May 15, 2011 - Events

Dynamic Warm-ups

2.5" Thick Handle Dumbbell Clean and Presses
59x10/10
79x5/5
99x3/3
119x3/3
149x0,1/1
149x1/1

Zercher Yoke Carries (Short Rests)
320x82'
320x82'
320x82'
320x82'

One Hand Lifts
207x1/1
297x1/1
347x1/1
387x1/1 PR+20lbs
407x1/1 PR+40lbs
457x1/1 PR+90lbs

Axle and 12" Log Clean and Press Medleys
140x3/140x3
170x3/170x3
200x1/210x1/200x1/210x1
200x1/210x1/200x1/210x1
220x1/210x1/220x1/210x1
220x1/210x1/220x1/210x1

Atlas Stone Loads
No Tacky
225(18")x5 to 50.5"
300(20")x3 to 50.5"
407(20")x1 to 50.5"
Added Tacky
522(20")x0 to 48"
522(20")x0 to 48"
370(20")x6 to 50.5" PR+1 rep

Comments: I was down in Reston so of course it was a long day. It was raining in PA and I needed to get some work in with this being my last heavy/hard event training day before the contest. I drove down with Lou. Now picking what I wanted/needed to do was tough as I had to be mindful of my shoulder. I have a max barbell push press planned for this week so I had to keep pressing light. I figured I'd try out some dumbbell pressing since my contest after this coming one has a dumbbell press medley with the dumbbells getting bigger in bell diameter. So I tried to make it awkward by using big plates on the handle. Let me just say that it sucked. I stopped doing them after the handle warped and my collars fell off. Of course at this time, everyone else was doing their own thing. I wanted to do yoke but both of them were in use and adjusting them in height is a pain. I just waited until some one was taking a break and since they were really short, I did zercher carries with the weight. That was a nice little endurance thing but I would have liked going heavier or even doing regular yoke. But I figured it would best to play it safe with my shoulder and upper back and just keep it light. So yeah, two events not exactly turning out how I wanted. I moved on to my own little area and did one hand lifts. I did these for the first time the last time I was here (a month ago) and I didn't do so hot. It started out much the same as it got tough when I put on 297lbs. Maintaining this aloof attitude, I still managed a 20lbs PR. Inspired by this, I took the next jump (407lbs) seriously and rocked it. Now that is more like it! I went bold and made it 457lbs and got it convincingly with my right and just barely with my left. Glad to see such an improvement. I definitely felt better mentally and went with some more pressing. Kept it stupid light. Then stone time. I took big jumps in weight. I got the 407lbs stone with no tacky easy and went for the 522lbs. I got it much higher off the ground this time, almost lapped it but it slipped out. I just got to keep getting my deadlifting muscles stronger as I got to pull it higher before dipping under it. I tried again but it wasn't even close. I then went with the 370lbs stone and did reps. My fifth rep knocked down the backboard so I had to put that back up before resuming loading. Damn stone spun on the lip of the platform on what should have been my sixth rep and I had to do it again. I was shot by that point and really had to fight to get my sixth rep. Should have been seven but that's how it goes sometimes.