Morba's New Log: Time to step up, more cake!

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Last log was based around my last comp so will start a new one for my Inters/opens life as a strongman!!

Old log here : http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18477964

Comp History:

3rd @ Bristols Strongest Man 2012
4th @ Muscle Inc Summerslam Novice 2012
2nd @ England's Most Powerful Man Novice 2013.

I'm intending to run Vanilla Gorilla's Forced Entry (possibly condensed version) until my next comp which is 11 weeks away.

Next comp:
Oswestry's Strongest Man - Static Show Down
Events:
Max log (3 designated lifts)
180kg squat for reps
Max deads (3 designated lifts)
60kg DB reps FTOH
Hurcules Pillars
~10kg throw for height

It is tagged as inters, so my first step up.


Additionally to be a half decent inters level fat bloke I have a few goals that I think are quite good.

Deadlift: rep 300kg
Log: rep 140kg
Farmers: move with 150kg each hand
Yoke: move with 350kg
Stones: rep 160kg, load our 180
Squats: >250kg back, >200kg front.

Some of those goals are very high inters standard I think, but then I don't want to be a mediocre inters person :)

Alongside the above I will be getting back into the pool a few mornings a week before work, this is a necessity imo.
 
Light week this week ahead, just to get my body working and moving. Also working in more mobility work where needed (everywhere!) :)
 
Overhead:

warmups
log, 1 clean, reps from chest:
70kgx10
70x10
90x5
110x3
110x3
120x1 - Equal PB
90x5

Block clean
New 110kg block, never played with it before, cleaned 5 times different ways, found my preferred way so will move on to clean and press :)

strict axle from rack
40x10
60x10
80x5
80x5
90x5
90x5

Done

Thoughts:
So much for a light easy session, 120kg log was hard, my feet were all over the place in my shoes. Still need more time in them to work out what i'm doing clearly.
 
I'll be interested to follow your training with Forced Entry.

I'm not a fan of conjugated training, but I at the same time I accept it's merits.
 
Didnt quite happen tonight, just too busy for too much variation in training. Need to really think about this as Weds it is looking like we will have 10-12 people doing deads and back work. In a tiny unit. Hmmm.

Log push press
clean 1st rep only, reps from chest
70x5
70x5
70x5
90x5
90x5
100x5
100x5
100x5

45 min break while getting my boy and getting back to unit

strict axle from rack:
40x10
60x10
80x10
90x5
90x5
90x5

Wanted to do some incline db's but no space.

axle split jerks, in an attempt to get my legs working and build some explosion
40x10 (5 front/back, 5 side)
60x6 (3 f/b, 3 side)
80x6 (3 f/b, 3 side)
10x4 (2 f/b, 2 side)

Thoughts:
Unit too busy, not good when you want to do variations of different stuff. Legs were apparently pointless on my push pressing, so some split jerks to build some power and see if i could actually do them. Managed 100kg on the axle quite easily for reps.
 
Deads. Hot and busy in the unit tonight, 9 of us at one point!!

warmups
60x10
60x10

3" deficit deads
60x10
110x10
150x5
190x5
215x3
230x1

normal deads
230x1
250x1
220x3
200x5

18" deads. no idea why, wasn't planning on doing these
280x2
300xf

pendlay rows
100x5
100x5
100x5

thoughts:
was sweating all night, wasn't a good environment with so many people and the temp tbh. 250kg felt easier than 230 for some reason.

We now have a team comp that I've been put forward to do 18" deads 300kg for reps, so next week will be 18"s only to start to build some rep ability!
 
Question over the split jerks...

You should be able to REALLY crank these, based on your strict.

Remember, you're not so much launching the bar up as just giving yourself clearance to dive under it, using those big, juicy delts and triceps. ;)
 
Yeah, hopefully with more practice and confidence in my knees I'll start moving a bit faster.
Really need to do them on a normal bar also, as doing on the axle isn't the best way to drill something lol
 
Front squats and circus db

Warmups
60x10
60x10
110x5
110x5
110x5
110x5
110x5
130x3
140x2
150x1 - equal pb, felt easy enough considering volume already done.

Circus db
33kg 5 left, 5 right
43kg 5 left, 5 right
53kg 3 left, 5 right
63kg f,f

Thoughts
Front squats were good, felt fine. Will try 160kg pb soon.
Circus db was being done with a side split jerk which was new to me, felt good though. 63kg was a touch too much with new technique. Will progress though I'm sure.
 
Monday overhead (day 1 of 2)

push ME

strict tonight as i have some spare time, push press tomorrow.

axle from rack
40x10
40x10
40x10
60x10
70x8
70x8
80x5
90x1
95x1
100x1
105xf - wtf, just completely lacking 1 rep strength, this was terrible.

so 100x1 was daily max
90% - 90x3
80% - 80x5
not enough at all. so
80x5
80x5
80x5
80x5
just to make up for lack of anything.

incline db
45x6
45x6
45x6

band pull aparts and dislocations.

stict on its own doesnt do enough for me, got push press tomorrow though so that will make up for it.
 
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