In training I was repping 165 pounds for sets of four per arm, but I wasn’t able to do the whole series all in a row the one time I was able to set it up at Brute Strength Gym.
I love competition and competing in strongman gives me a focus for my training, goals to strive for, and periodic tests of how I am progressing.
It keeps me motivated with my training goals to see the competitors succeed with theirs.
I know that when I bust my ass during training I will get stronger.
There exists a multitude of components to consider when incorporating Strongman training into a standard lifting cycle.
The only memory I have of that event is the pain from every rep, but I wasn’t about to quit.
There are two for sure ways to know what a tire weighs: get it weighed.
Video compilation of the March 2011 Arnold Classic Strongman Competition.
Andy Deck, representing lightweights worldwide at the Arnold Sports Expo.
The only regret that I have about this contest is that it’s over!
Grip strength seems to be a big part of strongman training, what are some good ways to train one’s grip?
Oct. 15th, my teammate, Lou Costa, and I headed down to Virginia Beach in his sexy little Mercury Cougar.
I drove all the way home and realized that I left my Holy Briefs hanging outside the gym door (to dry in the Sun) so I went back and got them.
Next thing I know I was in South Africa being tied back-to-back with a 340lb monster named Riku Kiri for a two-man tug of war.
Andy first got involved in the sport when he helped run a competition at Virginia Tech University as an undergrad.
Matt relays his experiences competing in his first ever powerlifting meet.
In the gym, you know that one bar where the end collar is always loose?
The Rickshaw deadlift is very similar to a rack deadlift in that it is a limited range of motion.
The Rickshaw is a devise originally designed for strongman training for different lifts and walks.
We call this keg shoveling b/c we explode the keg over our shoulder as if we were shoveling, those of you in the colder states know what this looks like 🙂
