Training for 175lb Arnold Strongman World Championship (2013)

Thursday, MAY 3, 2012

Deadlifts actually feel good?!
Felt awesome for a change. I knew I just needed some lighter training and rest.

Deadlift just a belt dead stop reps

135x5
225x3
225x3
315x3
365x3
425x9 PR no straps. pr with straps is 10 and I lost balance hitching the 10th…

I baby powdered my thighs and when I tried to hitch the 10th it kept sliding DOWN when jerking it up haha

DO Stiff Leg Axle deadlifts

213 3x3

good mornings 3x10

incline db curls 75s 3x10

kettlebell swings

70 3x25

airdyne sprints 60 seconds on 30 seconds off 4 rounds

great day of training

[quote]Kalle wrote:
Thursday, MAY 3, 2012

Deadlifts actually feel good?!
Felt awesome for a change. I knew I just needed some lighter training and rest.

Deadlift just a belt dead stop reps

135x5
225x3
225x3
315x3
365x3
425x9 PR no straps. pr with straps is 10 and I lost balance hitching the 10th…

I baby powdered my thighs and when I tried to hitch the 10th it kept sliding DOWN when jerking it up haha

DO Stiff Leg Axle deadlifts

213 3x3

good mornings 3x10

incline db curls 75s 3x10

kettlebell swings

70 3x25

airdyne sprints 60 seconds on 30 seconds off 4 rounds

great day of training[/quote]
Saw the vid for this session up, good stuff! I like the sprints in there too! Good shit. see you in June Kalle!

[quote]prostrongmanzack wrote:

[quote]Kalle wrote:
Thursday, MAY 3, 2012

Deadlifts actually feel good?!
Felt awesome for a change. I knew I just needed some lighter training and rest.

Deadlift just a belt dead stop reps

135x5
225x3
225x3
315x3
365x3
425x9 PR no straps. pr with straps is 10 and I lost balance hitching the 10th…

I baby powdered my thighs and when I tried to hitch the 10th it kept sliding DOWN when jerking it up haha

DO Stiff Leg Axle deadlifts

213 3x3

good mornings 3x10

incline db curls 75s 3x10

kettlebell swings

70 3x25

airdyne sprints 60 seconds on 30 seconds off 4 rounds

great day of training[/quote]
Saw the vid for this session up, good stuff! I like the sprints in there too! Good shit. see you in June Kalle![/quote]

Yeah buddy can’t wait! Thanks training has been going really well

Yes Doug, 15 will be there if needed
Saturday, MAY 5, 2012

WA Strongest Apple events 4 weeks out
I passed out on my couch at 8:30PM Friday night woke up at 4:30 back in bed by 5 and slept again till 7am that felt pretty damn amazing.

Hit the events a little earlier than normal in the day after a good breakfast 4 cups of green tea and 2 scoops of max force

Yoke walk 70’

picks and short starts up to 540

610 in about 25 seconds. PR still slow, still sucks but it is getting better. Just got to keep working

Circus Dumbbell

warm ups with 2" plate loaded db

circus dummbell

130x5 in 60 seconds
130x8 in 90 seconds

90lbs on 2" db 2x10 with left arm

Farmers Walk

210x140ft turn at 70

turn sucked grip felt good

[quote]Kalle wrote:
Thursday, MAY 3, 2012

Deadlifts actually feel good?!
Felt awesome for a change. I knew I just needed some lighter training and rest.

Deadlift just a belt dead stop reps

135x5
225x3
225x3
315x3
365x3
425x9 PR no straps. pr with straps is 10 and I lost balance hitching the 10th…

I baby powdered my thighs and when I tried to hitch the 10th it kept sliding DOWN when jerking it up haha

DO Stiff Leg Axle deadlifts

213 3x3

good mornings 3x10

incline db curls 75s 3x10

kettlebell swings

70 3x25

airdyne sprints 60 seconds on 30 seconds off 4 rounds

great day of training[/quote]

That’s awesome, man. Any idea of where your 1RM for deads may be?

[quote]krazykoukides wrote:

[quote]Kalle wrote:
Thursday, MAY 3, 2012

Deadlifts actually feel good?!
Felt awesome for a change. I knew I just needed some lighter training and rest.

Deadlift just a belt dead stop reps

135x5
225x3
225x3
315x3
365x3
425x9 PR no straps. pr with straps is 10 and I lost balance hitching the 10th…

I baby powdered my thighs and when I tried to hitch the 10th it kept sliding DOWN when jerking it up haha

DO Stiff Leg Axle deadlifts

213 3x3

good mornings 3x10

incline db curls 75s 3x10

kettlebell swings

70 3x25

airdyne sprints 60 seconds on 30 seconds off 4 rounds

great day of training[/quote]

That’s awesome, man. Any idea of where your 1RM for deads may be?
[/quote]

i hit 560 in a suit and straps a bit ago and 545 for a double. I think my max in just a belt is around 545

MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012

Monday= squats
going belt less on my front squats for awhile. They always do me good. Only thing adding the belt helps is my ego.

Front squat (no belt)

135x5
225x3
225x3
255x3
285x6

some pistols haha did 10 with right leg. my left leg wouldn’t work today even though my left leg is way stronger and last time I did these I had the opposite problem

back squat

275x10
275x10

Hanging leg raises

3x10

filled up my Ironmind sandbag with 200lbs of sand for some fun this weekend

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2012

deadlifts and other stuff
Was pretty excited to deadlift till i remembered I was out of chalk. I should have used straps but didn’t want to throw my form off since i am just getting used to pulling mixed grip again anyway.

deadlift

135x5
225x3
225x3
315x3
365x3
405x5
455x5

hands feel like hamburger this morning my grip stinks. Not bad pulling 480x5 with straps is my best 515 in a suit touch n’ go I am going to match 480x5 without straps next week

Axle stiff leg deadlifts DOH

233 3x3

Incline DB bench

85s 3x10

incline db rows

85s 3x10

“grace” with an ironmind axle

135lb clean and press 30 reps

did it in 1:51 it was pretty damn easy I guess my conditioning is better. Hardest part was counting to 30

[quote]Kalle wrote:

[quote]krazykoukides wrote:

That’s awesome, man. Any idea of where your 1RM for deads may be?
[/quote]

i hit 560 in a suit and straps a bit ago and 545 for a double. I think my max in just a belt is around 545[/quote]
That’s pretty sick, man - I’d be thrilled if I could pull that.

[quote]Kalle wrote:

some pistols haha did 10 with right leg. my left leg wouldn’t work today even though my left leg is way stronger and last time I did these I had the opposite problem

[/quote]

Is your floor level? My basement’s floor isn’t and I have to be pretty careful about foot placement or I’ll have one leg take over on squats. Maybe one of your legs gets more of the load depending on where your feet are?

[quote]krazykoukides wrote:

[quote]Kalle wrote:

some pistols haha did 10 with right leg. my left leg wouldn’t work today even though my left leg is way stronger and last time I did these I had the opposite problem

[/quote]

Is your floor level? My basement’s floor isn’t and I have to be pretty careful about foot placement or I’ll have one leg take over on squats. Maybe one of your legs gets more of the load depending on where your feet are?[/quote]

Its been an imbalance for awhile. My left leg is about 3/4" bigger than my right

SUNDAY, MAY 13, 2012

Washington’s Strongest Apple 3 weeks out
Yoke walk 80’

up to 660 for 1 run

My yoke still sucks but I got it done. Sadly this is a pr… Can’t wait to use a good yoke on PAVEMENT it will feel so much easier. It always does.

Circus DB

130lbx7 PR+1 rep in 60 seconds (8 total)
130x8 PR+2 reps!

I’ve really turned this event into a strength when it was a weakness. I am real happy with it!

Log clean and press each rep

Just threw 205 on it and did 12 in 60 seconds mostly 1 motion. Wasn’t too hard

Keg medley I would walk with my 250lb keg 60’ drop sprint back 60’ sprint back to the keg 60’ carry the keg 60’ again. Ended up carrying the keg 4x.

Good session! feeling ready to go

Sick Circus DB work dude. Looks like everything is coming together at the right time!

Circus DB looks fun

Thanks guys, yes sir! Looking forward to a competitive show!

Been eating real good trying to lean out for 175 and doing more conditioning. Pretty happy with how it is going so far

Looks like it’s working, man!

[quote]krazykoukides wrote:
Looks like it’s working, man![/quote]

Thanks! I like the increase in conditioning and strength but looking better is a nice bonus

Monday, MAY 14, 2012

Squats 'N Snatches
Good energy going into training. Rare for a Monday

Power snatch

95x3
115x3
135x3
155x3
175x2 miss third PR haha shit form with press out but whatev’s

Front squat no belt

135x3
225x3
275x3
300x5 beltless pr

some pistols I actually got some with my left leg today

medicine ball slams

Weighted ab rollouts

25x8
45x8

these were damn hard but felt awesome. I was just testing them out but they are staying for sure.

Weighted ab rollouts sound nasty… Also, I tried those rockers in the ab article from here the other day. Felt like I simultaneously got punched in the stomach and the nuts. Those suck so bad. As do ab cramps.