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Damn I'm skinny.......


Power Snatch

95x3
135x3x3

Deadlift

135x5
225x5
315x3
405x1
455x2
495x1
405x5

felt like doodie

Front squats

up to 315x3

225 3x3 beltless and paused for a 3 count

3 sets ooooof

8 reps ab roll out

70lb kb 20 swings

25lb medicine ball slams 15 reps

I feel gay just typing that out

Log press deserves its own day

I came to the conclusion that after working my triceps with heavy cg bench Thursday I am not recovered enough for good log pressing on Saturday, event day. Moving them to my shoulder day Monday just makes sense. It also frees up more time to train the other events on the weekend I need to be outside for and need daylight.

Of course since I did press Saturday I didn't go crazy today

Log Press
95x5
145x5
185x5
215x5
235x5

Also doing shorter rest peroids on all my acc lifts it sucked bad...... about 60-90seconds between sets

Strict axle press

173x5
173x5
173x5

Pull ups

3x8 dead hang

lateral raises

3x12

Reverse ring flies

3x8

Hammer curls

3x8

10 minutes low intensity steady state cardio on airdyne...... so much fun

Oh all my damn joints hurt eat dinner, ice everything, take a epsom salt bath. deadlift tomorrow.....

Californias Strongest Man Training week 3 Atlas stones!

bla bla bla

Log press
up to 255x1 wasn't feeling it today I KNOW I am stronger just need to peak for a big press a bit :)

Farmers walk 60ft
(no belt)
190x3 runs
190x120ft turn at 60ft first 60ft WAS FAST, fastest for sure

Attempts to pull a truck yeah don't have right setup area, that was a big waste of time

Atlas stones to 48"
230x1 no tacky
tacky
250x2
series of 230,250,280 missed the 315 it was dirty/dusty had no tacky first 3 were fast and easy
280x6 PR+3 reps pretty easy just dirty stones are tacky thieves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGz9Cu3XU6Y&feature=youtu.be

Stones really saved the day....... Might do sled pulls tomorrow but I bet I wake up feeling like shit

I can bench bro

Was pretty fired up to train today!

Close Grip Bench

135x5
135x5
185x5
215x5
245x3
275x4 PR+10lbs yeah buddy This was my max and it was hard as hell less than a year ago
add sling shot
275x7 (can't count)
275x8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHgiobPUlNE&feature=youtu.be

Incline DB flies

55s 3x8

Incline db rows

85s 3x10 PR I think gonna do 100s next week. No straps

face pulls 3x15

Squatting and being skinny doesn't mix

I feel like I got skinny in two weeks. Its odd but I think I was in the 6th hole of my power belt when I was on the 4th.......... Made squatting feel weird. I just feel weird in general

Back Squat

135x5
135x5
225x5
315x3
365x3
405x3
455x1
365x3

blah.......


Good mornings

185

3x8 I hate these soooooooooooooo much

Stiff leg deadlifts

275 3x8 easy stuff

Hanging leg raises

3x12 remarkably easy.......

airdyne cardio of awfulness

strict press, pull up bonanza and demo of my fav upper back exercise

Man my shoulders and lats were dead from events so lets train upper body? Makes sense to me!

Axle strict press

93x5
123x3
173x3
193x5 bwx5 not bad...... They got a little sloppy and not so strict but still strict for me whatever......

Dead hang pull ups

max reps 2 sets

55lb pull ups x3 reps

half rep pull upsx max reps

ring rear delt raises. I really like these for upper back and rear shoulders. I videoed them to give an example of what I do

db side raises alternated with db curls

3x8 reps

Visibly leaner from last week to this bw is still the same....

Californias Strongest Man Training week 2 A trip to Fresno

Drove to Fresno this morning to get some training at Athletic Performance to train with OB.

There was a lot of the regulars training which was a nice surprise along with some new faces as well

Started off with Log for max

I already did this last week I was planning on just doing some reps but hey these things happen in strongman.

115xsome
115xsome more
165x3
205x1
255x1
275x awwwwwww how you elude me!
205x10 Haven't done high reps in forever previous pr was 200x8 so pr +5lbs and +2reps

always good to use different logs,etc they can feel very different

Medley

250 keg over 52" 560
kegx1 3 flips kegx1 3 flips kegx1

46 seconds

I could have went a bit faster it felt real good and my conditioning seems to have improved. All about transitions transitions transitions

did a few beltless yoke walks with 500lb yoke I think 5 it was shaky at first then I ended with a nice 100ft or so run that was pretty quick

Stones

Just did 2 reps with 260 stone no tacky. I didn't feel like tackying up and got caught up in what everyone else was doing. I should have used tacky and hit some bigger stones

Yeah I'll be ready

No carbs No problems still setting PRs on the reg

Bench

135x5
135x5
135x3
185x3
205x3
225x3
255x6 PR+1 rep

slingshot

255x10
255x10

DB incline flies

3x8

DB incline rows

3x15

Hammer curls

face pulls

BW is under 195

Just another day lower body

Power Snatch

95x3
105x3
135x3
155x3
155x3


Deadlift

135x3
225x3
315x3
405x3
405x3
405x3

Front squat

135x3
225x3
275x3
315x3

Ab wheel

2x8 few weeks ago I did 3x20 on these and they still kind of hurt my abzzzz so i'll work back up

Air Dyne

5 minutes
4,500-5000 rpm

over body weight Z press

Today was the day to get it..... wasn't easy but I did

Z presss

135x3
135x3
185x1
205x1 NICE 20lb PR
185x1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoV6znNI7o0&feature=youtu.be

Standing strict press

193x3
193x3
holy lat strain from that 205 z press........

some light db front and side raises and I'm OUT

I'm BAAAACK and better than eva (events)

I got real sick knew I felt like shit Saturday so I was smaaart and took the week off I wanted to lift stuff by Thursday it was torture!

BW 195

Log press for maxie

95xskadoodle
145x5
185x3
205x1
225x1 like BOOM
250x1 left arm doesnt want to work?
275xseriously bro?

Farmers walk

up to 270x40ft

keg toss

pony kegs over a tall branch about 6 sets of 2
bunch of full kegs that did not go very high............

supersetted with chasing run away kegs down the hill I really didn't want to have to knock on my neighbors door "hey Mr. I think I threw my keg in your yard can I get it please?!"

Tire flip keg load medley 250 keg over 49 bar 750 tire

messed around the tire felt like doodie but than i put on rock climbing shoes said ok time to do the whole medley and murdered the thing.

250 kegx1
750 tirex3
keg x1
tirex3
kegx1

oh i don't have to do another set of tire flips? THANK YOU

can't wait to have better conditioning again just sitting around and work being slow I have even worse cardio than normal

some loads

some flips it really felt like doodie

Hook grip deads and heavy keg

went to bed feeling like shit my throat is all scratchy I think my system is still not recovered from that stomach virus I got. Im gonna limit the eating completly cut out gluten for awhile give my body some time to recovery. Still felt strong though! just awful.........

Deadlifts 2nd week trying hook grip

used a texas deadlift bar its thinner felt so much easier....

135x5
135x5
225x3
225x3
315x3
belt
365x3
405x3
455x3 2nd and 3rd reps were solid

deadlift feels great im about to pull some big numbers again just easing back in slowly no hurry. Last week I couldn't hook grip the 455 this week I did it for 3 and it was way smoother and better.
I am still having a problem where my first rep i am putting my hips to low than its all straightened out and I get the right position on every rep after.

felt bloated little sick and awful

225 kegx60 feet this thing is dented to hell and sucks so why not use the nice 300lb keg?
300kegx60feetx2runs yeah that was fun..... never even lifted a 300lb keg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiKWg9QOj5Y&feature=youtu.be

Than I read the entry form and it says its a keg load WHOOPS but much better for me!

Prowler

2 plates 150ft back and forth fast......

stomach felt real upset after this so i bummed around the gym for a bit

got 4 tacos and went home. Seeing Jim Jeffries stand up tonight!

Bench brah

watched worlds strongest man than lifted some weights..... My gut is so damn sore from ab rollouts and hanging leg raises Tuesday it felt like they were gonna tear setting up my bench arch today so much fun.

Close grip bench

135x5
135x5
195x5
225x3
245x6 had 1-2 in the tank
add slingshot
245x8
245x8

Incline db rows

85s 3x8 +10lbs

incline db flies

65s 3x8

axle curls

3x8

cinnamon toast crunch x2

routine squats

eh decent day not great not bad I think my squat is most effected by the food poisoning and I am really missing that spring from the wraps at the bottom :)  I am really sinking these too!

Monday Night I went out to eat and bone marrow, beef tartar and a 22oz pork chop among other things. Such amazing food I wanted to lift when I got home at midnight! I should have.....

OK to the squats

135x5
135x5
225x5
300x3
345x3
385x5

Front squat belt less paused

275x3
275x3
belt on
315x1
365x1

Hanging leg raise

3x12

ab roll outs

2x15

airdyne cooldown

5 minutes steady state at 3,500rpm

TKE's

The dawn of a new era (log press pr video)

After reading about the exciting news about having 175 qualifiers at Plat+ shows which will lead to 175s being at the Arnold in 2013 I was so fired up to train I decided not to wait!

Log Press
95x soo soo many
145x5x2 sets
195x3
225x3
250x3 PR+5lbs

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlvjBKVqK4s&feature=youtu.be

Z press

155 3x5 tough......

Circus db

5 reps right arm

3sets of singles left arm

db side raises

25s 2x15

band face pulls

2x15

Hammer curls

65s 3x12