My 'attempt at Strongman' log

Aye, a Results session could be good- need to brush up on events.... send me your number and i'll give you a shout.

Back on it today. OH work:

Clean & Push Press:

10x bar
5x 60kg
5x 75kg
4x 80kg
2x 85kg
1x 87.5kg
F, F 90kg

Strict Press:
5x 47.5kg
5x 55kg
4x 62.5kg

Wide Grip Chins
5x BW+20kg
5x +20kg
5x +20kg
5x +20kg
5x +20kg

Felt a bit weak and my forearms kept bleeding...

well done on saturday mate brilliant effort for your first comp loved the fight you gave 110kilo stone just missed it
was good meeting you. how are the arms???

Cheers Ian, good to meet you n all, really enjoyed the comp. Arms are a bit stingy and keep splitting but not too bad.

Need a bit more event training- that stone will be flying up next time i have a crack at it.....

aha, here you are. Grest performance on saturday, your arms looke a right mess. great final event too! well done!

Cheers Pete, I've a lot to do strength & technique wise to get up to scratch though.

Deadlift today

Deadlift:
10x bar
5x 60kg
1x 100kg
5x 147.5kg
5x 167.5kg
6x 190kg

Speed 6" deficit deadlifts:
3x 170kg
3x 170kg
3x 170kg
3x 170kg
3x 170kg

Croc Rows:
10x 40kg
10x 40kg
10x 40kg
8x 40kg

Should have pushed for 1 more rep on the 190 dead but didn't.

Squat day

Squat:
10x bar
5x 60kg
1x 100kg
5x 122.5kg
5x 142.5kg
6x 167.5kg
10x 120kg
10x 120kg
10x 120kg
10x 100kg
10x 100kg

Strice OH press:
3x 60kg
3x 60kg
3x 60kg
3x 60kg
3x 60kg

Done. Think the 167.5 squat set was a PR (was supposed to be using 157.5 but put on 10's instead of 5's.....) Squats felt solid though, so I'm chuffed.

Max effort something day.

18" deads:
10x bar
5x 60kg
1x 100kg
3x 160kg
3x 180kg
3x 200kg
1x 220kg
1x 230kg
1x 235kg
1x 240kg
Fail 242.5kg
3x 200kg
3x 160kg

Bench:
3x 100kg
3x 100kg
3x 100kg
3x 100kg
3x 100kg
3x 100kg

Done. Legs are still killing me from Fridays squatting, walking about like an old man at the moment.

good sessions there mate.

Some good workouts there pal.

Cheers Gents.

some good training lately mate and nice squats keep it up

Ta Ian.

OH today:

Clean(each rep)and Push Press:
10x bar
3x 62.5kg
3x 70kg
5x 80kg

Strict OH press:
3x 60kg
3x 60kg
3x 60kg
3x 60kg
3x 60kg
3x 60kg

Chins (change grip each set):
5x BW+25kg
5x +25kg
5x +25kg
4x +25kg
5x +25kg

OH lock outs:
5x 80kg
5x 90kg
5x 100kg
3x 110kg

Session started badly and I felt weak as piss on the pushies (I'm doing 531 on them now) Felt better on the strict though. Don't know if I was doing the OH lockouts right- there was about 6 or 7 inches from the rack to lock out.

nice strict press good work mate.

Thanks Andy.

Deadlifting this morning

Deadlift:
10x bar
5x 60kg
1x 100kg
3x 157.5kg
3x 180kg
5x 202.5kg

Speed 6" deficit deadlifts:
3x 175kg
3x 175kg
3x 175kg
3x 175kg
3x 175kg

Croc Rows:
10x 40kg
10x 40kg
10x 40kg

A rep PR with the deadlifts, last rep was tough and took a callous off. Pleased though. Was almost sick doing the deficit deads...

nice deads mate 5 x 202.5 must mean a new pb soon