On The Road To World's Strongest Man 2015!

Had a pretty good events session today, just breathing is ****ed with this cold.

9/3/08

IFSA Log Press- 50/5, 80/5, 100/3, 110/1, 120/1/1

Van Deadlift- 150/5, 230/3, 310/3, 390/8, 470/3, 470/ 33 second hold

Stones- 90/1/1, 110/1/1, 130/1/1

Deads today were ok, but I think that after all the back stuff on Sundays its hindering my deadlifting. Im changing the order of training until the Scottish, so its now going to be:

Monday- Pressing
Wednesday- Deads
Friday- Legs
Sunday- Events

10/3/08

Deadlifts- 70/8, 120/5, 170/2, 220/2, 260/1, 250/3/2

Bent Over Rows- 120/8/8

Pulldowns- lv.12/10/10/10

SLDL- 150/6/6/6

Skulls- 30/10, 50/8

Tricep Circuit- {10 dips; 10 65kg straight bar PDs; 10 45kg rope PDs} DONE THREE TIMES, NO REST

Looking awesome mate, just been watching Derek Poundstone and the rest on Eurosport amzing strength and technique so hat off to you!.

Forgot to post up my training from Wednesday, so here it is. Was an ok session, happy with pressing and fitness seems to be improving with the rower sprints after the workout and cardio & sprints on non-gym days.

12/3/08

Rack Press- 60/5, 90/5, 100/3, 120/2, 130/1

Standing Strict Press- 60/8, 70/5, 80/4

Lat Raise- 20/8/8

Bench- 60/8, 90/6, 110/5 PB

Shrugs- 100/10, 140/10, 180/10 Hook Grip for all sets

Concept 2 Rower- 449m in 90 seconds; 455m in 90 seconds Happy with this cause I only got 408 and 409m on Monday.

14/3/08

Squats- 60/8, 100/5, 140/5, 180/2, 220/1/2 wraps, 240/1 wraps

Leg Press- 140/10, 220/6, 300/6, {340/5, 300/5, 260/6, 220/7, 180/12 DROP SET}

Leg Ext- lv.6/10 reps, 10 seconds/10 reps, 10 seconds/10 reps

Also did some abs and calves

After having some really bad sessions lately I took Monday off, trained today and then not training till next week.

Had an awesome session today so I think the rest helped me.

Stones- 80/5, 110/1, 130/3, 150/2 PB, 180/1 PB

Farmers Pick Ups and Holds- 70/10s/10s, 110/10s, 150/10s PB, 190/1 pick up PB, 212.5/just missed pick up, 150/10s PB, 70/62s PB

New toys were at the gym today [texas power bar and trap bar] so instead of barbell deads I did them with the trap for a change.

26/3/08

Trap Bar Deads- 70/5, 120/5, 170/3, 220/1, 260/2, 280/1, 300/f The 280 single felt fine and was quite fast, got the 300 off the floor, but couldnt lock it out.

Barbell Rows- 100/8/8/8

SLDL- 150/8/8/8

Pulldowns- lv.12/8/8/10

Hammer Curls- 20/8, 30/8

Trained today aswell since we're going up to Fort William to try out the events for the finals on Saturday. Didnt do any squats since I didnt want to over work the lower back todays in a row.

27/3/08

Karlsen Squats- 100/6/6, 180/5, 260/3/3

Leg Press- 140/8, 220/5, 300/5, {340/4, 300/5, 260/6, 220/7, 180/8 DROP SET}

Leg Extension- lv.6/10 reps, 10 seconds/10 reps, 10 seconds/ 10 reps

Calves; leg press raise & standing raise

Incline Log- 50/8, 80/8, 100/5, 120/2, 130/f, 100/10

Then finished off with some abs.

Pretty good pressing session since I havent pressed in a good couple of weeks.

31/3/08

Rack Jerks- 70/5, 100/3, 120/1, 135/f Waited with the 135 too long at the shoulders and messed it up because of this.

Cleans- 70/5, 90/3/2, 100/2 Rubbish cleans since my form was so off after not doing them for so long, will come back quickly though.

Bench- 70/8, 100/5, 110/3, 100/6

CG Bench- 90/5/7

Tri Circuit- {10 dips; 10 75kg straight bar PDs; 10 55kg rope PDs} DONE TWICE, NO REST

Back up home in Aberdeen for the spring break so training at Results. Hack squat/ leg press machine was broken so just did some smith squats, leg ext, calves and then some cardion stuff.

4/4/08

Smith Squat- 50/5, 100/5, 140/3, 180/2, 220/2, 250/1, 260/f Wraps on for the 220 and 250 set, all reps below parallel coming to a stop at the bottom when the bar hit the stops. Felt so much heavier that the cage squat though. I like it! :D

Leg Ext- 45/10, 65/10/10/20

Calves- Didnt count the weight, but I reckon around 180kg, two sets of 10

Cardio- 100kg sled drag/60m, 30m

Not updated this for a few days.

Heres what Ive been doing:

Sunday Events

Log Press- 90/3/3, 100/1 Elbows were killing me for some reason, think its because of the wider handles and not being used to them

Medley- 70kg anval 10m; 120kg keg 10m [bearhugged for the first set then carried normally for the second]; 130kg farmer 10m; 100kg chain carried 10m and tried to simulate a load with it

Monday Gym

Log Press- 90/3, 100/3, 110/clean Since the log was crap on Sunday I thought Id give it another go, plus gym was really busy with no space to do jerks. Same happen as Sunday with the elbows and this really affected my pressing for the rest of the workout

Incline Smith Press- 60/8, 90/6/6/6

Sled Drag Front Raises- 20/12, 40/12/12/12/12

Tuesday Gym Trained today since Im away for a few days, plent of rest and food before the gym again on Friday

Axel Deadlifts- 85/5, 125/5, 165/3, 205/2, 245/1 PB, 265/1 PB

SLDL- 140/6/6/6

Pulldowns- 50/8, 70/8, 80/8

Hammer Curls- 20/8, 30/8

looking good mate, havent been in here for a while. That is the same split i have been doing!

You should venture in more often mate!

I canhed from doing deads on Monday, press on Wednesday and squats Friday to press, deads, squats on Monday Wednesday and Friday since I felt like my back was getting over worked deading the day after events.

I hear ya, i like the new upper,lower,upper,lower(events). Funnily enough i can't wait until this next comp is done so i can relax for a little bit, grow, and hit some new prs. I want a 6plate squat by the end of summer.

Yeah, its a good routine. Im looking forward to my summer comps and then getting some good strength built up over winter for next season!

Good session today and using the suit has given me confidence in it.

11/4/08

Smith Squat- 100/5, 140/3, 180/2, 220/2, 250/1, 270/1 PB, 290/f Suit on from the start; straps up from 180 set; wraps on from 220 set.

Safety Squat- 60/5, 100/5, 140/5, 180/3/3

Leg ext- 40/12, {60/10/10, 75/12 TRI SET}

Also did some standing calf raises and then a 1min BW hang from chinning bar

Pretty good session today, think I might have some tendonitis in my elbows so just taking ibuprofen and deep heat/ deep freezeing the joints.

13/4/08

Medley- 70kg Anvil carried 10m and loaded to 46", 120kg carried 10m loaded to 46", 130kg farmer carried 3m[plates fell off the ends], 100kg chain carried 10m and almost loaded to 46" Chain didnt have enough links to get a good grip on it, but the medley at the finals shouldnt really be a problem. Fitness is up a hell of a lot since Feburary!

Farmers Holds- 130/5s/20s

This tenonitis is really pissing me off. I feel great until i start lifting and then a couple of hours after the session Im great again. Just hope it clears up before the finals, if not its just going to be a case of working through it!

Farmers Pick Ups and Holds- 70/10s/10s, 110/10s, 150/10s PB, 190/1 pick up PB, 212.5/just missed pick up, 150/10s PB, 70/62s PB

Tell me you are talking about kilos and combined weight...right ? Cause a 190kg per hand would be sick !!!

Had a pretty good session tonight, presses were feeling strong and the elbows didnt bother me too much.

14/4/08

Rack Jerks- 60/5, 80/5, 100/3, 120/1, 130/f/1

Standing Strict Press- 60/8, 70/6, 80/5

Bench- 60/10, 80/8, 100/5

Tricep Circuit- {10 dips; 10 straight bar PDs; 10 rope PDs} First run of straight bar and rope was 100k and 60k respectivly, then second run was 60k and 40k.

Front raise, with the sled- 40/32/32

nice strong lifting mate

keep it up

ORIGINAL: tbowman

Farmers Pick Ups and Holds- 70/10s/10s, 110/10s, 150/10s PB, 190/1 pick up PB, 212.5/just missed pick up, 150/10s PB, 70/62s PB

Tell me you are talking about kilos and combined weight...right ? Cause a 190kg per hand would be sick !!!

Im talking about kilos and thats per hand, although pick up is quite high.