Becoming a HW Strongman

[NC_Tarheel]

Thanks man. I am feeling really good. Gotta hammer the dead lift though.

Mid 80's here. Soaked shirt by the end of the farmers. Not a single fu'k was given. Beats winter ten fold.

You gotta take multiple shirts. As one gets soaked you hang it from the yoke like its a clothesline until your 2ND one gets soaked then switch back.

[thom2355]

You gotta take multiple shirts. As one gets soaked you hang it from the yoke like its a clothesline until your 2ND one gets soaked then switch back.

Yeah, I have enough gym shirts (read: shirts I got for free somewhere) to take 3-4 shirts. Problem is I am too lazy to change them. I will have to have a dry shirt for stones though. No amount of chalk can make that mess not slippery.

[csday924]

Yeah, I have enough gym shirts (read: shirts I got for free somewhere) to take 3-4 shirts. Problem is I am too lazy to change them. I will have to have a dry shirt for stones though. No amount of chalk can make that mess not slippery.

Why ever wear a shirt for stones?

[thom2355]

Why ever wear a shirt for stones?

Good point, but shirt or not, it would have been wet.

[WHT_LIGHTNING]

Why ever wear a shirt for stones?

Because that story of John Connor getting staph from what started out some tacky or something getting in a cut from doing stones shirtless


That scared me

[NC_Tarheel]

For me, bare, sweatty chest makes for some awesome stone burns but not so good for actually loading them!!

[thom2355]

Because that story of John Connor getting staph from what started out some tacky or something getting in a cut from doing stones shirtless


That scared me

Yuck.

For me, bare, sweatty chest makes for some awesome stone burns but not so good for actually loading them!!

Aweful visual here.

My real reason is that I want to pull an Adam Scherr and take my shirt off afterwards and try to throw/kick/flail the shirt into the crowd after a successful run.

[WHT_LIGHTNING]

My real reason is that I want to pull an Adam Scherr and take my shirt off afterwards and try to throw/kick/flail the shirt into the crowd after a successful run.

I like that. I wonder if people will fight over a tacky filled shirt, lol

[thom2355]

I like that. I wonder if people will fight over a tacky filled sweaty shirt, lol

fixed and I dunno

[thom2355]

Lower Body

Deadlift
*Work to heavy single. Back down to 70% for max reps.

Warmups
*Add Belt
315 x 1
365 x 1
*Add Straps
405 x 1
435 x 1
455 x 1
475 x 1

335 (~70%) x 19
*Beltless with straps. Were touch and go, but not bounced.

Felt really good pulling today. I tweaked my belt settings and change my starting position a bit. Everything, including the 475, flew off the ground. That has never really happened before. The backdown set left me seeing stars....

Front Squat
*Work to heavy double

275 x 2
295 x 2
315 x 2
325 x 2

*I was pretty tired from the deads, but was able to better my goal going into the day by 10 lbs.

Chest Supported Row SS with Shrugs

90 x 15/225 x 20 (3 sets)

*For the yoke.

Probably the best I felt in a long time. I had every excuse in the book yesterday to have a sh*tty session. I left my precooked food at home, had no breakfast as I was running a bit late to work, ran out of protein, legs were tight from Saturday, only had four hours of sleep, yadda, yadda and yadda....

With all that said, I am shifting upper body work to only one day a week. The second day I will still squat and maybe some light SLDL type stuff, but the press will be hammered hard.

[Black_Spit]

lol 19 reps

Why you gotta make me feel out of shape?

[NC_Tarheel]

Pretty tough coming back and hitting your front squat numbers after deadlift hell and all the other life BS.



You, sir, are NOT a tucker

[FrmrHoss]

I thought you said you worked up to a heavy single, but all I see is a top set @ 475?

[bmontgomery87]

I thought you said you worked up to a heavy single, but all I see is a top set @ 475?

zingggggg

[thom2355]

lol 19 reps

Why you gotta make me feel out of shape?

There were two guys that wanted to use my area and the bar for deadlifting after I was done. One is a National level bodybuilder. He is a week post contest and ended up working up to like 365 for 5-6 reps or something....anyhow. After I release the bar, he said, "well I am about to feel like a p*ssy". I laughed quite a bit there.

I did want to lay down after that....sucked pretty bad.

Pretty tough coming back and hitting your front squat numbers after deadlift hell and all the other life BS.

You, sir, are NOT a tucker

Especially when the front squat double was 10 lbs lighter than the single I hit last week. If you want to get stronger, gonna have to lift heavier!

[thom2355]

I thought you said you worked up to a heavy single, but all I see is a top set @ 475?

zingggggg

I haz a case of the weakness????

[bmontgomery87]

I haz a case of the weakness????

Hoss is getting terribly close to a 500 dead, so he's on cloud 9 and had to pick on someone.
It was naturally either you or Thad.

[thom2355]

Hoss is getting terribly close to a 500 dead, so he's on cloud 9 and had to pick on someone.
It was naturally either you or Thad.

That is fine. You should be able to be proud about that. Now....Mr. Hoss....lets see you do it two days after beating the sh*t out of yourself on a yoke, farmers and stones.

Also....heavy single, not 1RM

[FrmrHoss]

That is fine. You should be able to be proud about that. Now....Mr. Hoss....lets see you do it two days after beating the sh*t out of yourself on a yoke, farmers and stones.

Also....heavy single, not 1RM

Touche.

[NC_Tarheel]

Hoss is getting terribly close to a 500 dead, so he's on cloud 9 and had to pick on someone.
It was naturally either you or Thad.

It's the theory of walking up to the biggest guy in the bar and punching him square in the face

[thom2355]

It's the theory of walking up to the biggest guy in the bar and punching him square in the face

I have always hated that theory. Whether or not I am the biggest guy in the bar, I am usually toward the top and have been on the receiving end of a little twerp trying to be a tough guy more than once. Then, of course, the bouncers always flock to me.

[NC_Tarheel]

I have always hated that theory. Whether or not I am the biggest guy in the bar, I am usually toward the top and have been on the receiving end of a little twerp trying to be a tough guy more than once. Then, of course, the bouncers always flock to me.

X2 on that statement


Don't you short people realize that we're generally harmless and will probably buy you a round if you just act like a normal human????

[thom2355]

X2 on that statement


Don't you short people realize that we're generally harmless and will probably buy you a round if you just act like a normal human????

Much rather buy a shot than become know as the guy who picks on little folks (or gets beat up by them). Then you get into the little guy drinking game where they are blasted and I am just ready to order dinner.

[csday924]

X2 on that statement


Don't you short people realize that we're generally harmless and will probably buy you a round if you just act like a normal human????

Much rather buy a shot than become know as the guy who picks on little folks (or gets beat up by them). Then you get into the little guy drinking game where they are blasted and I am just ready to order dinner.

Friends

[bmontgomery87]

aggressive manlet checking in

I typically look for other small people being douchebags, then I'll be a "tough guy", but you won't see much talking **** to any 308s.

[NC_Tarheel]

aggressive manlet checking in

I typically look for other small people being douchebags, then I'll be a "tough guy", but you won't see much talking **** to any 308s.

Forgot you don't drink any more so your first milkshake's on me











EDIT: Don't feel bad, I still have 7 beers in my fridge from a 12 pack I bought during Thanksgiving

[bmontgomery87]

Forgot you don't drink any more so your first milkshake's on me

EDIT: Don't feel bad, I still have 7 beers in my fridge from a 12 pack I bought during Thanksgiving

I know that feel.
Back in the day, if you left a case at my house, I would have it gone within a day or two.
I've had Guinness Black sitting in my fridge since St Patty's Day weekend. A friend came over and drank 2 and left the rest.
haven't touched em.

[thom2355]

Friends

ok

aggressive manlet checking in

I typically look for other small people being douchebags, then I'll be a "tough guy", but you won't see much talking **** to any 308s.

King of the manlets.

Forgot you don't drink any more so your first milkshake's on me

EDIT: Don't feel bad, I still have 7 beers in my fridge from a 12 pack I bought during Thanksgiving

Hopefully it isn't anything too delicious. I would hate to see a quality 12 pack of Busch Light sit around that long. If it is Budweiser....fine.

I know that feel.
Back in the day, if you left a case at my house, I would have it gone within a day or two.
I've had Guinness Black sitting in my fridge since St Patty's Day weekend. A friend came over and drank 2 and left the rest.
haven't touched em.

Sounds like a perfect pre-workout drink to me.

[bmontgomery87]

Sounds like a perfect pre-workout drink to me.

someone didn't hear the recent news story about the drunken benching session that left some idiot dead?

[NC_Tarheel]

Hopefully it isn't anything too delicious. I would hate to see a quality 12 pack of Busch Light sit around that long. If it is Budweiser....fine.

Bud Light Wheat


I honestly expected more out of myself. I'm better than that purchase

someone didn't hear the recent news story about the drunken benching session that left some idiot dead?

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