First off, this was by far the best run and organized competition I have been to. Everything moved quickly and efficiently. The venue was great (it was nice being inside and staying out of the sun all day), and the weather turned out to be just about perfect.
250 Log for Reps
I ended up with 7 reps. I needed 6 to win the 265's and figured it wasn't worth wasting energy to get to 13 to win the MW on this event. These all went up easy and felt good.
280 Farmers Walk, 700 Pound Tire Flip Medley
around 60' each way.
I believe I finished in 49.xx seconds. I know it was right around 50. The farmers handles were awkward for me to move with so that definitely slowed me down. The time was good enough for 1st in the 265's and 1st in MW.
Car Deadlift
Here was another event where I had a huge advantage being the last to go in my weight group and division. I had to get 15 for the win in the 265's and 17 for the win in MW. I got to 17 and set it down. I had more in me, but again there was no need to waste energy. 1st in the 265's and MW.
Truck Pull
50' course
I'm not sure how much it weighed, but it was a garbage truck and I'm pretty sure ET said it weighed something over 30,000 pounds. I finished just under 40 seconds. It was good enough for first in the 265's and MW again.
Stone Series
up to 360
There was something very very odd with these stones. I loaded the first 3 in 18 second which got me 1st in the 265's and MW, but there is no reason that I shouldn't have finished a series like this. The 270 stone felt like it weighed closer to 350, and was definitely harder to load than the 310 stone. I got to the second to last stone which I think was 330 and it was covered in dirt and so I lost anything my tacky was giving me and my forearm sleeve slipped down. I just couldn't grip it and stopped knowing I had the win.
I couldn't have asked for a better performance, and was very lucky to have the advantage of going last on events. I ended up winning all 5 events in the 265 pound class and 4 of 5 in the middle weight division.
Thanks again to ET, Conan, and everyone else that helped out. The raffle and prize packages were awesome and I came home with a ton of great stuff.
It was also nice to meet more people in the strongman community and see some familiar faces.
The link below is my video of the competition.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSQ2d8GVPZ4
Monday, June 13, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Deads 5/24
Power Clean
worked up to one set of 10 at 225.
Deadlift
warm up
405x3
495x1
545x1
added short bands
315+light bands x 3
315+ average bands x 3, 2 sets
Pendlay Rows
225 x 10
275 x 8
295 x 8
weighted hyper
75 x 6, 4 sets
Shrugs
225 x 20
315 x 10, 3 sets
worked up to one set of 10 at 225.
Deadlift
warm up
405x3
495x1
545x1
added short bands
315+light bands x 3
315+ average bands x 3, 2 sets
Pendlay Rows
225 x 10
275 x 8
295 x 8
weighted hyper
75 x 6, 4 sets
Shrugs
225 x 20
315 x 10, 3 sets
Monday, May 23, 2011
Midwest Strongman Muscatine, IA May 21
Log Press for reps (250 pound log)
Tie for first.
I ended up with 10 reps. I was happy with 10, but definitely had a few more in the tank. I couldn't keep a good rhythm going because we were standing on a little downhill slope and I kept losing my balance at the top.
Tire flip (750 pound tire, 80 feet)
I'm pretty sure I got first.
This tire was short and fat and pretty easy to flip. I didn't feel like I was going that fast, but I was consistent and never slowed down.
Sand Bag Medley (100 pound sand bags, 80 feet, 4 times)
3rd
This was not my favorite even by a long ways and I'm pretty sure that the timer was a little quick on the trigger with at least one person. Either way, this was a pretty easy event and I got enough points to stay in the lead.
Truck Pull
2nd
Talk about a joke. Not one person moved this truck an inch. I'm not good at truck pulling by a long shot, but there were people there that had done this kind of stuff and couldn't get the thing moving. It was a full size semi and trailer and a good majority of the truck was parked on a downhill grade so that didn't help anything. They basically just made a judgement call on who moved the truck the most, or rocked it I should say, and gave me second.
Stone Series (255, 270, 315, 320, 340)
2nd
Once again I get to stones and get excited and try to go too fast and miss my first pick. I actually missed the first pick twice because I had my hands too far forward. Then on the third stone for some reason I got stuck at the top and took a second to get it on the barrel. I finished in just over 25 seconds. Not a bad time, but I was and still am disappointed with the time. I should have been able to finish in under 20 seconds. I also left some room for people to possibly jump me in placing. It worked out in the end though.
I finished the day with 41 out of 45 points. That was good enough for first place in the heavyweights. They didn't bring the 1000 pound tire for the extra event, and so instead they used some sort of formula to figure out the overall winner or whatever they called it. I ended up getting that too. There was some good competition here and I'm very pleased with how it turned out.
Melissa ended up winning the women's and qualifying for nationals, so everyone was in a good mood on the way home.
Tie for first.
I ended up with 10 reps. I was happy with 10, but definitely had a few more in the tank. I couldn't keep a good rhythm going because we were standing on a little downhill slope and I kept losing my balance at the top.
Tire flip (750 pound tire, 80 feet)
I'm pretty sure I got first.
This tire was short and fat and pretty easy to flip. I didn't feel like I was going that fast, but I was consistent and never slowed down.
Sand Bag Medley (100 pound sand bags, 80 feet, 4 times)
3rd
This was not my favorite even by a long ways and I'm pretty sure that the timer was a little quick on the trigger with at least one person. Either way, this was a pretty easy event and I got enough points to stay in the lead.
Truck Pull
2nd
Talk about a joke. Not one person moved this truck an inch. I'm not good at truck pulling by a long shot, but there were people there that had done this kind of stuff and couldn't get the thing moving. It was a full size semi and trailer and a good majority of the truck was parked on a downhill grade so that didn't help anything. They basically just made a judgement call on who moved the truck the most, or rocked it I should say, and gave me second.
Stone Series (255, 270, 315, 320, 340)
2nd
Once again I get to stones and get excited and try to go too fast and miss my first pick. I actually missed the first pick twice because I had my hands too far forward. Then on the third stone for some reason I got stuck at the top and took a second to get it on the barrel. I finished in just over 25 seconds. Not a bad time, but I was and still am disappointed with the time. I should have been able to finish in under 20 seconds. I also left some room for people to possibly jump me in placing. It worked out in the end though.
I finished the day with 41 out of 45 points. That was good enough for first place in the heavyweights. They didn't bring the 1000 pound tire for the extra event, and so instead they used some sort of formula to figure out the overall winner or whatever they called it. I ended up getting that too. There was some good competition here and I'm very pleased with how it turned out.
Melissa ended up winning the women's and qualifying for nationals, so everyone was in a good mood on the way home.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Strongman 5/15
I really just wanted to run through the events for the competition on Sunday but couldn't do tire flip or truck pull.
Log
250x10, these have been easier, but I could have got a couple more reps if I needed them
Sand bag medley
150 lb bag 80 ft, repeat 3 more times
Car Deadlift
worked up to 750x7
850x1
I'm going to have to train these anyway, and I love how much they work my hamstring and glutes.
Stones
210-330 series, 5 stones
2 runs
21.xx seconds and 20.5 seconds
This should be even quicker at the comp since it's only to oil drums
Arm over arm sled drag
whatever length the rope is, maybe 40-45 feet, 400 lbs, 2 runs
It dried out a little and I did some really light tire flips.
Squats 5/13
Went to Jesse's.
Power Clean
I just worked up to an easy set of 10 at 215
Squat
worked up to a single at 530, my raw PR was either 525 or 535, so close at least.
320x15
320x10
couple light runs with the yoke
some other stuff I don't remember
Sled drags with like 500 lbs.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Deads and Garage Door 5/10/11
Power Cleans
did a couple light sets and then one set at 215 for 10.
Deads
Jesse wanted to do some reverse bands, so I figured I'd switch things up a little and do them too.
worked up to 650x1 with whatever the green bands are.
500x6
Pendlay Rows
275x5x2
275x8
This was a short and sweet workout since we were planning on putting in Jesse's new garage door after. The door project went surprisingly smooth considering it was Jesse, Corey and me doing it and none of us really knows a whole lot about building stuff. Also, in hindsight we should have maybe read the directions for the door before hand instead of just looking at the pictures as we went and thinking we knew exactly what we were doing and arguing until we got it figured out.
did a couple light sets and then one set at 215 for 10.
Deads
Jesse wanted to do some reverse bands, so I figured I'd switch things up a little and do them too.
worked up to 650x1 with whatever the green bands are.
500x6
Pendlay Rows
275x5x2
275x8
This was a short and sweet workout since we were planning on putting in Jesse's new garage door after. The door project went surprisingly smooth considering it was Jesse, Corey and me doing it and none of us really knows a whole lot about building stuff. Also, in hindsight we should have maybe read the directions for the door before hand instead of just looking at the pictures as we went and thinking we knew exactly what we were doing and arguing until we got it figured out.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Shitty Week
Deads
Worked up to 485x5 after some cleans and called it a day.
Overhead
Did a set of 10 with 250 on the log and did some other random shit that didn't really amount to much at all
Squat
Haven't done it yet, but I'm sure it won't be worth posting.
My allergies have completely killed my energy levels so this week has sucked.
Worked up to 485x5 after some cleans and called it a day.
Overhead
Did a set of 10 with 250 on the log and did some other random shit that didn't really amount to much at all
Squat
Haven't done it yet, but I'm sure it won't be worth posting.
My allergies have completely killed my energy levels so this week has sucked.
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