2013 - Morba's Cake fed Strongman Log.

i think my thumb issue started on monday with deadlifts. It was commented last night that at the top of the rep I was for some reason letting go with my thumb before putting it back on the bar and lowering the weight. Not a normal thing for me to do, but wonder if i was doing it because of some pressure/pain.

I try to go as narrow grip as I can with squats, which actually isn't that narrow i don't think lol. damn my poor flexibility!
 
Saturday events:
stone day

105 x lots at different heights
120 x lots at different heights
140 x many
160 x f - demons in side me are stopping me here, there is no excuse for failing.
120 x lots as punishment
 
Monday deads:
HA, doing deads 2 days after doing stones for 3 hours. Not nice!

warmups
60xlots
110xlots
150xlots
190x5
210x5
230x3
250x2
220x7

death sets: 175kg 6x3. 2 bars setup with 175kg, 5 of us. Do your 3 speed reps then step to the left. I think we all did 6 sets in 2 minutes, god damn i was ****ed.

pendlay rows
110kg 5x5
 
overhead:

log:
warmups
70x10 (5 strict, 5 pp)
70x10 (same again)
90x5 pp
100x5 pp

one motions:
90x5
100x3
100x2
90x5

DYING!

back to push press
100x5
112.5x3
112.5x2
100x5
100x5

strict circus db press
33x8 l and r
33x8 l and r
43x3 l and r

normal 45kg db
strict x 3 right only, left wouldnt move.


thoughts:
was doing ok until I wen't and done some one motions. Was hot in the unit and I overheated badly. Confident I can get 100x8 one motions in my comp though, will keep practicing them to get some cardio back while doing them!

after the one motions I just felt ****ed, strength just disappeared. Must do them at end of workout not at start before working sets in future!

Learning point: if doing one motions off tyres, use 1 tyre not 2.
 
Squats:

lots of rolling and band work and some hip openers n stuff as well as warmup
60x20
60x10
110x10
130x5
150x5

work sets
150 5x3

110x10 fast

Bench:
wanted to briefly see how good the slingshot is...
quick warmup
60x10
110x5
150x1
add slingshot
150x3 lol reps. wtf that was silly easy compared to the single

incline db bench
45kg 3x8

Thoughts:
Nice to squat with minimal pain. Needed lots of rolling to make the knees ok enough. Nice deep squats (or low, not sure on depth tbh but was going low). did 5x3 easy enough, will try 5x5 next week.

Bench was just to see the slingshot difference, simply it makes a lot. Look forward to trying it properly soon.

incline dbs, not done these in AGES!! actually felt my chest working (I dont feel it when benching normally). Liked it, might have to use these more often. Only issue was flicking them up to get them ready to press!
 
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Events, little session:

Yoke 20m (10m drop, turn and return)
Empty (50kg) x 2
110kgx2
160kgx2
200kgx5
240kgx2

Farmers 36m (18m drop, turn and return)
40kg x 1
80kg x 3
100kg x 3
120kg x 2

Was more about speed than weight today, happy with how fast I was moving. Comp weight is 260kg yoke and 110kg farmers. Yoke is more concerning but will drill it over next few weeks :)
 
Monday deadlifts, on a hot bank holiday after bbq and swimming.. oh dear.

warmups
60x10
110x10
150x8
190x5
210x3
240x3
240x2

tired.

tbar rows
double under hand, strict pull from deadlift position as the bar just passes the knee (so standing as I would in a DL as bar is at knee then staying there and pulling the bar up):
115kgx8
125x8
135x8
150x8 - little leg and back movement here, actually felt like I was working something other than my grip though which is good.

Then as normal things kinda go odd.
Roll the 500kg tyre out into the road for some flips. I wasn't expecting anything other than normal back work so only had my flip flops with me (deadlift barefoot) so this wasnt going to be good.
Never flipped it before, so had to put this demon to bed.
first attempt - easy, boom!
got 2 more flips before giving up due to sweaty feet and no grip :D stupid lol

thoughts:
deads were terrible, tbars were easy though that could be my smal ROM. tyre was awesome.

Half way through doing tyre some local Polish people who live just up from the unit saw us with the tyre and decided to come have a look and try it. They couldnt budge the tyre at all (to be expected really as they were thinner than my arms).
One of the women with them seemed to like me, kept taking pictures and getting her friend to take pics with her and me. No idea why as I looked stupid in my flipflops but she was happy enough lol.
They then followed us into the unit and the Pole blokes wanted to arm wrestle us!! They lost that each time (though one had some good strength for this!).
Crazy!
 
Well that was a nightmare night tbh.

New shoes: will be awesome i'm sure :D

Log clean and press:
warm ups
70x10 (5 strict, 5 pp)
70x10 (as above)
90x10 (pp)
110x2
110xf - bicep started throbbing
110xf - really cannot clean the bloody log due to bicep.

axle strict press:
40kgx10
60x10
60+chainsx8
60+chains + red bandsx3
60+chainsx8

Z presses, with a log....
70x6
70x6
80x4

Thoughts:
bicep hurting, still is today, guessing its from doing the silly tyre on monday. Not happy.

z presses with a log is crazy, they are hard enough with a barbell due to balance but with a log its something else. Good though, wont do them again will just drag the bench out like we normally do!

New shoes were tight as hell, gonna work on my arch though and these will bed in a little. Can definitely see the benefit in them, just need some time to get used to push pressing with them :)
 
Events:

****ing bicep.

Thoughts:
****ing bicep. Raining outside so couldn't even do yoke.

Other than me, few friends came from another gym for the session.
One of them threw a 150kg log up pretty easy and then became the first person to load the 180kg stone! Our 192 isn't in good shape for lifting so he decided against it. Immense shoulder strength and fantastic stone work!
He's only done a 130kg stone before, his gym is lacking in heavier equipment and he's never used tacky before!! Crazy stuff.
 
Overhead:

Axle (out of rack):
40x10 strict
60x10 strict
60x5 push press (all pp from now)
80x5
100x3
110x1
115x1
100x3
100x3
100x3
100x3

strict axle, plus chains (25kg in total) and red bands (i think these give more resistance through the top 1/3rd of the lift than the chains, so gonna say 30kg):
95x8
105x5
115x1
105x4
105x4
95x7
95x5

Thoughts:
had my adipowers on all session, first rep of the push presses were vile as my brain forgot I had them on. Each rep after though was fine.
Still felt tight as hell though, but will soldier on with them as I can see they definitely improve my position.
 
Deads:

Warm ups
2" deficit deads:
70x10
110x10
150x10
190x5
210x3

18" deads
260x3
280x3
280x3
280x3
260x5

3" deficit deads
180x3
180x3
180x3
180x3


Strict axle, clean first rep from floor:
80x8
80x8
80x8

Thoughts:
Wanted to do deficits and some 18" deads tonight, see where I'm weakest at the moment.
The 18's were easy enough, the deficits clearly show that I'm lacking from the floor.

Next weeks deads: work up to 220kg from 2 or 3" deficit before doing full range doubles above that weight.
 
Squats:
everything felt heavy tonight so decided to keep it simple, especially as squatting first time in my new shoes.

front squats:
barxlots
60x10
60x10
80x10
100x5
110 10x3

thoughts
nice quick session, nothing heavy but then it wasn't needed as still tired from yesterday.
 
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