Training for 175lb Arnold Strongman World Championship (2013)

[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:

[quote]Kalle wrote:

REST tomorrow[/quote]

Uh-huh yeah sure… just like you rested today? ;D

You did awesome today, especially since you’re DOMS-ridden [/quote]

See I have a strategy, My next workout is Squatting and I want a rest day before that. Plus got to keep up on my log press I got a race to 300 with a friend and I better win :slight_smile:

Other news, my upper back is gaining size. I have been a pansy with my eating missing meals because I am not hungry, stopped that this week and my weight is up to 188. Goal of being 190+ by the Powerlifting meet will happen.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2010

Warm up of foam rolling super set with wrestling my dog

12/14/10 Squats
Back Squat
135x5
225x5
285x5
335x5
370x5 ALL Time PR+5lbs
370x5 for 2 sets

Felt good… Pretty easy i think I should have went for 8 reps on the 1st set

OH Squat
95x5
135x5
155x3
155x3

Damn these hit the upper back and “core”

Super set

DB SLDL

85 3x8

Band ab pulldowns

3x10

Everyday you have a PR, vedy niiice :slight_smile:

Are those the Titan wraps?

[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
Everyday you have a PR, vedy niiice :slight_smile:

Are those the Titan wraps?

[/quote]

It was a long journey to work back to those PR’s but I am surpassing my old self :slight_smile: THANKS

Yes they are, I got a green striped pair too but they are not as strong.

I got bored and did this for… no reason I just feel like I am still a little to tall a little spinal compression is always good

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2010

12/16/10 Bench
Bench

135x5
175x3
195x3
215x3
215x3
215x3

Tried to work on leg drive, I think I got SOME first set paused, pretty easy. Probably be my opener LOL

Pushupsx70 in about 90 seconds 55 in 60 seconds this sucked!

BO BB Rows

255 3x5

Axle curls

3x10

Last WEC ever tonight should be awesome.

[quote]Kalle wrote:
I got bored and did this for… no reason I just feel like I am still a little to tall a little spinal compression is always good

[/quote]

LMAO so basically, five foot people like me shouldn’t even try this?

I have two concerns:

  1. Why don’t you look as bad as me when I’m doing max effort? I knew there was something wrong with me
  2. I don’t understand your Strongman lingo lol
    What’s WEC?

Ah and concern 3… why do I suck with double posts? ;(

[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:

[quote]Kalle wrote:
I got bored and did this for… no reason I just feel like I am still a little to tall a little spinal compression is always good

[/quote]

LMAO so basically, five foot people like me shouldn’t even try this?

I have two concerns:

  1. Why don’t you look as bad as me when I’m doing max effort? I knew there was something wrong with me
  2. I don’t understand your Strongman lingo lol
    What’s WEC?[/quote]

No it means you should, It has a setting low enough, if not we can flip the bar around :slight_smile: I’m only 5’6 so I say that because I had to do that once on someones yoke that didn’t have a low setting haha.

I beg to differ, i think its perspective, I mean have you seen my avatar? my cheeks are puffed out, my chin i don’t even know whats going on there, my face is turning purple. So much blood is rushing to my head I’d give any vampire an instant hard on.

WEC = World Extreme Cage fighting. MMA, it was on today and was pretty epic.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2010

12/18 Deadlifts
Deadlift

135x5
225x5
315x3
380x3
430x3
480x3

5" deficit deadlift

315x3
365x3
405x1

Shrugs

225x5
315x5
405 3x5
315x15
225x15

Ab rollouts

3x15

My speed off the floor is abysmal right now. Couple reasons for this I think.

  1. Not doing front squats, these have really help my speed off the floor.
  2. Going heavier on back squats then I ever have before. This will of course allow for less recovery and not be as fresh to deadlift.
  3. Going really heavy in the deadlift for a million weeks in a row.

I think I will just do deficit deads next week as a break. or not dead at all two weeks out from the powerlifting meet.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2010

12/19/10 Log Press
Upper back is torched after deadlifts yesterday, hell I have pretty much been in a constant state of DOMS for a month. 1 more week and I can rest!

12" Log Clean & Press
95x5
165x3
190x3
210x6

ahhh this is about equal to last weeks 200x8 if you believe rep calculators, I was way fresher going into last week and my technique was off. I am trying to do my overhead pressing in as beat up a state as possible to simulate contest conditions so good all things considered. 10lb PR would have been nice though :slight_smile:

Pull ups

5x10

2" Axle clean & Strict Press

5x10

[quote]Kalle wrote:
So much blood is rushing to my head I’d give any vampire an instant hard on.

[/quote]

And 5 foot T-Nation girls… er no, wait. Girls can’t get hard ons.

Haha that’s how I feel. Everything on me is sore but I’ll die if I took a day off before Xmas Eve and Day. Especially since I will be nomming on pumpkin pie and ice cream.

Nope, gotta earn that.

You’re still a monster.

[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:

[quote]Kalle wrote:
So much blood is rushing to my head I’d give any vampire an instant hard on.

[/quote]

And 5 foot T-Nation girls… er no, wait. Girls can’t get hard ons.

Haha that’s how I feel. Everything on me is sore but I’ll die if I took a day off before Xmas Eve and Day. Especially since I will be nomming on pumpkin pie and ice cream.

Nope, gotta earn that.

You’re still a monster.[/quote]

For a second there I thought you were going to confess something… Would have been shocking I never noticed a bulge in your bikini pics and trust me I looked closely haha thanks

You got to push yourself to the limit sometimes and then go right over it and keep on pushing. I just realized I have two more weeks of training then rest before my meet. I will probably only train 3x a week but they will be heavy.

Oh about bulking this week I ate a ton of ice cream and got my bodyweight up to 192. After the bloat wore off I’m back down to around 188 but still gaining some weight :slight_smile:

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2010

Squats and Thoughts
Anyone else have odd goals? One of my all time long goals is to have legs that total circumference is equal to my total height. I would need 33" legs Just about 6" on both legs to go :slight_smile:

Back Squat

135x5
225x5
295x3
add belt
315x3
add knee wraps
345x3
390x3 pr

blah screwed up bar position on my back, 2nd rep was crap or else I would have went for 5

315x10

18" 2" Axle Deadlift

Up to

400x17 in 75 seconds.

sings This is my confession
Lol but no, I have nothing to confess haha

Oh boy, is your meet that soon?! I can’t wait, get vids!

Your squats are torturous. Especially the high rep squats. Mine take like, an hour haha

That is an awesome goal, I wish I had a cool goal like that.
Luckily I’m only 5 feet. I bet you wish you were my height now, huh?

I haven’t had real ice cream in a while. Frozen yogurt is as close as I’ve gotten.
But Saturday, that changes when I’m nomming on gelato and pumpkin pie <3

[quote]Nikki9591 wrote:
sings This is my confession
Lol but no, I have nothing to confess haha

Oh boy, is your meet that soon?! I can’t wait, get vids!

Your squats are torturous. Especially the high rep squats. Mine take like, an hour haha

That is an awesome goal, I wish I had a cool goal like that.
Luckily I’m only 5 feet. I bet you wish you were my height now, huh?

I haven’t had real ice cream in a while. Frozen yogurt is as close as I’ve gotten.
But Saturday, that changes when I’m nomming on gelato and pumpkin pie <3[/quote]

Yeah Meet is Jan 9th, I’ll get vids. I’m excited.

I made that set of squats harder then it needs to be, but oh well shows me when I set up right how much more weight I’ll lift :slight_smile: 455!!!

5’6" is short enough for me :slight_smile: its already hard enough to load stones on platforms haha

I’m not going to tell you what I ate today it might have been an immense amount of ribs

Yesterday I worked up to

230x5 on the bench for a pr (first two paused)

some pull ups

standing Db military press with 70s

then axle curls

4x8

and a circuit of

db curls 3x12
side raises 3x12
front raises 3x12
rear delt raises 3x12

tired of having baby arms :slight_smile:

Main thing is though Worlds Strongest man 2010 is on ESPN2 all day tomorrow!! starting at 12PM Pacific, going to do some log presses and speed deadlifts as well.

Here is a pic of a gift I got… Last year. No it is not the thought that counts haha

Log Press

95x5
145x5
175x5
200x3
225x4 PR

Just ran out of gas 225x5 is a short term goal, I got it

speed deadlifts

315 5 sets of 1

just reading up on some logs over here.

Great training!
I like your mix of strongman stuff PL training.

I’ve always wanted to do a strongman comp. I remember you offering help in the strongman forum, so thanks!

[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
just reading up on some logs over here.

Great training!
I like your mix of strongman stuff PL training.

I’ve always wanted to do a strongman comp. I remember you offering help in the strongman forum, so thanks![/quote]

Hey thanks, I decided I just like strength sports, I want to do everything. But strongman is my favorite it tests truly everything IMO. Highland games might be the most fun though

I remember that, it didn’t work out right? Do you plan on doing one in the future?