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 installment of the 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 second installment.
From 3/18
Rolling
Warm Up
Planks - 3x45 sec
SquatGuide - 3x5
SSB Squats
SSB - 3x8
150 - 2x8
150, 2x10
Walking Lunges
2x10
These weren't pretty but dang it, I did them. This is the one area my knee issues are still apparent. I can only make it down about 3/4 way until my knee is about to bust in two. In time this too will improve. Well, these and Bulgarian Split Squats.
Rolling Thunder
110, 6x3
Prowler - 3x100 ft
3/19 - 30 minutes treadmill
Week 1 went off without a hitch. Week 9 moves into 4 days per week and the addition of event training.