it's personal this time....

anyone that knows me well understands that i do not lift and compete for trophies. i do this stuff for personal achievment and challenge. but yes the trophies are nice and so is the recognition that goes with it. that being said...ok typed...i have some stuff to work on....

the axle is my nemesis. i was surprised at the deadlift from saturday do now worries, but that damn clean and press has aggravated and scared me since day one. well no more! time to get to work. this is priority number one...getting the clean and press with the axle. going to work clean pulls and hang cleans.

next on my list is grip strength. goes well with the axle but also will help wih all other events. going for ovrall grip strength. going to combine static, pinch, and forearm work.

surprise  surprise but next is endurance....this is a twofold demon. strongman combines muscular endurance with cardiovascular endurance. so part one to combat this evil is more volume in the gym. have to work past that nasty burn which will stop mere mortals. cardio will have to be the HIIT variety....yes the nasty high intensity intervals. going to work this three ways, elliptical, stiarmaster, and tire flips.

now for some goals.....

#1...press 300lbs overhead
#2...deadlift 600lbs raw
#3...put up a 350lb stone

now for the vain and narcissitic portion of my blog. i am approaching 40 and think to myself, damn i look good...people still think i am in my 20's. i like that! but what i don't like is the keg i carry around. a personal goal over the next few weeks is to make that keg into a couple 40 ouncers. i have made some decent progress. with the Fat Loss stack from Primordial Performance i can actually see the bottom of my obliques.
so i am going to up the cardio, watch my diet, and put in some hard work....