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Todays training (Friday 13th August 2010)

Squat
20kg/5
40kg/5
60kg/5
80kg/3 Belt on
100kg/1
110kg/1
120kg/1
130kg/0,0 Hit pins on first set and thought I would try again...
100kg/2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2 Belt off

Todays training as OSG (Saturday 14th August 2010):

Good crew today with richards, gaz, joni, jc, smalls and mike

6" log press
(52kg/3,3*,3) Blacked out on the 3rd rep and ended up on the floor. Much to everyones amusement. No injury sustained.

12" log press
62.5kg/1
75kg/0,0 Nearly but not quite, Confident this will go for a double on the day - just the volume of push pressing Im doing seems to leave me tired
62.5kg/1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1 Practicing the technique as I dont clean it right under my chin

Stones:
70kg to 55"/1
103kg to 55"/0
103kg to 49"/0 Managed to black out on this one. Never thought I would wake up on my back with richards looking down on me...

Mike jumped in and told me to breath and gave me some advice:
70kg to 61"/2
70kg to 61"/2 + 70kg to 55"/2

Mike said that I shy away from the stone and that I need to learn a higher platform - It was good advice as I struggle with the top of the lift.

Of all the people who have given me advice - Mike has been the best so far, he should be a coach really - feel I should be paying him.

An ok session apart from lack of volume and blacking out. Was very tired which I think caused part of the problem.

Also note for anyone - dont wear rehbands on your drive home, my knees were in agony until I took them off.

be aggressive with the stones and especially on the hip drive.
nice session

I pretty much blacked out on the stones last week but managed to stay on my feet so well done to you for managing to pass out twice in one day and ending up on your back lol! But srsly, good training ses mate! Looking foward to comp now?

Good session mate.

But balcking out twice? How many drams did you have the night before?

Yeah mate, once mike got shouting at me I started the whole explode up onto the toes which helped a lot

I just glad nothing landed on me. Was asking richards what happened on the second passing out and he didnt even seem shocked when he told me I blacked out again.

Session was ok but I think I could do better but it all counts. Getting excited/worried about comp. You down OSG next saturday? would be good to see you beasting things again.

Only half a beer mate, think Im just f**ked from training and kept holding my breath too much.

Yeah your pretty lucky really, kinda dangerous passing out holding a 110kg ball of concrete! Would love to come down again before the comp, need the practice but money is looking pretty tight at the mo. (cost me £30 in petrol last time )

Was more concerned about the log smashing me head in really. £30 on petrol? You are in b'ham aint you? There are plenty of strongmen in that area. I may be down there in the future as my companys head office is there so we could go grab a session sometime.

Todays Training (Monday 16th August 2010):
Last hard week before the taper for Olympic Dragons.

Push Press
20kg/5,5
30kg/5
40kg/3
50kg/1
60kg/1
70kg/1
50kg/25 sets of 2 Focused on speed with these. Kept rest short between sets

Neutral grip pull-up (0kg/5,5,4,4,2)

CGBP
20kg/5
40kg/5
60kg/5
70kg/3
80kg/1 Absolutely flew up
90kg/1 Very fast as well. Reckon a PB will be along soon.

Good session but have a sore arm from stones on saturday so the 25 doubles were a bit sore on it.

25 doubles?!?!?!?!

Good work!

Yeah a bit mental. Once I started tapering everything will start PBing.

PB BLackout on Saturday mate?

Good work

Cheers mate. Never blacked out in my life (never even when I was a rower), not as unpleasant as expected but confusing as hell.