If you are training strictly for strongman the lifts you want to focus on are overhead lifts such as push press. Then you have dead lifts which is a very function lift and replicated in competition often. Squat is still important, but isn't replicated in competition much and bench well there is almost no events that require you to press anything with u flat on your back. You will want to mix in a good amount of events in your training. You can get the events that you will have to do ahead of time for the comp work those into your training regiment.
good advice
also the advice to check out the NAS website is a good idea as well. I do alot of my goal planning and scheduling based on competitions posted on the site.
if you want to train for strongman, you need to re think everything.
there is no more going into the gym and doing cable tricep kickbacks, there is only hard raw lifting.
with that being said, im currently doing wendlers 5/3/1 as my basis for what i do in the gym. Focusing on my main lifts, DEADLIFT, SQUAT, standing OH PRESS, and since i wanted to give wendlers program a try without modifying it... BENCH.
I was going to do a writeup for another site on the basis of getting started, implement wise, if you can't find a gym close to you.
the best investment i have made so far, is my sled!!!!
- went and got a cheap metal 6.3 cubic feet wheelbarrow, cost me about 50 bucks.
- got 16-18 feet of think chain, and got a straight bar attachment.
-- took of the wheel and other bull**** to just give me the barrow part.
-- drilled 4 holes wide enough for the chain to flow through, 2 in the front, half way from the bottom and ab out 4 inches apart, and 1 on each side.
-- i think put the chain through the holes in a manner where the main force of each pull comes from the side of the barrow, instead of the front.
Ive only had 500lbs in it, and was using that for medleys and it was holding up nice.
- it makes noise on concrete and there are ways to put stuff on the bottom to prevent that, but im lazy.
I also take it to my back yard, or a field and do conditioning training with pulling the sled for laps around the yard, etc. or doing sled sprints. IE: the other day i had 80lbs and did 20 sprints, which each sprint being 125+ feet.
I got a 600lb tire for free just using craigslist, i had to buy my farmers walk handles but they are good, only had them up to 250lbs each, so far. FREE WEIGHT is a must, i found a lot of good deals on craiglist of people selling benches with 300lbs of weight etc. but my old job sells plate weight, and i got 460lbs for 140bucks, so i got a good deal. I had to buy my atlas stone mold, i got the 21 inch mold that can make ~354lb stone, been too lazy to mix the concrete for that yet. I got two different people getting me kegs, which should be easy to get, just find some underage dudes, that don't want to turn in the kegs they just drank. Other then that, conditioning, overhead press, and deadlift you can also do in the gym.
just train hard, and find the things that work for you.
)My goal is to hit 200-215. I think I will give myself some time before I try to compete. I think training and going to these comps to watch them and talk to a few people there will help.
