I will be competing at The Odd Haugen Northern California Strongman Challenge and Visegrip Viking Challenge on May 21 and 22, 2016. I am thrilled to be back to competing in strongman and finding my passion to train once again. My return to strongman isn't just about getting back into event training. It's also my return to dropping weight, becoming athletic once again, maintaining solid nutrition AND figuring out how to incorporate and maintain grip training in the mix. In the past that has not been possible and I generally go out in a big ball of flames. This time I'm optimistic.
A perfect storm is brewing and many different components of who I am as an athlete are changing and improving. Part of this process is reflecting on where I have been in order to catch you all up while continuing the inner strength to rebuild and compete at my best.
You can catch up on the first two installments of background information here,
Rebuilding: The Fat Doctor & Inevitable Decline
There is more to come on this entire process and more background and I hope you find value in some of the lessons and struggles I have experienced. Keep your eyes peeled for the third installment. Who knew I really had that much to say?
From 3/31
I squatted on Thursday and event trained Friday night. I still need to update that portion of my log. I'm just so happy with my training and grateful to be making progress once again. It's like a new me. I cannot wait to start pushing heavy weight soon.
Rolling
Warm Up
Planks - 4x30 sec
SquatGuide - 3x5
SSB Squats
SSB - 3x8
170 - 1x7
170, 2x8
These are starting toll on my knees. Next week I will spend more time rolling and in the SquatGuide to make sure everything is moving good. This week it was clear how much I was pulling out of form, likely due to fatigue.
Stiff Legged DL
260, 2x5
Rolling Thunder
120, 6x3