My Start in Strongman
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| jamiem1983 |  | My Start in Strongman | 04-06-2012 @ 12:43 |
Member 3704, 25 posts SQ 175, BP 140, DL 200515.0 kgs @ 92kgs UnEq | hi guys hope your all well. I started back at the gym 3 years ago mainly to lose some weight, did that and then i started to look to bulk, i did that as well. i train at a strongman gym, so it wasnt long before i started to get drawn to strongman events. the gym i use hosts many events in the year most of which you guys attend lol now ive never competed before, but a few of the lads i train with have and they love it. theres a little comp coming up soon for members only to try and get more people into the sport. so a nice little novice comp to start with. Now im in generally good shape but my endurance isnt great, i have good strength but i run out of puff quickly. My bench was always a lift i loved, and i got that upto a decent level, but i never did anything with my legs, so for the last 6 months ive been focusing on deadlifts and quats both have came on amazingly in the short time. This comp is coming up in 4 weeks time, here is a list of events and im looking for any tips or advice for on the day, im not going to get much stronger in 4 weeks so what about food or sups on the day, training the week prior to the event. Tips on the events to give me the edge or at least level peg with others who have done it before. 1. 80kg log press for reps 2. arm over arm van pull - 20m 3. deadlift frame with 200kg in hands for reps. 4. 250kg yoke 15m - 250kg chain drag 15m 5. Loading - 120kg keg, 120kg sack, 95kg block & 100kg keg all on platforms in any order 6. frame carry - 230kg 7. Stones - 100kg &rt; 140kg 90 sec time limit on all events. 1. pressing im good at. so log i can do and will prob be my strongest event 2. depends on the weight they put in the van/if they put hand brake on. 3. did frame with 390kg but dont know how much was in hand. 4. yoke ill have to take time with but should get it, chain drag ive done before but could do with doing it again. 5. loading for me the hard bit is getting the items broken off the ground. 95kg block i had up from ground to neck just couldnt press. 6. frame carry done before grip might suffer. 7. stones i can only get upto 110kg, 125kg i cant get off the ground. Many thanks in advance. | ||
| Mark | | ... | 04-06-2012 @ 13:52 |
Member. Member 2171, 1612 posts | Good luck, might be worth sticking this over in journals?  | ||
| jamiem1983 | | ... | 04-06-2012 @ 14:41 |
Member 3704, 25 posts SQ 175, BP 140, DL 200515.0 kgs @ 92kgs UnEq | Post Edited: 04.06.2012 @ 14:44 PM by jamiem1983 yeah good call.heres some of my training so far, and to be fair i could do with a lot more time on events as i look messy in some of the lifts. the 80kg block is pretty easy now i have sorted my technique, 95kg i just cant press, but i waste so much time and energy with it so no wonder i have nothing left to press. 90kg axle again fairly easy with good form. and 80kg log for reps this was my last set of 3 failure sets so i wasnt as in control as i would have liked on this set. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg3mUr_CkSw | ||
| jamiem1983 | | ... | 05-06-2012 @ 14:45 |
Member 3704, 25 posts SQ 175, BP 140, DL 200515.0 kgs @ 92kgs UnEq | anyone any advice? | ||
| shanejer | | ... | 05-06-2012 @ 20:05 |
Member 1307, 14110 posts SQ 355, BP 240, DL 370965.0 kgs @ 102kgs UnEq | Advice start a journal and post your session, hard/impossible to give advice off that ! x | ||