[VolcomX311]

National Geographics is showing, "The Science of The Strongman" right now.

[VolcomX311]

I looked extra young for awhile. I probably looked 17 until I was 25, and my last name is Holmes, (my dad is Caucasian), so I had issues with my I.D. a couple times. I've been accused or received the conspicuous eye brow raise, with the suspicion that I was pulling a "McLovin" stunt.

[jas123]

Thanks for the heads up. I can't watch it now, though, since I'm not at home.

[Mulletsoldier]

Originally Posted by jas123

Damn, that girl was lucky. How did Chris feel the next day? I've made repulsive Roofies jokes before, but seriously what dude does sh1t like that? Who would enjoy sex with a passed out chick? Get a ****ing one of those latex molds of some pornstars vagina or something if you're into motionless sex.

Ah, those dudes are complete and utter trash. I was once "friends" with this cat who had a long line of sexual pressure situations - he would drive girls about 15 minutes out of town (I grew up in a city of 56k, and there were farming communities/roads surrounding it) and threaten them with walking, or performing oral sex/intercourse with him. To us - obviously - that is not that far of a distance, but to a 15, 16, 17 year old girl, walking 30k in the dark is quite frightening; he has since been beaten to a pulp on several occasions.

[jas123]

Originally Posted by Mulletsoldier

Ah, those dudes are complete and utter trash. I was once "friends" with this cat who had a long line of sexual pressure situations - he would drive girls about 15 minutes out of town (I grew up in a city of 56k, and there were farming communities/roads surrounding it) and threaten them with walking, or performing oral sex/intercourse with him. To us - obviously - that is not that far of a distance, but to a 15, 16, 17 year old girl, walking 30k in the dark is quite frightening; he has since been beaten to a pulp on several occasions.

Nice. What a loser? Like it's even going to be good if the girl is crying the whole time or something. It's weird who your "friends" turn into as they get into highschool and these situations present themselves.

When I was in my fraternity days, one of my best friends was in charge of recruiting new members. He was a lazy ****, though, and so we threaten to take away his free room and board for not doing his job. So he desperately recruits this creepy, weird dude that keeps to himself. We kick the freak out after a semester, and then I read in the school newspaper that he's been charged with rape for having sex with multiple 14 and 15 yo chicks at age 19 that he had met on the internet, some of which was when he was still living at our frat house. ****ing loser.... Luckily our house didn't get associated with it too much, but it could have been bad.

You haven't been around much. I took a joking jab at you in the anonymous thread and then it turned into a Hiroshima-fest quickly. What a terrible idea that anonymous section and negs are...

[Alexander]

If their's grass on the infield it's time to play ball. That's what I go by anyways. Take care y'all.

[jas123]

Tuesday

My first homemade atlas stone was ready to go today and should be at least 280 but probably not much more.

Atlas stones over 48'' bar (with tacky)-
230-3
280-1
280-1
280-5 in 60s (got stuffed by the bar on 6 right before the buzzer)

Axle DL
338-1 double overhand
338-3 speed DL - regular grip

Speed rack squats from about parallel using yoke-
270-3x3

[Mulletsoldier]

Originally Posted by jas123

Nice. What a loser? Like it's even going to be good if the girl is crying the whole time or something. It's weird who your "friends" turn into as they get into highschool and these situations present themselves.

When I was in my fraternity days, one of my best friends was in charge of recruiting new members. He was a lazy ****, though, and so we threaten to take away his free room and board for not doing his job. So he desperately recruits this creepy, weird dude that keeps to himself. We kick the freak out after a semester, and then I read in the school newspaper that he's been charged with rape for having sex with multiple 14 and 15 yo chicks at age 19 that he had met on the internet, some of which was when he was still living at our frat house. ****ing loser.... Luckily our house didn't get associated with it too much, but it could have been bad.

You haven't been around much. I took a joking jab at you in the anonymous thread and then it turned into a Hiroshima-fest quickly. What a terrible idea that anonymous section and negs are...

He was a piece of trash. He begged - literally - for this girl to do things with him for two hours. When she refused, he said he "wouldn't have enough gas to even get home", and that they would walk....I hate him still.

[jas123]

Thurs.

10.9'' Log clean and press each rep
245-5 in 60s
195-8 in ~60s

220# keg clean and press singles - 3

-first was easy, and they got progressively harder.

Incline with log
175-10
225-3
245-5

[jas123]

Friday

Yoke walk
510 - 2 60' runs
610 - 65' run
650 - 60' run PR

78# Bomb holds (bomb = 8# shotputt that you can hang weight from)
right hand - ~25s
left - ~20s
right - 16s
left - 19s

I think this is my last heavy yoke walk before nationals. It just takes too much of a toll on my lower legs (shin splints). Having a taller, thinner build relative to other strongman competitors is good for some events but not the yoke it would seem. Anyway, I think 700 for 60' is do-able at a very slow, careful pace. It will make day 2 painful, though.

[jas123]

Sunday

Clean and Press medley - 100# DB (1 arm), 220 keg, 248 axle, 265 log
1st run - got through axle quick, failed on log clean twice

Tried stones a little but arms were too cut up from last time.

540# tire flips - used gorilla rag for grip enhancement (allowed in contest)
8-19.1s
8-18.88s
15-untimed

3600# truck push - at least 80 ft

[VolcomX311]

That's sort of freaky with those tire flips and the truck stunt. Tire flips are great over-all exercises. Explosiveness, strength, endurance, muscle coordination, a general hard core'dness. If I didn't have the back stability of a 60 year old, I'd like to have an outside workout consisting of tire flips.

[jas123]

Thanks buddy. It's a lot of fun to get out there with friends and challenge each other.

Farmer's Walk
280 per hand : 60 ft

14'' DL with farmer's handles in suit
560-7

[jas123]

Thurs.

BW-225.0

Log clean and jerk each rep
225-3
125-16
clean only : 125-25

-Burnt out from too much pressing training, but a deload right now is appropriate anyway so I kept to high reps.

Bomb holds
78#
right - 20s
left - 25s
89#
right - 13s
left - 8s

Saturday will be my last workout before the contest, and I'll do a heavy atlas stone set with the 280 for reps and a tire flip set of about 12 for speed.