February 14, 2010 - Events

Dynamic Warm-ups

2 3/8" Thick Bar Power Cleans
45x10
95x5
125x3
155x3
185x3
205x1
225x1
245x1 PR+3 lbs
255x0
255x1 PR+13lbs

Zercher Yoke Holds
160x30 seconds
250x30 seconds
340x30 seconds
430x30 seconds
520x60 seconds

Sandbag/55 Gal Oil Drum Carry
194x100'/227x50'
241x100'/319x50'

39 Minutes of Stretching

Comments: The Iron Horse Stable has a new floor so no loading events for this week. I figured it would be easier to just do events at my house instead. I figured I'd do some power cleans with my crappy thick bar. I wasn't feeling terribly explosive but still manged to improve my PR by 13lbs. I then did zercher holds on my yoke. Since I didn't want to mess with the height, I stood on my squat boxes, making for a very short range of motion. I figured these would get good to help with breathing doing conan's wheel and for pain tolerance in general. I didn't think I was going to get much longer than 30 seconds on the last set since it felt really heavy. I should have gone for 610lbs instead of going for a minute with 520lbs. Then I finally got to do something I have been wanting to do for some time; the 55 gallon oil drum. I've had it for about two years but it just sat there and became a ball holder. Today it got to shine. The first run was really just a test to see if in fact I could even move it when it had some weight in it. The sandbag was really light (194lbs) so I went for 100' instead of my planned 50'. Plopped it in the empty oil drum and then carried the combined weight (227lbs) 50'. It went well and I thought lets load this thing up. Threw a 47lbs weight ball in the sand bag and a 45lbs plate in the keg. It took a while for my brain to realize how much suck I had just obligated myself to. The sandbag was still relatively light at 241lbs but the oil drum was now going to be a monstrous 319lbs. So I go through the sandbag carry easy and then plop it in the drum. I tilt it and attempt to pick it up. It doesn't yield. In my mind I'm thinking "FUUUUUUUUUU" but my dad just calmly says squeeze, like that would help, and I try again. It comes up and I start walking. Every step is hamstring and finger torture. I dropped about five feet from the finish. I repick it and side shuffle it across. I was dead after this and spent a lot of time stretching. That oil drum carry has to be near the top of the toughest things I've done.