The gym is closed

Well on Sunday my training was to pack the last of the plates out (1010 lbs), and the bars 450 lbs from the gym to the trailer 100 feet x many trips. I'm hoping that my life will settle down a bit next week as I will be officially moved. I will likely have to find a commercial gym to train at for a while.Anyway Happy Holidays to everyone who reads my ramblings

two Sundays in a row

So two Sundays in a row, wow I'm training now. Today log clean and press sets of 3. Then floor presses I grabbed the jack stands from my shop it was a little scary racking it still I got a 140 kg single. Last was grappler one arm rows just went up to 120 lbs as that was all my core could take.

workouts far and few between

well the monolift, leg press, bench press and cable machine headed south today. So I'm down to log pressing and deadlifting, and I actually had a good training day today. I've been doing some training but nothing to write about. Two more weeks and I start a new life.

cool

splitting of the stones My stones are now in Vernon. I haven't been training for a while now In the last couple of weeks I've moved my wife stuff and her business to Vernon also my plates , dumbbells, and most of the strongman training equipment are gone as well. so far I've moved 10,000 lbs of training equipment and I still have all the equipment in my gym plus about 750 lbs of competition plates. Today I bench for the first time since aug 23 did triples up to 295 then a 315 single I was happy with this after almost three months off benching and a low body weight of 205 Did a drop set 205x17 this was down allot last did some tris and shoulders. Now I'll wait to see how sore I'll be lol

The end of an era

So today was most likely the last real training day in my home gym. It has been my home for the last seventeen years. This weekend I will start tearing it down. So many people have trained here, so many memories, personal triumph's, so many valiant efforts for the next five pounds. It will be hard to build the same atmosphere in a new place. But it is time for a new life and move I must. So come by and see me in Vernon when I get set up again. Today was a great day yet again Dallas and I did some med stance squats nothing to great accept Dallas did a drop set of 315 for 20 reps a new pr At the same time Steve and pat were pulling deads Pat pulled a pr 505 Steave was off a bit as he just got back from 4 weeks in Europe Steve did a drop set of 275 x 20 and Pat did 315x20. Dallas and I did some pulls and Dallas got a personal best 550 I haven't trained since my last post so I just coasted today. So thats it from Taz's gym (t shirt in the back ground)where no pencil neck were allowed

two weeks off

So I haven't been training the last couple of weeks, but Sean came out today. We did like a million sets of squats working on technique. Then went outside and worked up to a max single in the axle clean and press we finished with 3 sets of 5 clean and presses. Lastly we did a couple of sets of stone loading 4 stones per set. That was it. I have alot on the go right now so I'm not sure if I'll be training much. I certainly will not be training for a meet any time in the near future.

anouther super sunday

great training today there was seven of us today. First was weight for height I made 12 feet but kept hitting the bar at 13 feet Pat won with an easy 14 feet he cleared the bar by a foot. next was farmers walk I went 340lbs for 50feet 440 for 50 feet and 550 for 15 Pat also won this event with full walks with all three weights. next was car dead lift I got car plus 145 lbs in a conv deadlift pull and I got 185 in a hack squat lift. Mike won this the deads with the car plus 255 lbs in a conv pull. last was a log lift I got a 215 lift in and dallas won this one with a 265 steel log. I post more video on my youtube channel post at the side here.

update

Long time between posts. My life is very busy right now so I've only been training once or twice a week. the video is from last weeks training. On tuesday Steve and I did a full body training day I got a 40 lbs squat pr with the 12 inch camber squat bar. Bench went to an easy 335 then drop set for 20 reps lastly some chins with a 3/4 inch chain around the neck and shoulders. This was actually alot of work even though it dosn't look like much.

great week

So this week went well. Monday I broke a seven year old squat record and thursday I pulled 480/ 3 and a 500 single conv with just a belt. This weekend I'm in Vernon doing an introductory coarse for massage therapy.

It's 1994

First pic is our first log, we are still using it today it is getting beat up though. The next pic is my first highland games. The last is of the 94 winter games in Smithers. This was 1994 and the last year I competed in the 76 kg class. I was just going through some old pics and thought I would share these. Not to much to say about training. Mainly trying to fix some issues that I've not been dealing with. This weeks training Monday ss bar box squats no gear worked up to 355/8 and 375/6 then some chins and dips. Dallas and Steve were benching and I couldn't take watching any more I jumped in and did an easy 315 single then 275 for 8. Today I pulled conv deads no gear 425/5 445/5 Incline dumbbell press 110s for 7 and one arm rows 150s for 8. Last Saturday I did some push presses, fr squats and stone loading last set of stones were 180,215,245,260 to a 52 inch platform. So I'm slowly making some progress on the stones. My training reps are high right now as try gain back the size that I lost dropping down to the 181s earlier this year I'm hovering at about 215 right now and feeling much better.

another hot day

great day today It was about thirty degrees out side today this makes me happy. first was 56 lbs weight for height then distance. next was the truck pull this was up hill and heavy. next was stone loading I finally got the 260 lbs stone up not once but twice. last was a 550 lbs static hold I manage 62 seconds. I stayed out of the gym for another week and felt the best I have in a while.

back after two weeks off

So I took some time off my life is a little crazzy right now. Today we started with farmer's walk 300/ 100' 360/100' 500/50' 540/50. next was the car deadlift with a hammer grip. car plus 45lbs/5 65/5 85/3 115/3 135/1 Dallas worked up to the car plus 225/1 lastly we pushed that awfull prowler again 20lbs /240' and 30/240' that was all for today

hard day

Today we started with truck and trailer pull 100 feet weight a little over 10,500 lbs Sean and Steve pulled it twice and Dallas Pat and myself went up to 12,000lbs for 50 feet saving ourselves for the rest of our training. Farmer's walk was next 300 lbs for 100' 440 for 100' 480 for 50' . tire flips next we use two tires and went head to head doing two sets of five. Last was the prowler we each did two trips. the video is of the second trips.

prowler

So I built a prowler this week. It is still in the testing stage which is why it's not finished. This has to be the most sadistic thing I've ever built. On Thursday we decided to warm up with it to see how it works. We put on 90 lbs on it we pushed it 30 feet one way and then back with the other handles. I'm not sure how many sets we did, but I was done for the night. Dallas Sean and Steve rest a long time before continuing on they did some car deads and static holds. So today after warming up on the treadmill I put a heart rate monitor on and went to try this f***ing thing again. With 20 lbs on it I marked out 80 feet and got at it. I did three trips for 240 feet per set changing handles every 80. First set heart rate was 157 second set heart rate was 164 third set it was 155 because with 40 feet left my legs and glutes were toast and I was down to a walk with 20 feet left I had to dig deep and with a bunch of screaming I finished. I hate this thing which means it's a keeper.finished the morning off with abs stretching and foam roller ect

afternoon

bench up 275 delts are still shot from the viking press dropped down and did sets of 20 with 135 155 175 195.

fat bar push downs 4 sets

chin 4 sets of 12

hammer curls 2 sets of 10

That was enough we are training again tomorrow morning hopefully it stops raining

july 15

Today was a low volume day.

frount squats worked up to 305

car deads singles up to two tens a side

farmers walk with 275 in each hand

sunday july 12

Great training day started with viking press I got up to 250 plus what ever the pipe weighs then we dropped down to 140 and did as many as we could in 90 seconds ryan got 8 sean 10 pat got 12 I got 14 and dallas got 22. next we did arm over arm truck pull first pull was for 5o feet second was for 80 feet 80 feet was tough on the grip. last we did some stones I did 3sets with 4 stones very slowly I'm getting better but I still suck compared to everyone else.

different training this week

video is from last week.

wednesday

jerks worked up to 130 kg this was better than I thought I would do.

dips and drives I did a couple of sets and bailed my wrists and elbow were screaming at this point.

seated dumbbell press worked up to 90s for 8

lastly we did a bunch of abs

friday

frount squats up to 225/3 with 60 lbs of chain then singles up to 285 stright weight. stopped as the wrists were sore again it will take some time to get flexable again.

box squats with blue bands 185/2/4 really pauseing and relaxing the hips on the box.

speed deads dbl mini bands 235/1/7sets Steve and I did these seven sets in 5 minutes

side bends for a couple of sets

outdoor training

As you can see in the video we had great training wheather tonight We did super yoke Sean stoped at 580 Mike and I did 640 for 25 feet or so dallas did 640 for 100 feet. Then we did car deadlifts with a chevy sprint we all did 20 reps and that was enough of that. Last was stones I did my normal whimpy training. Mike got up to a 260 stone this was the first time he ever lifted them. Sean got up to a 285 20 inch stone and Dallas was the first to place the 350 20 inch stone on the the 51 inch platform.

car lift

Built a frame for doing car deadlifts. I had some extra time this week as I've only trained once. ( recovery yeah thats it)

Tuesday

we did snatches I worked up to 80 kg which I thought was good since it has been 10 years since my last meet. and likly the last time I did a full snatch. went out and did tire flips. then drag the 500lbs tire around the yard. This is a tough exercise then some how we ended up having a standing long jump competion I lost Steve and Dallas both got about eight and a half feet.

I'm out

Well I'm not going to worlds. There are many reasons why, but mainly family life is first.
Tuesday
de squats blue bands 330/2 375/2/4 375/1 hips were so tight I had to squat to a higher box
de conv deads dbl mini 225/1/6
green band leg curls 4 sets
green band standing abs 4 sets

thursday
push press 95/5 115/3 135/3 155/3 175/3 195/3 215/1
swiss bar sh press 95/10 115/8 135/6
one arm rows 110/10 120/8 130/8 140/6
swiss bar curls 95/8/3

Friday

rev band deads worked up to 535 for one

stones did 4 sets with 3 lightest stones

narrow stance squats 3 sets

leg press two green bands and 140 lbs weight for 60 seconds

abs

monday

de bench with dbl mini 185/3/3 205/3/3 225/3/2 245/1 265/1

56 lbs weight for height a bunch

field stone overhead press a bunch

suv arm over arm pull 3/ 50 foot pulls

tire flips for technique

jumps onto tires 42"

the pic of dallas is with a 220 concrete block no one has locked it out yet but Dallas came close tonight

bench day

toyota car deadlift handles 2" bellow the knees 10 reps and small tire flips for technique I did this in morning with the guys because I'm stupid.
afternoon
2 board press up to 395/1 then a loose shirt up to 485/1
4 board cls grip 325/8 355/8 385/6
chin ups bw/8 +15 lbs/8 +25/8 +35/4
cls grip lat pulls 4 sets of 10
land mines 4 sets of 10

squat day

de squats blue bands 330/2 355/2/7 sets
de deads dbl minis 2" deficit 225/1/6 sets
old log clean and press 5 reps plus 20 lbs 3 reps
band leg curls 3 sets
standing abs 3 sets

body weight is back up to 200 after this weekend I'm convinced more than ever skinny and weak is no way to go though life :-)

kamloops

Saturday I went down to kamloops to hang with Sean and Dallas at their meet. Dallas did well getting second, and Sean was holding 3rd until the end. His log press is all shoulders and I think that killed is forward hold which bumped him down the in the standings next was the Harley drag which he was doing great at until both hands ripped open and he was bleeding so much he couldn't grip the bar. He did good at the stones but the two bad events in a row dropped him down to seventh . Both these guys are advancing so fast I almost don't want to train with them. lol. Actually even if I can't keep up with them they are going to motivate me to be so much stronger than I am now. The meet was great very well run, and the competitors were a great bunch of guys I can see myself doing one of these meets in the near future Oh and in the video the farmer's walk is 275 lbs in each hand 60 feet to the turn. the log press was an 11 inch log weighing 200 lbs.

balls

I've got big balls Oh I've got big balls And they're such big balls Dirty big balls And he's got big balls And she's got big balls (But we've got the biggest balls of them all)

tuesday

worked up to 455 on 2 board press

4 board tri press 315/8 345/8 375/6

chins 3 sets of 12

seated dumbell cleans 25/8/3

I'm going to switch to an eight day training cycle. I've noticed for a while now that when I train two days in a row I'm not recovered. I just hate changing the days I train.

thursday

rev band conv dead

green bands 225/6 315/4 365/2 405/1 435/1 465/1 495/1 kepted good form, good start

narrow stance squat

with dave drapper bar attachment worked up to 275 rock bottom squats

stones 5 sets of 2

glute hams 2 sets of 8

standing abs 3 sets of 10

de squats

de squats

blue bands 310/2/3 330/2/3 285/2/2 I haven't done speed squats in months and it showed the last set at 330 turned into max effort

car deadlift (hack squat) handles at knee highth 20 reps 2" bellow the knees 15 reps

ss bar suppended gms 3 sets of six



2nd training 2 hours later

farmers walk 300/100 feet 440/100 feet 500/100 feet

tire flip 640 tire 8 flips in 90 seconds

So my meet was bitter sweet I broke the AWPC world records in the squat bench and total, but my performance was very poor by my standards. Only getting an opener in the squat and bench and not even breaking 500 in the deadlift. OH WELL training has all ready started for worlds at the end of july. At least I know what I need to fix and no more dieting.

last heavy day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1w_-wKzZMY&feature=channel_page Here is a link to my youtube page This was sunday as well.
Well I pulled conv today pulled a second attempt and didn't hurt myself so I guess I'm ready as I'm going to be. Just some deload training left. Also the wonderfull experience of making weight next week.

last training day for the boys

Sean getting the last day of training in before his meet next weekend. This medley is one of the events that they are going to do.

I benched today worked up in my new Ginny shirt with no success the chest panel is to big I'm starting to think Ginny looked at my old measurements when I weighed 235 and my new measurements weighing 187 and thought no way. Just the chest circumference there is a difference of 5 inches. Anyway put on a katana and manage a opener. So I guess today was a success. Some deadlifts tomorrow and I'll be as ready as I'm going to be.

heavy squating done

Sean doing a pressing medley

Squatted up 310kg today and I was happy enough with how it went. moved on to sumo deads because I really didn't want to pull conv at the meet but I couldn't even break 210 kg of the floor So I guess I'm pulling conv.

update

Video is of Dallas and Sean they are getting ready for the Abbotsford Strongest Man Competition on may 24. For me the squat is coming along still having trouble with my abductor not the adductor. Looks like I'm going to pull conv on the dead lift. Still having shirt issues. So basicly this meet is turning into a training meet for the awpc worlds in august. If I don't wreck myself at this meet.

squat day

Pics are of Sean doing 275 lbs stone to 50 " platform Dallas doing 275 to 55" and Pat doing 245 to 55" This was a huge improvement for Sean. Pat has done the 275 to the 55 before, but not today we squated first and I think he put to much into squating and didn't save enough for the stones.

Squats for me with rev minis and full gear worked up to 685 and missed 705 I lost the groove on the way down and just bailed rather than going for broke.

I took an hour break while the guys lifted stones then did conv deads singles up to 455 then 405/5 and 365/7

finished with glute ham raises

meet prep from hell continues

Tuesday speed bench day went well. Hit a single with 295 plus dbl minis approx 395 top and 345 at the bottom.
Wednesday
Wednesday was time to try and pull a deadlift my abductor is still giving me a lot of trouble. So i pulled in a modified stance as my leg can't handle full sumo. I put gear on early to try and save my leg things went good to 455 then 495 wouldn't even budge off the floor keep in mind this is in full gear straps up. Because of the Osteoarthritis I have in my low back I haven't pulled conventional in nine years so I'm not sure what I'm going to do. I'm going to pull conv next week and see which sucks worse.
Friday
Another Friday another day without a bench shirt I didn't get my shirt back from Ginny.
narrow grip bench up to an easy 345 single
next was a 44 katana I did 2oo singles with 195 different bar paths worked up to 455 to about an inch from my chest I had to stop there as my wimpy wife couldn't deadlift an more weight out of the rack. This really sucks as all my indicators (raw bench, board press ect) show that I should be mid 500s but I've had zero shirt success since January.
This week has gone so well I can hardly wait to squat tomorrow.

apr 26

Thursday training

Jason Cook was good enough to lend me a dbl rage x . He is with the x conditioning crew here in town and competes with the gpc. Unfortunately the shirt is to small for me. I did the normal bench day narrow press up to 315 then shirt work up to 465 missed 495 twice. 5 board up to 495 then 3 board up to 365/3 and I was toast.

Sunday

squat with rev minis up 640/1

hand over hand truck pull two pulls

duck walk and drag 360 lbs once

farmers walk I lifted the 500 walked 5 feet and dropped it for some reason my core was shot

Steve and I finished the day off with glute ham raises 3 sets and rev hypers 2 sets

My body weight was 186 today and the lack of body weight sure showed up on the strongman training. On a happier note I started eating more this week. and with the advice from Robert o blog I should be well on my way. Chk out bench bozo on the side bar.

finally a couple of good ones

The latest addition to my little home gym.

Last couple of training days have gone well, thank goodness.

Monday

de bench dbl minis 195/3/8 235/1 265/1 285/1

dumbbell incline 70/10 90/10 115/8

chest supported rows 205/6 250/5 275/3 205/15

abs hanging leg raises and standing one legged pull downs 3 sets each

Wednesday

sumo Romanians up to 495/3 drop set of 405/15

leg press up to 8 plates and a green band for 10 reps

calve ham glutes bw/10 mini band/10 2 minis/7

chg machine abs mini/10/3

Skinny and weak is no way to go through life

Well the meet prep from hell continues I got my new shirt this week and it isn't even close to fitting the arms are bigger than my shirt for when I weigh 230. I have to express it back for changes and get it back here and I only have four bench training days left. I'm still fighting with hotel and I don't have a room yet. I've had to go to a low carb diet to get the last pounds off. wha wha wha

monday

de bench dbl minis 185/3/8 225/1 255/1 275/1

dumb incline press 70/10 100s/ 10 100s/6 100s/4

chest supported rows 210/ 10,6,4

Wednesday

Romanian deadlifts up to 455/5 and a back off set of 405/10

then some squats press and lat pulls all done in a giant set 6 sets of 8 in 6 min

friday

cls grip 315/3 335/1

bench shirt 385/1 425 miss changed the new shirt for an old denim 425/1

5 board up to 465/3

4 board up to 405/ 1 ran out of gas

blast strap rows with a 3/4" chain around my shoulders 3 sets of 10

Sunday

rev band squats (mini) 485/4 550/2 my right leg completely failed on the third rep still the same problem I've been fighting since January

56 lbs weight for height a bunch of singles

log clean and press I tried some singles and gave up Sean Ryan and Steve went hard at these. the guys then went to zercher squats and after doing 3 sets they decided to do a zercher deadlift as you see in the video that is 230 lbs. The one good thing this week is that the hard dieting is done I made my goal of 187 lbs.

master's sunday

I got lots of time in this weekend watching the masters Man is Tiger a tough competitor.

Thursday

Romanian deads worked up to 405/8

dumbbell squat and over head press superset with lat pulls 6 sets of 8 in 6 mins

abs

20 min on the treadmill

Friday

cls grip bench 305/3 325/1

5 board up to 475/3

4 board up to 415/3

rage shirt, new shirt still hasn't come 405/3 425/2

lockouts 405/3 435/3 455/1

face pulls 3 sets

Sunday

squats up to 585/1/3 sets

4" deficit deads new pr of 475 this breaks a record from 2000 before I hurt my low back

super yoke 540/60' three drops 540/60 full walk 600/60 1 drop

the video is my 540 and Dallas doing 600 by 120' with a set down to go back

cell phone training

Couldn't get a spotter today so I was cell phone training.

squats 400/3 465/3 520/3 520/2/2 first set at 520 the 3rd rep was slow so I just did doubles rather than using my cell phone.

sumo deads pulled an easy 495 about 10 mins after squatting and my leg held up so I was happy.

log zerchers 3 sets

calf ham glutes 3 sets

Funny Rob should post on how much I doing, when last week everything caught up to me and I only trained once. I should be back on track this week.

thrusday

cls grip bench 275/3 305/1 325/1 345/1

rage shirt 395/3 425/1 445/1 465/1

chins 3 sets

the shirt I used is so big on me I put it on myself and did my first set that's big for a closed back poly. It reminded me of Don Basset when I first started competing he did that at meets all the time

This week

I added day 4 back in this week even though I'm doing 8 1/2 hours a week of cardio. Three days a week of weights doesn't do it for me. Tuesday and Wednesday are speed and hypertrophy work.

Friday

cls grip got 315 for 3 this week and barely missed 345 single I'm back to my old bench set up as my right leg/hip will not take the extreme stretch to get a high arch.

5 board 405/3 435/3 465/3 495/1

4 board 365/3 395/3 415/3

rage bench shirt 365/3 385/3 405/3 425/1

lock out 405/3 435/3

blast strap rows bw/10/3

cls grip is lagging behind previous years board work is behind last year but ahead of 2007

Sunday

squat 390/5 440/5/2 440/3

4" deficit dead lift worked up to 425/1

truck pull I'm calling it 50' felt like a mile

farmer's walk 300/100' 440/100' 440/70

The video shows me pulling and then Ryan this was his first time pulling and he did great shows how much a 100 lbs of body weight helps on truck pull. Ryan is just getting started and he is naturally strong if he stays with it he is going to be awesome at this stuff.

sad stone day

Sad day today as we broke our light stone I didn't put enough rebar in it.

Friday

bench day cls grip 310/3 325/1 it still sucks but it is slowly moving up

5 board up to 465/3 485/1

4 board 365/3 385/3 405/3 easy

shirt up to 405/3

lock outs 405/3 425/3

facepulls

sunday

squats up to 550 for 3 singles my hip is barely hanging in

5" rack pulls up to 485 missed 515

next was 5 reps with a 150 lbs feild stone on to a 54" platform I tried the light stone but couldn't get it up today I hate this dieting

10 reps tire flip

belt squat 3 sets of 8

rev hypers 210 lbs for 3 sets of 10

this week

the video here is an axle clean and press the bar is two inches in diameter and the tires do not rotate very hard to lift. the weight is 230 lbs with the two tires.

Fridays training was the same old thing I bumped up the weight where I could. My denim is so big it is useless so I tried the bigger katana again. I finally got it working good after I had Gwen cut the back out of it.

Sunday squatted 475 for 5 sets of 3

deadlift put my new suit on and pulled up to 455 with the straps down this was good for today as I still don't trust my hip and I think it was a good call as it is very tight right now

then we went out and did axle lifts followed by axle deads over hand grip I got up to 280 and Pat was the only one to get 310.

lastly I did some belt squats and rev hypers

meet training starts

built a new bar this weekend ,more for strongman type training. With it I can use the same grip that some of the events have.

So meet training starts and I'm officially 40 lbs lighter than this time last year. Man is this causing me some grief. I've totally changed the way I am setting up on the bench. This is coming along and I have a shirt coming from Ginny. I'll work with the polys when I have time to figure them out. I also have to learn how to squat again. Right now if I do three squats all three will be different. No big deal just no bands this time all free squatting :-(

Friday

cls grip bench worked up to 295/3 missed 315 for 3 (got 2) I was pissed it's been years since I missed 315 blew up 335 for a single

5 board press up to 465/3

4 board 405/3/3

denim shirt 365/3 385/3 405/2 425/1 shirt is so big that pulled all way down 365 barely slowed down.

face pulls and tri push downs 3 sets of 10

Sunday

no strongman training this week

squats 405/5/4

6" rack pulls 515/1 It's been 9 years since I injured my low back and the conv dead has never came back. My record from 2000 for this is 565. good thing I can pull sumo.

belt squat 4 sets of 10

45 deg back raise 4 sets of 10

Sunday

Training is going well. My right hip is still giving me problems with squating and sumo deadlifting. Still having problems setting up on the bench with a shirt on. My body weight is almost where I want it and my strength is slowly coming back. I even set a 25 pr on suspended goodmornings this week. Today I bench with rev green bands and missed a 10 lbs pr it was close. Then put on an old shirt and worked up to a 525 single. The rest of the guys squatted with bands. Then we went out and did some log lifts mainly for reps. We also fooled around with some grippers in between log lifts sets. It was a farly good day, but we really need to get outdoors again.

will spring ever come

Well I was sick again this week which is more than likely why Saturdays training sucked so bad. I've had to change my training up, and one of the things I've almost cut out is the strongman stuff until I can stop my diet and start eating a bit more. today was chest day for me nothing exciting. The guys did some farmers walk up the hall and back which was almost an obstacle coarse. Then they did some farmer deads for triples with a thirty sec hold after the third. next was good mornings from chains. and last they did crucifix hold I might have participated a little.but I can't say as my wife may read this.lol

last post for awhile

I'm getting farely beat up right now and I still have at least three weeks of dieting left. What ever I injured in my right leg back in January, flared up again dead lifting on Sunday. I'm having trouble walking around right now let alone squatting. Todays bench training was depressing as I barely bench 315 for 3 and 335 buried me I tried benching in the katana again I can now touch with 365 easy. This shirt isn't going to work for me when I set up keeping the shirt down I lose two inches of arch. If I set up high the shirt ends up at my throat. I give up. Any way enough whining I knew I was going to have some problems when I got my weight down.

de bench

De bench with dbl minis 195/3/3 215/3/3 235/3/2
2 board tri press with dbl minis 195/10/2 sets
rear lat pulls 3 sets of 10
cable row 1 set of 12
hammer curls super set 2sets of 10 1 set of 20
with side laterals 2 sets of 10 1 set of 20

Skinny and weak

Well we started today out with 2" rack pulls there were a few prs today but I wasn't one of them I pull 525 which is 110 lbs off my all time best. then we went on to log lifts everyone lifted great with pat getting 245 and dallas getting 255 I got 215 but after easy cleans with 225 I couldn't press it . log floor press was next there was some great efforts put in, with the log last weight be 325. Last was the tire flip Dallas did his 30 or so reps as the rest of us worked in and out on the other side. All in all I had fun today and I am looking forward to next week off strongman training. It is very demanding training.

last couple

missed Tuesday's training work moved our shifts around again and I was lucky enough to get early shift which meant getting up at two am to do cardio, by Tuesday night I was bagged.
Thursday
DE squat with 200 lbs of chains 340/2/3 36/2/3 380/1 400/1
DE conv deadlifts dbl minis 275/1/8 sets in two minutes
glute ham raises back elevated 4.5" 4 sets of 8
band abs 4 sets

Friday
narrow bench 275/3 295/3 315/3 335/1
5 board 365/3 405/3 435/3 465/3
4 board 405/3 425/3
oldest denim shirt pulled as low as I could get it 405/1/6sets
I was training by myself today so I had to use denim. this turned out to be a good thing as Ilearned something new today. Generally if I have to much shirt I'll lift my head to touch. With my old set up this wasn't a problem but now I'm pushing my arch to make up for my lack of girth, when I lift my head I lose some arch adding almost an inch to my stroke. Also if I thighten the shirt to much with my belt I'm unable to get enough shirt to push the arch up, and if I leave some slack in the frount then the shirt wants to move up as I set up. closed back is worse than open backed. For all those who say if I wore a shirt I could lift 200 lbs more trust me we work hard to figure out how to make the most of these things.

I was going to take it easy today

I was going to take it easy today as I was sick this week. BUT Sundays are just to much fun. I started off with deadlift tec work pulled 435 for 5 singles with the last three having my body fire in the proper order, yeah. Steve pulled with me everyone else was squatting with a safety squat bar. Then we went out to the shop for stones we had three platforms to day 55" 50" and 46" Everyone did great today and we ended by doing some reps at what ever high work for each of us I think we are going to do this more often. Next we were just going to try something new for a later date but it turned out to be more training we'll call this the power stair which is the video above the weight is 360 lbs and the step is 12" about as high as my height will allow.Now you think we were done but oh no some decided we had to lift the beer keg over head. The video is Sean and Pat lifting stones and Ryan lifting the beer keg.

Too much ????

Some more training from Sunday.

De bench dbl minis 195/3/3 215/3/3 235/3/2

dumb tri ext 55/10/4

one arm rows 90/10 110/8 130/6 150/6 170/6 the 170 was done with the farmers walk handles this has a totally different feel to them.

plate stone lifts 90/8 I only did one set as I totally ran out of gas

so my training schedule is like this

Monday am 55 min cardio, seated calves ,rev hypers, abs all done light for rehab/ prehab

pm 45 to 60 min cutting splitting and packing firewood trust me this is training

tuesday am 45 min cardio foam roller stretching

pm upper body training

wednesday 55 min cardio tri push downs and shoulder rotations abs again light

pm firewood

thursday am 45 min cardio stretching

pm lower body training

friday am 45 min cardio seated calves, rev hypers and abs

pm heavy bench training

saturday 55 min cardio upper body rehab work depending on how I feel

pm firewood

sunday no cardio but we do 2 to 3 hours of strongman type training

Isn't life great

Crazy Sunday

Well we had seven of us training today. First we pulled deads with the farmers walk handles. Not sure of all the numbers Pat got a 500 I got 620 and Dallas got 640. Some of the guys were pulling deads against dbl minis. next was the super yoke we got some good weather and some clear concrete. We shut these down at 640 I think 4 guys made the 40'. Last we did viking press the weight went up to 250 lbs. A few guys threw the 56lbs weight for height., but I was done. I think everyone had a great day I know there were a few personal records.

bench madness

narrow bench 315/3 345/1
5 board 425/3 455/3 485/2 missed the lockout on the third
4 board 385/3 415/3 435/3
katana 365/1 405/1 435/1 then 435 in a denim
lockouts 405/3 425/1 445/1 405/4
chins 4 sets of 8
shirt work was in my bigger shirt I still do not like the katana much I had a lot of trouble trying to set up my arch and the groove is higher than a denim I'm still trying to decide if I'm going to get another denim or figure out how to use the smaller katana I have

first training of the week

squat today was an experiment the right side is still sore and tight I started with a 16" box and couldn't even get close. then I started pulling in my stance. In the end I moved it in about six inches so I could get to the box, turns out to be the same stance as my sumo.
I did 155 plus 200lbs of chain for 5 sets of 2 and a single with 205. Now I wait to see how my leg feels tomorrow, I pushed a bit. finished by super setting glute hams and sit ups for 4 sets of 8 good enough for a recovery week.

tough couple of days

Monday
DE bench dbl minis 185/3/3 205/3/3 225/3/2
tri push downs 4 sets
lat pulls 4 sets
Thursday
DE squat with green bands 375/2/4 I've had a sore hip flexor since the weekend and it got worse with every set
stiff leg deadlift 138/8 225/8 315/8 405/4 435/3
abs 4 sets
I was up at 2:00 am every morning this week and moving snow every night and I think my body is a little beat up I'll see how benching goes tomorrow and then next week is a recovery week anyway

sunday happiness

Started today with deadlifts again worked up to 425/1 for 5sets Just working on improving my form. Steve trained today and sucked us into 4" rack pulls that he missed last week. He got over 400 Dallas got 535 I thru briefs on and pulled the same as last week 575 and missed 605 again. Log lift was next for Dallas and I. I did a few sets Dallas did a ton of work. Steve did some pull throughs with 80 lbs I also did a couple of sets just to finish my day off.

bench day

narrow grip 225/3 275/3 325/3 345/1
5 board 375/3 415/3 445/3 475/3
4 board 375/3 395/3 415/3
old denim 405/2 425/2 445/2
lock outs 405/3 435/1 315/18
tri ext 3 sets of 8
dumbbell cleans 3 sets of 10
face pulls 3 sets of 10
a couple of good training days in a row a great way to start a new year. Now I just need to get my body weight to start dropping, I'm having a tough time this time.

happy new year

jan 1
de squat 14' box green bands 220/2 265/2 315/1 360/2/6 380/1
med stance free squat 225/6 275/6 315/6
45 deg back raise 3 sets of 8
hanging leg raises 3 sets of 8

dec 29
de bench dbl minis 175/3/3 215/3/3 235/3/2 255/1
tri ext 3 sets of 8
chins bw/10/3 bw/6
chest supported rows 225/8/3
incline curls 3 sets