I am thrilled to be back to training 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 three installments of how I got to where I am.
Rebuilding: The Fat Doctor & Inevitable Decline
From 5/2
I have decided to cut one day off the training week in the interest of recovery. Event Days are a little draining so the extra sleep during the week is super helpful. Weight is at a standstill, haven't dropped anything the past couple of weeks. Holding strong at 45 pounds lost and hope to still be counting so I got that going for me. Over the weekend Matt tried to wake me up each morning and I was so fried I couldn't get out of bed to do cardio.
Warm Up/Mobility
Stir The Pot - 4x8
Block Pulls
150, 1x5
240, 2x5
330, 1x5
390, 1x0
330, 1x0
It was clear I was still shot from Event Day to not move a thing. I packed it in and called it a day while hearing something very similar to, "I told you so," concerning my event training from the previous week as I walked out the door.