well it was a good day yesterday.
let me tell you the gym was amazing. warehouse gym that does crossfit, strongman, and mma. easy to find and surprisingly a great venue! nothing can be said but thanks to Dave Beers, Wayne Meyer, The Training Box, Tom Mitchell and all the competitors for a great day!
friday i go down there early and weighed in. was standing in parking lot stripped down to my underwear just to make weight...231.5 have to say i hate cutting weight. the trip down was horrible and waiting around unbearable. thanks to my friend for putting up with me.
after that i headed to mcdonalds for 2 cheeseburgers, 2 mcchickens, 2 mcribs, large fries, large coke, and large iced coffee. later there was a dinner for the competitors at a bbq place called MacDaddys, conveniently next to the hotel i was staying at. good food there! caught up with another competitor i have not seen in awhile, Master competitior Wayne Meyer.
saturday started off with a trip to Fort Myers beach....very cool. wish i had more time to hang around. off to the comp....what a crowd we had there. was nice to have the amount of people there watching. Bob Chicirello showed up to MC the show. good amount of competitiors...3 women, 4 masters, ton of novice, 4 lights, 4 middles...boo friday there were only 2 of us....2 heavies.
the events went quick and other than a misloaded axle for the masters things were tight.
the axle, trap bar dead, and farmers hold were inside the gym. tire flip and stones were done outside. thankfully because by that time of the day the gym got sauna-like and sweat sock smelly!
most of the classes were half to a full point separating the 1st and 2nd places. intenses and brutal....but the heavies were the attraction. ended in a complete tie. went to a tie breaking event, viking press. came down to 16 reps versus 15 reps....with 310lbs! amazing competitors, one of the guys was already missing a callous.
for the curious...it was PR's all day for me. 230 axle for 7 reps, 450 trap bar dead for 16 reps, farmers hold 250 each hand 45 seconds, 750 tire 22 seconds, 280 stone 7 reps.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
who i am
****WARNING****
WHAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO READ IS ME WITH MY FILTER COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. IF I OFFEND ANYONE, TOO BAD. MAYBE YOU NEEDED TO BE OFFENDED!
for the past 7 years i have lifted rocks, pulled trucks, pressed logs and generally put myself through pain and torture. for what? a couple trophies, t-shirts, a few sample supplements....for a pro-card? get real, i am not a beast. glory and fame? haha....
i do this because i love it. ever since i picked up my first stone i knew i would do this till they carted me off drooling and broken. i make no money at this, heck i lose money, but i keep going at it. strongman defines me and shapes me, literally into who i am and want to be. i have faced my darkest demons and won a few times sometimes it is a draw. do i quit? never....
i have seen them come and go in the past 7 years...you know the next world's strongest man. arrogant, full of themselves, and cock strong. win a few times but can't hang when the crap spatters off the fan. i have also seen enough of the "i just want to try" crowd to fill a stadium...ok maybe a clown car. cuz really they are clowns.
to quote my favorite lil green guy "do or do not there is no try." yes give it a shot, but one time lifting a stone does not make you a strongman. what makes you a strongman is when it is the last stone, you are exhausted and your pride is on the line. you won't win the competition but you won't let this rock beat you.
know it alls....oh yeah love them. can't tell them squat about anything, even if you are trying to help them avoid getting hurt by correcting their form. how bout the ones that only see things from their perspective, your opinion doesn't matter. hell your experience doesn't count. how long do you have a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent? time to walk away and let the idiots fall...
i do this because i love it. ever since i picked up my first stone i knew i would do this till they carted me off drooling and broken. i make no money at this, heck i lose money, but i keep going at it. strongman defines me and shapes me, literally into who i am and want to be. i have faced my darkest demons and won a few times sometimes it is a draw. do i quit? never....
i have seen them come and go in the past 7 years...you know the next world's strongest man. arrogant, full of themselves, and cock strong. win a few times but can't hang when the crap spatters off the fan. i have also seen enough of the "i just want to try" crowd to fill a stadium...ok maybe a clown car. cuz really they are clowns.
to quote my favorite lil green guy "do or do not there is no try." yes give it a shot, but one time lifting a stone does not make you a strongman. what makes you a strongman is when it is the last stone, you are exhausted and your pride is on the line. you won't win the competition but you won't let this rock beat you.
know it alls....oh yeah love them. can't tell them squat about anything, even if you are trying to help them avoid getting hurt by correcting their form. how bout the ones that only see things from their perspective, your opinion doesn't matter. hell your experience doesn't count. how long do you have a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent? time to walk away and let the idiots fall...
Sunday, October 24, 2010
ain't it fun....
getting up early on a sunday and going worship in the church of stone and iron???
was surprised at how sore i was this morning...nothing a little old man cologne and a hot shower didn't fix.
caffeined up and rode on over to my training partners house for some event training. i wasn't going to do any log but i decided it would be a good warmup. went to 190 and did 3 reps full on clean and press in one move.
walked out the farmers but was not running with it. wore my oly shoes and that was like ice skating. no traction in those things so i watched. brought out the tire i did a few sets 5-6 flips. the bike riding is paying off, i was barely breathing hard on those. finally what i showed up for...stones! popped the 200 up with just chalk, then the 230. went to do the 270 but i needed tacky...did it once but was too far from the platform so i had to get under and push. did the 270 one more time.
this was a decent day with less than a week away from the comp...nothing to do now but rest and work. what was really fun is that we had a young kid join us to train. his mom and dad were there and it was just plain fun to
help out and hopefully encourage someone to get into the sport.
was surprised at how sore i was this morning...nothing a little old man cologne and a hot shower didn't fix.
caffeined up and rode on over to my training partners house for some event training. i wasn't going to do any log but i decided it would be a good warmup. went to 190 and did 3 reps full on clean and press in one move.
walked out the farmers but was not running with it. wore my oly shoes and that was like ice skating. no traction in those things so i watched. brought out the tire i did a few sets 5-6 flips. the bike riding is paying off, i was barely breathing hard on those. finally what i showed up for...stones! popped the 200 up with just chalk, then the 230. went to do the 270 but i needed tacky...did it once but was too far from the platform so i had to get under and push. did the 270 one more time.
this was a decent day with less than a week away from the comp...nothing to do now but rest and work. what was really fun is that we had a young kid join us to train. his mom and dad were there and it was just plain fun to
help out and hopefully encourage someone to get into the sport.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
one week...
rode to the gym...damn a headwind all the way there. think my legs were worked well! and thank jeebus for the padded bike shorts...my culo thanks the inventor of those things!
decided to hit the 2 events i can train in the gym, deadlift and farmers hold. did both on the hammer machine.
love that thing! it really mimics a car deadlift but is wonderful for farmers holds, romanian deads and deads for reps.
deadlift on machine
180x5, 270x5, 360x5, 500x10, straps on and did 5 more.
farmers hold
550 30 seconds, 20 seconds, 10 seconds
squat machine--facing in
450x5 6 sets, drop 360x5, 270x5, 180x10
wrist curls over and under
115x10 5 sets each way
herc hold
200 40 seconds
rope hammer curls
100x30, drop 80x20, drop 60x15, drop 40x10, drop 20x5
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
c is for cookie....
i think i could eat a truckload right now. since i started riding my bike everyday my appetite has gone through the roof. not a bad deal but i have to make weight on the 30th!
on the scale yesterday i was about 240. easy to get the last few pounds off over the next 10 days. a coworker and the gym manager did both make the comment that i do look leaner...i did notice the extra veins appearing on my arms and shoulders yesterday. ok, narcisstic moment over but i can have just one.
i plan to throw on the cold gear under armor and sweat the rest off...should make me tired and miserable. hoping it is worth it and i get to throwdown at the competition as a lightweight!
on the scale yesterday i was about 240. easy to get the last few pounds off over the next 10 days. a coworker and the gym manager did both make the comment that i do look leaner...i did notice the extra veins appearing on my arms and shoulders yesterday. ok, narcisstic moment over but i can have just one.
i plan to throw on the cold gear under armor and sweat the rest off...should make me tired and miserable. hoping it is worth it and i get to throwdown at the competition as a lightweight!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
bout damn time...
finally made it to the gym....made the time worth every second.
shoulders and tris
seated smith press
135x5 185x5 205x4 255x3 295x2 315x3 singles
1 arm dumbbell clean and press
50x2 70x2 90x2 100x3 singles
dumbbell side raise
20x10 10 sets
close grip press
135x5 205x5 225x5 3 sets
pushdowns
110x10 10 sets
extensions
110x8 5 sets
cable curls
80x8 5 sets
hammer curls
50x10 5 sets
weight is about 240
i guess the bike ride is hampering the strength a bit. no worries though....lets hope it helps with the weight. one thing really bothering me is my left elbow. damn old tendons...between the pain and popping i fell ancient. oh well nothing like a little ache to make me feel alive!
shoulders and tris
seated smith press
135x5 185x5 205x4 255x3 295x2 315x3 singles
1 arm dumbbell clean and press
50x2 70x2 90x2 100x3 singles
dumbbell side raise
20x10 10 sets
close grip press
135x5 205x5 225x5 3 sets
pushdowns
110x10 10 sets
extensions
110x8 5 sets
cable curls
80x8 5 sets
hammer curls
50x10 5 sets
weight is about 240
i guess the bike ride is hampering the strength a bit. no worries though....lets hope it helps with the weight. one thing really bothering me is my left elbow. damn old tendons...between the pain and popping i fell ancient. oh well nothing like a little ache to make me feel alive!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
more cowbell
well someone wanted more....
as of saturday i will have 2 weeks before i compete. working till monday, thats 6 in a row, will train tuesday, thursday and saturday next week. saturday will be my only event day. just need to hit stones. am i nervous about not getting in all the training? sort of...but i do this stuff for me. trophies, you just have to dust them. if i give 100% of myself that day, 1st or 50th place i will be happy.
tuesday i will get an idea on my weight. hoping the 90 minutes of bike riding will get me close to my weight. plan to head on down friday to weigh in. if i need to i will pull out the bag of tricks from wrestling...sweat the weight off and refeed after weigh ins.
have to give some love to Primordial Performance i am a rep on RXMuscle for them. all started with me logging about the Fat LossStack what a good bunch of people there and some outstanding products!
been using PreMax, EndoAmp, Toco-8, and Arginocarn recently. the combo has helped me through some grueling workouts and now fuels my bike rides to and from work.
as of saturday i will have 2 weeks before i compete. working till monday, thats 6 in a row, will train tuesday, thursday and saturday next week. saturday will be my only event day. just need to hit stones. am i nervous about not getting in all the training? sort of...but i do this stuff for me. trophies, you just have to dust them. if i give 100% of myself that day, 1st or 50th place i will be happy.
tuesday i will get an idea on my weight. hoping the 90 minutes of bike riding will get me close to my weight. plan to head on down friday to weigh in. if i need to i will pull out the bag of tricks from wrestling...sweat the weight off and refeed after weigh ins.
have to give some love to Primordial Performance i am a rep on RXMuscle for them. all started with me logging about the Fat LossStack what a good bunch of people there and some outstanding products!
been using PreMax, EndoAmp, Toco-8, and Arginocarn recently. the combo has helped me through some grueling workouts and now fuels my bike rides to and from work.
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