Becoming a HW Strongman

[HARRYBEAST]

I would love to try log pressing it looks rough

[dlt76028]

So beastly, what are your non inflated stats?

[thom2355]

I would love to try log pressing it looks rough

It hurts. The 10" log isn't too bad, but the 12" sucks. That 10" log I have though is quickly becoming a piece of ****.

So beastly, what are your non inflated stats?

are you asking me for a/s/l?

[dlt76028]

It hurts. The 10" log isn't too bad, but the 12" sucks. That 10" log I have though is quickly becoming a piece of ****.



are you asking me for a/s/l?

Height weight girth. I'll let you decide girth of what.

[HARRYBEAST]

Height weight girth. I'll let you decide girth of what.

I am so glad someone else asked what I am always thinking

[thom2355]

Height weight girth. I'll let you decide girth of what.

6'3", 296.6, Two prongs from bottoming out an Inzer XXL lever belt.

[thom2355]

Deadlift

Deadlift

455 x 1
495 x 1
525 x 1
555 x 1

*Form revisions are a work in progress. Still getting pulled forward by the weight.

18" Pulls

555 x 1
605 x 1
635 x 3
555 x 10

*18" pulls suck.

Lat Pulldowns

200 x 15 (2 sets)

Dropset of 240 x 5, 200 x ?, 160 x ? 120 x ?, 80 x ?


Not a terrible day as I hit all my target weights, but pulls from the floor are frustrating as I am trying to adapt to my new leverages.

[Anthony21]

Strong work Paul and glad to hear you're working on your form and technique.

How is the nutrition coming along.

I bought 5lbs of ground beef and when looking at it I thought of you and asked myself "would Paul eat all this beef in one sitting."

Reading that back right now it sounds pretty homo haha.

[thom2355]

Strong work Paul and glad to hear you're working on your form and technique.

How is the nutrition coming along.

I bought 5lbs of ground beef and when looking at it I thought of you and asked myself "would Paul eat all this beef in one sitting."

Reading that back right now it sounds pretty homo haha.

Well....the nutrition and form and technique are all a cause/effect. I am down to 296.6 as of Wednesday morning. Will probably be around 295 next Saturday (5/3). Will do a bit of a load into the 5/10 contest to make sure I have fuel to go. After that, getting to 285, then hovering, then getting back to 300 at a lean and jact composition.

I have to change my technique because I just don't have the mass behind the bar I once did. Will take a bit, but it will be all good.

No, I will not eat 5 lbs of beef in one sitting....unless it is an eating challenge and I get it for free if I finish it.

[HARRYBEAST]

Did you lose weight on purpose right now or was it the move?

[FrmrHoss]

Getting skinny sucks huh?

[thom2355]

Did you lose weight on purpose right now or was it the move?

Yeah. I have been dieting down since after my Feb 8th contest. I weighed in at 325 and was pretty strong, but couldn't move well. Most of the big time competitions are involving more moving/medley type events and are straying away from max weights, so I wanted to drop to about 285 and move back up from there while working on quickness.

Getting skinny sucks huh?

It isn't too bad. What sucks is going through 3 boxes of Fruity Pebbles a week....ok, that doesn't suck that much.

[dtaps24]

I think with the weight loss you should consider doing some Oly lifting to continue to improve your sesplosivity.

[thom2355]

I think with the weight loss you should consider doing some Oly lifting to continue to improve your sesplosivity.

Hmmmm....this would allow me justification to buy a set of bumpers and a fancy barbell....

[Anthony21]

Hmmmm....this would allow me justification to buy a set of bumpers and a fancy barbell....

Slowly Paul is going to turn into the biggest cross fitter

[FrmrHoss]

It isn't too bad. What sucks is going through 3 boxes of Fruity Pebbles a week....ok, that doesn't suck that much.

I'm on that 1 box/week time.

But I've also been letting the travel affect my adherence. Treading water for the win? Oh well, no more real travel for a while now so should be able to buckle down for a while.

[thom2355]

Slowly Paul is going to turn into the biggest cross fitter

Whatever....you are the one worrying about things like dynamic warm-up, hip circles, mobility and the like....gonna buy the Hogan wraps next?

I'm on that 1 box/week time.

But I've also been letting the travel affect my adherence. Treading water for the win? Oh well, no more real travel for a while now so should be able to buckle down for a while.

You should quit cutting weight. Gotta have muscle before you can cut and get shredded....nomsayin?

[FrmrHoss]

You should quit cutting weight. Gotta have muscle before you can cut and get shredded....nomsayin?

It burns deep. I don't plan on cutting that much. Will not go sub-190. I really should just be in a surplus for a longgggg time but just a smaller one rather than just eat everything, don't care etc for 6 months but my discipline has been poor.

[thom2355]

It burns deep. I don't plan on cutting that much. Will not go sub-190. I really should just be in a surplus for a longgggg time but just a smaller one rather than just eat everything, don't care etc for 6 months but my discipline has been poor.

That is why I pay a guy....if I pay a guy and don't do what he says, I am wasting money. I hate wasting money (wasting doesn't equal frivolous spending, I love that)....therefore I comply.

[FrmrHoss]

Yeah. That's why I got started with him, but there's no way I was going to really restrict myself while on vacation. The week of Philly travel I really did do my best to stick with the diet, but it's always hard to comply as well as you would otherwise when you're at home. Like I said, nose to the grindstone now.

[thom2355]

Yeah. That's why I got started with him, but there's no way I was going to really restrict myself while on vacation. The week of Philly travel I really did do my best to stick with the diet, but it's always hard to comply as well as you would otherwise when you're at home. Like I said, nose to the grindstone now.

I hear ya. My problem in that scenario (like my move), I err on the side of eating too little. Even if dieting, that is probably worse. Live on though.

[Anthony21]

Whatever....you are the one worrying about things like dynamic warm-up, hip circles, mobility and the like....gonna buy the Hogan wraps next?



You should quit cutting weight. Gotta have muscle before you can cut and get shredded....nomsayin?

Gotta keep supple bro.

[izzygrant]

I think with the weight loss you should consider doing some Oly lifting to continue to improve your sesplosivity.

I concur.

[thom2355]

Gotta keep supple bro.

Which you can easily do without spending a ton of time on dynamic movements. But each has their own way....my statement was aimed at the irony of your mentioning of my training tendencies to somewhat resemble crossfit and my opinion (and that of many others) that Crossfit overemphasizes mobility, which I think is a common trait in your training.

I concur.

You just wanna watch me hit a snatch.

[psychodiver9]

You just wanna watch me hit a snatch.

I'm 12 and what is this?

[Anthony21]

Which you can easily do without spending a ton of time on dynamic movements. But each has their own way....my statement was aimed at the irony of your mentioning of my training tendencies to somewhat resemble crossfit and my opinion (and that of many others) that Crossfit overemphasizes mobility, which I think is a common trait in your training.



You just wanna watch me hit a snatch.

I was jk. I know for me personally I need to include dynamic warm ups or else it effects my lifting.

[thom2355]

I'm 12 and what is this?

adult stuff, come back in 15 years.

I was jk. I know for me personally I need to include dynamic warm ups or else it effects my lifting.

Yup. For me, the actual movement is the best warmup. I have been enlightened over the past year or so. I was all about mobility stuff until I found how easily it can be over done. Just a fine line you have to walk.

[FrmrHoss]

adult stuff, come back in 15 years.



Yup. For me, the actual movement is the best warmup. I have been enlightened over the past year or so. I was all about mobility stuff until I found how easily it can be over done. Just a fine line you have to walk.

I have to say I've gotten away from doing dynamic warmups/foam rolling before working out - I do all that stuff on my off days, and my preworkout stuff has gone down. I still do some, but I'm also working out at 540.

[thom2355]

I have to say I've gotten away from doing dynamic warmups/foam rolling before working out - I do all that stuff on my off days, and my preworkout stuff has gone down. I still do some, but I'm also working out at 540.

My biggest issue was that I was so damn concerned with being mobile that it detracted from a proper warmup. Just because you do Agile 8 (Limber 11) and what not does not mean you are ready to squat. Targeting of the muscles that will do the work with some isolation and some good reps on your warm up sets that will loosen up the muscles used for the day is so much better.

This was given to me by one of my training partners when it took me 30-40 minutes to perform my full body warmup before event days. He said it was ridiculous and most of that could be done with a few more warmup sets. Works great.

Also, most people I see warming up at competitions or back in the commercial gyms doing these mobility drills are not performing them close to correctly. It is very easy to cheat them and then the movement becomes pointless, perhaps detrimental.

If there is an area that has bad mobility, by all means, address it. Just don't be silly about what actually needs to become more mobile. Some rigidity in strength sports is needed. Brian Carroll's book goes into this quite a bit. Let the movement be mobile, let your body be strong.

[thom2355]

Events

Axle Clean & Press

210 x 3
230 x 3
250 x 3
*Clean Once

200 x 6 in 60 sec
*Clean each Rep

Farmer's Pick and Kinda Hold

250
280
330

*The handles I have are tough to grip. The handles were painted and that is rather slick....don't paint your handles.

Sandbag Carry

200 x 200' (2 sets)


Wanted to get some work in with the axle. Main thing is that I can clean the axle with a double overhand grip. This is a must to know as it is faster in the medley. The pick went well on the farmers, but the damn things are kind of slick. Also don't want to get in the business of peeling a callous off my hand with a comp in two weeks.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6zu0LzTxBg