Now things are getting interesting...............

Wednesday 28/7/10
Back was feeling pretty crap yesterday and today. Must have tweaked it doing them horrible famers walks on monday. Was very close to not training today but being stupid i did.

Deadlifts
(hook grip no belt)
60kg x 10
100kg x 6
150kg x 3
180kg x 1
200kg x 1
(belt, alt grip)
232.5 x 3
232.5 x 3
232.5 x 3
Felt harder than i would have liked, but form was ok, no hitching or ramping.

Front squat
Bar x 8
60kg x 8
100kg x 4
(belt)
120kg x 1
142kg x 3
142kg x 3
142kg x 3
Tough, knees and lower back were feeling these big time!!

Weighted pullups
B.W x 8
+15kg x 5
+30kg x 2
+48kg x 5
+48kg x 5
Getting a little sloppy now.

Stones to 50"
80kg x 1
110kg x F,F
Massive failure on the stones today. Back had just had enough. I really didn't want to de-load this close to the comp but i'm going to after today's s**t ses. Here's the plan for the next week. De-load friday,monday and wednsday, and then a big ses at the olympic strongman gym on the saturday (if boar or anyone else is still up for it) consisting of deadlifts, conans,yoke and stones.

s**t another u90 beast at OSG on Sat!
Boom!

Not this week mate, have to work. Next sat (7th i think)

I'll be down next saturday mate, great deadlifts btw, settuing yourself up for an easy 260 on comp day!

Wicked mate. Will look foward to it! Gona rest up untill next week now (only light sessions untill then) and we can smash the stones!
Don't know about an easy 260 deadlift, i'll be chuffed if i can pull that though.

30/7/10
DE-LOAD Training
Log clean & Press
65kg x 1
75kg x 1
85kg x 1
95kg x 1 (p.b unfortunately)
100kg x f
65kg x 3

D.B Bench Press
20kg x 10
30kg x 10
30kg x 10
30kg x 10

Finished with neck work

Form on the log is cack. After watching these sets back,i can see i have no explosive power. Just seem to dip down,then up and then press.
This, and all my other weakness's like moving with weights, cleaning and overhead pressing are going to be delt with over the next couple of months. Going to have a change around in my routine, take out all the fluff that i don't need, get back to the regular de-loads (1 every 6 weeks) and start makning some real progress.
Feeling a tonne better after just todays de-load, 2 more to go.

Do you use olympic shoes when doing log press?

Yeah, adidas ones i bought of ebay a while ago.
I know i can get 100x1, just a confidence and form issue.

yea, ill be there a week on sat mate !

I don't know how you do it but taking a wider stance pointing your toes outwards and looking up verticle, then popping the legs and driving your headforward really helped get my log up...... bit of tech tweaking might help mate

Good stuff! I've got a new fancy H.D camera we can test out

Probably right mate, you can show me in person next sat
+ tips on the yoke and stones!!

Saturday am
31/7/10
Sled pulling. First time doing this for what seems like ages. Havn't been able to do it recently beause i've beem working sat/sun mornings. Was raining so thankfully it made it a little easier. Did 16 runs (7 fowards,7 backwards).

What kind of time did you get up for that lot!

About 7:30. Like to do it on an empty stomach, and when no body is around. Used to get funny looks and comments when i did it in the afternoon which after a while wears thin.