An American Strongman in london... aka road to esm u90

Thanks James, congrats on the huge log PR

The classes were
novice
u90
u105
heavyweight so anything over 231 or someone under 231 dumb enough to compete with the big boys!!

cheers brandon!

in which case thats even more impressive, your overhead looks like its come on since your last comp, keep it up mate!

I usually take a week off after a show, and now i know why i'm still so sore and beat up, but if i want to compete with you fish & chip eating freaks i need all the gym time i can get . i wanted to try out the press medley, but i don't own a rail sleeper yet, and are thick db is only 88lb(weak).

Warm-up
160lb logx5, 160lb axlex3
180lb log x 3 one motion, 160lb axle x3
200lb log one motionx1, 200lb axlex1, 150lb kegx1, 88lb thick db

Work
240lb(110kg) 12" logx1, 230lb axle(105kg)x1, 200lb(91kg) kegx1, 88lb(40kg) thick handle db snatch

250(113kg) axlex1

220lb(100kg) axle x 4

115(52kg thin handle db snatch, then i started to play around with the 88lb thick handle db no idea the number of reps.

Fish and chip eating freaks. LOL.

We also likes pies and as Im scottish I like haggis.

Great training mate!

some very impressive video's ,it's great that you are coming over here to compete at Esm u90k ,I'm looking forward to seeing how you get on against our own pocket rocket James "the freak" Ward.

nice oh session mate!

im sure you'll have it down to a fine art by the time you get here

Thanks guys the last few weeks i was just messing around with different events for my show... I'm now fully focused on esm u90, and will be attacking training 100% no holding back, it's time i get serious for once!!!

4/2/11--- yoke/stone session

This session started off bad enough, last night was the the rays(that's a baseball team for you foreigners) home opener so i went out last night and got properly drunk stayed out till 5am, only managed 3 hours of sleep then headed out to training, i pull in only find out i forgot my belt and my shoes so i had to use my untied dc skate shoes for moving events lol. enough with the rambling


All sets beltless

Yoke
warm up
330lb-80feet
420lb-80feet

work
510lbs- 80 feet
600lbs- 80 feet
750lbs- 50 feet
800lbs- 40 feet

Stones- i wanted to continue the raw trend so i went tackyless
I hate training stones to height as i don't think it's a strength issue as much as a height issue, but more and more show are going higher so i have to adapt.

220lb stone to 62" a few singles to get the height down

Stone Series no tacky
220lb-62", 240lb-58", 260lb-54", 280lb-50"

312lb(141) stone to 54" a few singles

Haggis eating fool here dude.

Even though your still drunk in that session and did it all betless I have to say that's a SOLID session

Well i'm a oreo eating fool here lol

Yes it was a great session, maybe i should drink before lifting more what do you think? lol

Mmmmmmmm oreo's

Well you could try but I think you'd need ti bs very carefull with the quantities

what are you weighing in at fatty ?

and us brits dont get pounds anymore !!! kilos or stones !

now, when i come n watch you at ESM..do you do hugs or is that a no-no ?

oh and i love your humour 'im coming to get you limeys'

if you can make the top 3 it would be seriously impressive ... james / shane and glen are boars picks..them boys are on fire !!

really looking forward to it !

ps your overhead session was a good watch, we have similar technique on the axle (a bit messy but it works !)

I am seriously fat right now(207lbs) all i do is eat mcdonald's, taco bell, and mint double stuff oreos, plus i drink like a fish haha.

as long as you say no-homo first, let's hug it out!!!

Yeah those would be my picks as well since they are all freaks of the highest order, but i'm sorry i can't let your guys win this is going to be reenactment of the revolutionary war and i'm playing america ...what to soon? hahahaha