carusom1 Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 You don't have to do negatives. Just set the DB back down to your shoulder each press. If the DB is abrasive to your shoulder put a towel under your shirt. Your press will progress much faster if you do the reps without the clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted May 25, 2014 Author Share Posted May 25, 2014 You don't have to do negatives. Just set the DB back down to your shoulder each press. If the DB is abrasive to your shoulder put a towel under your shirt. Your press will progress much faster if you do the reps without the clean. Thanks Mike! Btw we are all excited to see you compete in Giants Live here in ND! Saturday 5/24/14 WARMUP Foam Rolling Leg Swings Hip Flexor Stretch WORKOUT Deadlift 135 x 3 x 2 225 x 3 315 x 3 405 x 3 495 x 1 545 x 1 x 8 (Volume PR) Farmers Walk 140 x 80ft 270 x 80ft (stumble at start) 270 x 80ft ~11.91 seconds (Rep/Time PR) 180 x 80ft -felt very slow today, several blood blisters on my hands (one of which opened) held me back along with the pulls must have slowed me Harnessed Prowler Sprints 405 x 80ft -This left my shoes in pieces, which slowed me down just a bit. With climbing shoes this will be more fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZnK9OuYzVw Single Leg Calf Raises 90 x 5 x 3 Accessory Work Cable Rows Cable Pullovers Cable Pulldowns Reverse Hypers Band Hamstring Curls Dumbbell Shrugs COOLDOWN Foam Rolling Hamstring Stretches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted May 26, 2014 Author Share Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) Monday 5/26/14 WARMUP Jump Rope Arm Circles Cross Chest Stretch Lat Stretch WORKOUT Bench Press 45 x 20 95 x 10 115 x 5 155 x 5 205 x 5 245 x 5 295 x 3 335 x 1 350 x 1 (form was terrible, left arm slips out of tuck and makes it nearly impossible to rack) 225 x 20 One Arm Bench Press/Row (left arm only) 115 x 7/115 x 31 Weighted Pullup BW+25 x 5 x 3 -Dead hangs each rep. Open blister on R hand made these hard. EZ Bar Biceps Curl 100 x 20 100 x 15 L Arm Work Backarm Curl 105 x 20 x 3 Front/Back Neck Harness -1 set with 7.5lbs to failure Edited May 26, 2014 by MattM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 Tuesday 5/27/14 WARMUP 150 Jumping Jacks 30 Seated Pulldowns w/plates Sandbag Loading 80 x 3, 115 x 3, 150 x 3 WORKOUT Atlas Stones 230 x 2 x 2 @ 51" 230 x 1 Shouldered @ 62.5" 265 x 2 x 2 @ 51" 265 x 1 @ 57.5" 310 x 2 @ 51" 310 x 1 @ 52.5" 340 x 2 @ 51" 340 x 1 @ 47.5" Yoke Carry 190 x 80ft 260 x 80ft 320 x 80ft 550 x 80ft 730 x 40ft x 3 (Volume PR) -plates keep slipping off or sliding around on me on this event Full Squat 45 x 10 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 3 405 x 1 455 x 1 x 8 GHR Situps BW x 8 x 3 COOLDOWN Band Leg Extensions Foam Rolling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 (edited) Thursday 5/29/14 WARMUP Arm Circles Criss-Cross Arms WORKOUT Log Clean & Press 90 x 3 110 x 3 140 x 3 160 x 1 180 x 1 200 x 1 220 x 1 240 x 1 260 x 1 280 x 1 (Weight PR) -5lb PR- nothing too fancy, just keeping my log press fresh. One Arm Dumbbell Strict Press 85 x 25 L (Rep PR) -When I was injured earlier this year lefty could only manage 3 reps, so this is a good thing! Band Face-Pull Orange x 20 x 3 Band Pushdown (neutral grip) Orange x 20 x 2 Orange x 20 L (extra) Elbow Elevated External Rotation 20 x 10 x 3 Edited May 29, 2014 by MattM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted May 31, 2014 Author Share Posted May 31, 2014 Saturday 5/31/14 Speed Deadlift 135 x 5 x 3 225 x 3 335 x 2 x 8 Farmers Walk 135 x 80ft 245 x 80ft ~ 10.10 seconds 245 x 80ft ~ 9.49 seconds (Rep/Time PR) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrlWp5xQelM Back was pretty tired today, I decided to use contest weight for the carry and lighten up the deadlift Sled Drag 225 x 60ft 315 x 60ft 405 x 60ft ~ 16.41 seconds (Technical Weight PR, Rep/Time PR) Farmers Handle Shrug 245 x 30 x 3 Single Leg Calf Raise BW+15 x 20 x 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 Monday 6/2/14 WARMUP Arm Circles Criss Crosses WORKOUT Bench Press 45 x 10 x 3 105 x 5 145 x 5 195 x 5 235 x 5 285 x 6 x 5 (Volume PR) -just hitting some easier technical PRs while getting the lefty up to speed One Arm Bench Press 75 x 5L 95 x 5L 115 x 11L -this has improved nicely the last two weeks Pullups BW x 9 x 3 -dead hang One Arm Dumbbell Row 115 x 21L Incline Biceps Curl 40 x 10 x 3 Backarm Curl 105 x 25 x 3 Front/Back Neck Raise 10bs x failure x 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongman1 Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Is it true that the ladies swoon over a THICK backarm pump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 Is it true that the ladies swoon over a THICK backarm pump? Oh we both know what kind of pump chicks can't resist... Low.Back.Pumpage. All day haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 Tuesday 6/3/14 WARMUP Hip Flexor Stretching Foam Rolling WORKOUT Yoke Carry 190 x 80ft x 2 240 x 80ft 420 x 80ft 600 x 80ft ~ 10.44 (Rep/Time PR) 600 x 80ft ~ 10.69 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMp8thLSTzw Full Squat 45 x 5 135 x 3 225 x 3 315 x 3 315 x 25 (Rep PR) -decided to do something different today Sandbag Carry 205 x 220ft x 2 (Rep/Distance, Volume PR) Leg Raises BW x 15 x 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusom1 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Twenty-five repper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That was awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 Thanks Mike! I was wondering if I could squat my age in reps with 315 and decided to find out! haha Glutes are very, very sore today though! WARMUP Arm Circles Criss Crosses Bar Stretches Rotator Cuff Work WORKOUT Circus Dumbbell Press 25 x 5 45 x 5 75 x 3 95 x 3 115 x 1 125 x 1 145 x 1 L&R 155 x 1 L&R 165 x 1 L&R (Weight PR L) 175 x 1 R 190 x 1 R (Weight PR R) -had more in me but ran out of weight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNTeqBZSR74 One Arm Dumbbell Strict Press 105 x 12 L (Rep PR)? Crucifix Hold -two metal chairs for 91 seconds Chest Expander Pull-Apart 3 coils x 60 seconds (25 reps) 2 coils x 60 seconds (45 reps) 1 coil x 60 seconds (100 reps) One Arm Overhead Triceps Extension 1 set right 3 sets left x fatigue COOLDOWN Bar Stretch Did this workout in my driveway with a friend and my sister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) Here's a better quality video https://www.youtube.com/watch?=2W8Nrv-VCN8 Edited June 5, 2014 by MattM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusom1 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 That was awesome, again! Where was this at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongman1 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I suppose a 50 lb PR on a unilateral pressing movement is ok. Your DB press is great! Can't wait to see what you can do contest time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 That was awesome, again! Where was this at? Thanks Mike! I was in st.paul for a few days and trained outside the garage of my moms place. I have some weights stored there for emergency workouts haha I wish I had another 10lbs to put on the bar so I could have hit 200lbs but alas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 I suppose a 50 lb PR on a unilateral pressing movement is ok. Your DB press is great! Can't wait to see what you can do contest time! Yeah I guess that's not TOO bad... I wish I could set body weight prs that fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 Saturday 6/7/14 WARMUP Hip Thrusts Hip Flexor Stretch WORKOUT Deadlift 45 x 10 x 3 135 x 5 225 x 5 315 x 3 405 x 3 495 x 1 565 x 1 x 5 (Volume PR) Farmers Hold (weight per hand) 310 x 38.5 seconds (Rep/Time PR) Arm Over Arm Prowler Harness Pull 825 x 30ft, 585 x 30ft for a total of 60ft in 47 seconds (Weight/Distance PR) -The run was continuous, James jumped off at 30ft Atlas Stones 230 x 1 Shouldered R 230 x 1 Shouldered L 265 x 1 Shouldered R 265 x 1 Shouldered L 265 x 1 Shouldered R @ 62.5" platform 310 x miss 310 x 1 Shouldered R @ 62.5" platform (Weight/Height PR) 230 x 1 Shouldered L @ 62.5" platform Farmers Shrug 250 x 30 x 1 One Arm Dumbbell Row 105 x 45 R 105 x 50 L Single Leg Calf Raise 65 x 12 x 3 Reese showed up today during training, and says he might drive us guys to Sauk Rapids and watch the contest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwdeff Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Reese showed up today during training, and says he might drive us guys to Sauk Rapids and watch the contest I'm pretty sure when he said he'd drive his boys down for the contest, he was talking about his actual sons. He'll probably come down the day of - I'm guessing you're going to weigh in the day before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 10, 2014 Author Share Posted June 10, 2014 Reese showed up today during training, and says he might drive us guys to Sauk Rapids and watch the contest I'm pretty sure when he said he'd drive his boys down for the contest, he was talking about his actual sons. He'll probably come down the day of - I'm guessing you're going to weigh in the day before? Haha now that I think of it you're right ! Yeah just so I don't have to compete dehydrated lol Monday 6/9/14 WARMUP Arm Circles Criss Crosses Chain Bench Press (60lbs chain at top, 30lbs chain at chest) 45+Chains x 5 x 3 65+Chains x 5 115+Chains x 5 155+Chains x 5 205+Chains x 5 245+Chains x 5 x 3 One Arm Bench Press 75 x 5 95 x 5 115 x 13 Keg Clean & Press 160 x 2 (single motion) 160 x 2 (single motion)+ 230 x 2 (Rep/Time PR) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybGtMMYXCt8 Thickbar Backarm Curl 95 x 20 x 3 Neck Raise (front&back) -one set to failure each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Tuesday 6/10/14 WARMUP Hip Flexor Stretch Foam Roller WORKOUT Chained Full Squat (80lbs at top) 45+Chains x 5 65+Chains x 5 155+Chains x 5 245+Chains x 5 335+Chains x 5 x 2 Yoke Carry 190 x 20ft x 2 370 x 20ft x 2 550 x 20ft x 2 730 x 80ft -about 10 seconds slower than my best today, also tweaked right trap Arm Over Arm Harness Pull w/prowler 495 x 60ft ~17 seconds Arm Over Arm 315 x 60ft ~ 31 seconds (Weight/Distance PR, Rep/Time PR) Weighted Pullups (dead hang each rep) BW+15 x 5 x 3 -pretty easy Incline Dumbbell Curls 40 x 10 x 3 Deciding I may train for more comps than originally planned just in case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Thursday 6/12/14 WARMUP Arm Circles Criss Crosses Rotator Cuff Work Hip Flexor Stretch WORKOUT Circus Dumbbell Clean & Press 30 x 3 50 x 3 80 x 3 110 x 3 135 x 11 Right in 60 seconds (Rep PR, Volume PR) 135 x 2,4,3,2 Lefty, one clean per set (Rep PR, Volume PR) Dumbbell Strict Press 105 x 3 Lefty Band Face Pull Green x 20 x 3 Elbow Elevated External Rotations 12 x 20 x 3 One Arm Triceps Extension 30 x 10,10,10 Right 30 x 16, 13, 13 Lefty (for extra work) Also shouldered a 230 stone.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Weighted the DB after the press to verify it was 135. Looks like it was about two pounds heavier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusom1 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Training looks really good. Remember to practice commands so you don't get any reps taken away at the comp. What else you thinking besides Sauk Rapids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 (edited) I was planning on doing Sauk Rapids, Jordan, Winkler Festival, a chance at Iowas Strongest Man (Kelly knows the details better than I do), and then Nationals . Too much? Let me know what you think! As long as I get to nationals I'll be happy. I will start using commands, I should have done that from the start... I have a question for you about my deadlift for reps in 60 seconds. Would it be a good idea to do five or so reps, rest five seconds or so in the standing position then repeat? I hit the wall in about twenty five seconds otherwise with 455, and am thinking the short breaks might help ATP-cp regenerate and keep more in the tank. How do you handle these kind of events? Edited June 14, 2014 by MattM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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