I only ever used a loading pin to do it myself. You could also take a 2" plumbing pipe nipple with a flange to create a similar effect. Folks that use a barbell tend to use an “out of commission” one.
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Anything that strengthens triple extension is huge for strongman.
Greater power= more efficient movement under load. Comes in handy when cleaning things for reps or flipping tires, shouldering bags/stones.
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26.06.
26.05.
1 log lift (clean every rep)
1 @ 106 kg - dafuq?!
3 @ 106 kg- yeah like that
2 x 3 @ 96 kg
Lower back had enough at that point. Need to deadlift tomorrow.
2 power jerk (meant to be paused)
2 @ 130 kg
I need to bite the sour apple and throw power jerks out for now. That’s for me because I have a legit fear of losing anything on that lift. But it makes no sense to try to fit this in atm. The 130 were ugly and I couldn’t pause them. It’s gonna be fine to take a hiatus and get stronger in the log… Right?
3 jerk drives (mini front squats)
3 x 5 @ 220 kg
4 pull ups
6 x 3 @ 5 kg
5 seated shoulder press (to preserve lower back)
4 x 8 @ 60 kg
6a rear delts
4 x 12-15
6b biceps
3 x 6-8, 3 sec ecc
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My back feels too tight and tender for me to deadlift today. That sucks because I wanted to get back into my regular schedule but I knew this was going to be a possibility. I think the risk outweighs the benefit, so I’ll train tomorrow instead of today.
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28.05.
Upon waking I thought my back was gonna be golden but it really didn’t feel comfortable deadlifting.
1 deadlift (power bar)
up to
2 @ 215 kg
I decided to not do any back offs to allow for more recovery. The top set was very slow and cautious. I know I could have done more reps but I was happy I didn’t have to.
2 diy stone extensions (thanks @T3hPwnisher !)
I think I did a few sets of 5 at ca. 65 kg
and 3 x 3-4 @ 80 kg
I found something close enough to a loading pin (a diy tibialis trainer) and I found this surprisingly challenging with the amount of weight I had on. Probably mostly due to how slippery the plates were in my hands/ arms.
3 pendlay rows
3 x 6 @ 140 kg
Not super happy with the quality of reps here.
4 belt squat (to preserve lower back)
3 x 10 @ 250 kg
Actually really cool. Should do that more during prep.
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Hey, really sorry to have to say so, but that option is unfortunately out. My wife had already made plans for that sunday that I thought were on another weekend. Tried rescheduling those but didn’t work out, so I have no car and a small kid that day. 
No worries at all mate, I really appreciate the offer and effort.
How is your own prep going?
Since last autumn, training has been pretty inconsistent. There’ve been a several periods where training has really suffered due to other obligations (also why I haven’t really posted on here in months), then there’ve been some good stretches where I’ve made some progress. I’ve gained a little weight, completed Building the Monolith during one of the low-stress phases.
The current training cycle started in the middle of April, starting with sets of 10 for main work, I’m now on fives. Three training days, one focussing on deadlift, one on overhead. Third day used to be sort of a full-body hypertrophy day around squats, bench and rows. Now that the events are released it’s mostly an event day. I’m consistently moving a bit more weight than in the corresponding phases before my last contest last year. I guess that’s good, but really not a lot of progress considering the time frame.
Last year, I’ve found that loading sandbags over a crossbar has been a good way of training for stone over bar, now I’m shouldering my lighter sandbag, which is about the same weight as the stone in the comp. Feels relatively easy, but I’m curious whether the carryover will be similar to what it was over bar. I don’t really have a way to simulate the arm-over.arm pull, but rowing has always been comparatively strong for me, so I’ll just continue doing lots of rows and pull ups.
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Sounds good all things considered! What’s the stone weight for you guys? Also I saw that we’re probably gonna do the stone in sand … For whatever reason.
Because Strongman. Is that not enough reason?
I mean… yeah kinda. But I don’t care for those gimmicks just for the sake of it. Maybe I’m just being bitter because the weights are heavy enough as it is for me, haha.
Like I’m all for weirdness and spectacle when it comes to implements but … Just doing it in sand seems like an unnecessary hassle if you’re not doing it on a beach to begin with.
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Also, unsecure footing feels like a safety hazard, if i’m honest.
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For sure! I can see the ankle injuries coming.
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90kg. That’s about the weight of my sandbag, which I can shoulder easily. Last year, I loaded a 120kg stone to chest height for a couple of reps. I’m torn between thinking that the weight really isn’t that heavy and I’ll get a good few reps and worrying that shouldering a stone is just going to be way more difficult than shouldering a sandbag. We’ll see.
Good to know! Where’d you see that?
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I’m really unsure about the 110 kg in my case but we’ll see.
Someone sent me an Instagram story from Dennis Kohlruss.
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30.05.
1 log from blocks
(1 strict press + 4 push press)
Up to
5 @ 101 kg
3 x 5 @ 96 kg
Pretty good, all to plan.
2 btn push press
Played around a little
2 or 3 (?) x 5 @ 110 kg
6 @ 100 kg
3 lat pulldown
4 x 12-15
4 dips
4 x 5 @ 15 kg
Ran out of time here. May do some rear delts with bands today.
Notes:
- the tight back continues to be a concern. I’m playing around with shifting rest days around and trying to reduce spinal loading. Annoying to have to deal with in this particular phase.
- btn press: Realizing how much I suck at this compared to pressing from the front makes me wonder if this could have some real potential. Currently I would be to invest time and effort into it over the winter and find out. If I push that together with weighted dips, I should have an awesome muscular base to raise my press to the next level.
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Swarm intelligence: How to approach this?
I skipped training due to my uncomfortably tight back which is increasingly becoming an issue. Right now I’m not ‘forced’ to take action but I don’t want to let it get to that point ideally.
The thing is: I have only three more weeks of heavy training remaining. So I’m walking a fine line between doing enough and not risking injury. The skipping yesterday helped make it feel a bit better today but wasn’t nearly enough obviously. I’m not sure what’s the best course of action is. Problem: Without adequate training/ peak it makes no sense to even attend the comp.
Ideas: Skip another day and go three times this week. Reduce load on one of the two lower body days. But I don’t know how much I can get away with to still get this sorted… Or how long I would have to wait to get this better.
This would be no issue at all if it wasn’t for the comp…
@j4gga2 tagging yiu in particular but feel free guys, if you have any advice.
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Hey mate, sorry for being a stranger.
Where in your back? Upper back stuff usually doesn’t bother me because it is almost always minor strains or pinched nerves. Lower back stuff terrifies me.
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