event training today. not my normal day but training partner is competing this weekend.




log clean and press
140,170,190,210x2

tire flip
550 5,7,6 reps

stones
230x5 




was hot and humid...unbelievably sweaty....


prior to training i cracked open a new fatburner, Poison by ALRi, not jittery but felt energized.
very impressed with the way it feels. also 1 dose per day. most definitely worth it just for that.


prior to training i had a PBJ sandwich and cup of coffee. also drank WTF on my way to train, wicked pump during training. after training i downed a shake using Species Isolyze, peanut butter and chocolate mixed together. 

day one...got in the pool and did some laps.

6 laps total...wow that was tough. first 3 i went easy, second set was all out.
cannot tel you how winded i was, let alone the insane pump in my arms, shoulders and chest.

contemplation

something has drained my desire to retain my title of strongman. i have waivered recently, trying desperately to get out of this funk i am in. rest, relaxation, motivation....nothing is working. is it time to call it quits?
i enjoy my training, it is sanity for me. the thought of competing just drains me. i am tired of last place...

i am definitely going to change up my training. maybe even see where i can take my body. make some changes to how i look. but i am not a vain narcissistic person...i just want a challenge. certainly going to be a challenge working with kettlebells and strongman events. the diet and cardio will be the biggest challenge. pulling out the bike and riding, good long walk, swimming even. diet..i am going to experiment with backloading carbs.

well here is to the journey ahead....

lost...

no it is not about the tv show.

somewhere in all the work, moving, lifting, and general insanity i lost something of myself. lost track of a lot of things that are coming back to bite me in the ass. i lost my sense of purpose, my dreams, my desires....
i need to rethink what the hell i am about and where i am going.

retool my training and step away from the gym. continue doing my strongman training but give my body a break. throw it some curves and sliders to force my body to change. kettlebells and more cardio...maybe the pool or a good ride on the bike.

do i need a new job? well if one paid more.... school? that would help, but will anyone give me the money for it now? one thing i have rediscovered is my desire to paint and draw. thanks to my kids...love ya!
certainly will be doing more of that. seems like there are some oppurtunities to make something of it here.

love? haha no luck there....but i keep going after it like Don Quixote.

back strength and shoulder brutality

went to the gym on my days off. was able to hit shoulders and back. missed my push presswith 255. seems that i can't get under it enough. i am getting stuck about halfway...grrr! was able to brutalize my delts though and i am feeling it now. also discovered a wicked new piece of cardio equipment...the precor! nasty and rough. going to keep that one!

back the next day was intense. started with power cleans from the hang position. struggled to get 195 but did it. blastred lats with rows and pulldowns. but zerchers were my fav that day! 315 for 7 singles. hope these help my stones. think i scared a few people doing those...

going to have to buy a scale just to keep my weight on my mind. dunno where i am at...new gym has an old scale. might jump on the postal scale at work...

Goals....

I have to set some for these upcoming competitions. Without the goals I have no focus or enthusiasm for training, could explain a lot lately.

July....
log clean and press 220....10 reps
tire flip 750....7 flips
farmers walk/ prowler push 260/??....finish in time
deadlift.....585
stone over bar 270....6 reps


September....
log medley 220/250/275....do all 3 presses
conans wheel 525...1 full rotation
yoke/keg carry 650/270...finish in time
farmers 260??....finish in time
stones...4 on platform

settling in...

so i moved...my commute to work has been cut 2/3's. i can actually get an extra hour of sleep and stay up to watch hockey....GO HAWKS!!

i used a free month membership at a local gym. place isn't bad. it has character. place is like a meat locker though. which is good because i sweat like a pig. training this week went well. started with shoulders and ended with posterior chain work. let me tell ya deadlifts off a 3" block are painful. my goal would be to get 500 that way.

now to work so i can buy some furniture....