G.F.H. - Vegan Style - The Year of the Deadlift
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| PorkPie |  | ... | 22-08-2008 @ 15:18 |
 Do hugs, not drugs. Member 136, 712 posts SQ 380, BP 242.5, DL 330952.5 kgs @ 110kgs Eq | See you on Monday. | ||
| Joni | | ... | 22-08-2008 @ 16:41 |
 left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | PorkPie said: See you on Monday. solid. | ||
| Joni | | ... | 28-08-2008 @ 11:28 |
left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | i'll put the last mondays comp write up here as well for posterity: ------------ My write up: well, its now done and dusted. Beastly performances from guys like Mick Ashurst (2nd), Mick Townsley (3rd) and Lee Bowers (4th). Was good to see the guys do so well. I am happy and disappointed at the same time. Not disappointed in a negative sense but in a sense of knowing which areas i need to attack to improve. Firstly, it dawned to me there that this was no "light open" comp or anything like that which had been my plan to enter during this and next year. It was proper heavy ass comp. Everything was very heavy Or rather, i was just not strong enough. Placed 8th out of 10 competetors. Not bad, didnt lose to anyone worse than me. Happy about vikings and yoke, disappointed about deadlift and stones, medley and truck were what they were. I dont really care about placings at this stage, just want to be able to get to a level where i can put some proper work in even if the weights are heavy. Run down: 1. Truck pull, 10 tons, slight incline. Harness, no rope. No previous experience and it showed. Stalled early when i hit the incline and story was over. Last place. 2. deadlift, slightly higher than normal bar height, starting weight 270, round robin with 20kg increases. Failed with the opening weight, got it to knees and stalled. Damn. 3. Viking press, 140kg, max reps 90 seconds Had to go first due to being last in previous events. Was worried if i would get any reps, but ended up with 10! I think i was 7th on this. Very happy. 4. Yoke, 360kg for 25m f**king heavy, but managed a PB. Dont know a distance, something like 10-11m i think. Was 6th on this, my best placing of the day. 5. Medley: 180kg power stairs (18 inch steps), 200kg duck walk for 10m, massive blue barrel half full of water for 10m Stairs was suprisingly easy, but the duck walk murdered me. Dropped it several times and gassed out. moved the barrel a bit which gave me 8th place. 6. Stones 110-165(?) starting from 6ft height Failed with the first stone to 6ft - just was not strong enough to press the stone over the edge. Majorly pissed off with that. Overall, really fun day, and i enjoyed myself. Its a well run comp with lots of volunteers from the rugby club making sure things run smoothly, and the spectator crowd was massive. I need to hammer the deadlift and everything else as well if i want to mix with these monsters in the future. Next year i would like to aim to be 5th-6th and even that means loads of work over the winter. There is a lot of work to be done... heres a pic of how close that stone was, GUTTED!!! (photo courtesy of Martin) [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/veganpower/ukstrongmann... viking press: yoke: medley: | ||
| Joni | | ... | 28-08-2008 @ 11:31 |
left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | back is still f**ked from the comp. Did it in the 2nd event, deadlift, but it really seized up later the night. Saw osteopath today, did some good work on it, and while it feels better, might be few more days before i can do anything with it. Apparently my hips are pretty flexible and that causes me to use the spine as a pivot rather than the full strength of the spine, which is why the lower vertebrae goes when deadlifting. Who knows, worth looking into though. Solution: spine flexibility work. Currently working on my off season Plan... No strongman comps in many months now, all focus on basic barbell strength and adding 100kg to my deadlift  | ||
| shawn | | ... | 28-08-2008 @ 12:31 |
aka. the skinny scouser Member 228, 1443 posts SQ 140, BP 140, DL 260540.0 kgs @ 109kgs UnEq | coming Adders tomorrow mate ? also have you a contact number for Stewart Cosgrove ? | ||
| Boar | | ... | 28-08-2008 @ 12:39 |
 Nothing left in the tank. Member 5, 25597 posts Administrator | Its a f**king great photo though joni mate !! deffo worth framing , and many years from now , the grandkids wont ever need to know that you didnt quite make it ... bravo ! | ||
| Joni | | ... | 28-08-2008 @ 14:45 |
left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | boar, at the moment that photo is a source of inspiration for me mate. Hence it is now an avatar - constantly reminding me what i need to get done!  shawn, not sure about tmr yet mate. Back is still very iffy, feeling good now, probably due to all the painkillers and seeing the osteo. If i would come, it would be for the trash talk and what wigan calls "lying down and pushing weights away from myself". and no contact number either... | ||
| little_a | | ... | 28-08-2008 @ 15:07 |
 still a devious weightlifting bastard Member 43, 14379 posts | shawn said: coming Adders tomorrow mate ? also have you a contact number for Stewart Cosgrove ? If you're down Shaun have a word with Pete. He and Stuart are very good friends. | ||
| little_a | | ... | 28-08-2008 @ 15:11 |
still a devious weightlifting bastard Member 43, 14379 posts | Reminds me of the scene from the James Bond film where Jaws gets stuck to the giant electro magnet by his teeth. Good pic though. | ||
| Rob | | ... | 28-08-2008 @ 15:30 |
 Does f*ck all for SugdenBarbell.co.uk Member 1, 7174 posts SQ 182.5, BP 110, DL 205497.5 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq Administrator | little_a said: If you're down Shaun have a word with Pete. He and Stuart are very good friends. lol this avatar swap really is working... I was thinking 'how the f**k does Olly know that?'  | ||
| Martin1956 | | ... | 28-08-2008 @ 16:01 |
 Old Age Presser Member 75, 8170 posts SQ 0, BP 200, DL 200400.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Boar said: Its a f**king great photo though joni mate !! deffo worth framing , and many years from now , the grandkids wont ever need to know that you didnt quite make it ... bravo ! I've got the next one with it falling, but I'll send that one to Joni! | ||
| stephen | | ... | 28-08-2008 @ 21:58 |
knows some really strong guys Member 323, 1436 posts SQ 305, BP 200, DL 285790.0 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Solid stuff at the comp, the only way is up. | ||
| Joni | | ... | 29-08-2008 @ 15:13 |
left the country satisfied Member 10, 19241 posts SQ 240, BP 150, DL 270660.0 kgs @ 107kgs UnEq | thanks stephen This is true... OFF SEASON IS UPON US The Plan for next 2 or so months monday cleans squat wednesday overhead work like push jerks, press rows friday deadlift + variations bench press (boo!) No event training for a while. No fireworks, basic tech drilled again and again. Some fitness and conditioning stuff as well thrown in. | ||
| IainKendrick | | ... | 29-08-2008 @ 15:37 |
 some nice relaxing jazz. Member 77, 12599 posts SQ 265, BP 165, DL 280710.0 kgs @ 93kgs UnEq | Great effort Joni! | ||
| dr_hazbun | | ... | 29-08-2008 @ 17:51 |
tabbouleh and fattoush salads were very refreshing Member 267, 8548 posts SQ 220, BP 165, DL 250635.0 kgs @ 90kgs Eq | beast! | ||
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