For sandbag, many people fill trashbags with sand and then throw that in a military bag from a surplus store. You can buy them for like 20 bucks or so.
I have never heard of car tire throws…
[quote]Papashlapa wrote:
Maybe a stupid question, but where would one get a sandbag? Also, what kind of a tire? I imagine a normal, maybe 100lb tire would do the trick?[/quote]
For starters and technique perhaps that weight for tyre may suffice but I believe actual events have tyres in the couple of hundred pound region.
i’ve never competed in a competition where the tire was less than 500lbs. i do use a smaller tire (approx 300lbs) for more sustained “conditioning” workouts however. very challenging but fun.
Take a normal car tire from a garage (The kind you could feasibly carry).
Do 50 Backward throws
Do 50 throws over your head
Do 50 Slams from in front of you
Done.
[quote]musicma1n1 wrote:
Sled drags. Car tire throws. Sandbag carries. Car Pushing.[/quote]
These, and:
keg carries
log clean and press (clean each rep)
tire flips
Basically, the lifts that make you breathe the hardest after a long set. The point is to tax the whole body, the lack of an eccentric component (and any real load) makes it easier to recover from. Heavy spinal load is also tough to recover from, so yoke walks, farmers walks with real handles, and “deadlift walks” are typically going to be tough on the nervous system.
I’m typically not that concerned with how tough a lift is on recovery, but it’s something you have to really pay attention to if you want to do 2-a-days. Squatting in the AM and then yoking in the PM would screw your back and prob offer very little conditioning. Squatting in the AM and doing carry medleys in the PM would probably be easy to recover from and still build cardio.
[quote]musicma1n1 wrote:
Take a normal car tire from a garage (The kind you could feasibly carry).
Do 50 Backward throws
Do 50 throws over your head
Do 50 Slams from in front of you
Done.[/quote]
Legit. This is what I mean. 3 total body lifts done high reps, nothing tough on the CNS.
And no need for fancy equipment.
[quote]threewhitelights wrote:
[quote]musicma1n1 wrote:
Take a normal car tire from a garage (The kind you could feasibly carry).
Do 50 Backward throws
Do 50 throws over your head
Do 50 Slams from in front of you
Done.[/quote]
Legit. This is what I mean. 3 total body lifts done high reps, nothing tough on the CNS.
And no need for fancy equipment.
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And if you’re going to argue and pull out science, this isn’t something either of us came up with. I got it from Bob Youngs thanks to elitefts:
http://www.elitefts.com/documents/gpp.htm
I am no expert.
@ threewhitelights
Marius also swims 6 days a week and does interval rowing / jump rope / rolling with MMA guys 3 days a week.
yeah, and mariusz is also about to fight Tim Sylvia. Doesn’t mean it’s best for most strongmen…
[quote]musicma1n1 wrote:
@ threewhitelights
Marius also swims 6 days a week and does interval rowing / jump rope / rolling with MMA guys 3 days a week.
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I’ve heard that. I’ve never had the work capacity to do all that, but doing a couple days of BJJ, frisbee, or whatever activity is going on has never hurt me.