Next show is in two weeks, normally I like to take the week before and the week after a show off but in this circumstance I have modified my training a little bit. I will train for the next week then a week off followed by the contest on 3/17/12.
3-3-12
Shoulders and triceps
Seated DB military...
ARNOLD WRITE UP!
Log- 320, this event really had me on my heels. I was quite intimidated but I am not the kind of guy to roll over. I find the best way to get better is commit to a show that IS out of your comfort zone and go for it! I showed up never having pressed a log over 310. I started...
IT IS THAT TIME AGAIN! ----> Contest (Arnold) is in less than a week!
WED core
butt lifts
20,20,20
yoga ball crunches
20,20,20
LOTS OF ROLLER
I dont recall the rest but my abs were KILLED!
Thursday upper back and bis
HS rows
90x8
180x8
270x8
360x8x3 sets
pull ups
10x3sets
alt bicep...
2-18-12
JOHNS SURPRISE PARTY!
Log
180x3
230x3 TRUE 1 MOT! PR!
250x3
270x3
290x1-3? (its in the video)
310x2 PR I know I had more but should have paced myself!
310x1 STINGER FROM HELL! Might be a rib out! I get it fixed tomorrow....
Yoke/Keg carry
300x50ft
500
700/200
850/200 both 50ft.
One or...
2-14-12
V-day PRS session
Legs and lower back
working up to....
Sandbag carry
360x50ft
360x260ft PR WOW!
Gym
SLLP
2-5plat normal progression
TBDL
150x3
260x3
370x3
460x3
550x3 easy!
640x3 not so easy (back side and quads are SHOT!)
SUIT ON!
730x10! PR Video says it all, easy pulls, should...
2-9-12
upper back and bicep
not feeling it today, fell asleep after I got back from 8 hrs of school. took an impromptu nap, hahaha.
wide grip HS rows
90x8
180x8
270x8
360x8 felt easy
470x3 WOW! SLOP!
x5 w/ help....
drop set time!
360x8,270x8,180x8,90x8 not too tough.
Narrow grip lat pull...
2-7-12
AWESOME LIFTING!
Legs and lower back
My training, and lift in general, has REALLY been picking up lately! This is both good and bad, my lifting is going great but I feel my stress levels becoming more difficult to manage and I am loosing sleep over it. Last night I awoke in a cold sweat...
2-6-12
Shoulders and tris
DB at home
35x5
85x2,3
135x2,5
185x3right,0Left
shut it down to be safe.
Gym
SOHP
45x5 right shoulder a little beat up
135x5 lat hurts.
185x5 EASY!
OH lockouts
225x3,5,5,5
275x3 med height
315x3 high, just above crown.
rear raises and laterals
25x8/8x4sets
dips...
2-4-12
Events @ Sequim!
This was my first visit to sequim and it was SO FUN! Literally one of the best overall sessions I have ever been a part of as a group, and I do not say that lightly. EVERY SINGLE PERSON there hit a PR, EVERYONE! So now that I have your attention here is how it went...
2-2-12
back and bicep
My back has been hurting a little since my BRUTAL 550x15 on the trap bar earlier this week, but it was good.
machine rows
235x8x3
Bent rows
225x8x3 back hurts here
pull ups
8x3 FAST
Wide grip rows HS MACHINE
90x10,10
180x10
270x10
360x10/270x10/180x10/90x10 all drop...
JERRY! JERRY! JERRY!.... hahaha Strongman is fun, there is no better test of functional strength. For a comparison of styles, you said we are close in our gym lifts... Well here are some tire flipping videos of mine.
1100x11 flips
youtube com /watch?v=o_xy4FpHtUM
700x100+ (unofficial world...
Thanks!
I earned my pro card in 2010 after winning NAS Nationals in the 231 class. Your location says Washington. Where about? I am in Ellensburg at CWU right now. Originally from Maple Valley/Kent area.
NAS (North American Strongman, amature ranks) has about of about 6,000 athletes compete annually.
ASC (American Strongman Corporation, pro ranks) has about 40 active professionals in LW and HW combined.
I dont want to insult anyone but I do think Strongman is a much more thorough test of...
ASC is the largest federation (basically the ONLY) for strongman in the USA. I am the LW (105K/231.4lbs) Champion in the pro division (only ~2 pro cards are given out/year). Pros are divided into LW and HW(unlimited). It is VERY hard to earn a pro card and only pros are allowed to enter the Pro...
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