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Already at the gym but my back is wrecked more than I thought. Training for the next for sure. I got so much stronger training for this one. How'd Festivus go? Eta: or is it next weekend? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Very cool, congrats on doing well. Taking a break now or right back to training for the next one? My son that has gone from a 140lb dead to 200lb in the last few months was impressed with the stones. I might be playing with concrete this summer.... Already at the gym but my back is wrecked more than I thought. Training for the next for sure. I got so much stronger training for this one. How'd Festivus go? Eta: or is it next weekend? 5 days till festivus. I have about 80% range of motion on my wrist and have only been in the gym a couple of times over the past two weeks, so I expect festivus to go very badly. Heading out of town today and back Friday, just got back Saturday. |
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Damn dude, congrats. Definitely didn't look like you left anything in the tank on any of those lifts. Gotta be happy with training and competing your ass off.
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The results from Saturday's contest were posted. I got 4th place out of the 8 in my class. The 3 that beat me were all 300+ pounders. I'm happy with that, but the points were so close that had I not screwed up on the yoke, I would have gotten 3rd, or even 2nd, since those places were only 1 point apart in the final results. <a href="http://s1102.photobucket.com/user/law5876/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsuvsc5yyr.png.html" target="_blank">http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g450/law5876/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsuvsc5yyr.png</a> View Quote That's awesome you did so well and were competitive with the bigger dudes. |
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The results from Saturday's contest were posted. I got 4th place out of the 8 in my class. The 3 that beat me were all 300+ pounders. I'm happy with that, but the points were so close that had I not screwed up on the yoke, I would have gotten 3rd, or even 2nd, since those places were only 1 point apart in the final results. <a href="http://s1102.photobucket.com/user/law5876/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsuvsc5yyr.png.html" target="_blank">http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g450/law5876/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsuvsc5yyr.png</a> That's awesome you did so well and were competitive with the bigger dudes. Thanks man. Honestly it was a little intimidating walking in and actually looking up to some guys. Thankfully everyone was really supportive of eachother, even rooting guys on to get extra reps that would beat their score. It was really cool that people came from PA, MD, VA, KY, MI, and WV to compete. |
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Thanks man. Honestly it was a little intimidating walking in and actually looking up to some guys. Thankfully everyone was really supportive of eachother, even rooting guys on to get extra reps that would beat their score. It was really cool that people came from PA, MD, VA, KY, MI, and WV to compete. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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The results from Saturday's contest were posted. I got 4th place out of the 8 in my class. The 3 that beat me were all 300+ pounders. I'm happy with that, but the points were so close that had I not screwed up on the yoke, I would have gotten 3rd, or even 2nd, since those places were only 1 point apart in the final results. <a href="http://s1102.photobucket.com/user/law5876/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsuvsc5yyr.png.html" target="_blank">http://i1102.photobucket.com/albums/g450/law5876/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsuvsc5yyr.png</a> That's awesome you did so well and were competitive with the bigger dudes. Thanks man. Honestly it was a little intimidating walking in and actually looking up to some guys. Thankfully everyone was really supportive of eachother, even rooting guys on to get extra reps that would beat their score. It was really cool that people came from PA, MD, VA, KY, MI, and WV to compete. I have heard that the guys at those types of comps are usually very supportive. It is after all a fairly small community. So it probably doesn't pay to be a prick. |
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So I'm seriously considering doing another strongman in 10 weeks. It has a max log clean and press. I found the training programming used by Laurence Shahlaei to break the British max log clean and press record. He starts 8 weeks out and it goes like this.
All working sets based off your projected 1RM. Week 1: 8 sets of 3 reps at 60% Week 2: 8 sets of 3 reps at 65% Week 3: 6 sets of 3 reps at 70% Week 4: 5 sets of 3 reps at 75% Week 5: 4 sets of 3 reps at 80% Week 6: 3 sets of 2 reps at 85%. Followed by 3 sets of 3 reps at 65% moving weight as fast as possible Week 7: 1 set of 2 reps at 90% Week 8: 1 rep at 100% So for me, say I shoot for 265 1RM Week 1: 8 sets of 3 reps at 159# Week 2: 8 sets of 3 reps at 172# Week 3: 6 sets of 3 reps at 185# Week 4: 5 sets of 3 reps at 198# Week 5: 4 sets of 3 reps at 212# Week 6: 3 sets of 2 reps at 225# Followed by 3 sets of 3 reps at 172# moving weight as fast as possible Week 7: 1 set of 2 reps at 238# Week 8: 1 rep at 265# Might give this a go. |
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Ok, I'm gonna have to nix the competition in 10 weeks since I have somewhere else I have to be on that day. So, that puts my next competition in August in Norfolk, VA. This is supposed to be a really tough contest. But the events are pretty sweet.
Yoke press 240# (reps in a minute) Tire flips 617#/700#/900# (or 1100 or 1170 for third flip) Fingal Fingers and Duck Walk (one flip of 11' finger then 40' duck walk w/ 347-365#) Throw for height (a la' highland games style) 56#, 3 attempts allowed Atlas Stone series 300/330/360/380/405 (to 56"/52"/48"/44"/40") Still haven't tried a yoke press. Never seen a fingal fingers or a duck walk thingy. Never thrown, but I theoretically should be decent at it since I have orangutang arms. Never tried to bring a stone to 56" (shoulder it I guess?). Sounds like fun though. |
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Today we ordered a fingal finger from the company who made the ones for USS nationals. We should have it in 10 days. Here is a video of one just like it. Looks pretty sweet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7A7fCrrF6E View Quote Is the weight of the pole adjustable? What's the game, flip it back and forth X many times in Y amount of time? |
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Is the weight of the pole adjustable? What's the game, flip it back and forth X many times in Y amount of time? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Today we ordered a fingal finger from the company who made the ones for USS nationals. We should have it in 10 days. Here is a video of one just like it. Looks pretty sweet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7A7fCrrF6E Is the weight of the pole adjustable? What's the game, flip it back and forth X many times in Y amount of time? Yeah it has to be, but I've no idea yet how. Nationals has 5 flips for time. My April contest has one heavy flip then a 40 foot duck walk. |
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Did some 18" deadlift, off of a rack. So no touch and go. More like gentle touch and go.
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Nice. I understand training for this movement some because, you know, you're gonna see it...but you dont' seem weak at lockout, wouldn't doing regular deads pay more dividends? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Did some 18" deadlift, off of a rack. So no touch and go. More like gentle touch and go. 365x5 405x5 455x5 495x5 545x5 PR Just following my program. It throws some deficits and 18" in there every once and awhile, but not often. Yes, my lockout is much better than my pull off the floor. My main weakness I need to improve on is my strict press. I'm gonna hit that hard. Also going to throw in some Z press and reverse ring flies. So, you gonna do any strongman this year, or just talk shit? |
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Quoted: Just following my program. It throws some deficits and 18" in there every once and awhile, but not often. Yes, my lockout is much better than my pull off the floor. My main weakness I need to improve on is my strict press. I'm gonna hit that hard. Also going to throw in some Z press and reverse ring flies. So, you gonna do any strongman this year, or just talk shit? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Did some 18" deadlift, off of a rack. So no touch and go. More like gentle touch and go. 365x5 405x5 455x5 495x5 545x5 PR Just following my program. It throws some deficits and 18" in there every once and awhile, but not often. Yes, my lockout is much better than my pull off the floor. My main weakness I need to improve on is my strict press. I'm gonna hit that hard. Also going to throw in some Z press and reverse ring flies. So, you gonna do any strongman this year, or just talk shit? |
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There is a high likelihood of just talking shit but I really am trying to do the one in RVA in June... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Did some 18" deadlift, off of a rack. So no touch and go. More like gentle touch and go. 365x5 405x5 455x5 495x5 545x5 PR Just following my program. It throws some deficits and 18" in there every once and awhile, but not often. Yes, my lockout is much better than my pull off the floor. My main weakness I need to improve on is my strict press. I'm gonna hit that hard. Also going to throw in some Z press and reverse ring flies. So, you gonna do any strongman this year, or just talk shit? I thought about doing that one, but I have to be somewhere else that day, which would be tricky. Also I would have to pull 700# from 18", which isn't happening. I can probably break 600, not sure by how much. |
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"Transaction Confirmation for Virginia's Strongest Man and Woman"
*sigh* Went novice again, mostly because a buddy of mine is going to run too and it'll be nice to go head to head. Maybe this will be the time I get that First Plaaaaaaace (not gonna happen, not at an event with this many folks)... now to go find a 12" log bar I can play with... |
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"Transaction Confirmation for Virginia's Strongest Man and Woman" *sigh* Went novice again, mostly because a buddy of mine is going to run too and it'll be nice to go head to head. Maybe this will be the time I get that First Plaaaaaaace (not gonna happen, not at an event with this many folks)... now to go find a 12" log bar I can play with... View Quote Sweet. Now let the hate flow when you pick up the log. If you can make it over this way one day we have a log session. |
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You gonna come down to RVA and do this one? You could slim some and murder Middleweight. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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It ain't the clean, it's the pressssss. Yes. But the clean also affects the press since you can't breathe and are stuck with whatever you have left over after the clean. I don't know about murder, but I would do it if I could. I'm probably going somewhere with my father that weekend. I've heard it's gonna be an awesome event. A couple guys from my gym who are competing at nationals are likely going. |
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There's an NAS strongman contest in Roanoke on July 23 which I may enter.
max axle C&P DL medley w/ axle, 18" texas bar, and car DL farmer's walk 60" keg medley atlas stones over 48" in a minute |
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Some recent training stuff:
12 min emom: 125# per hand farmer's carry 60 ft x 2 (min 1) 12 OH squats at 95# (min (2) That was way worse than it looks. 150 slamballs for time at 50# 10:00 exactly. 3 months ago I did 10:01. 1 second PR. 3 months before that I did 11:01. axle bar strict press: quick triples up to 175#. 200x2 (20/15/10): 85#x20 105#x15 125#x10 bench press: 255x10 300x3 315x1 335x1 10 mim emom 20 weighted calf raises 8 barbell skull crushers 95# I've made up stupider shit, but that was an odd combination. Did the calf raises occlusion and I think my body was like WTF is this combo. |
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Stones series to 50". Just chalk. 7 sets 150# / 175# / 215# tire flips at 500/600#? 4 x 60' Today: Back squat: 135x10 185x10 225x10 275x6 315x6 365x6 405x6 |
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You gonna come down to RVA and do this one? You could slim some and murder Middleweight. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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It ain't the clean, it's the pressssss. Yes. But the clean also affects the press since you can't breathe and are stuck with whatever you have left over after the clean. My weekend may be clear now. Got to looking at this again. No way I can get to middleweight, which would be 220. I'm sitting at 263 right now. So, there appears to be only one HW class. So HW it is. Max log? Check. 335 stone over 52. Stone check. 52? Never tried, but should be okay. Truck pull? That's probably a check. 330# keg? Why not. Deadlifts. 500# axle. Check. 700# frame? No idea. 700# 18" DL? No idea, but it sounds a little too heavy for me. I better try that first. |
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Quoted: My weekend may be clear now. Got to looking at this again. No way I can get to middleweight, which would be 220. I'm sitting at 263 right now. So, there appears to be only one HW class. So HW it is. Max log? Check. 335 stone over 52. Stone check. 52? Never tried, but should be okay. Truck pull? That's probably a check. 330# keg? Why not. Deadlifts. 500# axle. Check. 700# frame? No idea. 700# 18" DL? No idea, but it sounds a little too heavy for me. I better try that first. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: It ain't the clean, it's the pressssss. Yes. But the clean also affects the press since you can't breathe and are stuck with whatever you have left over after the clean. My weekend may be clear now. Got to looking at this again. No way I can get to middleweight, which would be 220. I'm sitting at 263 right now. So, there appears to be only one HW class. So HW it is. Max log? Check. 335 stone over 52. Stone check. 52? Never tried, but should be okay. Truck pull? That's probably a check. 330# keg? Why not. Deadlifts. 500# axle. Check. 700# frame? No idea. 700# 18" DL? No idea, but it sounds a little too heavy for me. I better try that first. |
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Do you get to use lifting straps on the axle deadlift? I wouldn't think so, but I am curious.
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Do you get to use lifting straps on the axle deadlift? I wouldn't think so, but I am curious. Good luck on the 18" pulls! Yes straps are allowed. I think it would probably be impossible without them. For me anyway. Is the axle still harder with the straps? I've never had the chance to use one. |
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Is the axle still harder with the straps? I've never had the chance to use one. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Do you get to use lifting straps on the axle deadlift? I wouldn't think so, but I am curious. Good luck on the 18" pulls! Yes straps are allowed. I think it would probably be impossible without them. For me anyway. Is the axle still harder with the straps? I've never had the chance to use one. I've never tried it with straps. I've done it without and it sucks even at 225# or so. It must be worse in some respect. Probably no rotation and no flex. Just more awkward. |
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that looked super fast, and you seemed really far away from the bar, but maybe just my imagination.
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that looked super fast, and you seemed really far away from the bar, but maybe just my imagination. View Quote It wasn't the best video angle. I'm pretty sure it maintained contact with my legs the entire time, though I do believe I was forward too much on it. Because I was looking at myself in the mirror probably. I should probably just be hitching it since that's GTG in strongman and would keep me backwards and give me the best shot at lifting too much weight. Honestly, the worst thing about that was setting the weight back down lightly so as not to damage the bar, or the rack. I think that's what pulled my rib out of place. Not going over 600 again on anything I can't slam back down. |
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View Quote Nice. Sweet gym. Have you tried using a belt? That was a long rest in the rack. As you move up in weight that will crush you. |
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Quoted: Nice. Sweet gym. Have you tried using a belt? That was a long rest in the rack. As you move up in weight that will crush you. View Quote I am having belt issues, as the past few months have seen EVERYTHING get bigger. Legs, arms, traps, and my middle. But my belt just doesn't have enough velcro to not pop anymore (not that it had that much to begin with) so I need to either lose some weight or lose this belt or both. I'm leaning towards both. It's just hard, cuz I love to eat. Anyway, you're not wrong, and dicking around at the top is a problem I have with a lot of my lifts, I really need to work on that. |
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