I'm currently preparing for the 2016 USS Strongman Nationals which will be held on June 11th, 2016. My training focus is to continue to get stronger and prepare and peak for the events at Nationals. I'm working with teammate Mike Mastell on my nutrition and programming.
I went up to St. Louis for this training session to get my hands on an actual fingal fingers implement. It was also nice to get the feel of a different set of stones. And as bad as it sucked, it was nice to train outside in 90 degree St. Louis heat, as Louisville heat in June won't be much different.
The fingal finger implement felt great. I worked up in sets of 5 to the competition weight. I had no issues and I'm really confident in this event going into Louisville. I also ran a couple sets of stones similar to the run we will have at Nationals and they felt awesome. I love some atlas stones.
5.22.16
A. Fingal Fingers
~290 x 5 reps
~ 340 x 5 reps
~390 x 5 reps
B. Atlas Stones to 54/54/50/50 inches
225/240/255/310 x 1
310/310/350/350 x 2