the pizza.
Oh, and the engagement.
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Thanks everyone. As excuses to let the diet slip go itās not a bad one but oh boy has this holiday been bad. Not looking forward to viewing the scale this weekend.
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Monday, 22 April
Well, weighed in at 222.6 today which is pretty sad. I donāt look especially bloated or anything and my waistline is the same, though, so whatever.
Anyway, had a solid workout today. Turns out that if you do nothing but train lightly and stuff your face for a week you get stronger. Good timing since today is the first official week of specifically training for the comp.
Workout
Warmup
Limber 11
200 pullaparts
100 dislocates
Press Medley
Circus Dumbbell, Barbell, Axle, Barbell, Circus Dumbbell in 70s
25kg (55lb) DB, 40kg (90lb) BB, 45kg (100lb) Axle:
Easy, done in around 30s.
27.5kg (60lb) DB, 45kg (100lb) BB, 50kg (110lb) Axle:
Still easy, done in around 45s.
30kg (65lb) DB, 50kg (110lb) BB, 60kg (135lb) Axle:
Getting tougher; continental clean was trash. Done in around 60s.
32.5kg (70lb) DB, 55kg (120lb) BB, 65kg (145lb) Axle:
Hit 4/5 lifts; couldnāt get the second DB locked out and ran out of time. Joint PR on the DB there with the first lift, though, and the easiest it has felt. Hit FSL after this to round out my five sets.
T-Bar Row
12x25kg (55lbs)
12x35kg (80lbs)
12x40kg (90lbs)
Incline DB Bench Press
3x12x20kg (45lbs)
Superset with T-Bar row
Chinups
3x AMRAP supinated/pronated/neutral grip.
Standing DB Press
12x10kg (25lbs)
10x12.5kg (30lbs)
8x15kg (35lbs)
Superset with chinups.
Triceps Pushdown
3x15x25kg (55lbs)
Loading Practice
EMOM for 10m: 50kg (110lb) med ball pick and carry for 15-20m (50-60ft). Felt too easy for the first couple of rounds but I wanted to puke at the end.
Tuesday, 23 April
Down to 221.5 today. Could be better; could be fatter. PM workouts going forward owing to car-sharing scheduling conflicts at home. Will take some getting used to.
Workout
Warmup
Deadlift reps
Deadlift
20m time cap: AMRAP triples at 80%
3x145kg (325lbs) for 8 sets
Front Squats
5x50kg (110lbs)
5x60kg (135lbs)
3x5x70kg (150lbs)
Good Mornings
3x12x45kg (100lbs)
GHR situps
3x15 @ BW
Circus Dumbbell
Technique work: EMOM for 10m, 1 rep each hand @ 25kg (55lbs)
Diet
So I want to get strong enough to perform in the comp without getting fat. I would also like to be less fat than currently.
I think 1-2 PSMF days will fit well enough into the schedule without fucking up training now that Iām doing PM training and Iāll throw in a higher-calorie recovery day on Saturday as itās the biggest training day and this will allow a bit of social life. Maintenance cals on other lifting days, just under on the remaining day.
Weāll see how it goes. If it doesnāt feel good after a couple of weeks Iāll just YOLO-eat until the comp and suicide cut afterwards.
Wednesday, 24 April
Same weight today oddly. Total intake today is <1,000kcal in shakes though so should change tomorrow. At least I fkn hope so!
Anyway I got to flip a tyre for the first time today. And also for the second through hundredth time.
Training
Warmup
200 pullaparts
100 dislocates
Limber 11
Conditioning
100 tyre flips w/100kg (225lb)ish tyre. Fun stuff. Pretty light for a tyre I think but theyāve only so many. Done in about 10m.
Misc/Filler
3x20 DB curls @ 12.5kg (30lbs)
100 facepulls @ 25kg (55lbs)
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