8/28/10 Events

Doudlbe overhand Axle deadlift

150x5

170x3

190x3

200x3

Yoke 60'

240x1

310x1

450x1

600x50'

600x70' 1 drop

This was ok everything is harder on gravel! first time doing more then 1 set with 600 on the yoke, way ahead of where I expected to be with the yoke still about 12 weeks out

simulated car dl

90x3

180x3

270x3

Not sure how I feel about this movement.

circus db

55x6 3 each arm

75x6 same

105x6 same

easy presses need better collars to not have to worry about setting the db down

Medley Keg carry 250,225 prowler drag all around 60' (drag a little more)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3jrHtPp8iU

accidentally carried the heavy keg first which threw me a bit (couldn't remember which keg was which haha) wasn't sure how heavy to load the prowler as I didn't even know how it would go dragging it through pretty high pea gravel. I think I had it with 210 of weights+ the weight of the prowler I had to be real deliberate with my feet so couldn't be fast but still did it in just under 60 seconds so this is a good sign.

Atlas stones

230x6 over 42" yoke bar. easy reps wanted to start light as I have plenty of time and wanted to build the confidence up as I have struggled with stones and haven't trained them in awhile. It was a little impromptu setup as after the move I don't have the spot for my stones setup, A small piece of wood laying around so I focused way to much on trying to make sure the stones didn't roll into the gravel which i was unsuccessful with. Next week this will be taken care of.

Over all a long event day I don't usually train that many events but if I want it I got to do it. I have felt a little off all week and I think I now know why. I tried a mma class ONCE earlier this year and proceeded to get a staph infection on my chin it cleared up after awhile and then flared up again with my throat swelling up. Well today this progressed real fast so I got to go to the doctor in the morning and get some antibotics in the morning. Real annoying thankfully it is a deload week and I just hope it doesn't zap my strength and the progress I've been making lately.

8/26/10 Front Squat

Power Snatch

95x3

135x3

145x3

145x3

Front Squat

135x5

185x5

225x5

255x3

285x5

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZZRTXrY9fI

DB SLDL

35 3x15

Decline situp 10lb weight behing head

3x10

hill sprints 10 minutes, should have counted how many trips but it sucked!

8/24/10 Deadlift

Power cleans

135x3

185x1,1,1

Deadlifts

225x5

315x5

355x3

395x6

1 arm db row

75 3x10

hammer curls

55s 3x8

ab rollouts

3x10

kettlebell swings

53lb 3x20

I felt like garbage, it was real hot and I didn't have it in my today. On a good day I can get 10, rest up tomorrow and get back at it Thursday.

Highland games and benching

8/22/10 Highland games throwing

Did some wfd with a 10lb weight

some 16lb hammer throws then down to 12 to work on technique I think I finally got the technique down so I am sure at my next games pr's will be obliterated.

Bramear stone,

more hammer

some light log presses

some tire flips

8/23/10 Bench Press

man my back was tight coming into training it took forever to get warmed up, Doing this I ended up taking Methyl Mass about 45 minutes before training which I think was awesome. as I usually wait about 15-20 and I noticed it really picks up a little into my workout. So I think this worked out well.

barx

135x5

155x5

175x3

190x12 PR+10lbs

Dips

BW 4x20 PR

chinups band assist 3x10

behind the back wrist curl 3x10

This was a great training session, my training is going exactly how I need it to, strength is climbing, endurance is getting better, weight is staying the same and I am visibly leaner.

8/21/10 Axle press and farmers walk

Damn got some sleep and ready to go, happy I know the events for nat's so I can start training specifically for them.

Axle clean and press (clean each rep)

80xsome
150x3
200x3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCxlsll2bUU

clean and press for reps

150x8 for speed/endurance/explosiveness

farmers walk

up to 240 for 50ft

kept it short, going to train events saturday and sunday to get used to a two day contest so I'll increase the volume up over the next few weeks.

I was really working on having a fast transition from the clean to the press, happy with how that went. Need to get better at my clean but good for the first week.

Strongman Nationals Events and thoughts

The events for North American Strongman (NAS) Nationals where released today and my entry is in the mail!

Nationals will take place on November 12th and 13th in Reno, NV at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino.

It is a two day contest with 3 events Friday starting at 11pm! and 4 events Saturday starting at 1pm. I have never done a two day contest let alone 7 tough hard events so I am a little nervous about that but excited at the same time! If I reading it right and the first day starts at 11pm this is going to be crazy!

The 175lb class is being contested separately with different weights in some of the events. I think this is a great idea by NAS and something I have said would be a good idea for awhile now. Just real happy to see NAS giving a little more attention to the little guys and seems to me they might try to build up the little guy classes in 2011 which I am real excited for



Day 1 events

Event 1. Medley: 600lb yoke 60' 250' sandbag 60' 60 second time limit

My yoke is really coming along, the weight isn't to heavy at all. Just got to continue to improve on my yoke and get a sandbag and get comfortable with the pick, pretty confident with this event.

Event 2. 150lb 10" Giant DB Clean and Press for reps

Man this event is daunting but I think very crucial for me to take home the national championship. 150 is real heavy for a 175lber hell its 25lb under bodyweight press with 1 arm! My best is 130. I think I have a real shot at getting a rep or two if I train my ass off. If a few 175'ers pull a rep or two it will most likely really seperate them from the pack and that is my plan.

Event 3. Car deadlift for reps (Economy sized car) Side handles

This is a good event for me! Excited this is in nationals and that it seems to be one of the events that isn't lighter, which suites me.

Day two Start time 1 PM

Event 4 Axle Clean and press each rep 200lbs clean each rep

Happy the weight is fairly light, my axle clean is fairly slow so I really got to work on the clean, my press will be fine, key is fast and effective clean to not waste time and energy

event 5 keg load and sled drag everything 60' 230/250 kegs 500 sled drag.

Kegs have somehow became a good event for me so excited this is cardio cardio cardio! got to work on my sled drag

Event 6 500lb Giant frame carry 60'

Happy it is a frame compared to farmers as in my experince they seem a little easier to grip for me and they are a bit wider which keeps my hands away from my wide hips and legs, a problem I have with farmers. as it is one solid piece, the "giant" word makes it a little intidmating but glad it is not overly heavy.

Event 7 Atlas Stones 240,300,330,360,390 60 seconds

Basically I got to train stones hard.

Just putting my thoughts down, it really helps. Can you tell I am excited for my first trip to nationals?
Entry form says 100$$'s will be given out for each event win so I plan to win some $ in Reno :)

8/20/10 Front Squat

8/20/10 Front Squat

Yesterday I went with my friend 280 miles each way to pick up a GTO he bought and didn't get my normal meals in (btw wendys is great.) So I was real ran down today. Trying to muster up the energy to train this afternoon, I mixed two scoops of Methyl Mass together with 16 ounce water and as sipping it checked NAS website and saw nationals events where posted! I instantly got real pumped to train. That combo really worked :)

Power Snatch

95x3
115x3
135x3
155x1

Front Squat

135x5
185x5
210x3
245x3
275x6

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

Went back to the OLY shoes for my squats as well, positives and negatives to barefoot. Looking at the video real pissed at myself for not getting those last two reps for a 5lb all time pr. who cares next week I'll get 285x8

Kept it short, doing some events tomorrow AND sunday Going to get used to doing events back to back for Nats Got to bring it for that!

8/18/10 Overhead Press

Little PM training busy work schedule!

two scoops and i needed it! For my job I am in my truck for at least 3-6 hours a day which can wear me out. I didn't feel real amped up going into today but a lot better then I did before taking Methyl Mass, Even though I didn't feel like it I had plenty of energy and strength and it never went away throughout the workout

8/18/10

Strict OHP

Axle clean and strict press
80x5
115x3
130x3
150x6 est 1rm 179

BW Dips

5x10 up it to 12 next week I want to work my way up to bw 4x20

BW Pull ups

3x8 (not sure why my pull ups been sucking)

circuit

1A bb curl

95 2x8

1B Y raises

2x8

1C Band tricep pushdown

average band 2x15

ab rollouts 2x10

Plate pinches

3 10s should have times them but damn my right thumb strength is still horrible and painful

max time x2 each hand

The axle felt real strong I went back to wearing olympic shoes and felt a lot more stable. I don't know what happened the reps where flying up then on the 6th rep it stalled right above my head but I knew I was going to blast through the sticking point and I thought in my head this is a struggle but its going up which I think made me not push past the sticking point and wore my shoulders out so the 7th rep wasn't there. Stupid me just lift!

8/17/10 Deadlift

8/17/10 Deadlift

Two scoops again for a little 7am training

Strength feeling great, still as effective as the first time I used it. Hopefully this continues. Can't say the same for all preworkout drinks.

Deadlift touch and go

135x5
225x5
295x3
335x3DOH
Add straps
375x8 EST 1RM 475

Power cleans

185 3x3

BB Shrugs

225 3x10 no straps

Deadlift felt ok strapped up for the top set as my left bicep is a little tender and no reason to play around. I think I set my grip a little narrow and didn't adjust my belt right as my arm kept touching my belt really threw me off. Probably had 12 but oh well next time.

Man shrugs really hurt at first ever since I injured my trap/spine but the area feels better by the third set, train through the pain to improve!

Next two weeks I think I'll be training in the PM I got a few extra commitments at work for a bit so I have to rush my training which I don't like doing.

8/15/10 Bench BRAH!

8/15/10

1 scoop EST Methyl Mass Pre workout, this is a later workout on a sunday so a little more laid back and I don't have to wake myself up as much to train at 11 instead of 6-7AM this stuff is great I want the bottle to last!

close grip Flat Bench

95xsome

135x5

155x5

180x12 PR+5lbs

Close Grip Incline

135x10

135x10

135x10

135x8

BO BB ROW

185 3x8

Hammer curl

45s 3x8

DB Flies

30s 3x8

7/14/10 Events

7/14/10 Events

axle clean & press

80xsome
170x3
190x3
210xm clean
210x1
170x8
170x5


Yoke 100ft
150x2
240x2
330x2
420x2
belt on
490xlittle shy of 100ft

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsmJRto1cPg

Keg load over 49" yoke
250 x 3 felt off

Took two scoops of EST Methyl Mass about 30 minutes before workout and woke me up good! Flavor actually tasted better this time. It isn't overly sweet and isn't real sour like some other pre workout drinks are. MM really gives me some intense focus, strength felt good as well.

Good first real day back at event training for the most part. My press has felt off at this lower weight, My continental clean (wow I think that is the first time I have spelled continental right ever, what now it is two!) is real off, It will go back up! Doing a drop set on my pressing to work on explosiveness think it will work out.

yoke, hate it, it got better as I went along but on the 490 I got a horrible position with it on my back so it was way more of a struggle than it should have been.

Catching up on training.

Did a Highland games on Saturday. It went OK despite not training the throws about half my throws where down and about half up from last year. All and all it was fun and being 20 minutes from my house I would have regretted not doing it. There is another highland games in October and it might have a 190lb class which I think i can do very well in. So I will be throwing 2-3 times a month to kill that. Also starting this week my training will be 100& geared towards strongman as I got to step it up to be able to compete at nationals.

Saturday I competed in a Highland games event. I haven't done any throwing in probably 6 months but was within a few feet of all my numbers from last year (except for the hammer which I bombed) despite being 20lbs lighter and down in strength got a new pr on the 56lb weight for height of 9' barely missed 9'6" Had the height My traps and low back and grip are still sore from that going into todays training session. 8/10/10 Deadlift 135x5 225x5 275x5 315x5 355x8 est 1rm 449 Military Press (full pause at bottom) 95x5 105x5 120x5 135x8 est 1rm 170 Dead hang pull ups 3x5 dips 3x10 I saved it on deadlifts fresh I have 10-12 easy (did 15 touch and go a couple weeks ago.) This was my first time trying to deadlift and press in the same day and didn't like it at all, won't be doing that again! Going to take tomorrow off and rest up for front squats Thursday.

8/12/10 Front Squats

So I got my Methyl Mass yesterday!

Took 2 scoops about 30 minutes preworkout not on an empty stomach Because I train first thing in the morning and like to have a good meal before training.

It mixed together real well in 16 ounces of water. Little residue on the bottom but just kept shaking while sipping, zero clumps!

The Tropical Fusion flavor tastes great, slight chalkiness but I would rather have that then the over sugary taste of a lot of energy drinks.

Didn't upset my stomach at all, (like super dump)

Within about 10 minutes I felt energized, not jittery at all like a lot of pre workout supplements I have taken. Just very focused and alert, hard for me to achieve as I am not a morning person.

Bodyweight 181

Front Squat

135x5
185x5
225x5
255x5

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

This was a horrible set of front squats, kind of scary on the 2nd rep never had that happen before, I think I widened my stance a little to much, My low back has been real sore which I think took my concentration off the lift. I felt strong though as you can see the reps flew up but just didn't feel comfortable. I am just going to do required reps on the front squat as I focus on my deadlift, overhead press and strongman events.

Circuit

1A Overhead Squat

95 3x5

1B Pistols right leg only (as you can see in the vid my left leg is WAY bigger than my right and a lot stronger.)

3x5

Hanging leg raise toes touch bar

3x5

I am not going to go crazy on this day as you can't go all out every workout without running yourself into the ground I've learned. Just going to use this day to adress a few weaknesses.

Still have plenty of energy which should help me get some work done today!

Going to do some type of cardio in the PM

8/1/10 Farmers Walks sq clean thrusters and pull ups

8/1/10

Farmers walk

120x200ft
190x100ftx2 runs

Didn't resort to false grip very happy with this! Grip IS getting better

3 rounds
135 squat clean thruster 5 reps
10 pullups chest touches bar

round 1 1.35
round 2 410
round 3 8.00

the squat clean into thrusters (basically straight from a front squat into a overhead press) where easy I actually got better at them in round three as I think this is the 2nd time I've done thrusters and last time was with 95lbs. Problem with me is I still suck at pull ups, but I am better at them than I have ever been and they are continuing to improve, just still a weakness.