Got enough room in your trophy case for more medals hel? Best of luck my friend! Pics when you get back please.
Looking strong, good luck at your meet!
thanks for the information hel320. any ideas on making my own hammer, cheaply, and if i can’t find an actual caber what other item can I practice with? Good luck in your meet brother. I’m going to take my Hulk Avitar off and put up an actual picture of me just so you guys cans see what I look like.
Tear shit up Bro!
j-willy3 - Thanks. Hope the reports good.
streamline - night before, wash my balls, I’m mean shots(take 2) and disci (take 3). Huge bowl of my own secret receipe spagetti and a soak in a nice hot bath. Think about what I learned from practice/last meet. Always have a specific distance/goal I want to hit.
DZ - Tropy case?. Just like in the military, the wife goes, “those are cute” and into a bottom drawer. Ah, fame is fleeting in my house.
Thanks 1Geech
hulkaziod - go to this link on home made equipment, specifically parts 3 and 5 for your needs. For the caber, other than a tree, I once joined 4 4x4 x 12’ together. wasn’t the best but it was something.
Colin, thanks bro. I sent you a PM on something else.
Good luck! Throw 'em far.
SWEET! hel320 thanks for the info. Kick arse this weekend and the best of luck to you.
Long day, got a nice sun burn right now.
Shot Put - 1st
Weight Throw - 3rd
Discus - 4th
Did really good in the shot and surprized myself. I was seeded 3rd but got a good one off. Only beat out the second place guy by 4mm.
Just frigging amazed myself in the weight throw. I’m prouder of the 3rd in that than winning the shot. The weight throw isn’t contested at many meets so I don’t practice it much. They had it instead of the hammer here.
Discus - I just got beat. Guy beat me by 2mm for the bronze. If I had thrown a PR I could have caught him. The 1 & 2 guys just plain throw farther than me. Posted a couple more vids in my profile. Next meet is in 3 weeks so I will definitely be getting some discus practice in.
Way to go Hel! A good day’s throwing and I’ll bet you even had fun too…
Good job hel. Going to check the vids out now!
Nice work bro!You are on a roll.
That’s terrific hel! You’ll get ‘em next time in the discus. Get crackin’ three weeks isn’t a lot of time. 
Way to go Hel! What was the weight for the WT used in your age group? Is your meet in three weeks the USATF FL State meet in Clermont?
Way to go Hel! Congrats! I am going to check out the new vids now!
You can post the results of your throws ?And keep up the good work !
Thanks to all. Had a real great time an saw a lot of the guys I hadn’t seen since last year. Some new faces, too. Cocky, young 50 year olds just moving into the age group this year.
As always happens at these things we start comparing notes.
Dan Johns seems to be the favorite for quoting and a lot of guys following his philosophies. Helps that he was an accomplished thrower. The bench seems to have fallen out of favor with many, especially the discus specialist. Lot of throwers compete in Oly lifting as well.
For the next couple of weeks I’m going to keep up my big lifts routine and try to get in a lot more throwing. Analyzed my vids and found a lot of problems. Primarily I’m moving slow as hell in the shot and still having a big problem with my left arm. Releasing the disc way too low off my hip. Back to the drawing board.
BB-25# for me and the meet in three weeks is the Birmingham Classic. I’ll be in Florida beginning of August for the Southeast Sports Festival.
Way to go bro. I may have to try the shot one day just for shits and grins. you really motivate me.
Awesome Job hel. Keep it up brother.
Yesterday
Before work
backyard
Discus, power position, 10 lb weight, got to gat my arm up
Afterwork
Bench
135,185wu, 225x8, 245x8x4
Power cleans
135wu,185x8x4
Front press
135x8,155x6,175x6
Leg press
200,400,wu 490x10,580x8,670x6x4
Weather gods are against me again. Need to get in more technique training on the throws but suppose to have T-Storms all day to day.
Hmmm… nice work Hel!
When the weather gods are against me, I appease them by sacrificing a small furry animal… or a long distance runner… whichever comes first… lol!