The Walker Power
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| JohnGym |  | ... | 15-07-2012 @ 19:12 |
 Hamstrings feel activated. Member 1107, 6964 posts SQ 220, BP 152.5, DL 252.5625.0 kgs @ 93kgs UnEq | Just read your full journal. Some awesome progressions in here. Good effort mate! | ||
| walker | | ... | 15-07-2012 @ 21:10 |
 Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | JohnGym said:Just read your full journal. Some awesome progressions in here. Good effort mate! Cheers mate! I'm putting some graft in, don't know how long I can sustain the rate of progress though!  | ||
| walker | | ... | 16-07-2012 @ 01:00 |
Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | My 2nd competition write up.. Newark Charity Strongman Novice Comp 15/07/12, at Affordable Fitness, Newark. It was an open weight comp, so I didn't have to watch my weight. I weighed 110.5 this morning and was feeling good, but a little nervous. Sob came to mine and we set off just before 9 stopping at McDonalds for breakfast. A welcome change from my dehydrated/hungry state last time! Got there at 10, nerves kicking in now, kick off time 11.First event and I'm 5th to go... 85kg Log I've been getting better at this in training so was hoping for 5 or so... It wasn't to be. I got 3 reps up very quickly but then for the life of me couldn't get a 4th rep. Even after dropping it down and resetting it wasn't happening. So 3 reps and low down the pile near the bottom after this, although some got no reps and a couple less than me. 180kg Deadlift I went out in the 4th or 5th pairing due to my crap log. Now I was looking forward to this, I hit 10 in training a couple months back so was hoping for more.. I didn't setup right, very narrow on the bar as it was different to normal, and the hexagonal plates were very hard to work with. I pretty much straight legged TNG the first 7 reps or so.. Got to 9 then had a rest, I was gassing, this is where my fitness let me down. Ground out another 2 reps to hit 11, more than anyone so far. This got well beaten by a few and I finished mid table, pushing me up the standings a little I think. 250kg Yoke 20m I was hoping to do well here, got fired up then boom went off fast, dropped it near the line but it slid over pretty much.. Much quicker than anyone before me  8.2 secs time, finished 2nd, well happy!! I beat Sob on this who got 8.6 secs so even better! This should've pushed me up the table. 100kg Farmers 40m I'm ok at farmers but after my last comp f**k up I was nervous, my grip is suspect too usually. Due to my last finish I was up last so knew what I needed to do. I picked them up well, the guy I was up against flew off so I was chasing him down. Got to the turn, no sign of losing grip, put them down, quick turn and off chasing again. Grip held up well and I hit about 18 sec, 4th I think, so very happy. I beat Sob on this too as he had a disaster  This should've pushed me higher up the table.180kg Duck Walk into 3.5 ton Van Push This was changed to a push from drag, so not practiced it but I'm generally quite powerful with leg drive, a transfer from rugby, also trying out my climbing shoes. I hate duck walk and having done it twice wasn't confident. I was 2nd to last to go so knew what time I needed... So I picked up the duck, it felt comfortable, and I went well, grip was fine so I powered through to the van. Got behind the van and pushed it with all I had, making alot of noise in the process! Picked up pace and it was over just as I was thinking I was running out of gas! Hit 36 secs on this, which I think was 3rd so well happy, and also beat Sob again so 3-2 to me today! This should've secured me a place high up with 3 decent placings in the last events... Only the top 5 were announced, which I didn't make, not surprisingly after my poor log and middling deadlift displays. The full results should be posted up soon hopefully as I'm desperate to know where I finished!! (hopefully above Sob lol)  Either way I'm very happy with my performance and myself and my family again had a great day. Looking forward to the next comps now | ||
| walker | | ... | 16-07-2012 @ 13:13 |
Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | My comp vid from yesterday | ||
| walker | | ... | 16-07-2012 @ 19:42 |
Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Results posted and I placed 4th! Well happy with that! | ||
| deleted2_20210523 | | ... | 16-07-2012 @ 19:46 |
Member 2606, 11453 posts SQ 170, BP 117.5, DL 215502.5 kgs @ 91.6kgs UnEq | deleted | ||
| Daws87 | | ... | 16-07-2012 @ 20:45 |
 ⚽ Member 3634, 2381 posts SQ 227.5, BP 175, DL 250652.5 kgs @ 143kgs UnEq | Well done mate. Watched the video good performance. | ||
| Bim | | ... | 16-07-2012 @ 21:41 |
 6:19.WTF Member 3359, 3677 posts SQ 250, BP 210, DL 295755.0 kgs @ 89kgs UnEq | Well done mate, very good result! | ||
| walker | | ... | 16-07-2012 @ 21:55 |
Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | Cheers guys | ||
| walker | | ... | 16-07-2012 @ 22:18 |
Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | I can also now remove my training goal of 'Beat Sob', my training partner & pal, as I beat him on 3 events and by one place overall lol ... and to rub it in by only 0.4 secs on the Yoke! | ||
| walker | | ... | 17-07-2012 @ 11:18 |
Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | No training but started carb back loading yesterday so I'm going to log my progress on it on here. I weighed 110.5 on Sunday morning with a fairly high body fat %. It was ok yesterday, although I went to bed hungry. Weighed 109.5 this morning and I'm starving now having had a coffee with cream upon waking at 7, a black coffee around 10, and I'm just having a protein (isolate) shake now. | ||
| LeedsMiniPower | | ... | 17-07-2012 @ 16:40 |
Getting fat is just as dumb as using PED's Member 3387, 2532 posts SQ 275, BP 200, DL 290765.0 kgs @ 114kgs UnEq | wa**er | ||
| walker | | ... | 17-07-2012 @ 23:59 |
Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | LeedsMiniPower said:wa**er | ||
| walker | | ... | 19-07-2012 @ 20:51 |
Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | 4th day no carbs (sort of! - drinking in Edinburgh Tues night!), felt fine going into my first session since the comp on Sunday.. Trained at the Junction this evening. Bench PB attempt carb free? Madness 20 x 10 20 x 10 60 x 5 100 x 2 110 x 1 130 x F - no chance, didn't feel very strong, it stalled half way up, but I was passed the bar s**tly (shaun!) so maybe was there... 115 x 3 PB 105 x 4 - felt knackered, should've got more.. 100 x 5 Felt tired now already. Log 35 x 5 35 x 5 70 x 3 - felt hard! 90 x F 90 failed clean! Oh dear Gave up. Clean & Jerk 60 - 1 clean 3 jerks 80 - 1 clean 2 jerks 100 F clean 100 F clean 100 - belt clean then jerked 110 - belt clean easy F jerk - another PB attempt, was never gonna happen the way I felt. 80 x 5 Powercleans - happy with these, very tiring. Finished there, I just felt like I had no energy at all. Very hard session  | ||
| walker | | ... | 20-07-2012 @ 22:47 |
Does not need Advice, knows everything. Member 3505, 3510 posts SQ 295, BP 182.5, DL 290767.5 kgs @ 105kgs Eq | 108 this morning Feeling generally tired today at work. Didn't start off well tonight as I got to the Junction at 7:45 not realising it shuts at 8 Fridays, doh!! So onwards to X4L Leeds. I was planning to try my new deadlift suit and lift from height Squats Working on depth.. 20 x 10 20 x 10 70 x 5 110 x 5 150 x 3 180 x 1 200 x 1 - deep as f**k 150 x 5 Deads 70 x 5 110 x 3 150 x 3 Straps.. 190 x 3 230 x 3 PB Didn't feel too bad tonight but kept reps low. | ||
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