Saturday, November 21, 2009

electricity and deadlifts

i had to change a light fixture yesterday. drawing upon my vast knowledge of eletrical appliances and principles of electricity, i managed to only pop 1 circuit breaker. best part is that i now have light in my bathroom...

did my first deadlift session for the new program. the wamr ups and first 2 work sets(355 and 405) were great. easy and smooth. should have known what was to come....
455 was like lifting a tanks. did 2 then 3 singles. oh well i got my 5.
shrugs were next, love volume on these! 405 8 sets of 10 reps. jumped to pulldowns and then finished off with eagle claw pullups. decided to do 20 minutes on the elliptical.

looking forward to competing in march. i am contemplating a pro qualifier again. head is still not there for that one.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

rebuilding the strongman

its offseason for me. decided to focus on my essential lifts needed for strongman. going to keep it simple with a 5/3/1 program. its 4 days a week doing push press, squat, bench press, and deadlift. 4 week cycle with 3 weeks being work and the 4th being a deload. i am going to insert an event training day every other week. that means i will not train a certain lift those weeks.

ventured to the gym for my first workout last night....
push press!

my goal is to do a single with 290lbs.

push press 170,205, 225 5 reps each
machine press 180 5 sets 10 reps
1 arm dumbbell clean and press 70 5 sets 5 reps

got crazy and walked on the treadmill for 60 minutes.

ka bob anyone?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091116/od_nm/us_cannibals

wonder if andrew zimmern eats there?

Friday, November 13, 2009

competition woes...

am i happy with what went on 11-7-09???
sort of.

i made weight at 229.9, refed like an insane rabid beast. so much my gut seriously hurt friday night. got to the comp feeling pretty darn good. but my sinuses were going insane! been fighting an infection the entire week before the comp. i was blowing and coughing dayglo green snot....
made it hard to breathe. add in the dusty windy day and i was in hell.

my first event went well, a PR even! log press with 220lbs for 9 reps. i held the lead momentarily....
deadlift...dammit i blew that one. the suit screwed my groove. could not stand up with the axle. oh well. move on.
after some equipment issues the promoter and judges figured out the next event. tire flip and sled drag. never made it to the sled. the 725lb tire kicked my ass. i need a bigger one to train with.
farmers walk was my shining and shin destroying moment. 120' with a turn at 60' 250lbs each hand. i was running, ok in my opinion. when i crossed the line i let go and bashed my shin on the handle. still feeling it today.
as the sun was setting, yes this comp lasted 8 hours...we started the last event. stone over bar for reps. 250lbs, i got 4 reps. i mentally checked out at this point and was ready for food and alcohol.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

couple days and a couple pounds...

almost competition time.
have early weigh ins friday...and i have a few pounds left to lose. good thing i now have a bike in my apartment!
think i will be visiting the sauna thursday and friday...


looking forward to a fun comp and fun weekend!