Week of 6-3

Tuesday 6-5 Deadlift

565 x 3
475 3 x 3

Duck Walk
250 x 60' x 2 runs
320 x 60'

I don't really remember what else I did. Duck walks felt a lot better.

Thursday 6-7 Bench
Bench
I wanted to work on some heavy singles and use form that would pass in a USAPL meet, so feet flat and a pause basically.
worked up to 365 for a legal, long paused single.

385 without my feet flat, but paused.

405 definitely not legal, but I'm happy I hit this.

Light OHP
165 x 10
165 x 8
165 x 6

GHR
several sets of 5-8

There was some other random stuff including pullups in there, but I don't really remember it all.

Sunday 6-10 Events

Since it was the weekend before the Gus, I figured I would do what I usually do and run through the events once.

Log (260)
11 reps in 60 seconds. These are getting better. If I can find a nice rhythm I will be able to hit at least this many. I will need at least this many to stay in the running too.

Farmers (280)
1 easy run of around 80', and I think it was a little longer than 80, in just over 13 seconds. The pick was really slow and I didn't feel like I was moving as fast as I could, so I think my time could improve easily.

Car Deadlift
20 fairly easy reps in 60 seconds, car was at 65" from handles. This will be a rep fest between the top 5 or so guys if it's the same set up that was used last year, so I will need everything I can get.

Tire flip
Jesse's 600 pound tire, which again is harder to flip than almost any 700-800 pound tire I've come across, for 80+ feet. I believe I finished in 44 seconds. I was hoping for a little faster, but honestly don't think I could improve this a lot. All but one of my flips was fast and fairly easy, and I didn't take much time between. I could have taken less time in between, but I think the run went good.

Duck Walk/ Sled drag medley.

One the bright side, I didn't drop the duck walk. On the bad side, the run was far from fast. This was a different set up than we had used, again, and I think it showed. The sled drag wasn't fast either, but it was steady. I could have pushed myself a little more on the drag too. I really hope I get to go somewhere close to last on this event so I know what I need to do.

I feel very ready for the contest. With the lineup of events, and the people competing, I think it will be one of the most competitive contests I have done. The events leave very little room for error, so to win or even place in the top 2 or 3 overall is going to take near PR performances on every event.