Strongman Saturday and My Deadlift Is Finally Heading Back Up (with Video)
Prepare, Perform, and finally PREVAIL! Deadlift back up in the 600s and a strong event training day on all fronts!
Strongman Saturday
Training for competition is always fun, but sometimes training for fun is also fun
Upper Assistance
Anyone in school who trains should have expenses for a garage gym built into their tuition to make life better
The Overall Winner at Maryland’s Strongest Man
I didn't know any of my placings or scores for the day, so this outcome was a total shocker.
Wave 8 - OH/Bench Deload
Prepared and ready to perform. Also, a brief lesson on physics and choosing the correct version of an exercise.
Wave 8 - Squat/Deadlift Deload
Plans rarely go as planned which is why having a backup plan or two is always a reasonable plan
Wave 7 - Deadlift
Ten days out and all I can think is, "Big Gulps huh? Alright, whelp see ya later."
Wave 7 - Strongman Saturday
I can tell it's almost game time because all I want to do is max my lifts and do stuff other than what I need to do for my competition - two weeks out
Wave 7 - Squat
When in doubt, start with your first warmup set and re-evaluate your ability to continue after each subsequent set (or lack thereof)
Wave 7 - Overhead
I'm almost uncertain what to think with multiple solid training days happening so close to competition
Wave 6 - Bench
Upcoming challenges of school plus training will require some kicks to the cacajuates
Wave 6 - Strongman Saturday
Four weeks out from MD Strongest and an upgrade to the Unit through downgrading
Wave 6 - Overhead
Some logging and an explanation of changes to my training going into the last 5 weeks before MD Strongest Man
Wave 5 - Strongman Saturday with Video
Pro Tip: Sometimes yelling at your body parts and/or the weights can help you make a difficult lift (see video)
Wave 5 - Bench
Five weeks out from MD Strongest and fighting back against an educational onslaught while still training to be strong(er) than I was yesterday
Wave 5 - Deadlift
Just because you feel like someone "got your cookies" doesn't mean you can't do what needs to be done
Wave 5 - Upper Assistance II
It turns out that I do not like training late at night after studying for exams all day
Wave 5 - Strongman Saturday @ Colosseum Gym
Drove 2 hours each way for training while listening to recorded anatomy lectures because I'm a master multitasker
Wave 5 - Overhead
Just because you're tired and busy and on the edge of breaking down is no reason not to kick today in the d!ck
As Promised, Video of the Viking Press Simulator In Action
Video of me making pressing look like it's much harder than it should be on the viking press simulator
Wave 5 - Upper Assistance I
Mon, 21 Sept 15 I trained very early this morning in order that I could spend all afternoon and night after I got home from class to study for my first exam of PT school. The subject is Advanced Physiology and so far in the first 3 weeks, we have covered the amount of material […]
Wave 4 - Upper Assistance Deload
My best judgement won out against my better judgement so I'm dropping my load this week
Wave 3 - Strongman Saturday with Video
Instructional video of how NOT to do a yoke run at 3.5X bodyweight
Wave 3 - Bench
A bug broke my concentration while benching today, making me seriously question my jungle survival odds
Wave 3 - DL
Plan out training around classes - check. Stick to plan - check. Keep getting strong(er) - check.
Wave 3 - Upper Assistance II
No rest on days off and in the words of Hannibal, "I love it when a plan comes together."
Wave 3 - Squat
Learning my new schedule with the start of PT school and doing good work to help slowly fix my technique
Wave 3 - Upper Assistance I
Adjustments in exercise selection and frequency to rest some sore areas and add work to some weak(er) ones
Wave 2 - Upper Assistance
A change to my assistance days and moving my body weight is hard(er) when my body weighs more
Wave 1 - Strongman Saturday @ CF Vengeance
Nothing makes for a better vacation than starting off my Saturday morning with some strongman stupidity
Wave 1 - Bench
Vacation training in commercial crap holes makes me miss my garage gym like a kid at fat camp misses Reese's Cups