April 17, 2011 - Events

Dynamic Warm-ups

12" Log and Axle Clean and Presses
90x5
90x5
120x3
120x3
140x3
160x3
180x1
200x1
220x1
240x1
260x1
280x1
300x0
300x0
252x1
252x1
252x1

Front Bar Apparatus Deadlifts (10" pick)
480x5
730x5
774x3
883x1
1003x0
797x5

One Hand Lifts
97x5/5
297x1/1
347x1/1
397x0/0
367x1/1

Yoke
490x100'
590x50'
690x50'
800x100' PR+185lbs
500x110'

Atlas Stone Loads
No Tacky
255(18")x3 to 50.5"
350(20")x1 to 50.5"
Added Tacky
407(20")x2 to 50.5"
407(20")x2 to 50.5"
407(20")x2 to 50.5"
407(20")x2 to 50.5"

Comments: I woke a moved around a bit to see how my back/glute has doing. It wasn't nearly as tight as the days before so I figured I'd be good enough to go down to The Edge to train. Didn't get lost this time so I was on time. Made it another log day of training. I decided to see how heavy log would feel since I kind of botched my ME UB day earlier in the week and I was going for a heavy bench for this week so it wouldn't mess things up that much. Techincally, everything over 250lbs was a PR for log clean and push press. Just not strong enough to get 300lbs yet. On the deadlifts, I just did them from the floor instead of elevating it like last time (10" vs 16" from last time). Since it was lower, I started with a lighter tire and just added human weight. I had the "human weight" sit near the front so that it would add more to the pull. These felt a lot better than last time as I'm figuring out the form more. Like my overhead, I just got to keep plugging away. Since I wanted to do yoke and stones, I did a grip/hand strength exercise to break things up a bit. I rigged up a handle with chain to a dumbbell and added weights. I made a big jump from my warm up set because I am stupid. I thought I had taken off the 45lbs plates before adding the 100lbs plates. My setup on this is probably not the best. I then got set up on yoke. The one I used today is the same model as my friend Jon P's (very light frame, wobbly). I was only planning on doing 50' runs but I couldn't find the 50' mark as I doing my first set and saw 80' and figured screw it and went 100'. I was going to take it slow but then Rob Zombie's "Living Dead Girl" (how am I just hearing this song now?) came on and I dove under the yoke and sprinted. Felt good so I went up 100lbs. Much like before. I then made it 800lbs and gave it everything. I kind of told myself that I would go as far as I could as long as I didn't drop it. I'm moving fairly well but start to slow at the 45' mark. This time it would be mine, no drops. I passed 50' and kept going, 80' I start to waiver, almost there and I drop it at 100'. Huge PR for me on yoke. PR for weight at this distance, for longest distance with no drops above 770lbs and for most weight beltless with no drops. Guess there is something to doing these lighter runs beltless and for distance. I unloaded a bit of the weight and brought the yoke back and then some to finish up on yoke. I wasn't feeling it with stones today. The way I wrapped my arms was just awful and I was kind of thinking about my right bicep that has been acting weird so it kind of threw off my technique. The 407lbs stone was incredibly dusty today ate kept on eating up my tacky (had to retack after every double). I was a bit tired from deadlifting and yoke but I gutted out four doubles. Took a bit of time to clean up and then I was off.