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BrandonMcdonald		Bittersweet	06-04-2011 @ 13:04
175lb ? no chance !!! man V food. Member 2049, 154 posts	4-5-11 Deadlift I haven't pulled in a while so i wanted to max out see where i am at, i pulled some ok weight, but i wasn't in a groove at all so i had to just muscle past any sticking points, i'm going to start deadlifting every week now to get my rhythm down, I'm making a prediction i will pull 300kg before esm watch for it Warm-up 102kg x8 143kg x6 Work 184kg x4 207kg x2 225kg x2 247kg x1 Threw on gayboy straps 265kg x1 285kg x fail right above the knees i will hit 300kg before i board that plane rep sets 230kg x6 touch and go 207kg x5 dead stop

EDCLARKE		...	06-04-2011 @ 14:18
not particularly well educated Member 85, 11010 posts SQ 170, BP 130, DL 260 560.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq	strong stuff, fantastic tune!

James		...	07-04-2011 @ 11:07
Worlds Strongest Man u90kg Member 1137, 2099 posts SQ 285, BP 170, DL 312.5 767.5 kgs @ 89kgs UnEq	strong session buddy! 300 a good realistic target by esm. look forward to seeing it

BrandonMcdonald		...	07-04-2011 @ 12:56
175lb ? no chance !!! man V food. Member 2049, 154 posts	James said:strong session buddy! 300 a good realistic target by esm. look forward to seeing it Thanks james, how about me and you race to a 300kg deadlift?

Tom_Mutaffis		...	07-04-2011 @ 19:04
from the great ex soviet state of Georgia Member 2280, 85 posts	When is ESM?

BrandonMcdonald		Quack quack	08-04-2011 @ 03:56
175lb ? no chance !!! man V food. Member 2049, 154 posts	Post Edited: 08.04.2011 @ 14:38 PM by BrandonMcdonald Tom esm is end of next may 29th 4/7/11- duck walk, log press i just wanted to get my most hated event the duck walk out of the way early, i'll probably never touch this event again till the show and i'm ok with that lol Duck walk 225lbs(102kg)--60' 270lbs(122kg)--60' 315lbs(143kg)--60' 360lbs(163kg)--60' 405lbs(183kg)--60' but some drops and i power staired it the last couple feet lol some misc press Warm up log press 140x5 180x5 200x3 230lbs(105kg)X2 one motion and one press 250lbs(113kg)X1 one motion 260lbs(118kg)X1 one motion axle 200lb strict press i've never tried them before but maybe i will start

James		...	08-04-2011 @ 07:27
Worlds Strongest Man u90kg Member 1137, 2099 posts SQ 285, BP 170, DL 312.5 767.5 kgs @ 89kgs UnEq	BrandonMcdonald said: Thanks james, how about me and you race to a 300kg deadlift? you got yourself a race knoxville! nice duckwalk! i haven't done these in ages i'll have to include them in the next few weeks

BrandonMcdonald		...	09-04-2011 @ 02:43
175lb ? no chance !!! man V food. Member 2049, 154 posts	Man vs Food This is a food challenge i did a few months ago the burger was 10lbs(4.54kg) total 5lbs meat and 3lbs condiments and a 2lb bun and let me tell you that burger wasn't f**king around. Me and my freind mike gave it a real good run and finished over 8lbs of it but we just hit a wall and couldn't chew anymore lol... looking back i think i could have finished we where so close and i felt ok.

Boar		...	10-04-2011 @ 09:28
Nothing left in the tank. Member 5, 25597 posts Administrator	jesus !! nice work in the highland games ! i went training yesterday with a few u90 lads who will no doubt be at ESM and f**k me ..they are getting big now .... i felt like a MINNOW .....

Boar		...	10-04-2011 @ 09:30
Nothing left in the tank. Member 5, 25597 posts Administrator	just watched the vid..i love the verve , what a song ... good deadlifting , it may be wise to practise with a pause as you wont be able to use touch n go at ESM (see my pityfull, measely 200 for reps in my log)

BrandonMcdonald		Pride of Scotland	11-04-2011 @ 12:33
175lb ? no chance !!! man V food. Member 2049, 154 posts	4-9-11 highland games On Friday i heard about some highland games going on in my area, and even though i had never touched any of the implements i figured why not lets just do it for fun, so i signed up, I get their Saturday and had to buy a kilt as i didn't own one, to my surprise it was very comfy and let alot of air flow lol... First event 56lbwob opened at 8 feet since i've never done it cleared it easy 9feet- cleared 1st throw 10feet- cleared 1st 11feet- cleared 1st 12feet- cleared 1st 13feet- missed all attempts but i did hit the bar so i was good for 12'6 i'd say I placed first in this event Second event 22lb sheaf toss i knew i wasn't going to be good at this event as it looked very technical i hit 16' but placed towards the bottom of the pack 6-7 place 3rd event hammer toss- i think it weighted 22lbs my first throw i tried way to hard to throw it and fell over foul my second throw i calmed down and just wanted a distance i hit 44' my third throw i wanted to go alittle harder and get a good distance i hit 57' 4th in this event 4rd event- 16lb stoneput i've never throw a shotput in my life as i'm sure you can tell from my video i hit 30' 6" on my first throw that was good enough to win the class my next two throw were ~27' 1st place in this event 5th event 56lb weight toss for distance 1st throw ~19' 2nd throw i got off balance and threw it about 4' lol 3rd throw i felt good and i think i got the spin down throw was ~19' 6th event- lightweight for distance i think it weighted 28lb 1st throw- just over 40' 2nd throw- just over 42' and the rotation and release was starting to feel good 3rd throw- just over 44' second in this event 7th event caber toss- the caber was 18 1/2 feet and was 130lbs 1st toss i pick it and catch it with one hand run forward and throw it i get 45 degrees 2nd attempt- i goto pick it and it slips out of my hands, and like a dumbass i just stand their as it falls behind me and lands right on my shoulder, but like a man i just brush it off 3rd attempt- i miss the pick again- no throw 4-5place here i placed 3rd overall out of 10 in the b class i had never touched any of the events and i'm glad that i didn't i think i would have over thought it instead of just throwing the weight, although i do wish i had practiced with the camber a few times.. they have had these highland games for the past 45 years, i'll probably be back next year with alot more practice i want that first place trophy

BrandonMcdonald		The viper	15-04-2011 @ 04:46
175lb ? no chance !!! man V food. Member 2049, 154 posts	4/14/2011---The Viper stand back Like every Thursday I press, I have been really hammering my press lately as it is my weak point i feel i have made great gains, but i am never happy and will continue hammering away at my press until it is my strength. I'm not a good push press or split jerker, so i have followed the lead of a few of my former training partner Mike Mastell and Vince Urbank(newest asc hw pro cocngrats) and working on my log viper press aka one motion, i know i have the hips power and explosiveness to pull it off, staying with it the past couple of weeks is really starting to pay off i'm getting stronger and it save my legs for later events, so i'm going to continue doing it for better or worse lol log press warm up 140lbs X 5 180lbs X 5 200lbs X 3 Work 230lbs(105kgs) X 4 250lbs(113kgs) X 3 270lbs(123kgs) X 1 viper press aka one motion 230lbs(105kgs) X 3 viper presses 230lbs(105kgs) X 5 viper presses inside of one minute

WILLSAN		...	15-04-2011 @ 09:16
Trump will get another four years Member 126, 16708 posts SQ 160, BP 110, DL 225 495.0 kgs @ 75kgs UnEq	nice one motions mate. 120+ is impressive!

James		...	15-04-2011 @ 21:46
Worlds Strongest Man u90kg Member 1137, 2099 posts SQ 285, BP 170, DL 312.5 767.5 kgs @ 89kgs UnEq	overhead is getting better quickly mate keep it up!

BrandonMcdonald		...	16-04-2011 @ 12:17
175lb ? no chance !!! man V food. Member 2049, 154 posts	James said:overhead is getting better quickly mate keep it up! Thanks will and james. James i'm working real hard on my overhead and should be fighting for second in the max log to you, so if i where you i'd just stop pressing and spend that time working on other events

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