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Bloody strong and so young! Great stuff

Pretty good events session today, feeling good for the team comp next Sunday! :D

25/5/08

Tyre Flip- 375/3/3 Both sets very easy.

Yoke- 150/50m, 230/50m Easy, 320k next week should be fine.

Farmers Walk- 70/50m, 110/25m, 150/25m PB

Farmers Pick Up- 190k pick up, very easy

Stones- 80k shouldered, 100 then 110 for 3, 130 for 3, 150 single Stones pretty easy as per usual!

Are the farmers walk and farmers pick up per hand?

Excuse my strongman ignorance.

Aye, thats per hand mate!

How low are the pickups?

These ones are around about knee level, probs the highest pick up Ive used on a set. Normally they're around mid shin mate.

The pickup on my farmers is really low. I'm considering doing deadlifts with them, be a bit like using a trap bar.

What do you think?

Sounds good mate, if you train with low farmers then when it comes to comps [if you decide to compete] then you'll be able to do any famers that come up.

If I was you, Id train normal barbell deads on whatever day you train it, then when it comes to events do your famers walks upto whatever you want and then add some weight to it and do pick ups to work on the pull from the floor.

Cheers mate.

No worries Tony!

Week off now to prep for Scotlands Strongest Team on Sunday and also to revise properly for my four exams over the next three days!

190kg= roughly 415-420lbs ? Heck of a pick !!!

Had a pretty good day, some things I wanted to do better at, but its done and dusted now so heres the write up!

Log Press Medley-

Stevie went in and done the 90 and 100k logs, I got the 115k and then attempted the 130k twice, but missed it both times. knew it was unlikely Id get the 130k, but hopefully after a summer of intense pressing training then I might get it after summer.


Deadlift Medley-

Stevie started at the 110k farmers, pulled them easily and then tagged me. I ran out and got the 230k axel [grip almost went though as I didnt take anytime to set it up] then pulled the 250k barbell easily. Stevie did the van and I came back in to do the 200k per hand farmers, apparently this last lift looked very easy.


Medley-

Did the 310k yoke easily enough, Stevie did the 120k keg fine then I went in and did the 370k tyre ok, was starting to get puffed out after four flips, but kept going and finished the six flips. Running back the 15m to tag Stevie was the hardest part as I thought I was going to fall over since my legs were like jelly.


Farmers-

By this time the rain had started and the handles were getting quite wet. 110k for 30m was pretty fast by Stevie, then I came in and did the 150k's. Got to the cone at 15m and madde the turn, dropped them and tagged Stevie, he took them around 5m and then I finished them off.


Stones-

Plan was for Stevie to do the 90, 100, 110 and 130k stones then for me to come in and do the 150 and 170s. Stevie got all his and then I went in, made an attempt on the stone, but the rain had made it very slippery, this wasn't helped by the masking tape covering the stone. Neither of us managed to get the stone, so had to settle for four of six.


Overall a good day, but just made me realise at the difference in standard at open level. Need to knock my pan in all summer and try to improve as much as I can and then do the same once Im back at Uni to prepare for comps next spring.

bugger on the stones..they can be that way sometimes

I know, wasnt pleased though!

Decided that Im going to do events today and then Friday aswell since Im away all next week, then back to gym lifts on the 16th.

4/6/08

400k Tyre Flip- 2 sets of three and a final set of 4

Yoke- 250/15m, 300/15m, 320/15m

Viking Press- 50/8, 70/6, 100/6 PB, 110/5 PB, 120/1 PB

Finished off with some skull crushers, DB overheads and sled drag front raises.

dbl post

Pretty good first session back.

16/6/08

Deadlifts- 60/8, 100/8, 140/5, 180/5, 220/3, 240/2, 250/3

Rack Pulls, just above mid shin- 180/3, 220/3, 240/1

Pulldowns- 40/12, 70/10, 95/10

T-Bar Rows- 40/12, 60/10, 80/8

CG Smith Bench- 50/12, 80/10, 100/8, 110/3

Crap session today, going to start planning my sessions instead of just going in and lifting because when I plan I seem to train so much better.

18/6/08

Axle C&P- 50/5, 80/3, 100/2, 110/1, 120/f/f/f

Axle Cleans- 120/1, 100/3

Hang Cleans- 75/3/3/3

Damn good session tonight, havent squatted in 3 weeks so it was ok. Messed up my back squat and couldnt do Karlsen Squats, but saved it with other stuff.

My wee bro hit a PB with a 140k back squat.

20/6/08

Back Squat- 60/5, 100/5, 140/5, 180/3, 220/1, 240/f ****ed the 220k cause my bro put me off with his spotting, then legs were feeling really tight and head was away for the 240k.

Leg Press- 130/10, 220/10, 260/8, 340/6, {300/4, 260/5, 220/6, 170/8, 130/15 DROP SET}

Front Squat- 60/5, 100/3, 140/1, 165/1, 175/f 165k was a new gym record and then nothing left for the 175k.

Leg Ext- 60/10, 100/10/10/10

Awesome events session today, tested the tyre drag thats going to be at the UKSC Scottish. Used 300k and felt ok, reckon that a 400k tyre is just as possible only a little slower! :D

22/6/08

Tyre Drag- 300k/10m/10m Drag was set up as shown below with a short chain attarched to the yellow tow rope and then a straight bar attached to the chain.



Axle Press- 50/5, 70/5, 90/2, 100/2, 110/1, 115/1, 120/1, 125/f Used a different technique, so now I use a thumbless double overhand grip to clean the axle [right up and continental] and to press.