Felt like doo doo today. Hit some decent numbers despite this.
Shoulder and hip mobility
Squat Snatch
95 x 5, 5
115 x 5
135 x 2
135 x 10
Felt nice and easy, PR here. Could have gotten some more but was being a baby.
Push Jerk from rack
95 x 5
135 x 5
185 x 3
205 x 2
225 x 2
215 x 6
Didn't feel good. technique wasn't there, strength was missing. Last couple weeks have been ridiculous training wise. Need to take it easy next few weeks. Do what I need to do and go.
Back Squat
135 x 5
185 x 5
205 x 5
225 x 30 - Don't ask me why I did so many. Trying the wendler 5-3-1 program. I've done 20 reppers with 225 in the past. Really wanted to beat 20. Mission accomplished.
Partner Leg throws x 25, 15
Side Bridge 1 x 60sec./side
Monday, August 30, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
8/28/2010 training
Awesome one today.
I've got my stone farm growing. 220, 240, 260, 280 and 310.
450 and 550 tire (need some heavier ones)
3 kegs (filling them up with cement and sand)
Sled
Farmer's handles
Yoke (If I ever get it back from Rob)
Bumper plates/barbells
Squat rack
Bench Press
Adjustable Dumbbells
Cable Tower
All types of jump stretch bands
emus, cows, sheep, turkeys, peacocks etc.
Getting the floor cemented next wednesday, looks great.
Training
18" Deadlift
45 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
405 x 1
475 x 1
525 x 1
575 x 1 (belt and straps)
Deadlift from floor
135 x 5
225 x 3
295 x 2
345 x 2
375 x 11 (wanted a bunch more, really shot from the 18")
Barbell Walking Lunge
95 x 4/leg
135 x 3/leg
185 x 15/leg
Met-con:
25/20/15/10/5 reps of - Pistols / Box Jump (26") / Medball Thruster (40lb)
12:00 - wasn't really cooking here. Happy with today's training though. Looking forward to some heavier deads in the future though.
I've got my stone farm growing. 220, 240, 260, 280 and 310.
450 and 550 tire (need some heavier ones)
3 kegs (filling them up with cement and sand)
Sled
Farmer's handles
Yoke (If I ever get it back from Rob)
Bumper plates/barbells
Squat rack
Bench Press
Adjustable Dumbbells
Cable Tower
All types of jump stretch bands
emus, cows, sheep, turkeys, peacocks etc.
Getting the floor cemented next wednesday, looks great.
Training
18" Deadlift
45 x 10
135 x 10
225 x 5
315 x 3
405 x 1
475 x 1
525 x 1
575 x 1 (belt and straps)
Deadlift from floor
135 x 5
225 x 3
295 x 2
345 x 2
375 x 11 (wanted a bunch more, really shot from the 18")
Barbell Walking Lunge
95 x 4/leg
135 x 3/leg
185 x 15/leg
Met-con:
25/20/15/10/5 reps of - Pistols / Box Jump (26") / Medball Thruster (40lb)
12:00 - wasn't really cooking here. Happy with today's training though. Looking forward to some heavier deads in the future though.
Friday, August 27, 2010
8/26/2010 again
Feels like deja vu writing this.
ya I went back for more punishment in the afternoon. Must have been confused.
Bench - sucked today!
95 x 5
135 x 5
155 x 3
175 x 3
195 x 3
215 x 1
235 x 1
255 x 1 - weights felt heavy today. I wanted 270 x 5-6 and knew it wasn't happening. better off bagging it and saving it for later! Overhead squats suck!
Since I did so badly on the bench, probably because my shoulders were shot from the overhead squat I decided to do an exercise that didn't tax my shoulders very much.
Standing Military press - perfect.
95 x 5
115 x 5
125 x 14 - New best, actually kind of happy with that considering my shoulders were a heaping mess
Gray Cook chop 2 x 20/side
Ring Body Saw 3 x 10-20. These are awesome
Incline Bench Y's L's and T's - keep dem shulderz healthy.
Looking at the bold writing in this post makes me realize I only did one important thing in the gym today, awesome! Usually do pullups today but Joe promised me pullup mega death tomorrow so I'll withhold.
ya I went back for more punishment in the afternoon. Must have been confused.
Bench - sucked today!
95 x 5
135 x 5
155 x 3
175 x 3
195 x 3
215 x 1
235 x 1
255 x 1 - weights felt heavy today. I wanted 270 x 5-6 and knew it wasn't happening. better off bagging it and saving it for later! Overhead squats suck!
Since I did so badly on the bench, probably because my shoulders were shot from the overhead squat I decided to do an exercise that didn't tax my shoulders very much.
Standing Military press - perfect.
95 x 5
115 x 5
125 x 14 - New best, actually kind of happy with that considering my shoulders were a heaping mess
Gray Cook chop 2 x 20/side
Ring Body Saw 3 x 10-20. These are awesome
Incline Bench Y's L's and T's - keep dem shulderz healthy.
Looking at the bold writing in this post makes me realize I only did one important thing in the gym today, awesome! Usually do pullups today but Joe promised me pullup mega death tomorrow so I'll withhold.
Welcome to the Jungle!
Trained in Joe's labrynth gym today with Matt and Joe. Joe loves pullups so we did eleventy trillion pullups today. Here's the crazy setup
Standard kipping/butterfly pullup x max reps
rest 30-40 sec.
Standard chinup
rest 30-40 sec.
neutral grip pullup
rest 30-40 sec.
softball grip pullup
rest 30-40 sec.
Wood Rock climbing grip pullups
rest 30-40 sec.
2 finger ring pullups
rest 30-40 sec.
upside down wood rock climbing pullup - these were stupid hard x max reps
rest 30-40 sec.
Recline rows x max reps
Two sets of this. First set I got 60 kipping pullups. New best here. Technique was not the best but if i pulled any higher I would have scraped my face off on the ceiling, I guess I'm just not that hardcore. Second set I got 48. Don't even ask me how many i did on the other types of pullups. I blacked out after the first set. Joe did 75(ya this guy's a nut) pullups first set and matt, 36. Vids up on youtuber. Curious to see what i can do next week.
BB complex
8 snatches
8 cleans
8 rows
8 shrugs
100lbs x 2 sets
After this we went outside and threw a giant weight attached to a ring around for a bit. great fun.
Standard kipping/butterfly pullup x max reps
rest 30-40 sec.
Standard chinup
rest 30-40 sec.
neutral grip pullup
rest 30-40 sec.
softball grip pullup
rest 30-40 sec.
Wood Rock climbing grip pullups
rest 30-40 sec.
2 finger ring pullups
rest 30-40 sec.
upside down wood rock climbing pullup - these were stupid hard x max reps
rest 30-40 sec.
Recline rows x max reps
Two sets of this. First set I got 60 kipping pullups. New best here. Technique was not the best but if i pulled any higher I would have scraped my face off on the ceiling, I guess I'm just not that hardcore. Second set I got 48. Don't even ask me how many i did on the other types of pullups. I blacked out after the first set. Joe did 75(ya this guy's a nut) pullups first set and matt, 36. Vids up on youtuber. Curious to see what i can do next week.
BB complex
8 snatches
8 cleans
8 rows
8 shrugs
100lbs x 2 sets
After this we went outside and threw a giant weight attached to a ring around for a bit. great fun.
8/26/2010
Well, went back to the good old Annex for some nostalgic training today. Mickey agreed to a nice rounds of overhead squats and runnings, always a fine time
Overhead squat (95lbs) x 15 / run 400m
4 rounds for time
I got 8:25, Mickey got 8:35. We were moving, I was pretty happy with my squatting considering Im usually terrible at them. I wasn't happy with my running, Need to improve here. The run was uphil and downhill though.
Overhead squat (95lbs) x 15 / run 400m
4 rounds for time
I got 8:25, Mickey got 8:35. We were moving, I was pretty happy with my squatting considering Im usually terrible at them. I wasn't happy with my running, Need to improve here. The run was uphil and downhill though.
8/25/10 training
Well hello there my good friend blogger.
This week is turning out to be an absolute schmorgasport (terrible spelling) of training. What am I doing!
I went to Chris Weaver's place to train. Any by his "place" I mean the back of a paint/hardware store that a friend of his lets him use to train strongman. Very high tech training headquarters. Trained today with Chris and Rob. Both are getting really strong, starting to feel a bit like I haven't been working hard enough. I guess that's what happens when you trade heavy dead lifts for swissle swassles for months.
Axle Cleans (continental)
125 x 5
175 x 3
195 x 1
215 x 1
235 x 1
255 x 1 - all pretty easy, just need to be able to press this afterwards
Keg carry and load (285 and 240lb to 47")/ Power Stairs catastrophe (215 lb load to 22")
2 sets - kegs are easy, i think I can improve here still. Power stair is terrible. I'm short, I can't get this thing airborn. 22inches is stupid. I have a video, its pretty bad.
Stones
240 to 47"
280 to 47"
310 to 43"
340 x couple misses, couldn't lap it today but close
Not bad considering i haven't done this in ages.
I loaded the 240 280 and 310 stones into my car too, probably easier then when I was trying to get them onto the platform.
I forgot how great strongman makes your back feel. I feel excellent!
This week is turning out to be an absolute schmorgasport (terrible spelling) of training. What am I doing!
I went to Chris Weaver's place to train. Any by his "place" I mean the back of a paint/hardware store that a friend of his lets him use to train strongman. Very high tech training headquarters. Trained today with Chris and Rob. Both are getting really strong, starting to feel a bit like I haven't been working hard enough. I guess that's what happens when you trade heavy dead lifts for swissle swassles for months.
Axle Cleans (continental)
125 x 5
175 x 3
195 x 1
215 x 1
235 x 1
255 x 1 - all pretty easy, just need to be able to press this afterwards
Keg carry and load (285 and 240lb to 47")/ Power Stairs catastrophe (215 lb load to 22")
2 sets - kegs are easy, i think I can improve here still. Power stair is terrible. I'm short, I can't get this thing airborn. 22inches is stupid. I have a video, its pretty bad.
Stones
240 to 47"
280 to 47"
310 to 43"
340 x couple misses, couldn't lap it today but close
Not bad considering i haven't done this in ages.
I loaded the 240 280 and 310 stones into my car too, probably easier then when I was trying to get them onto the platform.
I forgot how great strongman makes your back feel. I feel excellent!
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
8/24/2010 training
Training to be bigundstrong!
Well, I'm going to try and do mostly strongman stuff with a slew of crossfit fn thrown in for good order. Lets see how this will work!
Foam roll wamup
Squat Snatches - was really sucking at these today for some reason. bagged it after a few terrible sets
95 x 5, 5
115 x 5
135 x 2
165 x miss, 1, miss - looking horrible! Didn't feel heavy though
135 x 5 with a few misses. Must have forgotten to bring my inner ear to the gym today(sorry bad medical joke - inner ear = balance center for your body, Im stupid)
Push Jerk
135 x 5
185 x 3
205 x 1
225 x 1
255 x 1 - felt a tad heavy and awkward, not used to heavier sets but I will be soon!
205 x 9 - Im the man. Wanted 10 but getting stronger here none the less.
Met-con - "Mary"
20 minutes AMRAP
5 handstand pushups / 10 pistols / 15 pullups
12 rounds and 3 pullups shy of 13.
Did the pistols standing on a box because I have horrible form and can't keep my leg out straight yet!
Been eating more carbs lately (pasta) to gain a bit of weight for strongman. I have historically always gotten stronger when eating more carbs, however the pasta is giving me terrible gas, making me super sleepy (even during my workouts) but I felt like I could keep doing that Mary workout for a lot longer then 20 minutes. Maybe I wasn't pushing hard enough? Maybe its the wonder pasta? Who knows?
Well, I'm going to try and do mostly strongman stuff with a slew of crossfit fn thrown in for good order. Lets see how this will work!
Foam roll wamup
Squat Snatches - was really sucking at these today for some reason. bagged it after a few terrible sets
95 x 5, 5
115 x 5
135 x 2
165 x miss, 1, miss - looking horrible! Didn't feel heavy though
135 x 5 with a few misses. Must have forgotten to bring my inner ear to the gym today(sorry bad medical joke - inner ear = balance center for your body, Im stupid)
Push Jerk
135 x 5
185 x 3
205 x 1
225 x 1
255 x 1 - felt a tad heavy and awkward, not used to heavier sets but I will be soon!
205 x 9 - Im the man. Wanted 10 but getting stronger here none the less.
Met-con - "Mary"
20 minutes AMRAP
5 handstand pushups / 10 pistols / 15 pullups
12 rounds and 3 pullups shy of 13.
Did the pistols standing on a box because I have horrible form and can't keep my leg out straight yet!
Been eating more carbs lately (pasta) to gain a bit of weight for strongman. I have historically always gotten stronger when eating more carbs, however the pasta is giving me terrible gas, making me super sleepy (even during my workouts) but I felt like I could keep doing that Mary workout for a lot longer then 20 minutes. Maybe I wasn't pushing hard enough? Maybe its the wonder pasta? Who knows?
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