maidenfan Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 That's a fine set of goals Sam.You must be a house at 275. No kidding, especially at your height! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 Yep. I think for strongman you have to be well over 280 to really stand a chance - unless of course you compete in the under 231 class which isn't really a natural bodyweight for me! I can eat 1-2 meals a day and stay around 240-250. How heavy are you these days anyway Morgan? You used to be around 280 didn't ya? I've noticed you've upped the cardio loads recently. tonight's session - trained in the new gym again today! beats pinching in the kitchen/backyard that's for sure! 2 HAND PINCH scaled the kit properly and therefore worked up to 3 attempts with 100.5kg - 1 of which was just high enough to pass (according to Will (TAT) and big polish Mark who were watching) but a bit shaky. The others were a whisker off. Then did 6 singles with 95.5kg. this is good, especially considering the rain and the moisture that had settled in. I'm thinking a good 105kg is possible in good conditions now, and this is my new goal for May. 100kg i think will be a safe 2nd lift for me. PLATE PINCHES 5 5kg plates each hand BLOBS 25kg legacy york blob 6 full DLs left 2 full DLs right. best i've ever done here. PLATE WRIST CURLS high reps with 10kg plate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) thurs(am) - strongman training TAT's IFSA spec (12'') LOG 65kg x 5 75kg x 3 85kgx3 100kgx1 110kgx1 120kgx1 (slow, and my leg drive isn't great with log never has been) 100kgx2 no leg drive 100kgx7 (with leg drive) 65kg a few cleans and presses AXLE CLOSE GRIP BENCH 110kgx5,5,5 OLY BAR SKULLCRUSHERS - LYING ON FLOOR (dead stop on floor in between each rep) 40kgx6 50kgx6 60kgx5 60kgx3 dropset to 40kgx10 rotator work Edited February 5, 2009 by CoC#3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbcx6pmw Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 100kg i think will be a safe 2nd lift for me. Just make sure you get a safe first lift in this time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 ha ha - felt like a right twat. Hit a solid 91.7kg at the euros - that 80kg pinch at the brits was greasy when it came round to my turn it actually felt like vaseline had been smeared on it. Immediately after i bombed Loz and H (Loz' best effort on pinch is 110kg+, probably even more now and H has done 97kg) tried it and couldn't lift it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 grippers today - crap. the cold doesn't help. -1 degrees in the gym today before firing up the electric heater. stones to 54'' - felt strong 130kg stone 1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,1 all felt fairly easy. 120kg stone then 130kg stone straight after bicep work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 today's session strongman frame deadlift (using tat's frame) up to 300kgx1 and hold. axle deadlift 205kgx5 axle rows 2 hand pinch @ 54mm today warmups then 96.5kgx1 100.25kgx1 101.5kgx1 102.75kgx1 - vid will be uploaded later. 104kgxhovered off floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Pinch is really coming together Sam, it would be good to see you deep into the top 10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 Pinch is really coming together Sam, it would be good to see you deep into the top 10. Thanks Chris, i just need to do it in competition now mate. Since i started training strongman again and got the new gym sorted out it's really improved. Grippers, on the other hand, are way down at the moment for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 The two are possibly not unrelated? On the plus side, though, as far as comps are concerned I would guess you've gained more on the pinch than you've lost on the grippers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted February 9, 2009 Author Share Posted February 9, 2009 The two are possibly not unrelated? On the plus side, though, as far as comps are concerned I would guess you've gained more on the pinch than you've lost on the grippers? Yeah. At the euros (aug) i did 91.7kg which was a PR. I have put on a good 10kg since then, gradually though, 1-2kg a month. With grippers i think i could still do the 3.54 elite L and R but not a lot more. But, with it being the vulcan this year - something which i have never excelled at - it doesn't really matter anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg_uk Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 great work on the pinch Sam, would be great to see you get 100kg in competition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 great work on the pinch Sam, would be great to see you get 100kg in competition thanks, you'll get to see it on May 23rd. 100kg and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 OVERHEAD TRAINING! LOG CLEAN AND PRESS 65kgx 1 clean 4 presses 85kgx 1 clean 3 presses 95kgx 1 clean 2 presses 110kgx 1 clean 3 presses 115kgx 1 clean 2 presses 120kgx 1 clean 1 press (easier than last time) 120kgx1 clean failed press ??? (funny, was going for a double here aswell!) 105kgx 1 clean 5 presses 105kgx 1 clean 4 presses 105kgx 1 clean 5 presses 105kgx 3 cleans 115kgx 1 clean 120kgx 1 clean 125kgx 1 clean 130kgx 1 clean 100kgx 1 clean 1 strict press (puking up between sets here) pleased. did over 20 reps total with over 105kg on a 12'' log. When i get over this cold and start eating better going to go for some PRs. STRICT STANDING BARBELL PRESS 60kgx5 90kgx4 (wanted 5 but knackered from log work) 80kgx5 HARDCORE SKULLCRUSHERS (using oly bar andlying on floor) 50kgx5 62.5kgx5 (crap form on last 2 i.e. pressout) 50kgx5 50kgx5 50kgx6 KETTLEBELL WORK 32kgx2x2 bottoms up presses R and 1 L (after a lot of failures L due to balance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twig Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 You're on fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 You're on fire. thanks mate, feels good to be back into strongman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 did grippers last night, singles, double and triples with the #3 (each hand) - just a varied mix, getting the 'groove' back. Rb adjustable for CCS singles level 16 L and an MMS single level 19 R fairly happy with this session, grippers have really been down lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Share Posted February 12, 2009 (edited) AXLE SQUATS - A2G 180kgx2 add belt 200kgx2 add knee wraps 200kgx2 v. easy AXLE FRONT SQUATS 140kgx2 140kgx2 140kgx1 bar kept rolling off! CALVES 2 HAND PINCH (54mm) warmups 96.5kgx1 100.25kgx1,1,1 (all very easy singles) 102.75kgx1 105.25kgxhalf way up x 3 100.25kgx1,1 few pinch lifts with 5 5kg plates and a few lifts of 25kg legacy york blob. Edited February 12, 2009 by CoC#3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg_uk Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 great workout sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 (edited) went a while without a computer so this log died, tonight's session, squats a2g olympic style 160kgx5 180kgx1 add belt 190kgx1 200kgx1 140kgx5 100kgx5 front squat cable pullthroughs robert baraban adjustable gripper LH - L17x1, L19x1,1, L20x3mm miss, L19x1,1,1 (wide sets) RH - L19x1,1, L21x1, L22x4mm miss, L19x1,1,1 torsion grippers LH - 8 singles CCS #3 RH - #3x3 MMS then #3.5x1 MMS. bodyweight - down. 270lbs. hardly eaten any food for a week, ill again. Edited April 14, 2009 by CoC#3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 its nice to read your log again Sam! your legs should look like ballons!!...:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 its nice to read your log again Sam!your legs should look like ballons!!...:-) 32'' around at the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Thanks !!! they are BIG! but my quest remains : can they win the SM competition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 Thanks !!! they are BIG! but my quest remains : can they win the SM competition? I don't think so hugo. Not with the state of this back of mine. My SI joint has been giving me some problems, especially on log lifting and stones (anything that involves leaning back) so i have stopped these, at least for the time being. On the other hand deadlifting and squatting doesn't affect it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewokhugo Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 thanks Sam , i understand what do u mean... remember watching M.Ver MAgnusson doing the Stones with a perfect "roll technique":-)(not to much "leaning back") best of luck Sam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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