Ox's Strongman Journal - 265kg deadlift.. Done!

Welcome to my new journal!
 
My old one died due to page gremlins!
 
Heres a link to the old one if you like: http://www.muscletalk.co.uk/tm.aspx?high=&m=4269964&mpage=244
 
Hopefully this journal will see me returning to Strongman competition after my accident in '08.
 
Skipload day today, no training, events session tomorrow.

First one in!! Keep up the good work mate, will check in!

walkie


First one in!! Keep up the good work mate, will check in!

Lol! Cheers walkie mate!
 
Hopefully a 18" deadlift and axle clean and press PB to put in here tomorrow!

Hello mate - I'll be following along!
 
Good luck

Captain T


Hello mate - I'll be following along!

Good luck

Hello mate - cheers! I'll try make it interesting lol!

Ended up with a 5 hour skipload, just finished.
Forgot how much fun they are! Haven't gone nuts just steady all morning. Loving the feeling you get from these - feeling hot and veins popping out - even now i'm not as lean - even have slight vein on upper abs. Looking full and pretty lean on it, certainly works well for me.
 
I'm not eating, apart from a shake now until tonight where we're having a homemade healthy chicken curry, (i will be throwing an ale in there though!).
 
Unsure how this will pan out weight wise this week, i used to put on around 6-7lbs max in the cutting days so expecting 5lbs maybe tomorrow? Be interesting to see where i base line these days and what effect it has on tomorrows training.

Subscribed!  
 
I just finished my first mini skipload of this new diet as well ; will be interesting to see what the increase is!  Used to get 2-3kg off the 10-12hr ones...lets see what a 2hr load does...haha!  I'd forgotten how awesome they were following the Christmas break that was just one long load!  Yum!

ChilledDJ


Subscribed!  

I just finished my first mini skipload of this new diet as well ; will be interesting to see what the increase is!  Used to get 2-3kg off the 10-12hr ones...lets see what a 2hr load does...haha!  I'd forgotten how awesome they were following the Christmas break that was just one long load!  Yum!

Cheers mate!
 
Best of luck with it, like you say will be interesting to see what happens with weight!
 
Mine went great yesterday!

Well this morning i weigh in at 15 s 3lbs 6oz, a 5lb gain, dead on what i thought it would be and visually i look bigger and tighter than ever.
 
Should have stayed with it all along i think but really didn't think i'd perform so well on low carb on a daily basis doing the intense training i do but i really do.
 
Back to low carb today and event training later if i can - only 3 hours sleep - nipper really ill again with her teeth.

Event training
 
Axle FLTOH
 
31kg x 10
61kg x 2 (stricts)
71kg x 2 (pushes)
81kg x 1 (split jerks)
91kg x 1 (split jerk)
103.5kg x F BUT CONTINENTAL CLEAN PB
96kg x 2 (split jerks) rep pb
 
Lacking alot of explosiveness today but a few minor pb's, the 103.5kg continental clean felt pretty easy, reckon 110kg is there now. Its my overhead that once again is the weakness, need alot of work on triceps and delts for lockout. On the plus side also the jerks are feeling much better, once i get my lockout sorted and technique honed some more i should be able to break through 110kg. Would have done more volume but lacking explosiveness today so moved on.
 
18" deadlifts
 
125kg x 3
175kg x 3
225kg x 1
265kg x 1
280kg x 1 PB
282.5kg x F
 
Been chasing 280 for a while, wasn't really expecting today would be the day i got it due to lack of sleep/general feeling of weakness but got it! 282.5kg not going anywhere though lol! Next time, weird as the 280 felt easy tbh.
 
Sandbag loads
 
100kg x 7 onto 4' platform PB
100kg x 4 onto 4' 6" platform PB
 
Felt good, despit massive back pump from the deads. I need a 105kg atlas stone though now to start repping with. Looking like i may get one february.
 
Decided at this point i wanted to try some benching as not maxed out for a while on them
 
Raw Bench
 
75kg x 10
95kg x 5
105kg x 2
115kg x 1
127.5kg x 1 PB
130kg x F
 
Happy here, 127.5kg felt pretty easy, the 130kg failed half way up, next time no problem. At this point i put on my home made slingshot to overload my triceps:
 
Slingshot on
 
130kg x F damn! Still failed!
115kg x 2
110kg x 6
110kg x 5
110kg x 5
 
Love the slingshot! My triceps were really hit hard!
I think if i have time i'll be throwing in a bench day on its own each week as i remember the old days my overhead went up well as my bench did, from next week i may do it mondays. Really enjoyed benching today and elbows felt pretty good apart from during cleans.
 
Started out a poor session on limited sleep but ended up pretty good, considering everything, pleased with performance.
 

What a belter mate, that's very impressive Dave, back in the PB zone!!!

That 300 is right round the corner!!

Do us a favour, can you see my SUC thread, I can't find it at all, very strange??

Panic over, found it through my profile, it definitely wasn't there though...

Great workout Ox! good to hear the diet working for you... be interesting to see how you progress now, are you going to stick to the 5 hour load?

On The Flop


What a belter mate, that's very impressive Dave, back in the PB zone!!!

That 300 is right round the corner!!

Do us a favour, can you see my SUC thread, I can't find it at all, very strange??

Cheers Deano mate!
 
Started bad, got alot better! 300kg 18" dead should be along before long, the 280kg felt pretty easy.
 
Sorry mate, wasn't on last night so couldn't help, glad you found it! Should do its pretty popular!

Flanders


Great workout Ox! good to hear the diet working for you... be interesting to see how you progress now, are you going to stick to the 5 hour load?

Cheers Flanders mate, feel good on the new diet, less carbs certainly suits me better and the skiploads just plain work for me. I'll see where i base line this week before deciding on if to up or lower the load length, max will be 6 hours i should imagine, 5 seemed to work well this week so we'll see. Seemed to help strength yesterday anyway despite massively sleep deprived..again!

35 mins fasted sscv this morning.

Hello Ox, good session - whats a slingshot?
 
How come you are skiploading again? Sorry if you already said why!

Captain T


Hello Ox, good session - whats a slingshot?

How come you are skiploading again? Sorry if you already said why!

Hello mate.
 
A slingshot is:
 

 
I'm using a homemade version with a band, helps pop off the chest and is kind of like using a bench shirt. I'm using it to help overload my pressing muscles to help my overhead lockout, seems to work as i'm in pain today!
 
I'm back skiploading mate as i'm back on very low carb as i seem to preform and feel better on it so need a re-feed day - skiploads have worked well for me so though i'd go back to them, working well so far!
 
Cheers mate!

Nice sesh Dave esp running on 3 hours kip, must be a killer!
 
Good to see the diet is working, I like the heat you get from the carbs too, feels like things are working when you get it.

W1LL


Nice sesh Dave esp running on 3 hours kip, must be a killer!

Good to see the diet is working, I like the heat you get from the carbs too, feels like things are working when you get it.

Cheers mate, was tough tbh but can't afford to miss a session, too much work to be done!
 
Diets sorted now i think, Skipload made me feel great, veins appeared again and yes got that lovely hot feeling like the metabolisms being sparked up!
 
Getting back into the benching aswell now too - you've inspired me to try get it up around 140-150kg!