Offseason Chronicles of a Strongman..the Road to Nationals 04

[AmateurWrestler]

interesting workout with the kettlebell. Looked like a fun ol' time. Solid measurements imo, just keep pumpin away, the chest will fill in with nature :)

[BPP]

Originally posted by AmateurWrestler
interesting workout with the kettlebell. Looked like a fun ol' time. Solid measurements imo, just keep pumpin away, the chest will fill in with nature :)

thanks bro

o well...at least the damn arms FINALLY grew :p

[holyshinto63]

Looks like it was a good workout. I've always wanted to try kettle bells but I don't know anyone who owns them and they are rather pricey.

[AJ010]

Kettlebell work looked like fun. How much harder would you say it is than a dumbell?


And hahahaha, dude, you put PR for bicep measurement!!! :D I find that hilarious, but thats cool :D

[BPP]

Originally posted by UnlimitedSteel

And hahahaha, dude, you put PR for bicep measurement!!! :D I find that hilarious, but thats cool :D

hehehe
just bc its the sign of your chest :D :D

j/k


thanks bros

kettles are LOT harder than DBs
its like farmers, the weights below not centered...changes it all

[AJ010]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
hehehe
just bc its the sign of your chest :D :D

j/k


thanks bros

kettles are LOT harder than DBs
its like farmers, the weights below not centered...changes it all

That wasnt nice :( :D

I have to try kettles sometime. Gotta experience it for myself

[John Promise]

You have your own kettlebell? That's cool!

But ah...45 waist? :D Bet you'll look and feel much better when you shed some of that excess baggage...then you'll be much leaner and more solid when you get back to 255 :buff:

(And here I was fretting over the 36 inch gut I expect to have when I hit 180 :D )

[BPP]

Originally posted by John Promise
You have your own kettlebell? That's cool!

But ah...45 waist? :D Bet you'll look and feel much better when you shed some of that excess baggage...then you'll be much leaner and more solid when you get back to 255 :buff:

(And here I was fretting over the 36 inch gut I expect to have when I hit 180 :D )

nah, borrowed a friends kettlebell

yeah thats around the belly button...thats inches, not jean size ;)
but yeah, ill be alot better at 230

[BPP]

1/30 Push workout

3.25" thick bar overhead rack lockouts: 75(bar)x10, 100x8, 130x5, 150x5, 165x1(PR)

Incline DB: 30x10, 45x10, 55x10, 65x8(PR)

Bench: 95x10, 135x5, 155x5, 170x5, 190x5

Tate Presses: 20x10, 25x10, 30x10, 35x6, 35x10(PR)

NOTES:
-wrapped the hand again, theres one spot it keeps splittin open at

-lockouts were good, this PR is higher than my barbell pr lol...done from top of head level again

-incline DB felt ALOT lighter than usual! cleaning was harder than pressing

-bench was solid..if I had done them first IMO I could've hit a new bench PR today

-met a cool guy ive talked to before there..hes done a strongman contest or 2...REAL big guy... watched him do 3 sets of 7/8 reps with 315 on INCLINE bench then rep off 225 for 15 after his sets...touch and go no bounce, when he got tired last 2/3 reps each set hed do a 2sec or so pause on the chest...was quite inspiring...hes gonna train some saturdya with me at Tonys

-tate presses felt great after I got the form down hehehe..i like these :cool: could've went heavier, but was just learnin form and repition to get it down

-WON'T be goin to Tony's to train events tomorrow because its supossed to be -14 out...real easy way to tear a muscle :eek:

-overall good workout...got chewed out abit at the end by Shawn bc i hadnt been there in like 2 weeks bc ive been at the co-rec :eek: scary

Overall Grade: A

[Rocky_Maivia]

looking strong, keep up the good work

[PainThriller]

Nice looking work Proppy, all your workouts have looked steller as of late. Keep it up bro, and onto nationals you will go. How do you like the tate presses?

[BPP]

thanks bros

i liked the tate presses alot now that form is feelin ok
:D

[AmateurWrestler]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
thanks bros

i liked the tate presses alot now that form is feelin ok
:D


haha good work with the nice pr's in the lockouts, tates, and db incline bro. Your doing good just keep it up! :D

[John Promise]

Pressing movements look good. What do you think your bench max is?

[scott_donald]

good work... imressive db theree on the incline... you have almost caught up with str8... hehe... did u ever fill in your details for legalgear and your prize...

[BPP]

Originally posted by scott_donald
good work... imressive db theree on the incline... you have almost caught up with str8... hehe... did u ever fill in your details for legalgear and your prize...

ah
forgot about it
ill do it today

[Rookie]

Looking strong! All around nice strength. Awesome incline DB's 190 x 5 is good too.

I forgot aobut tate presses! Im should start doing them again!

[BPP]

Originally posted by Rookie
Looking strong! All around nice strength. Awesome incline DB's 190 x 5 is good too.

I forgot aobut tate presses! Im should start doing them again!

hehe tates rule :)


thanks bro

[EliteBSU]

stupid Oly me, whats tate?

Elite

[BPP]

Originally posted by EliteBSU
stupid Oly me, whats tate?

Elite

http://www.weightliftingdiscussion.com/tatetri.html

:cool:

[AJ010]

Good job on the PRs!!

[John Promise]

Originally posted by UnlimitedSteel
Good job on the PRs!!
Better late than never, huh?
:D

[AJ010]

Originally posted by John Promise
Better late than never, huh?
:D


Hahaha yeah....fashionably late :D

[John Promise]

Originally posted by UnlimitedSteel
Hahaha yeah....fashionably late :D
I guess that's what proppy gets for missing out on the spam-o-ramas around here. :D

(Goddamn "65" second rule!)

[BPP]

yeh
ive barely been posting lately

[AmateurWrestler]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
yeh
ive barely been posting lately


hey, ya goota take care of business sometimes :D

[AJ010]

Originally posted by John Promise
I guess that's what proppy gets for missing out on the spam-o-ramas around here. :D

(Goddamn "65" second rule!)


Hahahaha damn right :D

[BPP]

currently doing a westside type routine
ME push, ME pull, DE push, DE pull each week + events on saturday

this is VERY taxing on the body, and I have trouble being not sore nad fresh for each workout..either events suffer(usual) or lifts

SO especially as we close in on 3 months til contest, wanna find a way to train events HARD each week
so came up with this:

I'm still doin events saturdays

-each week id have the following days:
1. Push(chest, delt, tri)
2. Pull(trap, back, bi)
3. Oly lifts/cardio
4. grip

i would base it kinda like 3x3 where each week on Monday one of the three gets hit hard, while the others for the week are just average DE or ~60% 1RM type workouts

so, basically:
Week 1:
Monday-> ME PUSH
tue->grip
wed->legs
thur->o-lift/cardio
fri->pull
sat->events

Week 2:
Monday-> ME PULL
tue->push
wed->grip
thur->legs
fri->o-lift/cardio
sat->events

Week 3:
Monday-> ME LEGS
tue->grip
wed->push
thur->o-lift/cardio
fri->pull
sat->events

Week 4:
Monday-> ME O-LIFTS
tue->cardio/grip
wed->push
thur-> pull
fri-> off(this week has too many days, so rest legs bc theyll get worked with o's and pull and some push enough to take a week off every 4 weeks of direct squats, etc...plus ill make that the saturday we do alot of events with legs)
sat->events


opinions??

[AmateurWrestler]

just switch the days aroun like we spoke of and everything looks great my big hairy polish :)

[BPP]

also, as far as diet
got a basic setup down, just need to crunch numbers now!

[scott_donald]

sorted... looks good...

[scott_donald]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
also, as far as diet
got a basic setup down, just need to crunch numbers now!

hury up running out of time...

[BPP]

Originally posted by scott_donald
hury up running out of time...

114 days to lose 25 pounds...not bad

[Fullback_45]

Hey bro, goodluck with this rooutine! You'r going to be solid as a motherfker! Hows the weight comeing? T-minus 114 days until you devistate the hell out of thoe bitchs!

[EliteBSU]

you can always IM me with Oly help
it looks good to me.

Elite

[John Promise]

So what are the details on the Nationals? Apparantly I have a second week of vacation, and I'm thinking a road trip to WV could be fun.

[PainThriller]

Yo Proppy the program looks very good my man. Set up nicely. Hope you have a great workout tonight man.

[BPP]

2/3 Workout

Made by Amatuer Wrestler :)

Incline DB(supersetted immediately with DB bench): 25x15(25x15), 30x15(30x15), 35x15(35x15), 40x15(40x15)

Cambered Curls(supersetted imm. with DB hammer curls): 45x15(25x15), 45x15(20x15)

notes:
-35minute workout(with a partner)...high intensity, HUGE pumps and burns!

-just doin a few non-heavy days this week to rest up for saturday
s PR day at my gym(pr day = first sat of month, basically a contest w/o officially being one..everyone does 4-5 events for PRs)...will start MY new routine Monday

-Inclines felt good today, DB bench was BURNIN the last 10 reps or so, esp with 35 and 40

-i hate biceps lol, but had the biggest pump i can recall to date

-overall good workout, short but high volume and intensity

Overall Grade: A-

[BPP]

Been watchin Rocky 2 alot...gettin motivation...start at the scene where hes at her bedside...knows he has the biggest fight(contest) of his life coming up, but just cant keep focus bc of other things...its how I feel alot, dunno what it all is, just a few areas of my life that feel incomplete or lacking...but im pushin thru hehe...


Originally posted by Fullback_45
Hey bro, goodluck with this rooutine! You'r going to be solid as a motherfker! Hows the weight comeing? T-minus 114 days until you devistate the hell out of thoe bitchs!

Weight is consistently down 2 from where I started andi havent even reallt started cutting yet, not bad hehe...got all the junk out of the house now, so were set there hell yeah bro!!


Originally posted by John Promise
So what are the details on the Nationals? Apparantly I have a second week of vacation, and I'm thinking a road trip to WV could be fun.
June 26th, Weirton, WEst virginia...thats all I know as of now :(...thatd be kick ass bro!!! where you from??



Originally posted by PainThriller
Yo Proppy the program looks very good my man. Set up nicely. Hope you have a great workout tonight man.

thanks bro!! glad I set up a good one :D not bad for thinkin it up in like 5 min on the jon haha

[AmateurWrestler]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
2/3 Workout

Made by Amatuer Wrestler :)

Incline DB(supersetted immediately with DB bench): 25x15(25x15), 30x15(30x15), 35x15(35x15), 40x15(40x15)

Cambered Curls(supersetted imm. with DB hammer curls): 45x15(25x15), 45x15(20x15)

notes:
-35minute workout(with a partner)...high intensity, HUGE pumps and burns!

-just doin a few non-heavy days this week to rest up for saturday
s PR day at my gym(pr day = first sat of month, basically a contest w/o officially being one..everyone does 4-5 events for PRs)...will start MY new routine Monday

-Inclines felt good today, DB bench was BURNIN the last 10 reps or so, esp with 35 and 40

-i hate biceps lol, but had the biggest pump i can recall to date

-overall good workout, short but high volume and intensity

Overall Grade: A-



haha i like how you put my name in caps :D


looked like a great workout, keep it up and you'll destroy people! :)

[BPP]

Originally posted by AmateurWrestler
haha i like how you put my name in caps :D


looked like a great workout, keep it up and you'll destroy people! :)

thanks bro! never needed the spotter, but got pretty close with the 40's on bench haha

[John Promise]

I'm in Rhode Island, so it would probably take a day of driving to get there.

[BPP]

Originally posted by John Promise
I'm in Rhode Island, so it would probably take a day of driving to get there.

ahh...cool

well ill give ya more details as I get em...thatd be bad ass to meet ya though bro :D

[John Promise]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
ahh...cool

well ill give ya more details as I get em...thatd be bad ass to meet ya though bro :D
I'm liking the idea more and more. Only problem is the proximity to 4th of July weekend.

But that would be cool. West Virginia in June and New Brunswick in August.

[BPP]

2/4 Workout

DB shrugs: 40x15, 50x10, 60x10

WIDE-stance squats: 45x15, 95x5, 135x5, 185x2

Bavarian DL(off a cardio stepper): 95x5, 135x3, 185x3, 225x2, 255x2, 275x1(pr)->1st time doin em

1-arm DB row: 40x10, 50x10, 60x10

NOTES:
-originally was gonna do squats, GMs, and calves...but just wasnt mentally there to do squats tonight...was in a great mood all day...then just kinda got feelin real low and depressed like tonight...thinkin bout alot of stuff, stressin/worryin bout school, personal life, etc....*sigh*

-shrugs were in fingertips to avoid my healing skin, easy
-squats blew, was gonna do 10 sets of 2 with 185
-bavarian DL's were alright...irritated the skin a bit, its almost healed but not quite...coulda gone heavier
-1-arm rows felt like ****, easy, but just ****ty
-overall **** workout...better go better saturday

overall grade: D

[scott_donald]

for a d it still seemed a good workout...

[Fullback_45]

Even though you rated it a D you went in there and accomplished something! Way to work around that wound, a true warrior bro!

[BPP]

thanks bro
wasnt the hand...was the head
dunno whyim down tonight

droppin bio 204 tomorrow...no more 730am classes and taking the hardestclass i ever took off my shoulders... hopefully that helps

[Fullback_45]

Hey man i hear ya. Im down almost every day, just got to work around it and youll have your good days. I hear ya about school and the like, really fked my self over this term. Carry on bro, got alot of **** to accomplish bro!

[AmateurWrestler]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
2/4 Workout

DB shrugs: 40x15, 50x10, 60x10

WIDE-stance squats: 45x15, 95x5, 135x5, 185x2

Bavarian DL(off a cardio stepper): 95x5, 135x3, 185x3, 225x2, 255x2, 275x1(pr)->1st time doin em

1-arm DB row: 40x10, 50x10, 60x10

NOTES:
-originally was gonna do squats, GMs, and calves...but just wasnt mentally there to do squats tonight...was in a great mood all day...then just kinda got feelin real low and depressed like tonight...thinkin bout alot of stuff, stressin/worryin bout school, personal life, etc....*sigh*

-shrugs were in fingertips to avoid my healing skin, easy
-squats blew, was gonna do 10 sets of 2 with 185
-bavarian DL's were alright...irritated the skin a bit, its almost healed but not quite...coulda gone heavier
-1-arm rows felt like ****, easy, but just ****ty
-overall **** workout...better go better saturday

overall grade: D


hey bro, keep your head up, as i went into my workout tonight i realized i went in with the attitude i was gonna do ****ty, but i told myself this was gonna be an awesome workout and it was. Just keep goin bro, things didn't look so bad, your a monsterous beast :)

[BPP]

thanks bros

watchin rocky 3, finishin homework, droppin bio 204 so im not goin tomorrow which gives me an extra hour and 45minutes or so to sleep in :D

[John Promise]

Originally posted by scott_donald
for a d it still seemed a good workout...
Bump.

What you have to do is stop focusing on the problems and look toward moving past them...focus on that proverbial light at the end of the tunnel...that always helped me plow through school.

[scott_donald]

Originally posted by John Promise
Bump.

What you have to do is stop focusing on the problems and look toward moving past them...focus on that proverbial light at the end of the tunnel...that always helped me plow through school.

and go read the buff adn the beautiful to cheer you up....

[AJ010]

Just take it easy man....you just werent there. Are the bavarian(sp?) deadlifts just like box deads(extra rom) ?

[BPP]

Originally posted by UnlimitedSteel
Just take it easy man....you just werent there. Are the bavarian(sp?) deadlifts just like box deads(extra rom) ?

yeah
bar was on floor like normal, I stood on a few inch stepper

obviously they were done sumo style then as well, forgot to mention that

[AJ010]

Ahhh i see....


interesting lift

[holyshinto63]

ahh don't worry about the crappy workout, we all have our good and bad days, just shrug it off. You'll kick some ass on saturday.

[BigKazWSM747]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
2/4 Workout
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overall grade: D

Don't worry man every has their bad days eventually. Just be sure to go full force on saturday. :)

[BPP]

2/5's workout

Cleans: 45x10, 75x5, 105x5, 135x7, 145x5, 155x5
note: Powerclean first rep, hanging clean every other rep, push press the last rep

Push Presses: 135x3, 165x2, 180x1, 200x0


NOTES:
-Thx10050 went with me...went to a Fighters' United callout first with him, gonna hopefully get into that for cardio and UFC purposes..learn some stuff

-he did cardio while my workout besides for doin a few stes of cleans with me

-Cleans were ok..shoulder started hurtin AGAIN near the end...the press part was almost strict military, felt STRONG...just did too much before push presses or else woulda had a PR easy

-push presses were goin well with good leg pop...165x2 was EASY, 180 was solid..but 200 just couldnt get the leg pop again

-didnt do much, just a bit before saturday...prolly gonna be sore, but will just work log cleans maybe saturday since shoulder is ****ING **** again...only the left is worth mentioning...but now the pain is constantly thru the elbow as well, extending...which means it MUST be getting better if the pain is expanding :rolleyes: :mad:

-overall STILL feelin down....worried bout contests this summer, which just INCREASES my stress...feel like Rocky in #3...for the frst time im scared before a contest...last summer prep went great, no shoulder pains, NOTHING..flawless prep and was just excited and enjoyin it..now im with the big boys, in pain....UGH its just adding up...dont mean to keep bitchin, but just lettin you in to my mindset

Overall grade: B

[Fullback_45]

Damn bro! Your a powerhouse. Nice job with your cleans. My max hangclean is 155 and your repping the fk out of it. Dont let the pain get to you unless its seriously going to fk you up for life. Like you said, your with the big boys now and you desreve to be there with them.

[AmateurWrestler]

well, things get tougher against the big boys, that just means you gotta work even harder. I think your putting out a great effort right now, i know how things can be ****ed up like that if anyone does, just keep pumpin and i garuntee you will get what you want without a shadow of a doubt. :)

[BPP]

thanks bro, hehe...always did hang cleans for log so im alot better at em than PC's

yeah, hopefully the new program, with only 1 heavy day a week, lets my body recover a bit

[AmateurWrestler]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
thanks bro, hehe...always did hang cleans for log so im alot better at em than PC's

yeah, hopefully the new program, with only 1 heavy day a week, lets my body recover a bit

yeah, it sounds like you definately need some much deserved rest

[AJ010]

You're still there man....just rest and feel better

[John Promise]

Don't panic. You still have lots of time, but deal with it NOW. When you do event training tomorrow, mention it to the big boys and have them watch your form...bad form alone can cause and compound your problem...same goes for your gym lifts. Get someone who knows the lifts to watch you, or at the very least have someone video your sessions and analyse them later.

If it's serious, get it checked out and treated. There's lots of time to fix it and hit up the training before the summer.

And before you write anything off, remember that last year wasn't a piece of cake either...hurting your knee in one contest and coming back to fight through the second contest...your shoulder is a speedbump and nothing more. You'll get over it and still throw everything you have into this year's contests.

Good luck with event training. Hope everything works out.

[BPP]

thanks bro :) you're right


2/7 EVENT TRAINING -> FEBRUARY PR DAY!!!!!!

Warmups: DB alt curl(20x10), DL(135x3), CG rows(130x10), squat(45x30), military(40x10, 50x10)

18" DL: 445x1, 535x1(30lb PR!!), 625x0

Box Squats(13" box :eek: ): 45x5, 135x5, 225x5, 225x5, 315x0

Hub Grips: 20x1(left and right), 35x0, 20x1(left and right)

Log Press: 170x1, 180x1(PR), 190x0, 190x0, 190x0


notes:
-knee hurt and shoulder hurt, but shoulders didnt really bug me after warmups and the knee I put a brace on

-18" DL just jumped right in lol, 445 was easy, 535 came up without too bad of a fight, was very happy with a PR on these :)

-boxsquats to a 13' box were LLOOOWW! 225 was a good working weight, let me struggle a bit then pop the top half...315 just pinned me down, couldnt get it off lol..never used that low of a box

-hub grips are EVIL lol...only one that got 35lb in each hand was Shawn, only 1 other guy got it up to lockout with 1 hand

-log went suprisingly well...biceps fried quick as the log empty is 170, so so much for their warmup lol....cleans werent great bc of thursday's clean and jerk session, but fought them up...180 was a 10lb PR...190 each time got above my head and was at the transition zone to where tri's would easily have put it up..just got 2 or 3 more inches to go with my leg drive to have a 200+ log

-overall a good day, had ALOT of fun as well...feel much better about this summer now..a ****ty week of weights ends with a good PR day...crazy ass sport :D

-using my old box squat PR(higher box) of 285, and adding my 535 18" dl and 180log, that makes my strongman powerlifting total(box squat, log, 18" dead) to 1000 :cool:

Overall Grade: A-

[BigKazWSM747]

awesome workout! :cool: Way to bounce back from Wednesday! :)

[AJ010]

Very good job!!!

Wow, you actually attempted 625 on 18" DLs, howd it go??(and i wont accept nowhere or not to lockout :D)


Log press looked good too.

Hmmm, 13" box is low for you....thats like an inch above parallel for me :D Good try on the 315 though man

[BPP]

Originally posted by UnlimitedSteel
Very good job!!!

Wow, you actually attempted 625 on 18" DLs, howd it go??(and i wont accept nowhere or not to lockout)


Log press looked good too.

Hmmm, 13" box is low for you....thats like an inch above parallel for me :D Good try on the 315 though man

hehe yeah, for me thats low...at least for a box

hehe yeah, I jumped right to 625...why not, only woulda beat my month old PR by 120lbs :) )it didnt wanna go very far lol...soon though! woulda had 565 but was just a bit worn by then

OH and decided to open Xeyedbear's Smelling Salts and see what they were like, about knocked myself on my ass...nose was on FIRE





Originally posted by BigKazWSM747
awesome workout! :cool: Way to bounce back from Wednesday! :)

haha thanks bro..like Rocky saidin Rocky 2, thats my attitude now, i can DO this, along with Mickey in rocky 2

"what is this CANT? THERE AINT NO CANT!"

"I ain't goin down NO MORE"

damn right, I WILL NOT LET INANIMATE STEEL DEFEAT ME :mad:

[John Promise]

Glad everything went well today. With some nice numbers like those, hopefully everything will go uphill.

Bump Steel about the 13" box...one advantage to being smaller :D

[BPP]

Originally posted by John Promise
Glad everything went well today. With some nice numbers like those, hopefully everything will go uphill.

Bump Steel about the 13" box...one advantage to being smaller :D

hehe thanks bro...the 190 log is SO close...very soon I'll be at 200+, eg: within the month

same with 550+18" dl...as my hips get stronger, these numbers wil die... 535 wasnt even a huge struggle

[AJ010]

Yeah, 120lb improvement in a month with 625 is pussy man. Shoulda tried more right away :D


Hahaha did it burn your nose like some really hot mustard? Or was this different? The purpose of these salts is like ammonia sort of right?

And hahahaha john. Yeah man you got it :p

[BPP]

it was basically made from ammonia, but stronger...i wasnt expecting that, so I put my nose right to the lip of the bottle and took a big whif

omg my eyes watered, i coughed for a bit and nose felt like i just lit a match in there


and just wait, I'll PR 18" deadlifts again within amonth..550+
guarantee it :cool:

[EliteBSU]

Originally posted by John Promise
Bump Steel about the 13" box...one advantage to being smaller :D
or 6'5. :cool:

nice work yardie. i still dont get it about those hub grips

Elite

[John Promise]

Originally posted by EliteBSU
or 6'5. :cool:

nice work yardie. i still dont get it about those hub grips

Elite 12" box squats are easy at 6'5? :eek:

hub grip - you know the hub in the middle of the plate...the raised part with the hole in the middle...you're supposed to pick up the plate by grabbing the outside of the hub.

[Fullback_45]

HOLLY ****! Pulling 535 on a 18inch rackpull! Now thats streangth. Just like an iron bull bro.

[scott_donald]

awesome adn after the party...

[BPP]

Originally posted by scott_donald
awesome adn after the party...
hehe didnt drink...was up til 630am though, slept til 115, trained startin at 2


Originally posted by Fullback_45
HOLLY ****! Pulling 535 on a 18inch rackpull! Now thats streangth. Just like an iron bull bro.

hehehe thanks bro!! :)

[Heisman]

You actually tried to go from 535 to 625 when 535 was a 30 pound PR? Now I've seen everything. Good job on the PRs. 200 will be yours in no time.

[holyshinto63]

Awesome Freaking job on 535 man! that is some big weight your pulling around there. The log press looks like they good, I would like to try them one of these days. I would imagine they would be quite difficult since they are build much differently then the average barbell. Nice hub grips, I've tried them before, I got a 25 (grabbed the hub of an Olympic plate with some chalk) but they were tricky - not a big fan of them. Still have to try box squats, I think I'm going to order one of those box squat boxes soon cause I want to incorporate them into my workout somehow.

[BPP]

Originally posted by Heisman
You actually tried to go from 535 to 625 when 535 was a 30 pound PR? Now I've seen everything. Good job on the PRs. 200 will be yours in no time.

hehe :D crazier things have happened....625 will be mine soon :cool:


Originally posted by holyshinto63
Awesome Freaking job on 535 man! that is some big weight your pulling around there. The log press looks like they good, I would like to try them one of these days. I would imagine they would be quite difficult since they are build much differently then the average barbell. Nice hub grips, I've tried them before, I got a 25 (grabbed the hub of an Olympic plate with some chalk) but they were tricky - not a big fan of them. Still have to try box squats, I think I'm going to order one of those box squat boxes soon cause I want to incorporate them into my workout somehow.

thanks bro! yeah, unless youve trained it log is alot harder than barbell, but mine are about dead even overhead...can clean alot more with a log though. hub grips were a bitch!

[EliteBSU]

Originally posted by John Promise
12" box squats are easy at 6'5? :eek:
3 years of oly competitions. if the toliet seat was wider i could take a dump without getting my ass wet... opps... thats a little off topic :cool:

Elite

[John Promise]

Originally posted by EliteBSU
3 years of oly competitions. if the toliet seat was wider i could take a dump without getting my ass wet... opps... thats a little off topic :cool:

Elite
That's still impressive. Bet you get some stares on leg day from the 1/4 squaters.
:cool:

[EliteBSU]

yeah. most dont ecen squat.
last few weeks i've been doing 405 for 3-5 sets of 2. i get some looks from the guys 15lb curls. i used to think college is where only the real lifters would be in the gym. was i fukking wrong

Elite

[John Promise]

Glad I didn't start lifting till later because that would have been me even in college...the chest and bicep boy...I know I would have been the guy everyone starts a rant thread on, or a thread about the clown in the gym.
:D

[BPP]

yeah, im sore as well lol...knee sucks today too

this is the week from hell at school...workouts will be short and sporadic until friday... in the next 2 days have 2 papers due, 4 exams, a quiz, and other homework

that being said went grocery shoppin and bought cut food yesterday, and pretty much began today. Didnt crunch numbers to make sure im exact yet, first gonna see where i can fit meals and such with classes...getting timing down and learning when my body will let me eat(eg: not before class..MRP baby)

today wasnt enough food, but good:
before class->MRP shake
between classes-> Chicken salad sandwhich, pretzels and lemon tea
after class-> finished my garlic bread from the fancy place saturday(hey, im not lettin that expensive, delicious food go to waste!
later->Rice, green beans, 2 prime ribs(gotta love dad being a meat man)
also lots of water thru the day


:cool:

should I keep my cutting diet log here too in this journal, or start one in another section???

[Fullback_45]

Hey bro, id start another journl all together. Much more organized and we can make specific comments on it and keep it cleaner.

[BPP]

Originally posted by Fullback_45
Hey bro, id start another journl all together. Much more organized and we can make specific comments on it and keep it cleaner.

ah **** it, prolly gonna start a new journal soon anyway....added another contest tonight most liekly for May 1st...
so ill ahev that, and you say to start a diet journal in HERE right? in this forum???


Just a heads up, not for sure yet, but prolly gonna do another contest...

May 1-> Xenia, Ohio
(weights are split, first is police/fire/mil. light, right is heavy..not sure what weight ill come in at...such a small dif. in weights anyway dont really care)
1. Max Axle Press from rack
2. Max 18" DL
3. Conan's wheel(450/500)
4. Stones to a 36" barrel(225, 247, 255, 280 300 / 235, 247, 255, 280-, 305)
5. Medley, all 25 yards:
light: 185 Stone carry, 175 farmers, 450 tire
heavy: 185 stone, 200 farmers, 450 tire

with my new training program I made, its set up to be fresh and not sore for saturday anyway, so i prolly wont take any weeks off BEFORE this contest or team event, just before nationals...so only training time im losing is recovery time, which is a week or less. These events are mostly at nationals anyways, so this will be a competitive training session for me. So between not having to specifically train anything new, and training right up to it, im only POSSIBLY losing at most a few days training...not bad for more contest experience!!

[AmateurWrestler]

the next contest looks like a good experience to get ready for nationals, kill it brotha!

[BPP]

Originally posted by AmateurWrestler
the next contest looks like a good experience to get ready for nationals, kill it brotha!

**** yeah!

200+ axle, 600 18" dl, 1+ revolutions conans, at leastthru 255 stone, and finish in good time are my preliminary goals

mainly lookin forward to conans and 18" dl... god himself will be jealous of what gets pulled that day :cool:

[BigKazWSM747]

contest looks like it will be fun bro? BTW who is going to be your partner?

[Rookie]

Wow man! Your DL numbers are awesome like always! I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said :D Kickass job.

[BPP]

Originally posted by Rookie
Wow man! Your DL numbers are awesome like always! I don't know what to say that hasn't already been said :D Kickass job.

haha thanks bro :cool:


Originally posted by BigKazWSM747
contest looks like it will be fun bro? BTW who is going to be your partner?

yeah, itll be blast
my partner is a firemen i know from tony's where I train, and from a few other sites

[BPP]

2/12 Olympic Day

Powercleans: 55x10, 95x8, 115x8, 135x8, 155x7(reps pr)

Hang Snatches: 45x10, 65x8, 75x8, 85x8(reps pr)

Zercher Squats: 95x8, 125x8, 155x8

Zercher Lockouts(low, 2" bellow belly button): 285x1, 315x1, 405x1, 455x1, (all the next 3 were held for ~5 sec)-> 500x1, 500x1, 500x1(all about 45-60sec rest between)(PR)

PLYO!
Stair Jumps: 123(eg: first stair, jump down, 2nd stair, etc, fast), 123, 123, 1234, 12344, 123444(4th stair = pr..2nd time doin em)

Squat Jumps: 2 sets of 10(eg squat down, jump and stretch hands as high as possible, and go right back down to a squatwhen you land and do again)


-Overall good workout
-Powercleans felt better than usual
-Snatches gotta get used to again, but werent bad
-zerchers were low as hell as usual
-zercher lockouts were completely raw, no belt, nothin. 500 wasnt too bad except for the middle part, hips again, but fought thru for 3 reps.
-plyo was fun :D

Overall Grade: A

[AmateurWrestler]

wow dude, good job on the powercleans, and damn, locking out 500 on a zercher is insane i think it'd rip my arms off.........plyos looke like fun as well, and everything looked pretty solid bro, definately an A workout :)

[scott_donald]

not bad at all for after the exam too... should have them before more often...

[BPP]

haha scot...thanks AW :) was a fun workout! esp the looks I got(was at corec) with 500lbs across my elbows as the bar bent and bounced

[Rookie]

Woah ****! 500 lbs! I have bruises on my forearms from last time and I only used 145 lol.

[BPP]

thanks bro
its a little red today and a few spots with small blood colored spots frm prolly poppin small cappilaries and such, but they dont hurt anymore...eventually ya get used to em :)

im just happy to do 500 bc that means I will be able to do the Conans wheel in May easily, and its still 2.5 months of training away
:cool:

[AJ010]

Fukin nice work man!!! Crazy zercher lockout! And powercleans looked good as well. Lookin strong!

[BPP]

thanks bro

2/13 Friday the 13th PUSH workout

Axle Push Press: 45x10, 75x8, 115x5, 140x5, 155x5, 175x5(PR), 135x5

Seated Overhead Axle Rack Lockouts(from forehead): 115x5, 135x5, 150x4(PR), 135x5

Tate Presses: 25x10, 30x10, 35x10, 40x5(PR)

DB Bench: 35x15, 45x15, 40x20, 50x13(drop set into->)35x5

V-grip CG cable pushdown: 60x10, 80x10
note: these were done on a 1-pulley system, which makes them about twice as heavy as a typical gym cable system

NOTES:
-Push Presses were AWESOME! My regular barbell push press PR is 190...I did 175 with the Axle(2" bar i think) for 5!!! Also, in between his sets of 650lb deadlift TRIPLES, Shawn worked with me to get some pop...thats why the last set dropped back to 135...worked on pop, and it worked, snapped overhead instead of fighting each rep

-seated lockout went well, again with the axle... wrists will get stronger too from workin with thick bar, esp day after o-lifts..they sore! hehe

-tate presses felt strong today, got a nice PR

-DB bench was for endurance, the drop set was to total and utter failure

-cable pushdowns are HARD with 1 pulley!!!

-overall GREAT workout, very happy with this

Overall Grade: A

[John Promise]

Damn that's a lot of PRs...you're sure gonna be sore going into event training tomorrow.

[BPP]

Originally posted by John Promise
Damn that's a lot of PRs...you're sure gonna be sore going into event training tomorrow.

hehe
no event training tomorrow
its the big IU-Purdue game

prolly just gonna go hit some grip and calves maybe tomorrow...might not...goin HEAVY on DL's monday with apartner i go with once in awhile..he wants DL motivation...hes gonna get it :cool:

i figured ud like my zerchers from yesterday :D

[John Promise]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
hehe
no event training tomorrow
its the big IU-Purdue game

prolly just gonna go hit some grip and calves maybe tomorrow...might not...goin HEAVY on DL's monday with apartner i go with once in awhile..he wants DL motivation...hes gonna get it :cool:

i figured ud like my zerchers from yesterday :D
Yeah, guess I'm not the only one bending bars :D

[AJ010]

Awesome workout bro!!! You're really getting stronger!!

And damn shawns strong as hell

[BPP]

Originally posted by UnlimitedSteel
Awesome workout bro!!! You're really getting stronger!!

And damn shawns strong as hell

haha thanks bro, for once I can feel myself gettin stronger...and lookin in the mirror, despite having started my cut I think I look thicker and broader in the upper body...finally startin to grow maybe!

and yeah he is! I've seen him do more than that.... he worked up to 605, then a double with 660, then like 3 sets of triples with 650 :eek:



Originally posted by John Promise
Yeah, guess I'm not the only one bending bars :D

:D

[scott_donald]

not a bad couple of days then... now you need to get butch to teach you how to play golf...

[BPP]

Originally posted by scott_donald
not a bad couple of days then... now you need to get butch to teach you how to play golf...

LOL yeah, my dad isnt qualified enough. I've outplayed him on occasion and am finally starting to outdrive him...so he obvioysly cant teach me anymore for long drive or for my regular game...doesnt matter hes a great player and an even better teacher, ive hit his level

:rolleyes: I hope this phase ends soon on the boards.... thats why ive basically been here just for the PL section and asnwering execise questions(they help me learn my Kinesiology for my major better too by teaching it :) )

been spending alot more time @ FI

[scott_donald]

ye i have not answered questions for a few days... too busy laughing... but oh well it will soon end... wonder if bob and tom will get banned for their personal atacks...

back to golf i would be lucky if i can hit it... get to play at a links but got those fairways are narrow.... could be an expensive round in golf balls...

[Rookie]

Sweet man! Whats the difference between axle press and regular push press besides the bar thickness?

Sounds like you got a real strong training partner!

[BPP]

Originally posted by Rookie
Sweet man! Whats the difference between axle press and regular push press besides the bar thickness?

Sounds like you got a real strong training partner!

thats all, its just Ironmind's official thick bar...2", non-revolving. Axle is alot more taxing on the wrists, but i like it more.

nad yeah, weve only lifted a few times, but hes a bodybuilder, but quite strng..very cool guy too

[big_baller]

Hey proppy how long do you reckon I'll have to wait until I get my coc grippers off ironmind? I ordered them 6 days ago and I live in Australia....sorry I'm becoming impatient, I want to crush something.

[BigKazWSM747]

awesome event training! I was at the beach for the past 3 days in case you were wondering why I didn't get on. What's the deal with tom and bob? I looked over in the exercise section and there were like 2-3 huge threads.

[scott_donald]

Originally posted by BigKazWSM747
awesome event training! I was at the beach for the past 3 days in case you were wondering why I didn't get on. What's the deal with tom and bob? I looked over in the exercise section and there were like 2-3 huge threads.

dont worry just eh usual stuff he has moved to the ifbb forum.. just search fro threads in his name...

[BPP]

Originally posted by big_baller
Hey proppy how long do you reckon I'll have to wait until I get my coc grippers off ironmind? I ordered them 6 days ago and I live in Australia....sorry I'm becoming impatient, I want to crush something.
hmm
no clue to australia
give it a few more days


Originally posted by BigKazWSM747
awesome event training! I was at the beach for the past 3 days in case you were wondering why I didn't get on. What's the deal with tom and bob? I looked over in the exercise section and there were like 2-3 huge threads.

nice! lucky you
:)

[John Promise]

How's the shoulder doing? Been training at all this weekend? And the food journal? Don't tell us you haven't eaten all weekend. :D It really was interesting and I hope you keep up with it. :cool:

[BPP]

2/16 ME PULL

Deadlifts: 135x5(FAST), 225x5, 315x5, 405x1(EEAAASSSYY!!), 455x1(PR!!!), 475x0

CG cable row: 105x15, 135x10, 180x10, 195x10, 210x10, 225x10(tied PR)

Rev. grip pulldowns: 105x10, 120x10, 135x10, 150x10(PR!), 135x10

1-arm rope cable rows: (weights/reps are per arm) 110x8

-Overall GREAT workout
-DL's felt GREAT! 135 was SPEED, form felt very good, and 405 was EASY! I was expectin a chalenge, and 405 flew up no harder than 225!! even 455 wasnt as bad as 425 when I hit that...used only my belt, put it on at 405
-CGs felt strong as usual
-rev grip pulldowns ANNIHILATED my lats
-cable rows were odd, you kneeled and rowed at a diagonal, with the cable coming from the top position
-ECCSTATIC about 455!!

Overall Grade: VERY HIGH A!!

NEW TOTALS:
SQUAT: 355
BENCH: 230
DEADS: 455
TOTAL: 1040

is it bad my deadlift is 100lbs over my squat and 225 over my bench? LOL

[PainThriller]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
2/16 ME PULL

Deadlifts: 135x5(FAST), 225x5, 315x5, 405x1(EEAAASSSYY!!), 455x1(PR!!!), 475x0

CG cable row: 105x15, 135x10, 180x10, 195x10, 210x10, 225x10

Rev. grip pulldowns: 105x10, 120x10, 135x10, 150x10, 135x10

1-arm rope cable rows: (weights/reps are per arm) 110x8

-Overall GREAT workout
-DL's felt GREAT! 135 was SPEED, form felt very good, and 405 was EASY! I was expectin a chalenge, and 405 flew up no harder than 225!! even 455 wasnt as bad as 425 when I hit that...used only my belt, put it on at 405
-CGs felt strong as usual
-rev grip pulldowns ANNIHILATED my lats
-cable rows were odd, you kneeled and rowed at a diagonal, with the cable coming from the top position
-ECCSTATIC about 455!!

Overall Grade: VERY HIGH A!!

NEW TOTALS:
SQUAT: 355
BENCH: 230
DEADS: 455
TOTAL: 1040

is it bad my deadlift is 100lbs over my squat and 225 over my bench? LOL



Bro that is ****ing awesome, we were talking about this last night too :D. I knew you would get 455, good job man. How close was 475? Getting closer the the big 500 man, keep it up bro. Your workouts always look awesome. Nice cable rows and pulldowns man, very strong.


EDIT: You better hit those squats and benches harder too man. That total is just waiting to go even higher with those 2 lifts. I think you can bench atleast 250 by now. Squats should be near 400.

[BPP]

thanks bro!!! im psyched

squats i havent touched bc knees been buggin me...brace helps though, gonna go heavy on em again soon...had been workin em wider for the hips and reps

475 got to about 20"...just not today, another day yeah...worked with Shawn abit on form after i missed it and almost got it...he had me just walk up, grip, drop down and explode up...based on plyometric principles of stored elastic energy...gonan try it next time and KILL 475... 505 dies before May 1 :mad:

[scott_donald]

well done it must have been me wishing you luck that made you do ti...

[AJ010]

Holy **** thats badass man!!!!!!! KEEP IT UP!!!

[BPP]

thanks bros!!

it was all the good vibes Scott :D

[holyshinto63]

Wish i had a little more to say but what am I gonna do. Amazing workout, I'd give that at A++ with your 455 deadlift. The next time you deadlift i think you'll be able to crush 500. That may seem a little high (45 jump in one workout) but i know you got it in you proppy, great job.

[BPP]

Next maxout will DEFINATELY hit 475, and I am going to give 500 absolute HELL

its goin for a ride :cool:

[Fullback_45]

Holly..............fking...........**** bro. AMAZEING job. You'r an animal. Can't wait to see you get 475, you better man, keep the ball rolling, that is a bad ass PR! Now im super jealous!

[BPP]

dont worry bro, im jealous of your bench/squat :)

thanks bro, 500 is going down before my may 1 contest

[Fullback_45]

At your rate fk yea man, 450 is elite in my book and 500 in my opinion is phenominal! Your squat is probabley close to the 4's possible now to man.

[John Promise]

Jesus! You're making the rest of us look bad. Congrats and with numbers like that, you're going to be a force in your contests this year.

[BPP]

thanks bro
thats the plan

kill everyone and let the medics sort em out :mad:

:cool:

[BPP]

2/17 Push

Push Presses: 45x15, 75x8, 105x5, 125x5, 135x5, 150x5

Bench:115x15, 135x15, 150x15, 165x12, 175x10

Tate Press: 25x10, 30x10, 40x10(pr), 45x8(PR!)

notes:
-overall great workout again...felt very strong and solid today
-push presses were good, got a very good leg drive thru all of them, no struggles...190is a pr with a reg. barbell and did 150 for easy 5
-bench felt VERY VERY good today, best it has in awhile...form is locked in, and felt strong for once...if my lats werent very sore from yesterday id have maxed...not bad for sore lats eh? :) I am SO ready to PR bench, ESPECIALLY with my poly on
-tatesfelt very strong...old PR was 40x8, hit 40x10 THEN 45x8....very happy.
-did a good job getting myself psyched and pissed to do the lifts before missing an attempt...before id miss once, then get mad and kill it...cant do that in contest...so im learning to really workmyself up and breath it out and get psyched for the first attempt and ALOT more focused...its paying off...watch out competition, the Yardie is taking his game to a whole new level :cool:

Overall Grade: A

[John Promise]

Great PRs with the Tates. Bench looks solid too.

[BigKazWSM747]

Awesome job w/ the Tate PRs! You ought to set a bench PR the next time you try. :cool: keep up the good work!

[ricky douglas]

What are tate presses exactly?

[BPP]

thanks bros!!

tate presses: http://www.weightliftingdiscussion.com/tatetri.html

2/18 Grip and Event

Seated side DB bends: 35x10, 45x10, 55x10(pr)

low Zercher Lockouts: 135x5, 205x5, 225x5, 275x5, 315x1, 405x1, 455x1, 515x1(PR!)

DB holds: 100 x 2:05(PR!!!)

NOTES:
-worked out with Thx10050, he did great for doin alot of this for the first time and more
-side bends was first time doin em with a DB and seated, felt good, worked the obliques well..couldve gone much heavier, but its a de day
-zerchers HURT trhe first set as im still bruised from 500 last week, but after that they got over it...515 went up EASY compared to the 500 last time...was gonna go for 550 but we were gettin short on time
-DB holds were great, ESPECIALLY having killed grip monday with the pulldowns and especially a new PR deadlift lol.... but old pr was 100x1:19 or so....they started to feel the dead forearms at 20seconds in but said oh wel...at ~1:40 the grip started to go so i LET it drop to fingers only to save my healing callous..and then proceeded to gut out ~25seconds just holding them at a 45 degree angle in my thumb and first 2-3 fingers lol...i think my finger strength training has payed off :D
-overall VERY pleased with today, especially with DB holds...time to go for 2:30 with 100's and also move up to 110s and 120s

Overall Grade: A

[thx10050]

Hey, sorry, man, you coulda done the 550 if you wanted to; I wasn't in THAT big of a hurry. It's just my nutrition talking to me; I was itching for my post-workout shake, lol. :)

And yeah, awesome workout. :)

Oh, and guys, Adam actually held the DBs on his best set for about 2:10 to 2:15. It was my fault for losing track of time; the clock was weird and the second hand didn't really line up with the second marks, so I wasn't sure what I was seeing, heh. :)

[AJ010]

Damn, crazy zercher lockouts!!!!!!

[BPP]

hehe thanks bro
ill hit 550 next time
by contest time ill be doin 600+ :cool:

next up, 120lb dumbells x 1 minute...i've already done 110's for 1:05 before...gonna keep workin up til I max out the DBs at the co-rec, which i think go up to 150? maybe less

:cool:

[AJ010]

Damn, thats crazy how you can just say by contest time you'll be doing 600+!! :eek:


Thats the attitude of a real lifter :cool:

[BPP]

hehe thanks bro
not a doubt in my mind....ill be lookin closer to 700+ by the end of this year on 18" deadlifts

[BigKazWSM747]

Awesome workout! Your setting PRs like crazy, bro! Very nice, especially on the zerchers and DB holds. :cool:

[BPP]

thanks bro

i just got back from seeing "Miracle"

omg between this and my obsession with Rocky, I have never been so motivated to train

what the US team did to get ready in just 3 months to beat the USSR was amazing...i have ~4 months for Nationals...I will not be denied. I will not settle for silver. I have not yet BEGUN to train

:mad:


"You're gonna have to go through hell...worse than any nightmare that you've ever dreamed. But in the end, I know that you'll be the one standing. You know what you gotta do. Do it."

[AmateurWrestler]

wow those are some crazy lockouts! btw, diet is looking decent, the protein prolly should go up, good thing you be gettin meat soon.


:D i'm buff :D

[BPP]

2/20 Legs and O-lifts

Squats: 45x15, 95x5, 135x5, 185x5, 205x5, 225x5

Next few things ALL have to do with power cleans or clean and jerks...basically worked them as 3 distinct parts and worked on form and speed

FUll powercleans: 95x10, 95x10, 95x5

Floor->waist: 75x10, 75x10, 75x7, 75x7, 75x7, 75x5, 75x5, 75x5

Hang clean(waist->shoulders): 75x10, 75x10, 75x7, 75x7, 75x7, 75x5, 75x5, 75x5

Split Jerk(overhead): 75x5, 75x5, 75x5, 95x5, 95x5, 105x5, 105x5

Full Clean and jerk: 105x7

notes:
-started ****ty...didnt eat enough today by ANY means, was tired, and just had no energy...plus with the legs not gettin real heavy work lately bc of the knee they felt sluggish and thick...was gonna do a good solid DE workout, instead worked my ass off on form and endurance, and definately made some strides
-squats felt heavy with 205 even, so kept them light
-feel much better about clean form, as you can see we worked it alot...kept sayin "again" with me and my liftin buddy after seein Miracle last night
-then went and saw it again tonight, on him though, free for me :D
-overall started ****ty, but ended good..made progress in my powerclean, and got a great sweat and endurance workout goin

Overall Grade: B-/C+
squats felt bad, tired and sluggish workout, but pushed through, had a good form day, and learned alot, as well as taught alot. im startin to like this teachin idea...maybe i will take dad seriously and use my degree to work at a school/university as a strength coach or teacher :D

[BigKazWSM747]

solid workout. How'd you like miracle? I saw it last weekend and loved it. Def. one of the better sports movies imo.

[BPP]

Originally posted by BigKazWSM747
solid workout. How'd you like miracle? I saw it last weekend and loved it. Def. one of the better sports movies imo.

put it this way
i am buying it the DAY it comes out on DVD

the other miracle will be not wearing it and my rocky DVDs out before June 26th

and thanks bro, felt solid at the time!

[BPP]

after talkin to alot of you and others on AIM, and watching Miracle twice, here is the new game plan for Nationals:

got this idea in my head, and had it solidified seeing "Miracle"...for Nationals, I obviously won't be the strongest one there...being only 21 and in this for 1.5 years by then, i know theres gonna be bigger, older, stronger guys...theres 3 keys to a contest...strength, endruance, technique....if Icant out power them, I CAN out endurance them and out technique them in the amoutn of time I have to train... i think I should focus on that...same as US beat russia...i develop enduance to finish the last stone last event as strng as my first lift of the day, and perfect technique on everything...endurance cost me a shot at teen nationals, got the 3rd and necessary atlas stone to about 3 inches from rolling it to the platform, and legs were just dead. It will not happen again. I WILL be the best conditioned one there, and will be more conditioned/stronger/faster/more explosive than ever :cool:

[AJ010]

Very nice workout!!


And thats a very intelligent thing to focus on man! You can do it!

[scott_donald]

as i sent u on aim but you are sleeping... go for both obviously be fitter than them cuttign at the same time will help this with the cardio... but dont forget to get alot stronger....

[holyshinto63]

That sounds likes a good idea bpp, just make sure your still focusing on strength along with endurance and power because if you can't lift the fourth or fifth stone because your not strong enough, all that endurance won't help. I like where your going with that idea though, if you can't out lift them, have more endurance and power then them (and pray that all the events aren’t based on pure strength). The workout looks pretty solid to me and i want check out miracle sometime soon since it looks pretty good.

[John Promise]

Sounds like a good plan. Take your advantage wherever you can get it.

[BPP]

definately still focus on strength #1, but gonna equal it in conditioning, as not all events are power...

2/21 EVENTS

Farmers: 75x80ft(warmup)

Medley: 75ft for each apparatus, 2min time limit... 205lb farmers, 185lb keg, 500lb tire
farmers x 75ft, keg x 75ft, tire x ~25feet

tire flips: tire x 50ft

Truck Pull, s10 with a 250lb rock in back and driver: 130ft, 130ft

Hub grip: 20xLR, 20xLR, 25xL, 22.5xLR

Wrist/forearm roller: 45x1(1 rep = floor to top), 90x2.5

notes:
-again felt slow and lacking energy, also was about 37 degrees and cloudy out, adn wet

-medley was DRAINING...farmers felt heavy for some reason, keg was awkward to carry and I tripped and fell at the end of the 75 feet, costing me time, then by the time I got to tire ran out of time limit after a few flips

-tire flips felt like crap today from shins->stomach...the bottom was fine, the top 1/4 was fine, the transition to knee, then uip again to the top 1/4 position was weak today

-s-10pull was done on a parking lot, that starts flat and gradually and incresingly inclines, wanna talk about a burn and dead quads...it was after this! kept slipping on the incline as well bc ground was wet and slick

-hub grips went ok..left is stronger at hubs, still bc of the right pinkie being broke a few years ago and being a bit weaker, gotta work with some tennis ball squeezes and such to get it up to equal the left

-roller was suspended in the power rack at shoulder level...90 got a very nice burn by the time it go up to the top!!

-overall so-so day, feel pretty beat up, but coulda been worse...just been lackin NRG yesterday and today

overall grade: C

[John Promise]

Don't tell me you're complaining about 37 degrees out there. We only had a couple weeks of aprox 0 degree weather, and anything around 32 felt pretty good after that.

Anyway, events look awesome. A bit tired to fully comprehend the numbers right now, but the truck pull definitely caught my attention. 130 is pretty good...BTW, did you give out at 130 both times, or was it a 130 "track?"

[BPP]

hehe, same here, but it was 50 all week and this morning...then at 3pm it got COLDER than morning...plus its just cold to compete in it...cant get and stay real loose

thanks bro..wasnt areal heavy truck..just havin dead legs to begin with and using an incline parking lot made it a bit harder...no troubles starting or keepin pace though, just the huge burn towards the end

its a 150 foot parking lot, started in ~20ft so we werent in the main road...pulled thru the incline parking lot til we hit the next street/alley thing, so it was a 130 course...second time I slipped and fell at about 100, so had to start over on the incline where i fell about twice more before finishing

[Fullback_45]

Kick ass stratagey. If you can master 2 of the 3 techniques your already set, plus you have alot of power as it is. Your mental toughness and condition can go hand in hand but in the end its all about desire, passion and heart that will make you prevail and you def have got that. Your on the road to major victory bro. ]


Nice to see you pulling trucks up hill on a C average day!

[BPP]

thanks alot bro!!
means alot to me :)

[scott_donald]

so another good day... the event training must be more fun thant he regular weight training... i would not mind pulling a car about...

[John Promise]

wow 50 -> 37 That does suck

Didn't think it would be that warm in that part of the country right now.

[BPP]

worked at the driving range today with my driver...still workin with my swing to get ready for Long Drive

used the titliest instead of the Nike today...has a better head for long drive...has a regular length, stiff shaft...was workin on keepin the ball on teh grid, extending my swing length back to where it used to be, and swing speed

started the day around 102-105mph on average, after a bit of tweaking, the SLOWEST swing was 109 the last 50 or so, averaged a pretty consistent 112mph, and the higehst being 116mph.... gonna use these numbers from the swing speed measuring unit to help build my custom 50" long drive driver...gotta work on my speed...need to get it up to about 125mph on average, and about 140mph to get to a national level...the 50" driver just by being that much longer will add swing speed, but gotta work a bit myself too...not bad though, was flying the back net consistently at the range....i knjow the owners from hittin there alot and HS, they know I do this and strongman, so their new nickname for me is Moose lol
:cool:

-Yardie-Moose

[EliteBSU]

class is over in 2 minutes, i didnt go, I"M TURNING INTO YARDIE
but better looking :cool:

it was nice, 42 yesterday...t-shirt weather..then it snows
cockteases i tell you

Elite

[BPP]

Originally posted by John Promise on 12/8/03

Seriously, what holds you back on the atlas stones? Is it difficult to get a grip, or do they just make you too front heavy?

played a bit with them this past weekend, guy's I train at said I definately have the back sterngth for it, its just my squeeze on the stones with chest/upper body, and moreso my grip(:eek: ) just gotta work on gettin those hands all the way around like claws and keepin the wrist flexed.... just a specialized movement kinda thing...

was lookin thru old posts for ideas for tonights workout and saw this again :cool:

[BPP]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
Goals for 2004:
-300+bench
-455+squat
-520+ DL
-1275+ total
-finish top 5 @ Nationals
-Break a NASS record
-win another contest
-18" DL of 605+
-Log Press of 225+
-Finish all 5 atlas stones at a contest
-17" arms+
-800lb+walkout
[/B]

one down, 11 to go :cool:
(arms flexed are 17.5 now, all in the triceps lol, stretch marks to prove it :D)

[BPP]

JOURNAL NOTES:

this will be the final week of this offseason 4-week program I made myself(that i will use again this fall)...I am currently 10 weeks away from May 1st contest...so by not lifting super hard the week OF the contest, and finishing this this week, I will have exactly 8 weeks to prepare for May 1...worked out conveniently well, as thx will start then too so it works for us both.

this week:
today: ME Push/Olympic
tues: grip
wed: legs
thur: push
fri: pull
sat: no events due to state EMT practical exam

I will develop a custom program this week to prepare for May 1/29/nationals...it will go into effect Monday, March 1. ANy suggestions are welcome...it will be specifically based around may's events :cool:

[John Promise]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
one down, 11 to go :cool:
(arms flexed are 17.5 now, all in the triceps lol, stretch marks to prove it :D)
Bet they must look funny. My tris are huge compared to my bis, so my bis look a little funny...at least I think so.

[AJ010]

Pretty good workout id say! It was just the day man, and even you said the ground was wet. Next time you WILL do better


And nice hub grips....those are impressive


Oh yeah, those goals are gonna be EASY for you man! You're gonna nail em soon enough

[Fullback_45]

Those are soem pretty kick ass goals. Id up that deadlift bro, you'r going to own atleast 550 bro. Nice size guns there to, all tri's! Biceps are for pretty boys!

[BPP]

thanks bros!!

2/23 3 workouts in a row :eek:

WORKOUT 1: PUSH
Axle Press from Rack: 30x15, 80x10, 105x5, 135x5, 155x1, 165x1

DB bench: 35x15, 45x15

Bench: 105x15, 140x15, 150x12

DB incline: 35x25, 25x35

DB military: 45x15

notes:
-good workout...60seconds or so between exercises, 45seconds at most between sets...all above was under 40min
-was a bit sore, and had no leg drive for axle presses, but got a good heavy shoulder and endurance chest day
-had a protein shake afterwards

WORKOUT 2: CARDIO
-with Thx10050 @ co-rec
Track Running: jogged a lap, then did hit for 3 laps(jog curves, sprint straightaways) then just jogged...total of ~20-25 minutes?
-went immediately to FU below, only a stretch between(same building, dif. room)

Workout 3: Fighters United:
-here hit someheavybag and learned close-quarters combat from Thx, then worked on takedowns, grappling and submissions frm a few others...
ran basically 2 grappling exhibitions with a guy closer to my size, and experienced....first match he guillotine choked me within a minute...second match I had him half mounted most of the match, we had a good match for a good solid 7 or 10 minutes I'd say, ended with me getting arm-barred and tapping again
-no strikes in the matches, just worked grappling and submissions
-gonna be doin this Monday and Thursdays...1) as cardio, 2) bc i always waned to do UFC stuff


-OVERALL NOTES
-tiring day, but good...had HELLA sweats goin every workout...
-FU is very fun and cool people, im excited to learn...theres a UFC oriented club that trains saturdays im gonna check out sometime too
-workout was good but nothing special, coulda bene better, but got some endurance work don
-talked with Shawn for a few...meeting with him Thursday at 3 to go over the workout plan im making for contest prep for May 1, and my diet plan

Overall Grade for the day: B+

[John Promise]

Looks like a lot of fun. Endurance definitely was there if you still had energy for grappling. Glad to see you found a new hobby as well.

[scott_donald]

so you did better than me last night at my sprints.. get what you mean too... but why not do that for pull too...

[BPP]

Originally posted by John Promise
Looks like a lot of fun. Endurance definitely was there if you still had energy for grappling. Glad to see you found a new hobby as well.

thanks...just gotta be more careful...elbow is cranky today from getting arm-barred :eek:

scott->bc my pull is solid and overpowers my push, and i only did that bc had an open day this week

[BPP]

journal note:

preliminary idea for contest prep

meeting with Shawn tomorrow to go over it

Monday: push
Tue: pull
wed: legs + grip
thur: auxiliary
fri: off
sat: events
sun: off

all work will be solely focused on the lifts ill have on May 1
auxiliary will be stuff like abs, hypers, lockouts, etc

push: DB bench, incline bench, DB pullover, axle push press, tri/delt work, etc
pull: 18" dl, zercher DL, biceps, BB shrugs, axle cleans
legs/grip: squats, zercher squat, zercher lockouts, farmers walk, farmers DL

:cool:

thoughts?

amatuer_wrestler and bledzepplin were consulted and helped me with this a bit, esp. with putting friday as an off day

[AJ010]

Wow id say thats a lot of fun!! Good times :)

[John Promise]

Zercher DL?...My first reaction was OUCH!

Does that mean the Conan's Wheel part of the May contest?

[Fullback_45]

Really good **** Your an athlete all around. Nothing like someone with some size, streangth and grappling skills! I can't see where you'd go wrong with anything your doing bro. Keep it up.

[BPP]

Originally posted by John Promise
Zercher DL?...My first reaction was OUCH!

Does that mean the Conan's Wheel part of the May contest?

hehehe, yeah, im not flexible enough yet for a true one, but ill be doin zercher DL with the plates resting on plates to shorten the ROm so I can get down to it...over time ill get down...this mainly helps with stones...2 little tricks i learned from my strongman board for stones: zercher DL and DB pullovers :cool:

but yeah, may 1 events:
max 18" dl
max axle press from rack
conans wheel
atlas stones
tire/farmer/husafeldt medley


Originally posted by UnlimitedSteel
Wow id say thats a lot of fun!! Good times :)

gracias amigo!


Originally posted by Fullback_45
Really good **** Your an athlete all around. Nothing like someone with some size, streangth and grappling skills! I can't see where you'd go wrong with anything your doing bro. Keep it up.
thanks bro!! don't know how much skill I have yet hehehe, but hopefully itll get there...whenever i wrestle around with friends, im definately a takedown, ground and pound type...i like to shoot the leg, throw them down, and overpower....so i mainly rely on power over technique....gonna use grapplin at FU as cardio, build hip speed and mat speed, and technique :cool:

[Fullback_45]

No ones born with technique, the more you do it the better!!! Technique and power, good combo. Going to be a force to best recognize for all those amateur grapplers and frequenters alike.

[AJ010]

De nada :D

And that workout plan doesnt look too bad to me. Lots of good pain guaranteed :cool:

[BPP]

good news and bad.....

got the email back from promoter of nationals...

good news:
If I get to lightweight, I can compete in that class even though I was a heavyweight at the contest I qualified at.

bad news: :(

NASS rules state at police/fire/military nationals, during weigh in, you must show a current, valid ID to prove it.

long story short, lots of politics goin down at my department, and the new rule is you can only stay inactive for 9 months. We were made inactive when we left for school in August. Meaning come May, I either have to go to full-time, or resign. If i go full-time, I HAVE to make my %'s, or else I'm kicked off, and cannot come back for 2 years if ur kicked off, plus u start over from the bottom after those years. I have 2 classes to take this summer...i cant go back there and live just to go active again.

so basically if an exception can't be worked out(they've been VERY ****ty about everything to us, and have not given an inch, basically made rules as they go, and ****ed us numerous times along the way...so in other words, they wont give me one JUST to go to nationals), then I can't compete. Dream over.

i could join down here, BUT the policy is 6 months probation first...eg: no ID to compete still, plus I'd be kicked off prolly due to time down here, and there's a waiting list to boot anyway to join.

[scott_donald]

looks good if the problems are sorted...

[EliteBSU]

sucks yardie. you should get a fake ID :cool:

Elite

[BPP]

just sent the chief an email about it, asking if our 'inactive' is considered to havae begun when we started student status in august, or when they officially cut off ALL active stuff from us in november....if its the latter, i can use summer to stay inactive, compete, then resign(****ty, but no other choice)....if its the first, game over.

[scott_donald]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
just sent the chief an email about it, asking if our 'inactive' is considered to havae begun when we started student status in august, or when they officially cut off ALL active stuff from us in november....if its the latter, i can use summer to stay inactive, compete, then resign(****ty, but no other choice)....if its the first, game over.

love the way on aim and here there is the exact same text... but good luck hope it goes well...

[BPP]

Chief responded....inactive started in November...so suprisingly I got a break, and will still be a member come June :cool:

AND the truck pull for nationals is only like a F350.....weights arent as bad as I origninally though

BRING IT NATIONALS :mad:

"you see? He's NOT a machine! He IS a man!"

[scott_donald]

yay.... sledging was fun... so cold tho.... remember gloves next time....

[BPP]

met with Big Shawn today, and finalized my contest prep

final version:

Monday: PUSH: Incline Bench, Cambered Pullovers, Axle Push Press, DB overhead extensions, thick bar JM presses, log?

Tuesday: PULL: Deadlift Variations(2-1-1-1...2 weeks of regular, then 18", then regular, then SLDL), zercher DL, bicep work, BB shrugs, axle cleans

Wednesday: LEGS/GRIP: Squats, Zercher Lockouts or Conan's wheel, Farmers walk, Farmers DL, calf work, hamstring work, sled

Thursday: AUXILIARY: Axle Lockouts, speed DL, abs, obliques, DL lockouts, hypers

Fridays: off

Saturdays: EVENTS: Stones, Tire, Keg, truck pull, log?

also, I will be doing CARDIO, walking for 30minutes 3x a week on incline treadmill, they said I'll drop 20lb in no time, first ~10 for a big guy are water


I'll post diet here as well as my journal:

Shawn and a few others that work there(bbers) looked over str8's diet plan and said I was starving myself, so Shawn upped it to this, for cutting:

Protein: 400-450g
Carbs: 350g minimum
Fats: 150g
calories: ~4500-4650


:cool: he said my workout plan was well made, and just made a few changes as seen above

[John Promise]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
Chief responded....inactive started in November...so suprisingly I got a break, and will still be a member come June :cool:

AND the truck pull for nationals is only like a F350.....weights arent as bad as I origninally though

BRING IT NATIONALS :mad:

"you see? He's NOT a machine! He IS a man!"
That's a damn lucky break.
Keep me updated...still waiting to see if I can get that week off.
Boss balked when I asked about it, but he hasn't gotten back to me on it.

[Rookie]

Only an F350??? lol thats fukin big.

[BPP]

Originally posted by Rookie
Only an F350??? lol thats fukin big.

nah
i trained with an F550 last year :cool: 350 is childs play, im lookin forward to that event

[scott_donald]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
nah
i trained with an F550 last year :cool: 350 is childs play, im lookin forward to that event

cool if you win the event do you get to keep it.... i really love those f150 so the f350 must be good too...

[AmateurWrestler]

whoa, sounds like you'll kill wit this truck pull event. Try the diet out and see how it works for ya, but personally I think its a little much, but hey thats just me


Keep it up!

[BPP]

yeah, if I come in in the cardio shape I want, I want to win the truck pull.


went golfing today bc it was like 55 out! still workin towards long drive contests, but played a GREAT round for my first one out this year....im stayin on my feet, not on my toes, and hittin ball consistently straighter this year, can't wait for golf outing season...long drive $$$ here we come :D

shot 37(+1) today...hit 6 drives, long of 340, average of 300.8

not bad for getting NO roll today bc it was W-E-T...also stayed prolly within 102-112mph today...didnt really go AFTER any, 4/6 woulda stayed on the grid too, including the 340

when i build my 50", go after it, and get some rolll.....gonna be a good shot at qualifyin in July :cool:

the 340 today, in summer with a 50", woulda been out there prolly 380-400, which would give me a pretty good shot at gettin thru the qualifier

hmm...win Xenia in may, win nationals in june, and win the long drive national qualifier in july...damn, it's gonna be a good summer :cool:

[AJ010]

Nice drive you've got man! Any future goals for these?

[scott_donald]

mmm certainly not golfing weather here...

what happened to event training...

[BPP]

thanks US...i wanna qualify for the Remax long drive championships this year, and after I get my 50", i wanna get a 400+ yard drive

plus win my local qualifier :cool:



scot-> long story....was supossed tot ake emt test today so no events, but got stuck workin on fixin my door, etc

[scott_donald]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
thanks US...i wanna qualify for the Remax long drive championships this year, and after I get my 50", i wanna get a 400+ yard drive

plus win my local qualifier :cool:



scot-> long story....was supossed tot ake emt test today so no events, but got stuck workin on fixin my door, etc

so the door is fixed... your typing is as bad as mine there...

[John Promise]

The drama! What happened to the door?

[scott_donald]

Originally posted by John Promise
The drama! What happened to the door?

ah poor proppy got locked out and he broke the door....thats the short version wait for proppy for the full version...

[John Promise]

Wasn't there a window he could go through?

D'oh! :D

[AJ010]

Originally posted by bigpoppaproppy
thanks US...i wanna qualify for the Remax long drive championships this year, and after I get my 50", i wanna get a 400+ yard drive

plus win my local qualifier :cool:



scot-> long story....was supossed tot ake emt test today so no events, but got stuck workin on fixin my door, etc

400+ yards is sick!! :eek:

Whats the longest drive ever?

[scott_donald]

Originally posted by UnlimitedSteel
400+ yards is sick!! :eek:

Whats the longest drive ever?

heres the long drive team a pinnacle...

http://www.pinnaclegolf.com/pages/pdt_main.htm

[BPP]

it depends...one of the guys has hit 500+ but that was in a colorado/nevada type atmosphere(thin air = FAR ball) with like a 56" driver which is outlawed now....long drive limits length at 52"...last year's champion hit ~403 to win, with new restrictions

hit a large bucket today, almost ever one besides maybe 5 over the net, which is i THINK 275 far, and about 30 feet high or so....was hittin my 5 wood to 1-hoppers into the fence hehe...but yeah, driver was fun...had 3 or 4 people comment today with a "jesus...." or "wow.." :D good times

plus found my comfort zone to keep it on the grid...when i miss the grid i pullhook it left, but got it ahead of my left foot, and got closer to the ball, and was hittin it straight, high and far

yeah, 400+ WILL be sick :D

im gonna be tryin to qualify for the world long drives(october in nevada) alot...u can try as many times as u want, and Indianapolis has 3-4 a month, and is an hour away.... lookin at the schedule, theres a chance to qualify to take on the Pinnacle long drive team ill head out to in Illinois June 12th, and then my nationals qualifier in July here in Indiana over in south bend :cool:

[BPP]

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

^^ ignore, just needed to save this formyself for when i head back to my apartment tonight, easiest place to save was here :cool:

[AJ010]

I bet you liked the comments :D


500+ yards is crazy! Even with outlawed factors!


Good luck in october!

[BPP]

got a new suit today for the firemens ball next weekend
my one frm october didnt fit anymore lol, the 48 was tight in the upper body....so today got a 52 coat and 18" neck shirt

[BPP]

3/1 Beautiful Day....time to work on Long Drive :D

Birck-Boilermaker, the boilers home course and best in the area, was closed(driving range at least)today bc it was stilla bit wet...so settled for a small ma and pa range on state road 52 about 5 minutes away....the thing was only 300yards long, then cornfields....let's just say the only balls of mine that landed were 5-woods or 7-irons :cool: Hit a jumbo bucket, about 15 7-irons, 15 5-woods, and a LOT of drivers....just tryin to get comfortable with foot position and such, get my swing consistent....i pulled alot again today, but a) the wind was strong right to left, and b) i forgot my tees, and they had us on fake mats today, so I was using the rubber tees, just taking it out and standing it up so its even taller than my regular long tees....between the 2 many balls went left today lol...but, was making SOLID contact and hitting ball far :cool:

others on the range(thruout my time there), were 2 college kids, a dad and his son, and a japanese couple...besides for the college kids, I was talked to about my driving or given more "jesus! holy ****!" type comments from all of them
i love hitting at small ma and pa ranges, theyre always in awe :D

[Fullback_45]

Nice day on the green impressing people! Thats allways a fun thing to do. Japaneese can be found in the weirdest places can't they?

[BPP]

Originally posted by Fullback_45
Nice day on the green impressing people! Thats allways a fun thing to do. Japaneese can be found in the weirdest places can't they?

haha yeah they can, theres a TON of asians and indians here at Purdue, a TON!!!

thanks bro, I can't wait for my first long drive qualifier this may :D


off to do workout 1 of contest prep now

push day bias, :cool:

[BPP]

making a new journal
its no longer offseason

onto Contest Prep :cool:

everyone check my new journal :D


damn, seems like just yesterday Istarted offseason...

[scott_donald]

no i refuse to look at a new one...