Overhead Pressies Lucky #7

I ate 1 million calories consisting of 16oz rib eye full rack of ribs big bowl of diced candied sweet potatoes. yesterday then today ate fried bacon wrapped prawns so life is good


Log Press
95xtootlie doo
170x5
195x5
220x7.......  My body just shuts down on any overhead at 5 reps haha Can't get a 20lb  pr everyday

Circus DB

115x7 +1 from last week and no belt

Strict BB Press

135x5
145x5
160x7 theme continues......  might be a pr I dunno

Pull ups

3x10

Youtube decided it hates me

Deadlifts Going Bananas

I was supposed to back off this week but I am just roaring all day. I was pacing like a damn bull. I feel it so I trusted myself.

Deadlifts

135x5
225x5
315x3
375x3
425x3
480x5 PR+25lbs! This in a way felt easier then 455x6 last week. Even if the last two where hitched sue me

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

Pendlay Rows

135x5
225x5
245x3
275x3
245x3

Like these, a lot easier on my lower back then normal BB Rows

Stone Trainer

To help with my squuuuuezzzzzzze on stones

150  2x8 TOUGH killed my forearms and abzzzzz

CG BENCH tricep pump brah

Close Grip Bench

135x5
165x5
190x5
215x10 PR
add sling shot
215x10
215x10

Working that lockout.......

DB flies

3x12

BO rear delt flies

3x8

Hammer curls

3x8

Plan is to do 2 sets matching whatever I did raw with the sling shot. it seems to work out. I really like that thing. Hope it helps me press out some heavy log presses.

Easter Throwing

I got just a little intoxicated Friday night bad news is I was a pussy and skipped strongman training Saturday good news is that means I now have only 3 more times to use that excuse this year.

Sunday I went and picked up my friend who proceeded to load up a assortment of spears and axes, bows in my truck along with the highland games implements.

Picked up my other friend who proceeded to give us awful hand me down tank tops (you will see evidence of one while I am tossing the caber )

Headed to Schafer park which really is an amazing place with fields to throw on, uprights for WOB, Tires, stones, all in the middle of a bunch of redwood trees.

Warmed up with some Standing throws with a 12lb shot and I got to say I am being a lot more explosive and actually spinning through on the throw, should be good for a few more ft next games.

Then got distracted and it turned into some medieval gladiator training of throwing huge spears and axes before going to do WOB

This setup has two poles one really high and another lower. I think the tall one is at either 18 or 20' so did some tosses with the 28" weight for fun and was getting the height for it but couldn't seem to get the weight to arc backwards.

Did throws with the 56# first few where silly but after a few throws I got it going right, Hit 10' a few times easy which is good, gave a 11' a few shots and it is almost there.

Did some light hammer, still hate this event..........

Few reps with some light natural logs, Rows, curls, etc

Loaded a stone a few times

Then some people showed up with a shiny new caber. So picked that thing up.

I can get away with lighter cabers of just picking the thing and using my strength to just flip it with no setup so but to progress to heavier cabers I need to work a little harder then that. So worked on getting a decent pick, controlling the caber. Getting arms high. I need to remember to look up..... I wrangled that thing in on the first toss. Second I was happy with and would be a 12 if I bought the judge a few beers at the previous comp.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx2t-J0fM5A

Get Back to seriously squatting

Man did squats feel like doodie doo while warming up

135x5
225x5
275x5
315x3
345x5

I was seriously thinking 3 would be tough, so with my first real squat workout since straining my groin went fairly good.

Power Snatch

135x5
155x5
165 1 rep on the minute
5 reps

Knees to elbows

3x8 no crossfit swinging

OH Squat

135x3
155x3
185x1

Needed to pump up the quads before I go out for drinks you know. 28" 190lbs not to bad

Use the Jerk Kalle

I mixed my BCAA drink Power Thru in some coconut water today. Interesting, Ultra hydration.

Log Press using a split jerk sorta

95x5
145x5
185x5
215x3
245x3 PR+10lbs BOOM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir83eJnHweM

Axle  Power clean and press
123x5
 AMRAP in 90 seconds

173lbs 8 reps

OH Strict Press

135x5
155x3
175x4 PR+1 rep

Wide grip Pull ups

3x8 not very strict, them bitches be hard

Band curls for that pum............. errrr I mean bicep tendon conditioning

Riding the wave............ Making my potential   a reality one day at a time.

Deadlift till your dead

Man my low back and whole body is still wrecked from event training Saturday but I can't let that stop me. This is the difference with strongman your low back will NEVER feel rested. So get used to it.

Weight was 191 this morning. It was 185 last Tuesday. Good times

Deadlift

135x5
225x5
315x5
355x5
405x3
455x6 PR +1 rep beats a pr from 09

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTf_wBU3TYQ

Good mornings off of pins

135 3x15

1 arm row

70lb kettlebell

3x15

medicine ball twists held at arms length

26lb ball 3x8 each direction

Medicine ball slams

26lb ball 3x10

Oh and to show the skills I am working on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0EiaKq2u34

Strongman events

about 9 weeks out from the heaviest show I've ever done and time to really get serious.

Clay Edgin is back in California and drove out to my house which is pretty damn deep in the country so you know he is serious about training again.

DO Axle deadlifts

123xsome
213x5

Farmers walk 60ishft
120x2
210x1
280x12ft most weight I have ever walked with so I'll take it I guess, wanted more 30+ft

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NWeFrOLLR0

210x3 2 without belt

Yoke 60' no belt

330x2
500x5 core was feeling it by the end!

Stones to 48"

230x1,1
250x3
280x2
280x3
315x not today

stones felt strong I rushed the first set or else I could have probaly went for 5 which would tie a pr


Great day! feeling strong and it is always so much better to train with someone.

Press away

Pressing SHEEEIT

Log Press

95xsome
145x5
185x3
215x3
235x3 PR+1 rep AH DAMN

Circus Dumbbell

115x6 5 right 1 left PR

Axle power clean

123x5
173x10

Military press

135x3
155x3
175x3 PR
185x1 PR+5lbs

Axle curls

band face pulls

I AM THE MACHINE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J19T2NlVQM

Dead Stop Deads. Week of Weakness is over

I KNOW what I have in me and hate when I am not performing like I should. I went back and watched all of my deads from spring of 09 when I really turned my pull around and it paid off.

Deadlifts

135x5
225x5
315x3
335x3 DOH
385x3 DOH
STRAPS
425x10 PR+10lbs and +1rep Beat a 2 year PR

SLDL

315 2x5
Shrugs

315 2x5

BB BO Rows

225 2x5

Circuit of 10 reps 3 rounds

medicine ball slams

70lb kettle bell swings

ab rollouts

Going out to eat I plan to be 190 by the time I get home.  v

a week of weakness

Pretty sure I'm on the rag this weekend. All I want to do is eat ice cream take warm bathes and watch romantic comedies where the two leads are standing back to back on the movie poster.

Well not really about one of those......

4/5/2011

The level of weakness I feel right now is just depressing. I hate how my strength ebs and flows with big peaks and valleys. WTF 

Log Press 

95x5 
165x5 
185x5 
205x5 

soooo heavy feeling 

Tried the current crossfit games workout as a change of pace 

165lb squat clean+overhead AMRAP in 5 minutes 

got 23 not great but not awful considering my pacing was lazy at beast my conditioning is horrendous and I never do squat cleans. I predicted I could do around 30 which is probably about right if i wasn't suffering from being a bitch this week. 

Pull ups 5x5 

Hanging leg raise


4/8/2011


I still feel so weak so i decided to make this real light. I know my low back and core is my weakness so I might ditch training with a belt for a few weeks see if it helps. Would it pay off in the long run lifting lighter weights? who knows 

Back Squat belt less 

135x5 
225x5 
275x5 
315x5 
225x5 
225x5 
take OLY shoes off 
225x5 
225x5 
225x5 

felt much better barefoot without OLY shoes........ 

Good mornings off pins a bit above parrellel 

135 3x12 

planks 


4/9/2011

took a stroll with 250 each lb farmers walk and did some wall balls as I built a medicine ball with an old basketball sand and duct tape ended up being 25lbs

4/10/2011

no sleeves wrist wraps or nuffin

Close grip bench

135x5

155x5

185x3

205x3

225x5

185x10

185x10

185x10

db circuit of

3x12

curls

flies

bent over rear delt flies 

going for a long hike with my hell hounds 

Ardenwood Highland games

On Saturday I drove up to Fremont to compete/ have fun at a non sanctioned Highland games That Alan Hebert was nice enough to put together and invite us too.  I was a little worried leading up as I never really eat grains and for some dumb reason ate a box of cereal two days before the comp. I was extremely bloated and in discomfort but woke up Saturday morning and seemed to get it out of my system. HAHA, Made a later start to the day then planned. Picked up Tony in Salinas then hoped in my brothers car with Tony and my nephew. Good talk about conspiracy theories, comedy, radiation, throwing, lifting and farts just like 4 guys should have on an hour long drive. Got to the venue right right on time amazingly.

The venue is crazy, it is a Historic farm Estate where they still maintain it well how people should live...... Surrounded by all the busyness of the East Bay. If I happen to be in the area when a zombie Apocalypse breaks out this is where I would go. Just wish it was on a hill so it was more defensible.

Tony had to go throw with the Big boys which sucked as I didn't get to throw with him but I had to stay in the under 200 class AKA as your either under 5'8 or a teenager. Think there was about 7 of us? Good turn out

ANYWAY First Event. Light hammer

This is by far my least favorite event. I am atrocious at it. I am not sure why but I have been throwing a lot of hammer. My first throw was horrible about 54ft? 2nd was 57 then third was 61 or 63ft not great but a +3ft improvement. Think it was good for 3rd? I may be wrong.

2nd Event: Light weight for distance.

I also don't like this event,  I can't get the whole spinning thing down I never cast the weight right I always throw it from behind my back. My first ever game with no practice I got 31' when I was about 210lbs My best since was i think 28 or 29' Awful.  I do my attempt at spinning which is me taking big slow steps in some sort of circle and muscle the weight from behind my back over 30' then I think around 33' then 37'10" ! (might have been on the 2nd throw) Can't be mad when a throw is almost 10' further  then your last games. If I ever actually follow through and cast the damn weight right I got 40+ in me. Good enough for first place by 3" which was pretty cool.

3rd Event 16lb Open Stone throw

I like stones! I got about 29'7" at my last games which was a pr but just shy of 30' which seems like a nice milestone. I just Standing putt the stone as I Haven't been training any sort of glide but my standing throw form is much improved. My first two throws where I think 28'1" then 28'3" In the exact same damn hole in the sand as the first one, Hey at least I am consistent. Third throw was 30' right on the dot! Felt awesome! Mark got 30'2" for the event win.

Then we broke for lunch, except I ended up going on a mission to grab my food water and video camera and as soon as I got back I was told to carry a caber through the parade? When you are the shortest one of the group you are not doing much carrying though.

Then there was the farmers walk......  The crowd loved it, the implements where more torture then heavy but it was a fun time.

OK 4th event. Caber. I was feeling ran down probably from the farmers walk and starting to get a bit dehydrated. I had some old Pre workout stuff that had clumped up into a rock probably about 3-4 scoops worth which  I just ate and downed 2 liters of water. It didn't get me back in the swing for the caber though as I just stank it up.

5th event 16lb sheaf toss

Started at 14' tossed that easy went up to 16 got it on my 2nd attempt I think. Went up to 18' and was just under it. Only 2nd time ever doing sheaf, with some practice I think I would be good at it. At least I got my first two successful sheaf throws in.

6th event 56lb WOB My favorite event even if I am vertically challenged. This is when I started to feel better again and started trying to really amp myself up. I thought we where going to do 42lbs in the lightweights but that didn't happen I am fine with that but in hindsight we probably should have to be fair to everyone else. I went up tossed it over 9'  on the first attempt which was nice. others where struggling. Mark kept hitting the bar for whatever reason but got it on his third. Then my brother who never lifts or throws and weighs 150lbs got it on his third despite not even being close on his first two! We where the only 3 to advance. 10' my first attempt went straight up, plenty of height but not enough arch, 2nd hit the damn bar on the way down. third flew over! NICE 1FT PR. 11FT just wasn't there I was grazing the bar. It will go down next time as it also probably won't be the last event.  I think I ended up in 2nd overall in the 200lb class. It was a great day and makes me want to get out to some more highland games.  I really hope a 190lb class gets started out here but if not I think I could move my way out of the C class by the end of the season.