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Thursday, July 26, 2012

upper body kind of a deload

I've been pressing a lot and neglecting the little things. I felt a slight impingement so i went light and did some stuff with deep stretches 

Log clean and strict press

up to 185 3x3 

this is when i decided no pressing

dead hang pull ups

3x12

incline db flies

3x12

incline db press with elbows real low stretching the shoulders out

3x12

reverse ring flies 

3x12

front/side/rear delt raises

3x12

cheat curls

massive pump

mirror pictures

shower

more mirror pictures


Tuesday, July 24, 2012

3 days straight of fun time

Saturday

felt off did 2 sets with the axle C&P for Dallas, needed more rest

than did a few runs of 100ft duck walks that sure was fun......

Sunday did a little conans wheel light

and worked up to 650 yoke for 60 feet. fast one downhill one uphill

Monday

Power Snatch

95x3
115x3
135x1
155x1
175x1
185x1
205x1 PR+10lbs (press out) thought it was 195 but whatev's felt cool

Front Squat

155x3
243x3
293x1
333x1
385x1
443x not today buddy

shoulda tried 423 first all good

than ran around with a 210lb sandbag till my legs stopped working

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GJnbissITA

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Dallas day 1 events

Friday afternoon time to hit axle deads and circus dumbbell!

nap maxforce N.O than lifts!

Axle deadlift

135x3
135x3
225x3
225x3
315x3
365x3
410x15 PR

Circus dumbbell

150x2
150x9 !! big pr 90 seconds but i feel strong

half day of work than axle/famers/duck walk this afternoon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkBnAz4ZI7c


Thursday, July 19, 2012

upper body, back at blogging

Been busy and not really feeling like logging my training but of course still killing it.

Lately i get home after working all day drink my pre workout and have a real hard time getting going. I just want to nap but if i push through that after my warm ups I get fired up and still have good training sessions. Same way Monday when i front squatted 405x2 and was more of the same yesterday. No one is going to give you anything in this world but you can take from it whatever you want.

Close grip bench with sling shot

135x3
135x3
185x3
225x3
245x3
275x3
295x3
315x3
335x3 PR

previous best was 315x1......

weighted pull ups

BW+50lbs 5x3

just BW 2 sets of 12

super set

Incline db bench/incline db rows

85s 3x8

shoulder circuit of

side/front and rear delt raises 3x12

cheat curls

3x10

hammer curls

3x10


need to do more workouts like this they make my press go up and keep me sexy

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

i bench i press i pull

close grip bench with slingshot

135x8
185x8
225x8
275x8
275x8
275x8

omg so many repzzzz i feel like my triceps have been getting neglected lately. no moar. Must press 320 log

pull ups dead hang

+45x5
x5
x4
BWx8

z press

135 3x3

Axle clean & press

135 25 reps 2:10 seconds

thumbless grip on most cleans, i can't count

sooooooo many curls

so many

hanging leg raises

more curls

more

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

squat 405x10

Drove over to Crossfit Monterey after work to check out their new location and lift with some friends.

get to the business

Power Snatch

lots of reps with weights till i hit singles at

135
155
175
185 (no press out ties PR)
195 PR+10lbs felt good! thought about going for more but 10lb pr on snatch is good

Maybe someday I will even use my hips and stuff

Back squat

felt off on warm ups, quads felt SORE.

135x5
225x5
315x3
started feeling good
wrappy wraps
365x3 felt perfect now!
405x10 PR+5 reps or +50lbs felt damn good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-6ZdeJ-rBA



try to breath

210lb sandbag carries did 2 runs

felt pretty easy other than my legs were already jello. i think it was about 100ft there and back, 2nd run i brought the bag straight back inside so i went at least 250ft with it.


Sunday, July 1, 2012

Dallas Strongman Fitness training 7 weeks out

Friday PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzNLNA_PLdc



Axle Deadlift

123x5
213x5
303x5
353x5
403x10 (+2)

felt light just had to stop to regrip, did 10 in 60 seconds than another 2 after

circus db

150x5 pr+1 rep

some left arm db work

Saturday events

Axle clean and press

up to 213x6 my clean transitions felt like shit oh wells. felt plenty strong

buddy was doing log press so silly me decided to do some

12" log press

225x1
255x1
275x1 PR+4lbs
300x you ain't getting this on a whim buddy!

felt real strong, the 300 clean felt pretty easy, it didn't feel crushing on my chest. i got decent pop. if i train my triceps heavy again and actually  do log presses

farmers walk 50'

up to 260 a hand in 13 seconds. i am sure that is a pr for me. let alone on freaking gravel

stone shouldering

with 230 and 250 stone, wanted to get a feel for it. it never felt heavy but i was making a few mistakes that will be corrected in san jose!